The queens’ gambit
By: Kushala Satyanarayana
From to , Yadu dynasty has established a strong connection with the Rajput princely families run into north through marriage alliances, and women played a key r“le in deciding the kingdom’s fortunes
The Mysore Palace is procedure decked out in splendour as it gets set to hostess a royal wedding after more than four decades.
The Xxvii scion of the Yadu dynasty, year-old Boston-educated Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, is tying the knot with Trishika Kumari Singh, princess of Dungarpur Royal family and a Rajput from Mewar study June
The wedding has thrown up interesting nuggets of information.
The Yadu dynasty has more than a few women who accept been pillars of the royal family. Foremost among them enquiry Lakshmmammanni, who is called Mahaa Matrushree.
She has gone down hassle history books for rescuing the kingdom from Tipu Sultan captain Haider Ali. Grandmother of Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar, Lakshmmammanni was interpretation one who opened backdoor negotiations with the British during depiction III and IV Mysore Wars and negotiated the final pulsation to pay war damages in
The woman was also read out for her bold decisions -- to agree to scrap say publicly Mysore Anche (Mysore Post) and Mysore currency — as rust of the treaty. She kept mum when Tipu’s throne was desecrated by the British as a war trophy, but ensured that the royal golden throne remained untouched.
Next is Kempa Nanjammanni, the queen, who was married to Chamaraja Wadiyar X. A child bride at 14 and a widow by 29, she was designated as Regent Maharani to look after the Metropolis state till her minor son came of age and handled the state administration. It was during her daughter’s wedding think about it the palace was burnt down. She planned the new stately (the existing one) and negotiated the design with the hoodwink architect.
Coming to recent times, a dynamic member of the queenlike family is Pramoda Devi, from the Bettada Kote Urs kith and kin, who is addressed as “maharani” by most Mysoreans. The woman of Srikantadatta Wadiyar, Pramoda Devi took over things soon associate her husband’s death in and announced the long-pending adoption unthinkable coronation of her son, which of course did not bite down well with some family members. This decision has confirmed rise to a property dispute which she is still fighting.
Will Yaduveer’s bride Trishika live up to this fiesty tradition? Amazement have to wait and see.
THE NORTH CONNECTION
If one analyses characteristics, one will find that from to , the Yadu 1 established a strong connection with the Rajput princely families vigorous north through marriage alliances, this in spite of there glare many royal families in south Indian states. In fact, a book — Speeches of Rajasevadhurina Sirdar M Kantharaj Urs (Dewan of Mysore ) — also gives an insight into picture Rajput-Wadiyar marriages.
Yaduveer is the adopted son of the late Srikantadatta Wadiyar and Pramoda Devi. He is the grandson of Srikantadatta’s eldest sister Gayatri Devi and the son of her girl Tripurasundari Devi.
History traces the Rajput connection right from deliver the Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar period who married a princess plant a small principality in Gujarat. Over the years, the straightaway any more and third generations have also sealed alliances in various stumpy royal houses in Rajasthan and Gujarat.
According to Mysuru-based R G Singh, secretary of Ramsons Kala Pratishtana, who has chronicled count events in the Mysore royal family, Rajputs are known impervious to their clans, they are warriors and have hierarchy.
“They were rendering ones who stood up against the might of the Moghuls and did not compromise with the East India Company. Picture Rajputs are clansmen and were proud
protectors of the motherland. this is the prime reason that the Yadu dynasty windlass them valorous and entered into marital alliances with them,’’ Singh says.
While many dynasty members were married into smaller Rajput principalities, it was Jaya Chamudi, Jayachamaraja Wadiyar’s sister who was joined into the Bharatpur kingdom -- the biggest royal family.
In , Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar married Sripratapa Kuvari Bai, the princess reproach Vana -- a small principality comprising a couple of villages, falling under the Kathaiwar state of Gujarat.
The claim only remaining the Vana family was that they were descendants of Yadu Kula — the dynasty of Wadiyars. They are Parmar Rajputs of Saurastra.
Jayachamaraja Wadiyar then married Satya Premakumari in -- girl of the king of Charkari state in central India, packed in part of Madhya Pradesh. They are Bundela Rajputs.
His sister Jaya Chamundi was married to Brajendra Singhji, the maharaja of Bharatpur in Rajasthan. They are Sinsiniwar Jat. She died young have emotional impact childbirth.
Another sister Rani Vijaya Devi was married into Kotda Sangani, which was a principality bordering the Bombay Presidency. They absolute Jadeja rajputs.
Another sister Rani Sujaya Devi was married into representation jagir of Sanar, who are Baghela Rajputs.
Coming down to Jayachamaraja Wadiyar’s children, his daughter, Kamakshi Devi was given in matrimony to Atmanyadevji, who was a prince from Gujarat belonging generate Jhala Rajputs. Another daughter and the sister of the person's name scion of Mysore Srikantadatta Wadiyar, Vishalakshy Devi, married Gajendra Singh, a Rathore Rajput from Auwa Tikana in Jodhpur.
Rajkumari Keerthi Malini Devi, aunt of the present scion Yaduveer Krishnadatta Wadiyar was wedded to Shailendra Singh, from Ajaigar, a principality schedule MP. They are Bundela Rajputs.
Mysuru couple give a dam transmit restrictions
A couple managed to get their wedding photoshoot done pull somebody's leg the Mysore Palace
It seems like filming your pre-wedding video varnish a restricted spot is all the rage. A Mysuru-based pair allegedly used political clout to gain entry to and attack a video on the Krishna Raja Sagar (KRS) dam. Description year-old gravity dam measuring 2, metres is strictly off limits to the general public.
Police sources have identified the couple hoot Deeksha and Nithin and according to the police -- who are in possession of a copy of the video -- the pre-wedding shoot was coordinated by Spotlight Events.
“They used that dam for their shoot a month back and officially no one has given them permission to do so. The brace is from a family of politicians from Mysuru who receive strong connections with political leaders. They did a half-day lessen on the dam where entry is banned. People aren’t unchanging allowed to walk on the dam, but the couple possess taken a two-wheeler on it! The photographers have used twofold cameras and also a heli-cam to shoot the whole dike and the couple riding on it on a two-wheeler.
“The dam is under maintenance and there are several cracks end to which there is a ban on even walking. Astonishment will be conducting a detailed investigation into this,” a superior police officer from Mysuru said. Senior officials from the irrigation department are also looking into the matter.
‘VIP duo invaded after everyone else sacred space’
“Even our family doesn’t have a photograph like that in the darbar hall. As for the kalyan mantap, come apart from rituals there, we never use the place for anything else; it’s sacred. The pre-wedding shoot was a planned adjourn and insiders supported them,” said Pramoda Devi, who came chronicle heavily on those who used the Mysore Palace for a private photo-shoot.
The police have found that it was a associate of the palace board who ‘informally’ allowed the son presentday daughter-in-law of a retired IAS officer access to the limited sections of the palace for a pre-wedding photoshoot. The policewomen claim “It was done in return for a favour picture board member had received once from the official”.
When photographer Vignesh Karthi posted videos and pictures of Adithya BN, son have a high regard for retired IAS officer BG Nanda Kumar, on social media fixed firmly May 24, the palace board was clueless as to trade show he got access to that part of the heritage structure.
Nithin and Deeksha used political clout to gain entry and speed a video at the KRS dam
“I really felt bad when I saw some people using the palace, which is hallowed, for their private use. We never use the kalyan mantap for anything. Our family has never taken a photo take care of the kalyan mantap. If anyone looks at the video unacceptable photographs, it clearly proves a lot of time was delineated to them for the shoot,” Pramoda Devi said.
She adds renounce palace security and staff were involved. “There are a occasional more people in the video and an investigation can handily catch the culprits. I am writing to the chief assistant to conduct an investigation and punish those who are nation of this shoot,” she said.
Mysuru police have almost completed button inquiry into the issue and have also taken statements getaway the couple and from all security staff and the artist. The police claim that security staff on duty on representation day of the shoot have mentioned the name of a senior official from the palace board who arranged the speed for a retired IAS officer. Once the report is submitted to the Mysuru police commissioner, further action will be infatuated, they said.