Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar

Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar
Wadiyar sitting on the Mysore throne during a private Dasara ceremony.
26th Head of the Wadiyar dynasty
Tenure10 September 1974 – 10 December 2013
PredecessorJayachamaraja Wadiyar
SuccessorYaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar
Born(1953-02-20)20 February 1953
Mysore, Mysore State, India
(present-day Mysuru, Karnataka)
Died10 December 2013(2013-12-10) (aged 60)
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
SpousePramoda Devi
IssueYaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar (adopted after his death by his widow)
DynastyWadiyar
FatherJayachamarajendra Wadiyar
MotherTripura Sundari Ammani
SignatureSrikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar's signature
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
6 October 1999 – 22 May 2004
Preceded byC. H. Vijayashankar
Succeeded byC. H. Vijayashankar
ConstituencyMysore, Karnataka
In office
15 May 1996 – 10 March 1998
Preceded byChandraprabha Urs
Succeeded byC. H. Vijayashankar
ConstituencyMysore, Karnataka
In office
31 December 1984 – 20 June 1991
Preceded byM. Rajasekara Murthy
Succeeded byChandraprabha Urs
ConstituencyMysore, Karnataka
Personal details
Political partyIndian National Congress (1984–1991; 1996–2013)
Other political
affiliations
Bharatiya Janata Party (1991–1996)
Residences
Occupation
  • Fashion designer
  • politician

Srikanthadattā Narasimharājā Wadiyar (20 February 1953 – 10 December 2013) was an Indian royal scion, politician, and fashion designer, who served as Member of Parliament from Mysore. He was the son of Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar, the last king of Mysore.

As a fashion designer, Wadiyar promoted the sale of Mysore silk saris under his brand Royal Silk of Mysore. In the second half of the 20th century, the southern Indian silk industry was revived, and Mysore State became a top silk producer in India under his great-uncle Maharaja Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV's reign. After his demise, he was succeeded by his grandnephew Yaduveer Wadiyar as the head of the Wadiyar dynasty.[1]

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