| Name
/ Title |
SHRIKANTA WADIYAR
(Full name: Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar
Bahadur) |
| Date of
Birth |
February 20, 1953 |
| Date of
Death |
December 10, 2013 |
| Identity |
Prince of Mysore Kingdom and Head of the Wadiyar
dynasty. |
| General |
- He is also referred to as Prince Srikanta Wadiyar.
- He was the prince of Mysore Kingdom and head of the
Wadiyar dynasty that ruled the Kingdom of Mysore between
1399 and 1950.
- Wadiyar was also a member of Indian Parliament from the
Mysore constituency.
- He was a fashion designer and a promoter of Mysore silk
saris under his Royal Silk of Mysore brand name.
- In the second half of the 20th century, silk industry in
South India revived, and Mysore State became the top
multivoltine silk producer in India.
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