A Karnataka queen lost in the pages of history, Maharani Kempananjammani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana made Mysuru prosperous by focussing on civic issues like health, water, electricity, and education.
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Maharani Kempananjammani Vani Vilasa Sannidhana’s life came crashing down at 26 due to her 31-year-old husband, Chamarajendra’s untimely death. For nearly two days she sobbed incessantly, mourning the 23rd Maharaja of Mysore, and life seemed meaningless. She cursed fate, blamed herself for no logical reason and fell unconscious in between the crying.
But when the third day dawned, Kempananjammani was ready to take charge as queen regent and rule over Mysore state. It was almost like she pressed a reset button and derived all the strength she could to make her late husband proud by making the state prosperous.
She rose to the occasion and addressed several issues related to health, water, electricity, and education. She initiated the construction of a dam at a time when…