P. N. Krishnamurti

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Sir
Purniah Narsinga Rao Krishnamurti
KCIE
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16th Diwan of the Mysore kingdom
In office
1901–1906
MonarchKrishna Raja Wadiyar IV
Preceded byT. R. A. Thumboo Chetty
Succeeded byV. P. Madhava Rao
Personal details
Born(1849-08-12)12 August 1849
Mysore kingdom
Died1911 (aged 61–62)
ProfessionLawyer, civil servant
P. N. Krishnamurti

Sir Purniah Narasinga Rao Krishnamurti KCIE (12 August 1849 – 1911) was an Indian lawyer and administrator who served as the Diwan of Mysore kingdom from 1901 to 1906.[1] He was a direct descendant of Dewan Purnaiah, the first Dewan of Mysore.[2]

Early life and education[]

Krishnamurti was born on 12 August 1849 in the Mysore kingdom and was educated at Bangalore. He graduated in law from the University of Madras and joined the Mysore service as Assistant Superintendent in 1870. After the restoration of the throne to the Wodeyar dynasty, Krishnamurti served as a judge of the Chief Court before being appointed Diwan in 1901. On 3 August 1905, whilst he was Dewan, electric lighting was introduced in Bangalore (the first city in India to get electric street lighting). He was also the Fifth Jagirdar of Yelandur Yelandur estate. He had two children, one of whom - a daughter Padmamma - survived to adulthood.

Awards and Honours[]

  • In 1897, Krishnamurti was made a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire.
  • In 1903,he was honoured with Knight Commander of the Order of the Indian Empire.

Descendants[]

Great Grandchildren: Vatsala Rao, Sadanand Baily, Vimala Srinivas, Sona Rao, Venkat Rao, Parimala Rao, Surekha Raghavendran, Chandrika Pradeep; Great Great Grandchildren: Manjunath, Ananth Dodabalapur, Supriya Baily, Sudarshan Baily, Anita Kashyap, Anjali Bettadapur, Pramod Venkat Rao, Pramita, Prassana Venkat Rao, CR Arvind, Dhatri Pradeep

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  • Mysore Gazetteer. p. 3144.
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