Chamarajapuram

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Chamarajapuram
ಚಾಮರಾಜಪುರಂ
Urban
Jayanagar.Ambedkar Park.jpg
Location of Chamarajapura in Mysore
Coordinates: 12°17′44″N76°38′23″E / 12.29556°N 76.63972°E / 12.29556; 76.63972
Country India
State Karnataka
District Mysore District
City Mysore
Incorporation1780s
Founded by Chamaraja Wodeyar IX, Diwan Purnaiah
Named for Chamaraja Wodeyar IX
Time zone IST
Zip
570005
STD0821

Chamarajapuram is one of the earliest settlements and localities in Mysore, Karnataka, India, located in the centre of the city. Initially an agraharam inhabited by the Mysore nobility, parts of it were later allotted other local dwellers as well.

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History

The City Planning Commission of Mysore laid out an urban city planning in as early as 1733 by Maharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar VII, just close to the near-extinction of the Dutch East India Company, when the French Company was at its peak in South India and the British Company had just entered the South. However, execution of the plan began in around the 1780s by Diwan Purnaiah when under the Sultan of Mysore Tipu. At the time of its completion, Maharaja Chamarajendra Wodeyar IX was reigning, after whom Chamarajapuram is named.

Constituency

Chamarajapuram falls under the Mysore Constituency in the Lok Sabha (national election) maps. In Vidhana Sabha (state election) maps, Chamarajapuram falls under Krishnaraja Constituency.

Lanes and Boulevards

Several roads and areas have been commemorative of numerous Mysore and Karnataka era celebrities.

The cover illustration of R K Laxman's Malgudi Days is a painted railway station which was inspired by Chamarajapuram Railway Station. [1] [2]

Notable people

See also

References

  1. Rao-Kashi, Anita (18 September 2016). "Down memory lane: Walking through RK Narayan's inspiration for 'Malgudi Days'". The Economic Times. Retrieved 17 June 2017.
  2. "Chamarajapuram railway station - it inspired the sketch by Laxman which was used in Malgudi Days - Picture of Royal Mysore Walks, Mysuru (Mysore) - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.com. Retrieved 17 June 2017.