nAlvaDi kRShNarAja vaDiyAr

nAlvaDi kRShNarAja vaDiyAr; rAjarShi of mysUru (“the best administered state in the world”), among whose diivAn-s was mokShaguNDam vishveshvarayya who resigned due to being overruled by the king who favored reservation in government employment (another being school friend and longest serving dIvAn - mirza ismail who was slightly partial to muslims during a riot), patron of yogi-s, art and culture, first chancellor and patron of BHU, himself was an accomplished musician (knowing 8 instruments). [TW]