‘Bengaluru’s rise as a global tech hub owes much to Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s vision’

Rich tributes were paid to Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar on his 141st birth anniversary here on Wednesday and a historian said that Bengaluru’s rise as a Silicon Valley and technology hub owes it to the vision of the maharaja.

Rich tributes were paid to Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar on his 141st birth anniversary here on Wednesday and a historian said that Bengaluru’s rise as a Silicon Valley and technology hub owes it to the vision of the maharaja.

Krishnaraja Wadiyar ruled the princely state of Mysuru from 1902 to 1940 and his regime was marked by initiatives in various fields including industry, agriculture, education, health, administrative etc., the impact of which is felt even in the present times.

Delivering a lecture on Krishnaraja Wadiyar, M.S. Anita  history professor at Vijayanagara Government First Grade College, described the maharaja is one of the architects of modern Karnataka.

 ‘’If our State capital Bengaluru is called the Silicon Valley of India, has made progress in IT sector, is the hub of start-ups and its reputation has reached global heights, the credit in no small measure goes to the foundation and the vision of Krishnaraja Wadiyar,’’ she added.

Dr. Anita said if the youth of the country imagine of employment opportunities, it is Bengaluru they think of and this achievement was not made in the last few decades.

“All this stands on the foundation laid by Krishnaraja Wadiyar,” she said.

Dr. Anita also listed decentralisation of governance as one is lasting contributions to the field of public administration.