Associate Professor Dr.Neelakanta Swamy
Abstract- Generally, history was considered to be an account of the king and maharajas and their works. But it is not so. History is the story of mankind; its scope has enlarged to include not only the political achievement of kings an maharaja but all aspects of the life of the people. Great moments of historical are not those when empires were built, but those when cherished goals were achieved Princely State of Mysore was one of the third largest in India. The first four decades of the last century witnessed those momentous events of history when the age old institution of monarchy turned itself into a nursery of democracy. Mysore State was the first Princely State to experiment how to involve people into the art of governance. Mysore was the first Indian State to have a Representative Assembly, a democratic forum in 1881. The Village Panchayat Scheme which was partially introduced in the year 1926-27, was brought into operation throughout the State during the year 1927-28. Mysore State had worked towards alleviating poverty and improving rural reconstruction, public health, industry and economic regeneration, education, culture and fine arts. The majority of the people lived in villages and agriculture was their main occupation. Under the royal patronage, there was encouragement for the rural development, agriculture, industry and education. The administration of Nalwadi Krishna Raja Wodiyar was quite a success in Mysore because he gave more importance toprogressive reforms. He took exceptional interest in the rural development. The process of rural development of Mysore State has been examined by scholars. But no works have been focused on the rural development of Princely State of Mysore under Nalwadi Krishna Raja Wodiyar.
