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97:. He developed his own method which had considerable influence on the status of education in the presidency. His plan became the constitution of the central collegiate institution or University Board, which gained fruition in 1841. Accordingly, a high school department of the university was established. For imparting education in the interior regions, schools were raised in principal towns which eventually were elevated to college level, with each college becoming central to many Zilla schools (local schools). The language of instruction in these schools was English. The earliest English medium schools appeared in 1833 in Mysore and spread across the region. In 1858, the department of education was founded in Mysore and it is estimated that by 1881, there may have been 2087 English medium schools in the Mysore Kingdom. Higher education became available with the formation of Bangalore Central College (1870) and Maharajas college in Mysore (1879). The Maharanis college in Mysore (1901) and the St. Agnes college in Mangalore (1921) served women. The 70:
continued, though the battles between native rulers (including Muslims) and the new foreigners, the British, took centre stage. Social reforms in the 19th century ushered in a more flexible society which granted people of lower castes access to schools, public office and courts. The spread of English education, the introduction of the printing press, and the criticism of the prevailing social system by Christian missionaries also had a positive influence. Literature became more secular, while the fine arts such as music, drama, dance and painting saw a renaissance. The rise of modern nationalism all over India had its impact on Mysore as well. This manifested itself in two ways - a longing to preserve all that was good in past tradition and an acceptance of western influence.
59: 124:(1894 and 1919). In 1894, the Mysore kingdom passed laws to abolish marriage of girls below the age of eight and in 1923 provided women the right to franchise. Re-marriage of widowed women and marriage of destitute women was encouraged by enlightened men and women of Mysore. There were uprisings against British authority in India and in the Mysore region. The first unsuccessful revolt, aided by the French, came in the 69:
The society in the Kingdom followed age old and deeply established norms of social interaction between people in the centuries prior to the 18th century. In the 18th century, fundamental changes occurred due to the struggle between native and foreign powers. Wars between Hindu kingdoms and Sultanates
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in 1829. In october 1831, the British took over the government of Mysore. They issued a proclamation severely warning the rebels against their continued operations. Then, while some insurgents surrendered and others carried on their defiant activities for some time more up to 1833.
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The era of printing heralded by the Christian missionaries resulted in the first Kannada book publication in 1817, followed by a Kannada Bible in 1820, an English-Kannada dictionary in 1824, a Kannada-English dictionary in 1832 and the first Kannada newspaper called
177:). The Mysore Amba Vilas palace opened a press in 1840 followed by a government press in Bangalore (1842). Eighty six Kannada printing presses were operating by the end of 19th century. This popularised the publication of ancient Kannada classics such as 205:, the founding of a stage in Chandrasala Totti in the Mysore palace and a drama troupe in 1881. Classical English and Sanskrit plays influenced Kannada stage and produced famous dramatists such as Shirahatti Venkoba Rao and 213:
paintings and produced such well-known artists as Sundarayya, Tanjavur Kondayya, Ala Singarayya, B.Venkatappa, the Raju brothers, Keshavayya and others. Female poets such as Cheluvambe (the queen of Krishnaraja Wodeyar I),
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in 1850. On the same lines as the English language historicals published by British and Indian historians recording the achievements of Karnataka Empires, Alur Venkata Rao published a consolidated Kannada version called
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and emancipation of the lower classes swept across India and had their positive influence on Mysore territory as well. Welfare organisations that were founded in Bangalore and Mangalore were the
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system that had existed in India for centuries was abolished in 1909, though a unique form of temple dancing was lost.
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dynasty ruled the Southern Karnataka region until Indian independence in 1947, when the kingdom was merged with the
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where Sanskrit and the local vernacular was the medium of instruction. With the arrival of
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who was eventually killed. This event was followed by a revolt of a Zamindar Virappa in
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uprising in 1835 (after the British dethroned the local ruler Chikkaviraraja) and the
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A concise history of Karnataka : from pre-historic times to the present
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Helavanakatte Giriyamma, Sri Rangamma (1685) and Sanchi Honnamma (author of
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founded in 1399 by Yaduraya in the region of the modern city of
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History of South India (Ancient, Medieval and Modern) Part III
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Chopra, Ravindran, Subrahmanian, P.N., T.K., N. (2003) .
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Musical Composers during Wodeyar Dynasty (1638-1947 A.D.)
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Index

Kingdom of Mysore
Kannada
southern India
Mysore
Karnataka
Wodeyar
Union of India

Mysore University
Islam
Madrasas
Lord Elphinstone
Madras Presidency
Mysore University
sati
untouchability
Brahmo Samaj
Theosophical
Arya Samaj
Malnad
Dhondiya Wagh
Koppal
Rani Chennamma
Kittur
Sangolli Rayanna
Raja Sarjappa Nayaka
Tarikere Nayaka Chiefs
Kodagu
Kanara
Adikavi Pampa

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