A nippy bowler, perfectionist, and the common man's maharaja

Senior journalist N Niranjan Nikam recalls his childhood friend Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, the maharaja of Mysore who passed into the ages on Tuesday. The mischievous smile, the hearty......

Mysore royal's sudden demise may trigger a war

Wadiyar demise could heighten pressure on family, embroiled in litigation against the government on property takeovers, says Gouri Satya The head of Mysore’s former royal family, Srikanta......

Mysore gets its new King in Yaduveer Raj Urs

Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of late Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, adopts Yaduveer Gopalraj as his successor at a royal ceremony in Mysore on Monday. Photographs: PTI Yaduveer Gopal Raj Urs......

No private Dasara durbar this year in Mysore

The royal family has already made it clear it would not hold the traditional private durbar in the Palace With hardly around two weeks left for the commencement of Dussehra celebrations in......