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{{Short description|Indian lawyer}} | |||
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| honorific-prefix = Sir | | honorific-prefix = Sir | ||
| name = Purniah Narsinga Rao Krishnamurti | | name = Purniah Narsinga Rao Krishnamurti | ||
| honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]] | | honorific-suffix = [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]] | ||
| image = Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti (3).jpg | | image = Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti (3).jpg | ||
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| order1 = 16th [[ | | order1 = 16th [[Dewan of Mysore]] | ||
| term_start1 = 1901 | | term_start1 = 1901 | ||
| term_end1 = 1906 | | term_end1 = 1906 | ||
| predecessor1 = [[T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty]] | | predecessor1 = [[T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty]] | ||
| successor1 = [[V. P. Madhava Rao]] | | successor1 = [[V. P. Madhava Rao]] | ||
| monarch1 = [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV]] | | monarch1 = [[Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV]] | ||
| birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1849|08|12}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1849|08|12}} | ||
| birth_place = Mysore kingdom | | birth_place = Mysore kingdom | ||
| death_date = {{death year and age|1911|1849}} | | death_date = {{death year and age|1911|1849}} | ||
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| profession = Lawyer, civil servant | | profession = Lawyer, civil servant | ||
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[[File:P N Krishna Murti.jpg|thumb|right|P. N. Krishnamurti]] | [[File:P N Krishna Murti.jpg|thumb|right|P. N. Krishnamurti]] | ||
'''Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti''' | '''Sir''' '''Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti''', [[Order of the Indian Empire|KCIE]] (12 August 1849 – 1911) was an Indian lawyer and administrator who served as the 16th [[Dewan of Mysore]] from 1901 to 1906.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3vQtDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT17|title=Bipolar Identity: Region, Nation, and the Kannada Language Film|author=M.K Raghavendra|date=22 June 2011|publisher=Oxford University Press|page=17|isbn=9780199088430|access-date=22 June 2011}}</ref> He was the great-great grandson of [[Purnaiah]], the first dewan of Mysore.<ref>{{cite book|title=Handbook of oriental collections in Finland: manuscripts, xylographs, inscriptions and Russian minority literature, Issues 31-34|page=73|author=Harry Halén|publisher=Curzon Press|year=1978|quote=The leader of the Hebbar Iyengars, Krishnaiengar, had also died and instead they supported P. N. Krishnamurthi, the grandson of the great Purnaiya.}}</ref> | ||
==Early life and education== | ==Early life and education== | ||
Krishnamurti was born on 12 August 1849 in the [[Kingdom of Mysore | Krishnamurti was born on 12 August 1849 in the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] and was educated at [[Bangalore]]. He graduated in law from the [[University of Madras]] and joined Mysore Civil Service as Assistant Superintendent in 1870 during [[Mysore Commission]]. After the restoration of the throne to the [[Wadiyar dynasty]], Krishnamurti served as a judge of the [[Karnataka High Court|Chief Court of Mysore]] before being appointed Dewan in 1901. On 3 August 1905, whilst he was dewan, public electric lighting was introduced in [[Bangalore]], becoming the first city in [[India]] to get electric street lighting. He was also the fifth [[Jagir|Jagirdar]] of [[Yelandur estate]]. | ||
He had two children. | |||
==Awards and honours== | ==Awards and honours== | ||
In 1897, Krishnamurti was made a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE). He was promoted to [[Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (KCIE) in the [[1903 Durbar Honours]].<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=The Durbar Honours |date=1 January 1903 |page=8 |issue=36966}}</ref><ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27511|date=1 January 1903 |page=3 |supp=y}}</ref> | |||
=== Places in honour === | === Places in honour === | ||
[[Krishnamurthypuram]], locality in [[Mysore]] named after him | [[Krishnamurthypuram]], a locality in [[Mysore]], is named after him. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1849 births]] | [[Category:1849 births]] | ||
[[Category:1911 deaths]] | [[Category:1911 deaths]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Dewans of Mysore]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Lawyers from British India]] | ||
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Sir Purniah Narsinga Rao Krishnamurti | |
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| 16th Dewan of Mysore | |
| In office 1901–1906 | |
| Monarch | Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV |
| Preceded by | T. R. A. Thumboo Chetty |
| Succeeded by | V. P. Madhava Rao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 August 1849 Mysore kingdom |
| Died | 1911 (aged 61–62) |
| Profession | Lawyer, civil servant |
Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti, KCIE (12 August 1849 – 1911) was an Indian lawyer and administrator who served as the 16th Dewan of Mysore from 1901 to 1906.[1] He was the great-great grandson of Purnaiah, the first dewan of Mysore.[2]
Early life and education[edit | edit source]
Krishnamurti was born on 12 August 1849 in the Kingdom of Mysore and was educated at Bangalore. He graduated in law from the University of Madras and joined Mysore Civil Service as Assistant Superintendent in 1870 during Mysore Commission. After the restoration of the throne to the Wadiyar dynasty, Krishnamurti served as a judge of the Chief Court of Mysore before being appointed Dewan in 1901. On 3 August 1905, whilst he was dewan, public electric lighting was introduced in Bangalore, becoming the first city in India to get electric street lighting. He was also the fifth Jagirdar of Yelandur estate.
He had two children.
Awards and honours[edit | edit source]
In 1897, Krishnamurti was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire (CIE). He was promoted to Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire (KCIE) in the 1903 Durbar Honours.[3][4]
Places in honour[edit | edit source]
Krishnamurthypuram, a locality in Mysore, is named after him.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ M.K Raghavendra (22 June 2011). Bipolar Identity: Region, Nation, and the Kannada Language Film. Oxford University Press. p. 17. ISBN 9780199088430. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ↑ Harry Halén (1978). Handbook of oriental collections in Finland: manuscripts, xylographs, inscriptions and Russian minority literature, Issues 31-34. Curzon Press. p. 73.
The leader of the Hebbar Iyengars, Krishnaiengar, had also died and instead they supported P. N. Krishnamurthi, the grandson of the great Purnaiya.
- ↑ "The Durbar Honours". The Times. No. 36966. London. 1 January 1903. p. 8.
- ↑ "No. 27511". The London Gazette (Supplement). 1 January 1903. p. 3.
- Mysore Gazetteer. p. 3144.