On the occasion of Birth Centenary Celebrations of H.H.Sri. Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar – Maharaja of Mysuru, All India Radio, Mysuru broadcast a series of Musical Productions "Sri Vidya Visharada – Sri Jaya Chamaja Vaibhava" -Compositions of Sri. Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar, sponsored by Sri Srikanta Datta Narasimharaja Wadiyar Foundation, Mysuru, for about 4 months (21 episodes). On this occasion Smt. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar, Rajamatha of Mysuru Palace has presented a Portrait of Sri. Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar – a music connoisseur of Mysuru to Akashvani, Mysuru.
The univeiling ceremony of Portrait of Sri. Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar was held at the Music Studios of All India Radio, Mysuru on 16.08.2019 at 11.30 AM. Smt. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar unveiled the portrait. Sri. Nikkam, Sr. Journalist from Deccan Herald and Sri. Lakshminarayana, Secreatary of Mysuru Palace, Sri. Sunil Bhatia, Director Engineering –AIR, Mysuru, Sri. S.S.Umesh – ADP, AIR, Mysuru, Sri. N.Ramanjanappa, ADE, AIR, Mysuru, were present in this unveiling ceremony.
Sri. P.C. Malimath, Announcer compered the programme and welcomed the Guests. Programme started with the State Palace Invocation song "Kayo Sri Gowri", followed by Prathana geet sung by Kum.R. Nithyashree and Kum. Mahima Kashyap. They have also rendered two Krithis of Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar as a part of this function.
Sri. Sunil Bhatia, DE and Sri. S.S. Umesh, ADP have spoken on this occasion and expressed their happiness and thanks to Smt. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar. Smt. Pramoda Devi Wadiyar while addressing AIR, Mysusur, has expressed her gratitude to AIR for preserving the compositions and broadcasting the recordings of her father-in-law H.H.Sri Jaya Chamaraja Wadiyar.
The Function concluded with the vote of thanks by Sri.Divakar G. Hegde, PEX.
Contributed by:-Shri. Sunil Bhatia , DE,AIR Mysore,mysore@prasarbharati.gov.in.