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{{Infobox university
| name = Maharaja's College, Mysore
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| caption = Maharaja's College, University of Mysore
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| motto = Manushya Jati Tanonde Valam
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| established = 1889
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| type = Government Educational Institution
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| chancellor = Vajubhai Rudabhai Vala
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| principal = Prof. Anita Vimla Braggs
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| city = [[Mysore]]
| state = [[Karnataka]]
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'''Maharaja's College, Mysore''' (1889) is a college affiliated to [[Mysore University]].
[[File:Maharajas Evening College, Mysore.jpg|thumb|Maharaja's College main gate]]

==History==
The college finds its origins in the English-school known as "Maharaja Patashala" established by [[Maharaja of Mysore]], [[Krishnaraja Wadiyar III]] in 1833, at the request of a British officer, General Fraser. Subsequently, it became a High School, and in 1868, after the death of Maharaja was handed over to the [[Government of Mysore]]. The foundation stone of the present building was laid by [[Prince Albert Victor of Wales]] during his [[Prince Albert Victor of Wales#Tour of India|tour of India]] on 27 November 1889 in Mysore, during the reign [[Chamarajendra Wadiyar X]]. In 1879, the college was upgraded and became affiliated with [[University of Madras]], it was upgraded to the first grade college in 1894.<ref name="times10">{{Cite web | title = Maharaja's royal gift to Mysore | url = http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-25/mysore/28281284_1_mysore-crawford-hall-maharaja-s-college | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131203062519/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2010-07-25/mysore/28281284_1_mysore-crawford-hall-maharaja-s-college | url-status = dead | archive-date = 3 December 2013 | date = 25 July 2010| work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 11 July 2013 }}</ref><ref name="India)1951">{{cite book|author=Maharaja's College (Mysore, India)|title=Maharaja's College Centenary Commemoration, 1833-Jan. 1951|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=78F9HAAACAAJ|year=1951}}</ref>

The building was constructed at a cost of Rs 9.41 lakh at the time,<ref name="times10"/> The architecture was highlighted by arcaded [[verandah]]s on two floors, a central [[mansard roof]] and projecting end-blocks. It alsoemployed ornate elements like impost [[Moulding (decorative)|mouldings]] and [[pilaster]]ed capitals.<ref name="Baweja2008">{{cite book|author=Vandana Baweja|title=A Pre-history of Green Architecture: Otto Koenigsberger and Tropical Architecture, from Princely Mysore to Post-colonial London|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iuwDGE41oJwC&pg=PA54|access-date=12 July 2013|year=2008|isbn=978-0-549-81807-6|pages=54–}}</ref> Nearly four decades later, the building of Yuvaraja's College, constructed near by in 1927 was modelled on the Maharaja's college building.<ref>{{Cite web | title = University of Mysore all set to recreate magic of 1930s | url =http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-16/mysore/28045965_1_platinum-jubilee-monument-yuvaraja-s-college | archive-url =https://archive.today/20130713023742/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-03-16/mysore/28045965_1_platinum-jubilee-monument-yuvaraja-s-college | url-status =dead | archive-date =13 July 2013 |date =16 March 2009 | work = [[The Times of India]] | access-date = 12 July 2013 }}</ref>

The college took its present shape when the [[University of Mysore]] was established in 1916. The university started functioning from college campus itself and VC's office remained here till 1947 when Crawford Hall was built.<ref name="times10"/> M.A. courses were started at the college in 1917.<ref>{{cite web |title=About the University |url=http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/about-the-university/ |publisher=University of Mysore |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721011757/http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/about-the-university/ |archive-date=21 July 2011 |df=dmy-all }}</ref> It went on to be a pioneer in the education. The college has had distinguished teachers such as Prof. JC Rollo, Albert Mackintosh, Kuvempu, Shama Rao, K. Hanumanta Rao, and Dr. [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] (1918-1921)<ref name="MurtyVohra1990">{{cite book|author1=Kotta Satchidananda Murty|author2=Ashok Vohra|title=Radhakrishnan: His Life and Ideas|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x6FsaptULgAC&pg=PA26|chapter= 3. Professor at Mysore|date=1990|publisher=SUNY Press|isbn=978-1-4384-1401-0|pages=17–26}}</ref> besides notable alumni like writer [[R.K. Narayan]].<ref name="times10"/><ref name="Fallon2001">{{cite book|author=Erin Fallon|title=A Reader's Companion to the Short Story in English|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=rCCbiO901XAC&pg=PA300|access-date=12 July 2013|year=2001|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=978-0-313-29104-3|pages=300–}}</ref><ref name="outlook07">{{Cite web |author = M.V. Krishnaswamy |title = Mysore, Once Upon A Time |url = http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?234370|publisher =Outlook|date = 13 April 2007|quote=...Mysore Maharaja's College -- the 150-year-old institution that shaped some of India's best minds in the 20th century. |access-date = 12 July 2013 }}</ref>

As of July 2013, the University of Mysore was accredited "Grade A" by [[National Assessment and Accreditation Council]] (NAAC),<ref>{{cite web |title=Institutions accredited by NAAC whose accreditation period of five years is valid |url=http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/Institutions%20accredited%20by%20NAAC%20whose%20accreditation%20period%20of%20five%20years%20is%20valid.pdf |date=8 July 2013 |publisher=NAAC |access-date=12 July 2013 }}{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> while its academic staff was ranked amongst the top 5 in across India.<ref>{{cite web |title=Review of Academic Staff Colleges |url=http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/ASC%20-%20Consolidated%20List.pdf |publisher=National Assessment and Accreditation Council |access-date=12 July 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130815043818/http://www.naac.gov.in/sites/naac.gov.in/files/ASC%20-%20Consolidated%20List.pdf |archive-date=15 August 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Former faculty==
[[File:Maharajas College, Mysore, Karnataka, India.jpg|thumb|Librady building of the Maharaja's College]]

* [[Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy]]
* [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]].
* [[S. Srikanta Sastri]] historian, Indologist, and polyglot
* [[K. V. Puttappa]] (Kuvempu)
* [[:kn:ತಳುಕಿನ ವೆಂಕಣ್ಣಯ್ಯ|T. S. Venkannaiah]]
* [[Mysore Hiriyanna|M. Hiriyanna]], Professor of Sanskrit, Philosophy and Aesthetics
* [[M. N. Srinivas]], sociologist
* [[S. R. Rao]], archaeologist
* [http://www.classicalkannada.org/DataBase/KannwordHTMLS/CLASSICAL%20KANNADA%20SCHOLARS%20HTML/KRISHNA%20M.H.%20HTML.htm M. H. Krishna], Historian and Archaeologist
* [[Rallapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma|Ralapalli Anantha Krishna Sharma]], Telugu and Sanskrit scholar and musicologist
* [[C. D. Narasimhaiah]], Writer and literary critic, former Principal and [[Padma Bhushan]] awardee
* [[V. Seetharamaiah]]

==Academics==

===Courses===
* M.Sc. in Geographical Information System
* M.Sc. in Criminology and Forensic Science
* M.A. in Political Science
* M.A. in International Relations

==Notable alumni==
* [[H. Narayan Murthy]]
* [[S. M. Krishna]]
* [[R. K. Laxman]]
* [[M. V. Seetharamiah]]
* [[V. Seetharamaiah]]
* [[S. Srikanta Sastri]]
* [[D. L. Narasimhachar]]
* [[R. K. Narayan]]
* [[A. R. Krishnashastry]]
* [[Kuvempu]]
* [[S L Bhyrappa]]
* [[Venkataramiah Sitaramiah]]
* [[G. S. Shivarudrappa]]
* [[H. Y. Sharada Prasad]], writer, media adviser to Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]]
* [[P. Lankesh]]
* [[Govindray H. Nayak]]
* [[Poornachandra Tejaswi]]
* [[T. N. Srikantaiah]]
* [[:kn:ತ.ಸು.ಶಾಮರಾವ್|T. S. Shama Rao]]<ref name="hindu07">{{Cite web | title = Down memory lane | url = http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/03/16/stories/2007031601820300.htm | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071128003418/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2007/03/16/stories/2007031601820300.htm | url-status = dead | archive-date = 28 November 2007 | date =16 March 2007 | work = [[The Hindu]] | access-date = 12 July 2013 }}</ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA3966&lpg=PA3966&dq=T.+S.+Shama+Rao&source=bl&ots=Y7Ozx3fHx1&sig=Ygm70dmgdAGTD_8fVTI7h8Q0wHM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQzYGH8JnRAhXCv48KHR7PAoUQ6AEIMDAE#v=onepage&q=T.%20S.%20Shama%20Rao&f=false]
* [[M. Rajasekara Murthy|M. Rajashekharamurthy]], Union Minister of State for Planning
* [[Anasuya Shankar|Triveni]], Kannada novelist
* [[Aryamba Pattabhi]], Kannada novelist
* [[Chaduranga]], Kannada novelist
* [[B. Prasanna Kumar]], politician
* [[S.V. Setty]], first Indian aviator

==Image gallery==
<gallery>
File:Maharaja's College, Mysore sign.jpg|The name board
File:Maharaja's College Group Photo 2.jpg|Group Photo
File:Maharaja's College Group Photo 1.jpg|Faculty
File:Yuvarajas College.jpg|Neighboring Yuvaraja's College
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Krishnaraja Boulevard]]
* [[Oriental Research Institute Mysore|Oriental Library]]
* [[Chamarajapuram railway station]]
* [[Asoka Circle, Mysore|Ballal Circle]]
* [[Mysore University|Crawford Hall]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
{{Commons category|Maharaja's College, Mysore}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20151222122249/http://www.mcm.ac.in/ Maharaja's College, Mysore, Official website]

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[[Category:Educational institutions established in 1889]]
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