YP Global Summit

His Highness The King of Mysore Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar is the twenty-seventh head and custodian of the erstwhile ruling family of the Kingdom of Mysore MD head of the Wadiyar Dynasty, Sri YKC Wadiyar formally adopted by HH. Rajmata Dr. Pramoda Devi wadiyar, wife of late H.H. Srikantadatta Narasimharaja Wadiyar, at the Mysore Palace on the 23^rd of February, 2015. His primary education began at the Vidyadika Vidyalaya, Bangalore, and graduated in the United States with a major in English and Economics.

In modern times, with the shift in the political landscape and in the moving of administration, he has focused its efforts to be a center for the heritage of the Deccan and continues to stress always the importance of history, culture, and tradition of the state. The traditions and practices of the palace, Mysore are unbroken for over 400 years after inheriting the same from the Vijayanagar empire, whose legacy is embodied within that of the Wodeyars of Mysore. His highness always strived to highlight these traditions as part of the pharmacy of our state and it the vine of the current custodian that the ritual, culture, and affairs of the palace should be sustainable development, and the use of education as a tool for bettering our world.

Sri YKC Wadiyar is married to Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar, who hails from the Dungarpur royal family in Rajasthan, and has a son namely Aadhyaveer Narasimharaja Wadiyar. He is a lover of music, reading books, riding horses and playing tennis. He has been identified with several developmental causes and following President and Trustee – Sri Jayachamaraja Urs Education Trust. Mysore Ambassador and Advisory Board – Kalisu Foundation, Mysore.