Mysuru: A pall of gloom descended on the members of the erstwhile royal family of Mysuru, the Wadiyars, on Vijayadashami, the tenth day of Dasara celebrations, as two from the family passed away yesterday (Oct.19). First it was Puttarathnammanni (98), mother of Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, wife of late Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, who passed away early…
Vishalakshi Devi: A wildlife lover…
October 20, 2018Vishalakshi Devi was very fond of wildlife. She and her husband Gajendra Singh had even setup ‘Tusker Trails,’ a wildlife resort on the borders of Bandipur, a few years ago. It may be recalled that the Forest Department had given them two leopard cubs, which Vishalakshi Devi and Gajendra Singh named Baby and Bully and…
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