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{{Short description|City in Karnataka, India}}

'''Mysore''' is a city in the [[India]]n state of [[Karnataka]]. Mysore is the administrative seat of '''Mysore District''' and '''Mysore Division''', and is the former capital of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]]. Mysore is known as the '''Cultural Capital of Karnataka'''.

{{About|the city in Karnataka, India|}}

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{{Use Indian English|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox settlement

| name = Mysore

| official_name = Mysuru

| native_name = {{nativename|kn|Maisūru}}

| settlement_type = [[Metropolitan municipality|Metropolitan City]]

| image_skyline = Mysuru Montage.jpg

| image_caption = Clockwise from top: [[Mysore Palace]], [[Shivanasamudra Falls]], [[Infosys]] [[Multiplex (movie theater)|Multiplex]], [[Brindavan Gardens]] [[Mandya|at Mandya]], [[Somanathapura]], [[Lalitha Mahal]], [[St. Philomena's Cathedral, Mysore|St. Philomena's Cathedral]] and [[Chamundeshwari Temple]].

| nicknames = Heritage City, City of Palaces, The Cultural capital of Karnataka, Sandalwood City,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1989-07-16-tr-5516-story.html|title=Mysore Is 'Sandalwood City' of India|first1=BEVERLY|last1=BEYER|first2=ED|last2=RABEY|date=16 July 1989|work=Los Angeles Times|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110205012651/http://articles.latimes.com/1989-07-16/travel/tr-5516_1_indian-cities|archive-date=5 February 2011}}</ref> City of Jasmine

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| map_alt =

| map_caption = Mysuru in Karnataka

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| coordinates = {{coord|12|18|31|N|76|39|11|E|region:IN-KN|display=inline,title}}

| subdivision_type = Country

| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}

| subdivision_type1 = State

| subdivision_type3 = [[List of districts of Karnataka|District]]

| subdivision_name1 = {{flagicon image|Seal of Karnataka.svg|Emblem of Karnataka}} [[Karnataka]]

| subdivision_name3 = [[Mysore district|Mysore]]

| government_type = [[Municipal Corporations in India|Municipal Corporation]]

| governing_body = [[Mysore City Corporation]]

| leader_title1 = [[Deputy Mayor]]

| leader_name1 = G. Roopa<ref name="BJP Bags Mayoral Posts">{{cite web |url=https://starofmysore.com/bjp-bags-mayoral-posts/ |title=BJP Bags Mayoral Posts |date=6 September 2022 |access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref>

| unit_pref = Metric

| area_total_km2 = 286

| area_metro_km2 = 156

| area_rural_km2 = 703

| population_as_of = 2011

| blank3_name_sec1 = [[UN/LOCODE]]

| blank3_info_sec1 = IN [[Mysore Airport|MYQ]] [[Mysore Railway Station|MYS]]

| leader_name = Shivakumar<ref name="BJP Bags Mayoral Posts"/>

| leader_title = [[Mayor]]

| leader_party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party|BJP]]

| area_total_sq_mi = 110.5

| elevation_m = 770

| elevation_ft = 2503

| population_total = 920550

| population_metro = 1060120

| population_rural = 388706<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/627/download/2156/DH_2011_2923_PART_B_DCHB_MYSORE.pdf|access-date=25 July 2023|title= Census 2011 data}}</ref>

| population_density_km2 = auto

| timezone1 = [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]

| utc_offset = +05:30

| postal_code_type = [[Postal Index Number]]

|HDI = 0.89

| postal_code = 570 0xx

| registration_plate = KA-09, KA-55

| blank1_name_sec1 = [[Communications in India|Telephone]]

| blank1_info_sec1 = 91-(0)821-XXX-XXXX

| website = {{URL|www.mysurucity.mrc.gov.in/}}

| footnotes = {{Reflist|group=upper-alpha}}

| population_demonym = ''Mysorean''

| blank_name = [[Languages of India|Official language]]

| blank_info = [[Kannada]]<ref>THE KARNATAKA LOCAL AUTHORITIES (OFFICIAL LANGUAGE) ACT, 1981 https://indiacode.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/7897/1/30_of_1981_%28e%29.pdf</ref>

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'''Mysore''' ({{IPAc-en|audio=Mysore.ogg|m|aɪ|ˈ|s|ɔːr}} {{respell|my|SOR}}), [[List of renamed places in India|officially]] '''Mysuru''' ({{IPA|kn|ˈmaɪˈsuːɾu|lang|Mysuru-kn.ogg}}), is a city in the [[South India|southern Indian]] state of [[Karnataka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://justmysuru.com.md-in-23.webhostbox.net/mudamysore.gov.in/MasterPlan/MP_Reports/VOL%201_DATA%20COLLECTION,%20ANALYSIS%20&%20PROJECTIONS.pdf|title=Mysore CDP 2031|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180517023814/http://justmysuru.com.md-in-23.webhostbox.net/mudamysore.gov.in/MasterPlan/MP_Reports/VOL%201_DATA%20COLLECTION%2C%20ANALYSIS%20%26%20PROJECTIONS.pdf|archive-date=17 May 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=23 April 2019}}</ref> It is the headquarters of [[Mysore district]] and [[Mysore division]]. As the traditional seat of the [[Wadiyar dynasty]], the city functioned as the capital of the Kingdom of Mysore for almost six centuries ({{daterange|1399|1947}}). Known for its [[List of Heritage Buildings in Mysore|heritage structures]], palaces (such as the famous [[Mysore Palace]]), and its [[Culture of Mysore|culture]], Mysore has been called the "City of Palaces", the "Heritage City",<ref>{{Cite web |date=15 February 2023 |title=Civil Engineering textbooks lack finer aspects of heritage |url=https://starofmysore.com/civil-engineering-textbooks-lack-finer-aspects-of-heritage/ |access-date=6 March 2023 |website=Star of Mysore |language=en-US}}</ref> and the "[[Cultural capital|Cultural capital of Karnataka]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mysuru - the cultural capital of Karnataka! |url=https://www.technewsiit.com/mysuru-cultural-capital-karnataka |access-date=6 March 2023 |website=TechNews |language=en |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326031024/https://www.technewsiit.com/mysuru-cultural-capital-karnataka |url-status=dead}}</ref> It is the [[List of cities in Karnataka by population|second-most populous]] in the state and one of the [[List of cleanest cities in India|cleanest cities in India]] according to the [[Swachh Survekshan]].

Mysore is situated at the foothills of the [[Chamundi Hills]]. At an altitude of {{convert|770|m|abbr=on}} above [[Sea level|mean sea level]], the city of Mysore is geographically located at 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is about {{convert|140|km|mi|1|abbr=on}} southwest of the state's capital, [[Bangalore]], and spreads across an area of {{convert|156|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}} (city and neighbouring census towns).<ref>{{Cite web |date=8 December 2020 |title=Bruhat Mysuru Mahanagara Palike |url=https://voiceofmysuru.in/bruhat-mysuru/ |access-date=21 September 2022 |website=Voice of Mysuru |language=en |archive-date=21 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220921041105/https://voiceofmysuru.in/bruhat-mysuru/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> The population of the city combined with its neighbouring towns in its metropolitan area is about 1,288,000 in 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/21343/mysore/population#:~:text=The%20current%20metro%20%20area%20%20population,a%202.11%25%20%20increase%20for%202019.|access-date=25 July 2023|title=Updated population info}}</ref>

==Mysore City==

Mysore is located at 770 m above sea level and 135 km from [[Bangalore]] at 12.18N and 76.42E. One of the best (some would say worst) times to visit Mysore is during the annual nine-night, ten-day [[Dussera]] or [[Dasara]] or [[Navaratri]] festival, which usually occurs in early October.

Most of the city's development during modern times could be attributed to the [[Maharaja of Mysore|maharajas of Mysore]] and the [[Wadiyar dynasty]], who were patrons of art and culture. [[Hyder Ali]] and [[Tipu Sultan]], when they were briefly in power in succession, also contributed significantly to the economic growth of the city and the kingdom by planting [[Morus (plant)|mulberry]] trees and [[silk]] in the region, and fighting [[Anglo-Mysore Wars|four wars]] against the [[British Empire|British]]. In present days, the [[Mysore City Corporation]] is responsible for the civic administration of the city.

Mysore is also called the '''City of Palaces''', as there are many palaces situated in the city. A few of them are:

During the [[Vijayadashami|Dasara]] festivals, Mysore receives hundreds of thousands of tourists from around the world. The city is also the namesake to various art forms and culture, such as [[Mysore Dasara]] and [[Mysore painting]]; foods such as the sweet delicacy [[Mysore pak]]; breakfasts like Mysore Dosa and Mysore Masala Dosa; brands such as [[Mysore Sandal Soap]] and [[Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited|Mysore Paints]]; and styles and cosmetics such as [[Mysore peta]], a traditional silk turban, and the [[Mysore silk]] [[sari]]s. Mysore is also known for [[betel leaves]] and its own special variety of [[Jasmine in Karnataka|jasmine]] flower fondly referred to as "Mysore mallige". [[Tourism]] is a lifeline industry for the city alongside the traditional industries. Mysore's intracity public transportation includes bus and intercity public transportation includes rail, bus, and air.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://starofmysore.com/flight-operations-resume-mysore-airport/|title=Flight operations resume from Mysore Airport – Star of Mysore|date=21 September 2017|work=Star of Mysore|access-date=8 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180914094303/https://starofmysore.com/flight-operations-resume-mysore-airport/amp/|archive-date=14 September 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Prominent===

* Amba Vilas (Main Mysore Palace),

* Rajendra Vilas (also called the summer palace situated on top of the Chamundi hills),

* Jaganmohana Palace,

* Jayalakshmi Vilas (now in the University of Mysore premises),

* Lalitha Mahal (now converted to a hotel).

===Others= Etymology ==

The name ''Mysore'' is an anglicised form of ''Mahiṣūru'',<ref name="orig" /> which means "the abode of ''Mahiṣa''" in the vernacular [[Kannada]]. The common noun ''Mahiṣa,'' in [[Sanskrit]], means buffalo; in this context, however, ''Mahiṣa'' refers to [[Mahishasura]], a mythical daemon who could assume the form of either a human or a buffalo, and who, according to [[Hindu mythology]], ruled the ancient parts of Mysore Kingdom, known in Sanskrit as ''Mahiṣaka'', centred at ''Mahiṣapura''.<ref name="orig">{{cite news|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/Nov32006/sesame1148592006112.asp|last=Vasudeva|first=Rashmi|title=Land of milk and honey|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=3 November 2006|access-date=12 November 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140319162402/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/Nov32006/sesame1148592006112.asp|archive-date=19 March 2014}}</ref> He was killed by the goddess [[Chamunda|Chamundeshwari]], whose temple is situated atop the [[Chamundi Hills|Chamundi Hill]], after whom it is named. ''''Mahishapura''''<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xLsLAAAAIAAJ|title=Cultural profiles of Mysore City|last=Station|first=Anthropological Survey of India South India|date=1 January 1978|publisher=Anthropological Survey of India, Govt. of India|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170320151346/https://books.google.com/books?id=xLsLAAAAIAAJ|archive-date=20 March 2017}}</ref> later became ''Mahisūru'' (a name which, even now, the royal family uses), and finally came to be rendered as ''Mysore'' by the British and ''Maisūru'' (Mysuru) in the vernacular [[Kannada language]].<ref name="dejagou">Deve Gowda Javare Gowda (1998), p. 82.</ref>

* Chittaranjan Palace (now the Green Hotel, was also the Premier Studios).

* Cheluvamba Mansion (now in the CFTRI premises).

* Karanji Mansion (now the Postal Training Institute).

* Lokaranjan Mahal (next to the Mysore Zoo).

* [[Crawford Hall]] ( University Administrative Building )

In December 2005, the Government of [[Karnataka]] announced its intention to change the English spelling of the city to ''Mysuru''.<ref name="ann">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/19/stories/2005121906010600.htm|title=They will be Belagavi, Mangalooru, Mysuru from November next|date=19 December 2005|access-date=14 December 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121107000112/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/19/stories/2005121906010600.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=7 November 2012}}</ref> This was approved by the [[Government of India]] in October 2014, and Mysore was officially renamed, along with twelve other cities, on 1 November 2014.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Renaming|first1=Cities|title=Bangalore, Mysore, Other Karnataka Cities to be Renamed on 1 November|url=http://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-mysore-other-karnataka-cities-be-renamed-1-november-611683|issue=ibtimes.co.in|publisher=ibtimes.co.in|date=18 October 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151025122135/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/bangalore-mysore-other-karnataka-cities-be-renamed-1-november-611683|archive-date=25 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Renaming|first1=Cities|title=Centre nod for Karnataka's proposal on renaming cities|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/centre-nod-for-karnatakas-proposal-on-renaming-cities/article6514079.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=18 October 2014|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018035426/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/centre-nod-for-karnatakas-proposal-on-renaming-cities/article6514079.ece|archive-date=18 October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=New City|first1=Names to Karnatka|title=New name for cities|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/from-bangalore-to-bengaluru/article6553314.ece|access-date=1 November 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127000251/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/from-bangalore-to-bengaluru/article6553314.ece|archive-date=27 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/Mysore-or-Mysuru-pak-tastes-the-same/articleshow/45028940.cms |title= Mysore or Mysuru, pak tastes the same |date= 4 November 2014 |access-date= 9 August 2015 |url-status= live |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160103190119/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysuru/Mysore-or-Mysuru-pak-tastes-the-same/articleshow/45028940.cms |archive-date= 3 January 2016}}</ref>

Even though the Government of Karnataka is now looking after the Mysore palace, a small portion of the palace has been given to the Royal family to live in.

== History ==

[[Image:Rangan.jpg|thumb|Ranganathittu - A bird sanctuary near Mysore]]

{{Further|Kingdom of Mysore}}

[[File:Chamundeshwari Temple Mysore.jpg|thumb|left|[[Chamundeshwari Temple]] dedicated to Goddess [[Chamundeshwari]], tutelary deity of Mysore city.]]

[[File:Mysore (Baedeker, 1914).jpg|thumb|Map of Mysore and nearby [[Srirangapatna]], {{Circa|1914}}]]

The site where [[Mysore Palace]] now stands was occupied by a village named Puragere at the beginning of the 16th century.<ref name="rice1876" />{{rp|281}} The Mahishūru Fort was constructed in 1524 by [[Chamaraja Wodeyar III]] (1513–1553),<ref name="rice1876">{{cite book|last= Rice|first= B.L.|author-link= Benjamin L. Rice|title= Mysore and Coorg: Mysore, by districts|year= 1876|publisher= Mysore Government Press|___location= Mysore|url= https://archive.org/details/mysoreandcoorgm00ricegoog|access-date= 29 February 2012}}</ref>{{rp|257}} who passed on the dominion of ''Puragere'' to his son [[Chamaraja Wodeyar IV]] (1572–1576). Since the 16th century, the name of ''Mayashūru'' has commonly been used to denote the city.<ref name="rice1897">{{cite book |last= Rice|first= B.L.|author-link=Benjamin L. Rice|title= Mysore gazetteer compiled for government–vol 1|orig-date=1897|year=2001|publisher= Asian Educational Services|___location= New Delhi|isbn= 81-206-0977-8}}</ref>{{rp|31}} The [[Kingdom of Mysore]], governed by the [[Wodeyar]] family, initially served as a [[feudalism|vassal state]] of the [[Vijayanagara Empire]]. With the decline of that empire after the [[Battle of Talikota]] in 1565, the Mysore Kingdom gradually achieved independence, and by the time of [[Kanthirava Narasaraja I|King Narasaraja Wodeyar]] (1637), it had become a sovereign state.<ref name="kamath2001">{{Cite book|last= Kamath|first= Suryanath U.|author-link=Suryanath U. Kamath|title= A concise history of Karnataka: from pre-historic times to the present|orig-date=1980|year= 2001|publisher= Jupiter books|___location= Bangalore|oclc= 7796041|lccn= 80905179}}</ref>{{rp|228}} [[Srirangapatna|Seringapatam]], near Mysore, the present-day Srirangapatna, was the capital of the kingdom beginning in 1610.<ref name="rice1876" />{{rp|257}} The 17th century saw a steady expansion of its territory and, under [[Kanthirava Narasaraja I|Narasaraja Wodeyar I]] and [[Chikka Devaraja|Chikka Devaraja Wodeyar]], the kingdom annexed large areas of what is now southern Karnataka and parts of Tamil Nadu, to become a powerful state in the southern [[Deccan Plateau|Deccan]].

The kingdom reached the height of its military power and dominion in the latter half of the 18th&nbsp;century, under the de facto rulers [[Hyder Ali]] and his son [[Tipu Sultan]]. The latter demolished parts of Mysore to remove legacies of the Wodeyar dynasty.<ref name="rice1876" />{{rp|257}} During this time, the kingdom of Mysore came into conflict with the [[Maratha Confederacy|Marathas]], the [[British Empire|British]], and the [[Nizam of Hyderabad]], leading to the four [[Anglo-Mysore wars]], success in the first two of which was followed by defeat in the third and fourth. After Tipu Sultan's death in the [[Fourth Anglo-Mysore War]] in 1799, the capital of the kingdom was moved back to Mysore from Seringapatam,<ref name="kamath2001" />{{rp|249}} and the kingdom was distributed by the British to their allies of the Fourth Anglo-Mysore War. Part of the kingdom was annexed into the [[Madras Presidency]], another to the Nizam of Hyderabad. The landlocked interior of the defeated kingdom of Mysore was turned into a [[princely state]] under the [[suzerainty]] of the [[The Crown|British Crown]],<ref name="kamath2001" />{{rp|249}} with the five-year-old Wodeyar [[Krishnaraja Wodeyar III|Krishnaraja III]] as titular ruler and with [[Purnaiah]], who had served under Tipu, as chief minister or ''[[Diwan (title)|diwan]]'' and Lt. Col. [[Barry Close]] as Resident. The British took control of Mysore's foreign policy and insisted on an annual tribute for maintaining a standing British army at Mysore.<ref>[[Suryanath U. Kamath|Kamath, Suryanath U.]], ''A Concise history of Karnataka: from pre-historic times to the present'' (Bangalore: Jupiter books, 1980, OCLC 7796041), p. 249</ref><ref>Kamath (2001), p. 234</ref><ref>Venkata Ramanappa, M. N., ''Outlines of South Indian history: with special reference to Karnataka'' (Delhi: Vikas Pub. House, 1975, {{ISBN|0-7069-0378-1}}), p. 225</ref> Purnaiah is credited with improving Mysore's public works.<ref name="kamath2001" /> In 1831, claiming there was maladministration, the British took direct control of the princely state.<ref>Kamath (2001), p. 250</ref><ref>Venkata Ramanappa, M. N. (1975), pp. 229–231</ref> For the next fifty years, the kingdom of Mysore was under the direct rule of British Commissioners,<ref>Venkata Ramanappa, M. N. (1975), pp. 231–232</ref> and in 1831 the city of Mysore lost its status as the administrative centre, when the British Commissioner moved the capital to [[Bangalore]].<ref name="kamath2001" />{{rp|251}}

=== Attractions ===

* The [[Mysore Zoo | Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens]] known popularly as [[Mysore Zoo]],

* The Chamundeswari Temple and Nandi the Bull (on the [[Chamundi Hills]]),

* The Natural History Museum (adjoins Karanji Lake),

* The Railway Museum,

* Kalamandira (Rangayana adjoins Kalamandira),

* [[Kukkarahally lake| Kukkarahalli]] Lake,

* Pushpakaashi (Flower garden),

* Manasagangotri (Mysore University campus),

* Karanji Lake,

* Mysore Silk Factory,

* St. Philomena's Church.

* Rangayana

* Rail Museum (next to the Railway Station)

In 1876–77, towards the end of the period of direct British rule, Mysore suffered from the [[Great Famine of 1876–1878]], in which nearly a fifth of the population died.<ref>Lewis Rice, B., ''Report on the Mysore census'' (Bangalore: Mysore Government Press, 1881), p. 3</ref> In 1881, [[Chamarajendra Wadiyar X|Maharaja Chamaraja Wadiyar X]] was given control of Mysore, in a process called [[Rendition (law)|rendition]], but with a resident British officer and a diwan to handle the Maharaja's administration,<ref name=K250254>Kamath (2001), pp. 250–254</ref> and the city of Mysore regained its status as the capital.<ref name="kamath2001" />{{rp|254}} The Mysore municipality was established in 1888 and the city was divided into eight wards.<ref name="rice1897" />{{rp|283}} In 1897 an outbreak of [[bubonic plague]] killed nearly half of the population of the city.<ref name="plag">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/07/stories/2005070713620200.htm|title=A museum to showcase Mysore's history|date=7 July 2005|access-date=20 November 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816051548/http://www.hindu.com/2005/07/07/stories/2005070713620200.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=16 August 2011}}</ref> With the establishment of the City Improvement Trust Board (CITB) in 1903, Mysore became one of the first cities in Asia to undertake planned urban development.<ref name="citb">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/26/stories/2004082610690300.htm|date=26 August 2004|title=Tree ownership rights to growers may boost green cover|access-date=20 November 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050425233656/http://www.hindu.com/2004/08/26/stories/2004082610690300.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=25 April 2005}}</ref> Public demonstrations and meetings were held there during the [[Quit India movement]] and other phases of the [[Indian independence movement]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/procession-taken-out-to-mark-quit-india-movement/article3088205.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |date=10 August 2006 |title=Procession taken out to mark Quit India movement |access-date=20 November 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029043643/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/procession-taken-out-to-mark-quit-india-movement/article3088205.ece |archive-date=29 October 2016 }}</ref>

===History===

Mysore is believed to have been established sometime in the eleventh century, and became the capital of a small kingdom around [[1400]], which was a tributary of the [[Vijayanagara empire]] until its fall in [[1565]]. Shortly thereafter the [[Wodeyar]] family took control of the kingdom. From the seventeenth to the nineteenth centuries, the Woyedar capital alternated between [[Srirangapattana]] (Seringapatam) and Mysore. The [[Kingdom of Mysore]] grew to include most of the southern part of modern-day Karnataka. After the defeat of [[Tipu Sultan]] of Mysore in [[1799]], the British installed his nephew on the throne, and Mysore became a [[princely state]] in [[British India]], and the capital was moved to [[Bangalore]] after [[1834]]. The kingdom was acceded to India after its independence in [[1947]], and became [[Mysore state]] in [[1950]], which was later enlarged and its name changed to Karnataka.

Until the independence of [[British India]] (which did not include Mysore) in 1947, Mysore remained a Princely State within the [[British Raj|British Indian Empire]], with the Wodeyars continuing their rule.<ref name=K250254/> After Indian Independence, Mysore city remained as part of the [[Mysore State]], now known as [[Karnataka]]. [[Jayachamarajendra Wodeyar]], then king of Mysore, was allowed to retain his titles and was nominated as the ''[[Rajapramukh]]'' (appointed governor) of the state with a £20,000 payment.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Zubrzycki |first1=John |date=6 August 2023 |title=Did India let down the maharajahs? |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-66370541 |work=BBC News |access-date=8 August 2023}}</ref> He died in September 1974 and was cremated in Mysore.<ref name="crem">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/22/stories/2006092200050300.htm|date=22 September 2006|title=Maharajah of music|last=Venkatkrishnan|first=Sriam|access-date=21 November 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080829041239/http://www.hindu.com/fr/2006/09/22/stories/2006092200050300.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=29 August 2008}}</ref>

===Festivals===

Over the years, Mysore became well known as a centre for tourism; the city remained largely peaceful, except for occasional riots related to the [[Kaveri River Water Dispute]].<ref name="tour" /> Among the events that took place in Mysore and made national headlines were a fire at a television studio that claimed 62 lives in 1989,<ref name="fire">{{cite news|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug012004/ac2.asp|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=1 August 2004|last=Deepak|first=S.N.|title=A doyen of film production|access-date=1 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202121655/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/aug012004/ac2.asp|archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref> and the sudden deaths of many animals at the [[Mysore Zoo]].<ref name="mz">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/life/2004/10/08/stories/2004100800190300.htm|newspaper=Business Line|date=8 October 2004|title=Caring in captivity|last=Krishna|first=M.J.|access-date=1 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130524234545/http://www.thehindubusinessline.in/life/2004/10/08/stories/2004100800190300.htm|archive-date=24 May 2013}}</ref>

Dasara festival celebrations are held in Mysore in great pomp and splendour, The festival is marked by religious and cultural events including a

procession, music concerts (classical), lighting of the palace lights, lights on Chamundi hills and a exhibition (fair).

=== NearbyGeography places ===

=== Area and extent ===

* [[Srirangapattana]] (Seringapatam), an island fortress-city that also served as the capital of the Kingdom of Mysore,

[[File:Mysore race course.jpeg|thumb|View of the city from Chamundi Hills]]

* Karigatta (hill which is located near [[srirangapattana]]),

[[File:Mysore Palace seen from Chamundi Hill Viewpoint at night.jpg|thumb|Mysore Palace seen from Chamundi Hill Viewpoint at night]]

* The [[Krishna Raja Sagar]] [[Krishna Raja Sagar | (KRS)]] dam across the [[Kaveri river]] and the adjoining [[Krishna Raja Sagar | Brindavan Gardens]],

Mysore is located at {{Coord|12.30|N|74.65|E|}} and has an average altitude of {{convert|770|m|ft|0}}.<ref name="clim">{{cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BIGvZqG2JG4C&dq=Mysore+770&pg=PA110|chapter=Climate and clothing|title=Bangalore&nbsp;– Mysore|page=110|publisher=Orient Longman|___location=Hyderabad, India|isbn=0-86311-431-8|first=Afried|last=Raman|year=1994|access-date=25 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110524130549/http://www.google.co.in/books?id=BIGvZqG2JG4C&pg=PA110&dq=Mysore+770&as_brr=3&sig=67NNbsZctrs2F4gKoFlUphWdkYM|archive-date=24 May 2011}}</ref> It is spread across an area of {{convert|286.05|km2|sqmi|0|abbr=on}}<ref name="swm">{{cite web|url=http://mysorecity.gov.in/forms/SWM.pdf|title=Action plan for solid waste management|publisher=Mysore City Corporation|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20071129005338/http://mysorecity.gov.in/forms/SWM.pdf|archive-date= 29 November 2007|url-status=dead|access-date=25 September 2007}}</ref>{{rp|4}} at the base of the [[Chamundi Hill]]s in the southern region of Karnataka. Mysore is the southernmost city of Karnataka and is a neighbouring city of the states of [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] in the south, flanked by the state cities [[Madikeri]], [[Chamarajanagara]], and [[Mandya]]. People in and around Mysore extensively use [[Kannada]] as a medium of language. Mysore has several lakes, such as the [[Kukkarahalli lake|Kukkarahalli]], the [[Karanji Lake|Karanji]], and the [[Lingambudhi Lake|Lingambudhi]] lakes. Mysore has The Biggest 'Walk-Through Aviary' called Karanji Lake in India. In 2001, total land area usage in Mysore city was 39.9%&nbsp;residential, 16.1%&nbsp;roads, 13.74%&nbsp;parks and open spaces, 13.48%&nbsp;industrial, 8.96%&nbsp;public property, 3.02%&nbsp;commercial, 2.27%&nbsp;agriculture and 2.02&nbsp;water.<ref name="cdp">{{cite web|url=http://jnnurm.nic.in/toolkit/MysoreCdp/MysoreCDP.pdf|publisher=Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission, Government of India|title=Mysore City Development Plan|access-date=25 September 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927013603/http://jnnurm.nic.in/toolkit/MysoreCdp/MysoreCDP.pdf|archive-date =27 September 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{rp|35}} The city is located between two rivers: the [[Kaveri River]] that flows through the north of the city and the [[Kabini River]], a tributary of the Kaveri, that lies to the south.

* The [[The Nilgiris|Nilgiri Hills]],

* [[Bandipur National Park]],

* Madumalai Forest,

* [[Nagarhole National Park]],

* [[Rangantittu Bird Sanctuary]],

* Kabini River Resort: rated among the top five wildlife resorts in the world by Tatler's Travel Guide,

* [[Somnathpur]] is an ancient temple town having a temple of historical & archeological importance,

* Balamuri and Edamuri (back waters of the [[Kaveri River]]),

* Himavad Gopalaswamy hill,

* [[Biligirirangan Hills]]

* Kunthi hill,

* Melukote.

=== Climate ===

=== Noted people who have worked in Mysore ===

Mysore has a [[tropical savanna climate]] (''Aw'') bordering on a [[hot semi-arid climate]] (''BSh'') under the [[Köppen climate classification]]. The main seasons are Summer from March to May, the [[monsoon]] season from June to October and winter from November to February.<ref name="clim" /> The highest temperature recorded in Mysore was {{nowrap|{{convert|39.9|°C|°F|abbr=on|0}}}} on 25&nbsp;April 2016, and the lowest was {{nowrap|{{convert|7.7|°C|°F|abbr=on|0}}}} on 16 January 2012.<ref name="hight">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/04/10/stories/2007041013990500.htm|first=R. Krishna|last=Kumar|title=Severe heat wave likely to hit Mysore in the next few weeks|date=10 April 2007|access-date=25 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032644/http://hindu.com/2007/04/10/stories/2007041013990500.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="imd">{{cite web|url=http://www.imdbangalore.gov.in/mchistory.pdf#15|title=Indian Meteorological Department – Meteorological Centre – Bengaluru|publisher=Government of India – Ministry of Earth Sciences|access-date=19 February 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170517002528/http://www.imdbangalore.gov.in/mchistory.pdf#15|archive-date=17 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="lowt">{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ktakas-coldest-day-in-100-years-7-dead-in-ap/221821-62.html|publisher=IBN Live|date=18 January 2012|title=Karnataka's coldest day in 100 years, 7 dead in Andhra Pradesh|access-date=4 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120221180708/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/ktakas-coldest-day-in-100-years-7-dead-in-ap/221821-62.html|archive-date=21 February 2012}}</ref> The city's average annual rainfall is {{convert|798.6|mm|in|1|abbr = on}}.

* [[Mokshagundam Vishweshwaraiah]] (He was the chief architect of the [[Krishna Raja Sagar]] dam),

{{Weather box

* [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]],

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* [[R. K. Narayan]],

| ___location = Mysore (1991–2020, extremes 1901–2020)

* [[Kuvempu | K. V. Puttappa]] (popularly known as [[Kuvempu]]),

| metric first = Yes

* [[C. D. Narasimhaiah]],

| single line = Yes

* [[D. V. Gundappa]],

| Jan record high C = 33.9

* [[Javagal Srinath]].

| Feb record high C = 36.1

| Mar record high C = 38.5

| Apr record high C = 39.9

| May record high C = 39.0

| Jun record high C = 37.4

| Jul record high C = 35.8

| Aug record high C = 33.9

| Sep record high C = 34.2

| Oct record high C = 35.0

| Nov record high C = 32.8

| Dec record high C = 32.1

| year record high C = 39.9

| Jan high C = 29.3

| Feb high C = 31.4

| Mar high C = 33.6

| Apr high C = 34.3

| May high C = 33.4

| Jun high C = 30.0

| Jul high C = 28.7

| Aug high C = 28.6

| Sep high C = 29.5

| Oct high C = 29.4

| Nov high C = 28.7

| Dec high C = 28.3

| year high C = 30.4

| Jan low C = 16.3

| Feb low C = 17.3

| Mar low C = 19.4

| Apr low C = 21.0

| May low C = 21.2

| Jun low C = 20.4

| Jul low C = 19.9

| Aug low C = 19.8

| Sep low C = 19.7

| Oct low C = 19.7

| Nov low C = 18.7

| Dec low C = 16.9

| year low C = 19.2

| Jan record low C = 7.7

| Feb record low C = 8.6

| Mar record low C = 10.4

| Apr record low C = 14.9

| May record low C = 15.6

| Jun record low C = 12.6

| Jul record low C = 15.8

| Aug record low C = 16.5

| Sep record low C = 13.4

| Oct record low C = 11.2

| Nov record low C = 9.6

| Dec record low C = 8.7

| year record low C = 7.7

| rain colour = green

| Jan rain mm = 1.1

| Feb rain mm = 2.5

| Mar rain mm = 12.6

| Apr rain mm = 84.5

| May rain mm = 127.8

| Jun rain mm = 76.6

| Jul rain mm = 84.2

| Aug rain mm = 96.9

| Sep rain mm = 102.3

| Oct rain mm = 162.7

| Nov rain mm = 67.5

| Dec rain mm = 12.9

| year rain mm = 831.5

| Jan rain days = 0.2

| Feb rain days = 0.2

| Mar rain days = 1.1

| Apr rain days = 4.9

| May rain days = 7.3

| Jun rain days = 6.0

| Jul rain days = 8.1

| Aug rain days = 7.9

| Sep rain days = 6.9

| Oct rain days = 8.5

| Nov rain days = 4.3

| Dec rain days = 0.9

| year rain days = 56.2

| time day = 17:30 [[Indian Standard Time|IST]]

| Jan humidity = 50

| Feb humidity = 49

| Mar humidity = 45

| Apr humidity = 50

| May humidity = 62

| Jun humidity = 73

| Jul humidity = 76

| Aug humidity = 75

| Sep humidity = 72

| Oct humidity = 72

| Nov humidity = 70

| Dec humidity = 61

| year humidity = 63

| source 1 = [[India Meteorological Department]]<ref>{{cite web

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/Climatological%20Tables%201991-2020.pdf

| title = Climatological Tables of Observatories in India 1991-2020

| publisher = [[India Meteorological Department]]

| access-date = 11 November 2024

}}</ref><ref name=IMDnormals>{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205040301/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf

| archive-date = 5 February 2020

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/1981-2010%20CLIM%20NORMALS%20%28STATWISE%29.pdf

| title = Station: Mysore Climatological Table 1981–2010

| work = Climatological Normals 1981–2010

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| date = January 2015

| pages = 517–518

| access-date = 10 April 2020}}</ref><ref name=IMDextremes>{{cite web

| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200205042509/http://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf

| archive-date = 5 February 2020

| url = https://imdpune.gov.in/library/public/EXTREMES%20OF%20TEMPERATURE%20and%20RAINFALL%20upto%202012.pdf

| title = Extremes of Temperature & Rainfall for Indian Stations (Up to 2012)

| publisher = India Meteorological Department

| date = December 2016

| page = M102

| access-date = 10 April 2020}}</ref>

| source =

| Jan uv = 10

| Feb uv = 12

| Mar uv = 12

| Apr uv = 12

| May uv = 12

| Jun uv = 12

| Jul uv = 12

| Aug uv = 12

| Sep uv = 12

| Oct uv = 12

| Nov uv = 10

| Dec uv = 10

| source 2 = Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas">{{cite web

| url = https://www.weather-atlas.com/en/india/mysuru-climate

| title = Climate and monthly weather forecast Mysore, India

| publisher = Weather Atlas

| access-date = 20 July 2022

}}</ref>

}}

===Rainfall===

=== Noted people who were born in Mysore ===

As per Karnataka State Natural Disaster Monitoring Centre, Mysore taluk has been divided into 4 [[hobli]]s. In 2022, the rainfall received by these hoblis are as follows:

* [[Kamala Markandaya]], novelist.

# Mysore - {{convert|1358|mm|in}}

* [[J. Jayalalithaa]] (born [[1948]]), [[Chief Minister]] of [[Tamil Nadu]]

# Elivala - {{convert|1257|mm|in}}

* [[R. K. Laxman]], Cartoonist ([[The Common Man]] in the [[Times of India]] newspaper)

# Jayapura - {{convert|1405|mm|in}}

# Varuna - {{convert|1383|mm|in}} <ref>{{cite web|url=http://ksndmc.org/en/Root/DownloadFile?path=%5C%5C192.168.2.21%5Ce%24%5CKSNDMC%20REPORTS%5CAnnual%20Report%5CAnnual%20State%20Report%5CAR_2022.pdf&fileName=Annual%20State%20Reports_2022.pdf|access-date=26 July 2023|title=Annual State Report 2022}}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

Overall, Mysore taluk received 67% of excess rainfall in the year 2022.

== Demographics ==

== Educational and research institutions ==

{{Historical population

| source = [[Census of India]]<ref name="popu-history">{{cite web |url=http://censusindia.gov.in/DigitalLibrary/data/Census_2001/Table/India/Class%20I-A-4_Final.xls |title=Provisional population totals, Census of India 2011 |access-date=29 November 2011}}</ref><ref name="popu-history2">{{cite web |url=http://piketty.pse.ens.fr/files/ideologie/data/CensusIndia/CensusIndia1941/Census%20of%20India%201941.pdf |title=Provisional population totals, Census of India 1941 |access-date=29 November 2019}}</ref>

| 1891 | 74648

| 1901 | 68111

| 1911 | 71306

| 1921 | 83951

| 1931 | 107142

| 1941 | 150540

| 1951 | 244323

| 1961 | 253865

| 1971 | 355685

| 1981 | 479081

| 1991 | 653345

| 2001 | 799228

| 2011 | 990900

|2021|1261000}}

{{bar box

* University

|title=Religions in Mysore city (2011)<ref name="Religion">{{cite web |title=C-01 Population By Religious Community: Karnataka|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11378/download/14491/DDW29C-01%20MDDS.XLS|publisher=Census of India}}</ref>

** [[University of Mysore]]

|titlebar=#Fcd116

** Karnatak Open University.

|left1=Religion

* Central Research Institutes

|right1=Percent

** Central Food Technological Research Institute ([[CFTRI]])

|float=left

** Defense Food Research Laboratory ([[DFRL]])

|bars=

** Central Institute of Indian Languages ([[CIIL]])

{{bar percent|[[Hinduism in Karnataka|Hinduism]]|darkorange|73.65}}

** Rare Materials Project ([[RMP]])

{{bar percent|[[Islam]]|green|21.92}}

* Engineering Colleges

{{bar percent|[[Christianity in Karnataka|Christianity]]|dodgerblue|2.71}}

** Sri Jayachamarajendra College of Engineering ([[SJCE]])

{{bar percent|[[Jainism in Karnataka|Jainism]]|pink|1.13}}

** [[National Institute of Engineering]] ([[NIE]])

{{bar percent|Other or not stated|grey|0.59}}

** Vidya Vikas Institute of Engineering and Technology ([[VVIET]])

}}

** Vidyavardhaka College of Engineering ([[VVCE]])

* Medical Colleges

** [[Mysore Medical College]]

** JSS Medical College

* Dental Colleges

** JSS Dental College

** Farooquia Dental College

* Pharmacy Colleges

** JSS College of Pharmacy

** Farooquia College of Pharmacy

* Law Colleges

** JSS Law College

** Vidyavardhaka Law College

** Sharada Vilas Law College

* Arts, Commerce and Science Colleges

** Maharaja's College

** Maharani's College

** Yuvaraja's College

** Mahajana college

** Marimallappa's College

** JSS College

** Regional College of Education

{{Pie chart

== Access ==

| thumb = right

| caption = Languages of Mysore (2011)<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka (Urban)|url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10255/download/13367/DDW-C16-TOWN-STMT-MDDS-2900.XLSX|website=[[Census of India]] |publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]}}</ref>

|label1 = [[Kannada]] |value1 = 60.51 |color1 = darkslateblue

|label2 = [[Urdu]] |value2 = 21.20 |color2 = green

|label3 = [[Telugu language|Telugu]] |value3 = 4.82 |color3 = steelblue

|label4 = [[Tamil language|Tamil]] |value4 = 4.58 |color4 = royalblue

|label5 = [[Hindi]] |value5 = 2.29 |color5 = orange

|label6 = [[Marathi language|Marathi]] |value6 = 2.13 |color6 = red

|label7 = [[Malayalam]] |value7 = 1.37 |color7 = cornflowerblue

|label8 = Others |value8 = 3.10 |color8 = grey

}}

{{As of|2011}}, Mysore city had an estimated population of 920,550&nbsp;consisting of 461,042&nbsp;males and 459,508&nbsp;females, making it the third most populous city in Karnataka<ref name="popu7">{{cite web |url=https://worldpopulationreview.com/world-cities/mysore-population |title=Mysuru Population 2022 |access-date=6 September 2022}}</ref><ref name="popu4">{{cite web|url=http://www.citypopulation.de/India-Karnataka.html?cityid=3054 |title=INDIA: Karnātaka|publisher=[[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India]]|access-date=8 March 2020}}</ref> Mysore urban agglomeration is the second largest urban agglomeration in the state<ref>{{cite web |title=Urban Agglomerations/Cities having population 1 lakh and above |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |access-date=11 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226072411/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/India2/Table_3_PR_UA_Citiees_1Lakh_and_Above.pdf |archive-date=26 December 2018 |date=2011 |url-status=dead}}</ref> and is home to 1,060,120&nbsp;people, consisting of 497,132&nbsp;males and 493,762&nbsp;females.<ref name="popu7"/> According to 2011&nbsp;census, Mysore was the largest non-metropolitan city in India and had the highest basic infrastructure index of 2.846.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Non-Metropolitan Class I Cities of India |url=https://smartnet.niua.org/sites/default/files/resources/HUDCO%20Phase%20II.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180617192759/https://smartnet.niua.org/sites/default/files/resources/HUDCO%20Phase%20II.pdf|archive-date=17 June 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=30 May 2018}}</ref> Mysore was estimated to have crossed 1&nbsp;million in 2017&nbsp;making it a metropolitan city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://des.kar.nic.in/docs/Projected%20Population%202012-2021.pdf|title=PROJECTED POPULATION OF KARNATAKA 2012–2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180219182718/http://des.kar.nic.in/docs/Projected%20Population%202012-2021.pdf|archive-date=19 February 2018|url-status=live}}</ref> For the year 2022, the projected population of Mysuru Metropolitan Area, which includes [[Mysore City Corporation]], [[Hootagalli]] City Municipal Council, and Bogadi, Srirampura, Rammanahalli and Kadakola Town Panchayats is 1,261,000,<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mysore, India Metro Area Population 1950-2022 |url=https://www.macrotrends.net/cities/21343/mysore/population |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=www.macrotrends.net}}</ref> as per the United Nation's World Urbanization Prospects - 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |title=World Urbanization Prospects - Population Division - United Nations |url=https://population.un.org/wup/DataQuery/ |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=population.un.org}}</ref>

=== Rail ===

The gender ratio of Mysore is 1,000&nbsp;females to every 1,000&nbsp;males and the population density is {{convert|6910.5|/sqkm|/sqmi}}. According to the census of 2001, 73.65%&nbsp;of the city population are [[Hindu]]s, 21.92%&nbsp;are [[Muslim]]s, 2.71%&nbsp;are [[Christians]], 1.13%&nbsp;are [[Jain]]s and the remainder belong to other religions.<ref name="reg">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/Religion_WhizMap1/housemap.htm |work=Census GIS India |title=Religion |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |access-date=27 November 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100706213221/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/page/Religion_WhizMap1/housemap.htm |archive-date=6 July 2010 }}</ref> The population exceeded 100,000 in the census of 1931 and grew by 20.5&nbsp;per cent in the decade 1991–2001. {{As of|2011}}, the literacy rate of the city is 86.84&nbsp;per cent, which is higher than the state's average of 75.6&nbsp;per cent.<ref name="popu7"/><ref name="popu1">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/karnataka/3-figure-7.pdf|title=Data on rural & urban areas: figures at a glance Karnataka|work=Census of India 2011, Provisional Population Totals|publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India|access-date=3 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111024231951/http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/paper2/data_files/karnataka/3-figure-7.pdf|archive-date=24 October 2011}}</ref>

Mysore is the rail junction for the district, and rail lines connect Mysore to [[Bangalore]] to the northeast via [[Mandya]], to [[Tamil Nadu]] to the east, and to the rail junction at [[Hassan]] to the northwest, to [[Chamarajanagar]] via [[Nanjangud]] to the south east.

[[Kannada]] is the most widely spoken language in the city. Approximately 19%&nbsp;of the population live below the poverty line, and 9%&nbsp;live in [[slum]]s.<ref name=kahurithsis>{{Cite thesis |degree=MSc |title=Engendered land administration system—Mysore slums upgrading |url=http://www.mysore.nic.in/SWM%20DPR.pdf |type=PDF |last=Kahuri |first=Searh Kabui |year=2010 |page=3 |publisher=International Institute for Geo-information Science and Earth Observation |___location=Enschede, Netherlands |access-date=28 March 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518173252/http://www.mysore.nic.in/SWM%20DPR.pdf |archive-date=18 May 2013 }}</ref> According to the 2001 census, 35.75% of the population in the urban areas of Karnataka are workers, but only 33.3% of the population of Mysore are.<ref name="pop">{{cite web|title=Population of Karnataka|work=Census GIS India |publisher=Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |url=http://www.censusindiamaps.net/states/karnataka.htm|access-date=3 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105100248/http://www.censusindiamaps.net/states/karnataka.htm|archive-date=5 November 2012}}</ref> Members of [[Scheduled castes and scheduled tribes]] constitute 15.1% of the population.<ref name="pop" /> According to the National Crime Records Bureau of India, the number of [[:wikt:cognizable|cognisable]] crime incidents reported in Mysore during 2010&nbsp;was 3,407&nbsp;(second in the state, after Bangalore's 32,188), increasing from 3,183&nbsp;incidents reported in 2009.<ref name="crm2010">{{cite web|url=http://ncrb.nic.in/CII2010/cii-2010/Table%201.15.pdf|work=Crime in India 2010|title=City-wise Incidence of Cognizable Crime (IPC) During 2010 |publisher=National Crime Records Bureau of India|access-date=3 March 2012|page=301|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131114231831/http://ncrb.nic.in/CII2010/cii-2010/Table%201.15.pdf|archive-date=14 November 2013}}</ref><ref name="crm2009">{{cite web|url=http://ncrb.nic.in/CII%202009/cii-2009/Table%201.15.pdf|work=Crime in India 2009|title=City-wise Incidence of Cognizable Crime (IPC) during 2009|publisher=National Crime Records Bureau of India|access-date=3 March 2012|page=301|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110124125007/http://ncrb.nic.in/CII%202009/cii-2009/Table%201.15.pdf|archive-date=24 January 2011}}</ref>

The residents of the city are known as ''Mysoreans'' in [[English language|English]] and ''Mysoorinavaru'' in Kannada. The dispute between Karnataka and [[Tamil Nadu]] over the sharing of Kaveri river water often leads to minor altercations and demonstrations in the city.<ref name="kave">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/13/stories/2007021313660300.htm|date=13 February 2007|title=Cauvery verdict: bandh total, peaceful in Mysore city|access-date=25 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032639/http://hindu.com/2007/02/13/stories/2007021313660300.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> Growth in the [[information technology]] industry in Mysore has led to a change in the city's demographic profile; likely strains on the infrastructure and haphazard growth of the city resulting from the demographic change have been a cause of concern for some of its citizens.<ref name="chag">{{cite news|title=Concern expressed over impact of anticipated IT boom on Mysore |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/01/02/stories/2006010215120300.htm|first=Liaqh A.|last=Khan|date=2 January 2006|access-date=25 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032610/http://hindu.com/2006/01/02/stories/2006010215120300.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref>

== Administration and utilities ==

{{main|Mysore City Corporation}}

[[File:Mysore Palace, India (photo - Jim Ankan Deka).jpg|thumb|Mysore Palace]]

[[File:Mysore Taluk (2011 Census) (cropped).jpg|thumb|Mysore Taluk Map as per 2011 Census]]

The civic administration of the city is managed by the Mysore City Corporation, which was established as a municipality in 1888&nbsp;and converted into a corporation in 1977. Overseeing engineering works, health, sanitation, water supply, administration and taxation, the corporation is headed by a Mayor, who is assisted by commissioners and council members.<ref name="cdp" />{{rp|43}} The city is divided into 65&nbsp;wards and the council members (also known as ''corporators'') are elected by the citizens of Mysore every five years.<ref name="corpo">{{cite news|date=28 June 2007|title=NGOs welcome formation of ward panels|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/28/stories/2007062858650300.htm |access-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032704/http://hindu.com/2007/06/28/stories/2007062858650300.htm |newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> The council members, in turn, elect the mayor. The annual budget of the corporation for the year 2011–2012 was {{INRConvert|4.27|b|year=2011}}.<ref name="budget">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/30/stories/2011033063220500.htm|date=30 March 2011|title=Rs. 3-crore surplus budget for MCC|access-date=3 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927195358/http://www.hindu.com/2011/03/30/stories/2011033063220500.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=27 September 2011}}</ref> Among 63&nbsp;cities covered under the [[Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission]], Mysore City Corporation was adjudged the second-best city municipal corporation and was given the ''"Nagara Ratna"'' award in 2011.<ref name="awar">{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2215146.ece|newspaper=The Hindu|date=10 July 2011|title=Mysore City Corporation gets award for better civic amenities|access-date=4 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110909040722/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/article2215146.ece|archive-date=9 September 2011}}</ref>

Urban growth and expansion is managed by the [[Mysore Urban Development Authority]] (MUDA), which is headed by a commissioner. Its activities include developing new layouts and roads, town planning and land acquisition. One of the major projects undertaken by MUDA is the creation of an Outer Ring Road to ease traffic congestion.<ref name="orr">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/02/14/stories/2004021409890300.htm|date=14 February 2004|title=Outer Ring Road may ease traffic woes in Mysore|access-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032542/http://hindu.com/2004/02/14/stories/2004021409890300.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> Citizens of Mysore have criticised MUDA for its inability to prevent [[Mafia Raj#Land mafias|land mafias]] and ensure lawful distribution of housing lands among city residents.<ref name="domi">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212260500.htm|date=2 May 2006|title=Forum says land mafia is thriving in Mysore|access-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060706165051/http://www.hindu.com/2006/05/02/stories/2006050212260500.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=6 July 2006}}</ref> The [[CESCOM|Chamundeshwari Electricity Supply Corporation]] is responsible for electric supply to the city.<ref name="cescom">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/29/stories/2005012905600400.htm|title=Council passes amendment bill|date=29 January 2005|access-date=13 December 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050210052954/http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/29/stories/2005012905600400.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=10 February 2005}}</ref>

Drinking water for Mysore is sourced from the [[Kaveri]] and [[Kabini]] rivers.<ref name="cdp" />{{rp|53}} The city got its first piped water supply when the Belagola project was commissioned in 1896.<ref name="bela">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/05/07/stories/2007050713220300.htm|date=7 May 2007|title=Second stage of Melapura water project inaugurated|access-date=25 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032654/http://hindu.com/2007/05/07/stories/2007050713220300.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> {{As of|2011}}, Mysore gets {{convert|42.5|e6impgal|m3|abbr=off|order=flip}} of water per day. Mysore sometimes faces water crises, mainly during the summer months (March–June) and in years of low rainfall.<ref name="cris">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/06/12/stories/2007061213630300.htm|date=12 June 2007|first=R. Krishna|last=Kumar|title=Is Mysore city heading for a water crisis?|access-date=25 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032700/http://hindu.com/2007/06/12/stories/2007061213630300.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> The city has had an underground drainage system since 1904. The entire sewage from the city drains into four valleys: Kesare, Malalavadi, Dalavai and Belavatha.<ref name="cdp" />{{rp|56}} In an exercise carried out by the [[Ministry of Urban Development (India)|Urban Development Ministry]] under the national urban sanitation policy, Mysore was rated the second cleanest city in India in 2010 and the cleanest in Karnataka.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/68796/mysore-comes-clean-over-blore.html|date=10 May 2010|title=Mysore comes clean over B'lore|last=Athrady|first=Ajith|access-date=12 May 2010|newspaper=Deccan Herald|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100514084621/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/68796/mysore-comes-clean-over-blore.html|archive-date=14 May 2010}}</ref>

The citizens of Mysore elect five representatives to the [[Karnataka legislature|Legislative assembly of Karnataka]] through the constituencies of Chamaraja, Krishnaraja, Narasimharaja, Hunsur and Chamundeshwari.<ref name="assem">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/04/stories/2004030409380300.htm|date=4 March 2004|title=Triangular contest likely in four Assembly seats|access-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041031011845/http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/04/stories/2004030409380300.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=31 October 2004}}</ref> Mysore city, being part of the larger Mysore Lok Sabha constituency, also elects one member to the [[Lok Sabha]], the lower house of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]]. The politics in the city is dominated by three political parties: the [[Indian National Congress]] (INC), the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP), and the [[Janata Dal (Secular)]] (JDS).<ref name="assem" />

== Economy ==

{{Further|Economy of the Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore silk}}

[[File:Mysore India Infosys.JPG|thumb|[[Infosys]] [[office]] at [[Hebbal, Mysore|Hebbal]], Mysore]]

Tourism and IT are the major industries in Mysore. The city attracted about 3.15&nbsp;million tourists in 2010.<ref name="tourin">{{cite news|last=Kumar|first=R. Krishna|date=6 January 2011|title=Over 3&nbsp;million tourists visit Mysore in 2010|newspaper=The Hindu|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article1037287.ece|url-status=live|access-date=12 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130103213850/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/article1037287.ece|archive-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> Mysore has traditionally been home to industries such as weaving, sandalwood carving, bronze work and the production of lime and salt.<ref name="histin">{{cite journal|last1=Sharma|first1=Ravi|year=2004|title=A city in transition|url=http://frontlineonnet.com/fl2103/stories/20040213002008900.htm|url-status=dead|journal=Frontline|volume=21|issue=3|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103051541/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2103/stories/20040213002008900.htm|archive-date=3 January 2008|access-date=29 February 2012}}</ref> It has many big IT companies like [[Infosys]] and [[Wipro]]. The planned industrial growth of the city and the state was first envisaged at the ''Mysore economic conference'' in 1911.<ref name="histin" /><ref name="mec">{{cite web|title=Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya|url=http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in/dream/feb2000/article1.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070604111903/http://www.vigyanprasar.gov.in/dream/feb2000/article1.htm|archive-date=4 June 2007|access-date=1 October 2007|publisher=Department of Science and Technology, Government of India}}</ref> This led to the establishment of industries such as the Mysore Sandalwood Oil Factory in 1917&nbsp;and the Sri Krishnarajendra Mills in 1920.<ref name="rao1927" />{{rp|270, 278}} Mysore has emerged as an industrial hub in [[Karnataka]] next to [[Bangalore]]. Mysore is part of the Bidar-Mysore Industrial Corridor. Major drivers of the economy are tourism, finance, manufacturing and industry which includes chemicals, petrochemicals, machinery, automobile, engineering, textiles and food processing sectors. A new industrial corridor plan is underway between Mysore and Bangalore.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Develop industrial corridor between Bangalore-Mysore: CII Chairman|url=https://www.inmysore.com/develop-industrial-corridor-between-bangalore-mysore-cii-chairman|access-date=29 August 2021|website=www.inmysore.com|date=3 March 2013|language=en-gb|archive-date=29 August 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210829114648/https://www.inmysore.com/develop-industrial-corridor-between-bangalore-mysore-cii-chairman|url-status=dead}}</ref>

For the industrial development of the city, the Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board (KIADB) has established four industrial areas in and around Mysore, in the [[Belagola]], [[Belawadi]], [[Hebbal, Mysore|Hebbal]] and [[Hootagalli]] areas.<ref name="indarea">{{cite web|title=KIADB industrial areas|url=http://kiadb.kar.nic.in/industrialareas/industrialareas.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002073352/http://kiadb.kar.nic.in/industrialareas/industrialareas.htm|archive-date=2 October 2007|access-date=1 October 2007|publisher=The Karnataka Industrial Development Board}}</ref> One of the major industrial areas near Mysore is [[Nanjangud]] which will be a satellite town to Mysore. Nanjangud industrial area hosts a number of industries like [[AT&S|AT&S India Pvt Ltd]], [[Nestlé India|Nestle India ltd]], Reid and Taylor, [[Jubilant FoodWorks|Jubiliant]], [[TVS Motor Company|TVS]], and [[Asian Paints]]. Nanjangud Industrial area also boasts being 2nd&nbsp;highest [[Value-added tax|VAT]] / Sales Taxpayer which is more than {{INRConvert|4|b}} after [[Peenya]] which is in state capital Bangalore. [[JK Tyre]] has its manufacturing facility in Mysore.<ref>{{cite news|date=22 August 2016|title=JK Tyre rolls out 10 million radial tyres|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/jk-tyre-rolls-out-10-million-radial-tyres-116082201041_1.html|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214101339/http://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/jk-tyre-rolls-out-10-million-radial-tyres-116082201041_1.html|archive-date=14 February 2017|access-date=13 February 2017|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref> The city has emerged as a hub of automobile industries in Karnataka.

The major software companies in Mysore are [[Infosys]], [[ArisGlobal]], [[Larsen & Toubro Infotech]], Excelsoft Technologies and Triveni Engineering.<ref>{{cite web|date=6 March 2017|title=Two-Day Avishkaar-2017 begins|url=http://starofmysore.com/two-day-aavishkaar-2017-begins/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170810171951/http://starofmysore.com/two-day-aavishkaar-2017-begins/|archive-date=10 August 2017|access-date=17 June 2017|newspaper=[[Star of Mysore]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=25 September 2016|title=Wipro conducts 'Spirit of run'|url=http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/wipro-conducts-spirit-of-run/390764/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170214003440/http://www.financialexpress.com/industry/wipro-conducts-spirit-of-run/390764/|archive-date=14 February 2017|access-date=13 February 2017|newspaper=[[The Financial Express (India)|The Financial Express]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=19 January 2016|title=Karnataka clears Uber, Reliance Comm Infra expansion projects|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/karnataka-clears-uber-reliance-comm-infra-expansion-projects/article8124229.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303214239/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/national/karnataka-clears-uber-reliance-comm-infra-expansion-projects/article8124229.ece|archive-date=3 March 2018|access-date=13 February 2017|newspaper=[[Business Line]]}}</ref> The growth of the information technology industry in the first decade of the 21st century has resulted in the city emerging as the second largest software exporter in Karnataka ({{as of|alt=as of|2007}}), next to Bangalore.<ref>{{cite web|date=23 May 2007|title=Mysore second in State in software exports|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Mysore-second-in-State-in-software-exports/article14767462.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303214238/http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/Mysore-second-in-State-in-software-exports/article14767462.ece|archive-date=3 March 2018|access-date=28 September 2017|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Khan|first=Liaqh A.|date=6 June 2008|title=Software exports hover around Rs. 1,100 cr.|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/06/stories/2008060651900300.htm|url-status=dead|access-date=19 February 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081007062927/http://www.hindu.com/2008/06/06/stories/2008060651900300.htm|archive-date=7 October 2008}}</ref> Mysore also has many shopping malls, including the [[Mall of Mysore]] which is one of the largest malls in India and Karnataka. Retail is also a major part of the economy in Mysore.

Mysore also hosts many central government organisations like [[Central Food Technological Research Institute|CFTRI]], DFRL, [[Central Institute of Petrochemicals Engineering and Technology|CIPET]], [[BEML]],<ref>{{cite web|date=11 July 2016|title=BEML opens service training centre at Mysore complex|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/beml-opens-service-training-centre-at-mysore-complex/article8834905.ece|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303214240/https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/beml-opens-service-training-centre-at-mysore-complex/article8834905.ece|archive-date=3 March 2018|access-date=13 February 2017|newspaper=[[Business Line]]}}</ref> RMP (Rare Material Project), [[Reserve Bank of India|RBI]] Note printing Press and RBI Paper Printing Press.

== Culture ==

{{Main|Culture of Mysore}}

[[File:Mysore Painting.jpg|thumb|left|upright|alt=A photo depicting the Mysore style of painting|Mysore painting depicting the goddess [[Saraswati]]]]

Referred to as the ''cultural capital'' of Karnataka, Mysore is well known for the festivities that take place during the period of ''[[Mysore Dasara|Dasara]]''; the state festival of Karnataka. The ''Dasara'' festivities, which are celebrated over a ten-day period, were first introduced by King Raja Wodeyar I in 1610.<ref name="das">{{cite journal|first=Ravi |last=Sharma |url=http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021005611300.htm |title=Mysore Dasara: A historic festival |journal=Frontline |volume=22 |issue=21 |access-date=4 April 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070716044238/http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021005611300.htm |archive-date=16 July 2007 }}</ref> On the ninth day of ''Dasara'', called ''Mahanavami'', the royal sword is worshipped and is taken on a procession of decorated elephants, camels and horses.<ref name="das" /> On the tenth day, called ''[[Vijayadashami]]'', the traditional ''Dasara'' procession (locally known as ''Jumboo Savari'') is held on the streets of Mysore which usually falls in the month of September or October. The idol of the goddess Chamundeshwari is placed on a golden ''[[mantapa]]'' on the back of a decorated elephant and taken on a procession, accompanied by tabla, dance groups, music bands, decorated elephants, horses and camels.<ref name="das" /> The procession starts from the Mysore Palace and culminates at a place called Bannimantapa, where the ''banni'' tree (''[[Prosopis spicigera]]'') is worshipped.<ref name="das" /> The ''Dasara'' festivities culminate on the night of ''Vijayadashami'' with a torchlight parade, known locally as ''Panjina Kavayatthu''.<ref name="das" />

Mysore is called the ''City of Palaces'' because of several ornate examples in the city. Among the most notable are [[Mysore Palace|Amba Vilas]], popularly known as Mysore Palace; [[Jaganmohana Palace]], which also serves as an art gallery; [[Rajendra Vilas]], also known as the summer palace; [[Lalitha Mahal]], which has been converted into a hotel; and [[Jayalakshmi Vilas]].<ref name="pal">{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BIGvZqG2JG4C|title=Bangalore&nbsp;– Mysore|publisher=Orient Longman|___location=Hyderabad, India|isbn=0-86311-431-8|first=Afried|last=Raman|year=1994|access-date=25 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219015646/http://www.google.co.in/books?id=BIGvZqG2JG4C|archive-date=19 December 2013}}</ref>{{rp|87–88}} The palace of Mysore burned down in 1897, and the present structure was built on the same site. Amba Vilas palace exhibits an [[Indo-Saracenic]] style of architecture on the outside, but a distinctly [[Hoysala architecture|Hoysala style]] in the interior.<ref name="pal" />{{rp|82}} Even though the [[Government of Karnataka]] maintains the Mysore palace, a small portion has been allocated for the erstwhile royal family to live in. The Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion was constructed by [[Chamarajendra Wadiyar X|Sri Chamaraja Wodeyar]] for his daughter Jayalakshammanni. It is now a museum dedicated to folk culture and artefacts of the royal family.<ref name="ion">{{cite news|title=Of monumental value|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/apr192005/spectrum1137332005417.asp|first=Priyanka|last=Haldipur|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=19 April 2005|access-date=3 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219004928/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/apr192005/spectrum1137332005417.asp|archive-date=19 December 2013}}</ref>

[[File:Mysore Silk Saree.jpg|thumb|Mysore silk sari]]

The [[Mysore painting]] style is an offshoot of the [[Vijayanagara Empire|Vijayanagar]] school of painting, and King Raja Wodeyar (1578–1617 CE) is credited with having been its patron.<ref name="gesso">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianfolklore.org/pdf/visualart/Mysore.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031030072752/http://www.indianfolklore.org/pdf/visualart/Mysore.pdf|archive-date=30 October 2003|title=Mysore Painting|work=Indianfolklore.org|publisher=National Folklore Support Centre|access-date=5 April 2007}}</ref>{{rp|1}} The distinctive feature of these paintings is the ''[[gesso]]'' work, to which gold foil is applied.<ref name="gesso" />{{rp|3}} Mysore is known for rosewood inlay work; around 4,000&nbsp;craftsmen were involved in this art in 2002.<ref name="rose">{{cite news|first=Pushpa|last=Chari|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/30/stories/2002053000390200.htm|title=Intricate Patterns|date=30 May 2002|access-date=4 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001030248/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2002/05/30/stories/2002053000390200.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=1 October 2007}}</ref> The city lends its name to the Mysore silk [[sari]], a women's garment made with pure silk and gold ''[[zari]]'' (thread).<ref name="silk">{{cite web |url=http://www.ksicsilk.com/Web/MysoreFactory |publisher=Karnataka Silk Industries Corporation |title=Mysore&nbsp;– silk weaving & printing silk products |access-date=9 April 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329115506/http://ksicsilk.com/Web/MysoreFactory |archive-date=29 March 2013 }}</ref> ''[[Mysore Peta]]'', the traditional indigenous turban worn by the erstwhile rulers of Mysore, is worn by men in some traditional ceremonies. A notable local dessert that traces its history to the kitchen in the Mysore palace is ''[[Mysore pak]]''.

Mysore is the ___location of the International Ganjifa Research Centre, which researches the ancient card game ''[[Ganjifa]]'' and the art associated with it.<ref name="ganjifa">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2003/06/08/stories/2003060800150200.htm|date=8 June 2003|title=A right royal hand|first=Aditi|last=De|access-date=4 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032739/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2003/06/08/stories/2003060800150200.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> The [[Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts]] (CAVA) offers education in visual art forms such as painting, graphics, sculpture, applied art, photography, photojournalism and art history. The [[Rangayana]] repertory company performs plays and offers certificate courses in subjects related to theatre.<ref name="cava">{{cite news|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/may32006/district193644200652.asp|first=V A|last=Deshpande|title=CAVA—much sought after for visual arts students|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=3 May 2006|access-date=4 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202121306/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/may32006/district193644200652.asp|archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref><ref name="sponsor">{{cite news|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jul192005/spectrum14872005718.asp|title=Right on the cue|first1=Anjali|last1=Kaiappa B B|first2=Islahuddin|last2=N S|newspaper=Deccan Herald|date=19 July 2005|access-date=12 August 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202120926/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Deccanherald/jul192005/spectrum14872005718.asp|archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref> Kannada writers [[Kuvempu]], [[Gopalakrishna Adiga]] and [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]] were educated in Mysore and served as professors at the Mysore University.<ref name="writers">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/04/25/stories/2004042500260300.htm|date=25 April 2004|title=The Mysore generation|first=Ramachandra|last=Guha|access-date=4 October 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001031927/http://www.hindu.com/mag/2004/04/25/stories/2004042500260300.htm|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=1 October 2007}}</ref> [[R. K. Narayan]], a popular English-language novelist and creator of the fictional town of [[Malgudi]], and his cartoonist brother [[R. K. Laxman]] spent much of their life in Mysore.<ref name="rkn">{{cite journal|title=House with a view|first1=Vikhar Ahmed|last1=Sayeed|year=2005|journal=Frontline|volume=28|issue=20|url=http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2820/stories/20111007282009900.htm|access-date=29 February 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111010234338/http://www.frontlineonnet.com/fl2820/stories/20111007282009900.htm|archive-date=10 October 2011}}</ref>

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{{wide image|Mysore palace night.jpg|1000px|[[Ambavilas Palace]] known as Mysore Palace, is a historical royal residence of the [[Wadiyar dynasty]] of the [[Kingdom of Mysore]] which once ruled most of present day Karnataka}}

== Tourism ==

[[File:Zoo entrance gate.JPG|thumb|alt= Mysore Zoo|Sri Chamarajendra Zoological Gardens]]

[[File:India - St. Philomena's Church 02.jpg|thumb|St. Philomena's Church]]

Mysore is a major tourist destination in its own right and serves as a base for other tourist attractions in the vicinity.<ref name="tour">{{cite journal |last1=Sharma |first1=Ravi |year=2005 |title=Tourism delights |journal=Frontline |volume=22 |issue=21 |url=http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021005211600.htm |access-date=29 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014180358/http://www.flonnet.com/fl2221/stories/20051021005211600.htm |archive-date=14 October 2007 }}</ref> The city receives many tourists during the ten-day ''Dasara'' festival.<ref name="dastou">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/25/stories/2005092508380300.htm|date=25 September 2005|title='Mysore Tourism Passport' to provide free entry to six places|first=R. Krishna|last=Kumar|access-date=5 November 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110926082638/http://www.hindu.com/2005/09/25/stories/2005092508380300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=26 September 2011}}</ref> One of the most visited monuments in India, the Amba Vilas Palace, or Mysore Palace, is the centre of the ''Dasara'' festivities.<ref name="numerouno">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/17/stories/2007081755371000.htm|date=17 August 2007|title=Mysore Palace beats Taj Mahal in popularity|first=R. Krishna|last=Kumar|access-date=5 November 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032724/http://hindu.com/2007/08/17/stories/2007081755371000.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> The Jaganmohana Palace, The Sand Sculpture Museum the Jayalakshmi Vilas and the Lalitha Mahal are other palaces in the city.<ref name="palaces">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/yw/2007/02/23/stories/2007022300030200.htm|title=City of mythical beginnings|first=A.|last=Srivathsan|date=23 February 2007|access-date=5 November 2001|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928233435/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/yw/2007/02/23/stories/2007022300030200.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=28 September 2011}}</ref> Chamundeshwari Temple, atop the Chamundi Hills, and [[St. Philomena's Church, Mysore|St. Philomena's Church]], Wesley's Cathedral, Karanji lake are notable religious places in Mysore.<ref name="tour" />

[[File:Temple carvings at Keshava Temple Somnathapura .jpg|thumb|Temple carvings at [[Chennakeshava Temple, Somanathapura|Keshava Temple Somnathapura]]]]

The Mysore Zoo, established in 1892,<ref>{{cite web|title=Zoo|url=http://mysore.nic.in/tourism_zoo.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120122123706/http://mysore.nic.in/tourism_zoo.htm|archive-date=22 January 2012|access-date=6 July 2012}}</ref> the Karanji, Kukkarahalli and the Blue Lagoon Lake are popular recreational destinations. Blue Lagoon is a lake with a mini-island located behind the KrishnaRajaSagar (KRS) water dam, from which it is mesmerising to watch the sunset and sunrise.<ref name="tour" /><ref name="lakes">{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Oct232007/state2007102331876.asp|title=A day after Dasara in Mysore ..|work=Deccan Herald|date=23 October 2007|access-date=5 November 2007| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071025042808/http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Oct232007/state2007102331876.asp| archive-date = 25 October 2007}}</ref> Mysore has the [[Regional Museum of Natural History Mysore|Regional Museum of Natural History]], the [[Folk Lore Museum Mysore|Folk Lore Museum]], the [[Railway Museum Mysore|Railway Museum]] and the [[Oriental Research Institute Mysore|Oriental Research Institute]]. The city is a centre for [[yoga as exercise|yoga]]-related health tourism that attracts domestic and foreign visitors, particularly those who, for years, came to study with the late [[Ashtanga vinyasa yoga]] guru [[K. Pattabhi Jois]].<ref name="yoga">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/05/stories/2007020504660200.htm|date=5 February 2007|access-date=5 November 2007|title=Yoga draws people from all over to Mysore|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913015129/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/05/stories/2007020504660200.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=13 September 2011}}</ref>

A short distance from Mysore city is the neighbouring Mandya District's [[Krishna Raja Sagara|Krishnarajasagar Dam]] and the adjoining [[Brindavan Gardens]], where a musical fountain show is held every evening. Places of historic importance close to Mysore are Mandya District's [[Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangapatna]]. And other historical places are [[Somanathapura]] and [[Group of temples at Talakad, Karnataka|Talakad]].<ref name="tour" /> [[Biligirirangan Hills|B R Hills]], [[Himavad Gopalaswamy Betta]] hill and the [[hill station]]s of [[Ooty]], [[Sultan Bathery]] and [[Madikeri]] are close to Mysore. Popular destinations for wildlife enthusiasts near Mysore include the [[Nagarahole National Park]], the wildlife sanctuaries at [[Melkote]], Mandya and [[B R Hills]] and the bird sanctuaries at [[Ranganathittu]], Mandya and [[Kokrebellur]], Mandya.<ref name="wildto">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/03/10/stories/2005031005270300.htm|date=10 March 2005|title=Three lakes of Mysore on IBAN list|access-date=5 November 2007|first=R. Krishna|last=Kumar|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070606050238/http://www.hindu.com/2005/03/10/stories/2005031005270300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=6 June 2007}}</ref> [[Bandipur National Park]] and [[Mudumalai National Park]] in Tamil Nadu, which are sanctuaries for [[gaur]], [[chital]], [[elephant]]s, [[tiger]]s, [[leopard]]s and other threatened species, lie between {{convert|60|and|100|km}} to the south. Other tourist spots near Mysore include the religious locations of [[Nanjanagud]] and [[Bylakuppe]] and the waterfalls at neighbouring districts of Mandya's [[Shivanasamudra]].

== Transport ==

{{Main||Transport in Mysore}}

=== Road ===

[[File:Warli Paintings, Mysore.jpg|thumb|Warli paintings on Mysore roads]]

Mysore is connected by [[National Highway 212 (India)]] to the state border town of [[Gundlupet]], where the road forks into the states of [[Kerala]] and Tamil Nadu.<ref name="nh">{{cite web|url=http://www.kar.nic.in/pwd/mis2005/Map%201%20of%20MIS%20report.pdf|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070615001645/http://www.kar.nic.in/pwd/mis2005/Map%201%20of%20MIS%20report.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 June 2007|work=The National Informatics Centre|title=National Highways in Karnataka|access-date=26 September 2007}}</ref>{{rp|1}} [[State Highway 17 (Karnataka)|State Highway 17]], which connects Mysore to Bangalore, was upgraded to a four-lane highway in 2006, reducing travel time between the two cities.<ref name="sh17">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/08/30/stories/2006083007330500.htm|date=30 August 2006|title=Bangalore-Mysore journey to be faster|access-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032629/http://hindu.com/2006/08/30/stories/2006083007330500.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> A project was planned in 1994&nbsp;to construct a [[Bangalore–Mysore Infrastructure Corridor|new expressway]] to connect Bangalore and Mysore. After numerous legal hurdles, it remains unfinished {{as of|2012|lc=on}}.<ref name="nice">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/29/stories/2007072955031100.htm|date=29 July 2007|last=Rajendran|first=S|title=International consortium ready to take up Bangalore-Mysore Expressway project|access-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032719/http://hindu.com/2007/07/29/stories/2007072955031100.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="nice2012">{{cite web|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-11/bangalore/31145239_1_expressway-bangalore-mysore-infrastructure-corridor-mysore-and-bangalore|date=11 March 2012|title=New expressway may link Mysore and Bangalore|access-date=11 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130217034159/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-03-11/bangalore/31145239_1_expressway-bangalore-mysore-infrastructure-corridor-mysore-and-bangalore|archive-date=17 February 2013|work=[[The Times of India]]|url-status=dead}}</ref> State Highway 33&nbsp;and [[National Highway 275 (India)|National Highway 275]] which connect Mysore to [[H D Kote]] and [[Mangalore]] respectively.<ref name="sh">{{cite web|url=http://kpwd.gov.in/roads.asp|publisher=Karnataka Public Works, Ports and Inland Water Transport Department|title=Roads in Karnataka|access-date=9 April 2008|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518163314/http://kpwd.gov.in/roads.asp|archive-date=18 May 2008}}</ref> The [[Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation]] (KSRTC) and other private agencies operate buses both within the city and between cities. A new division of KSRTC called Mysore City Transport Corporation (MCTC) has been proposed. Within the city, buses are cheap and popular means of transport, [[auto-rickshaw]]s are also available and ''[[tonga (carriage)|tongas]]'' (horse-drawn carriages) are popular with tourists.<ref name="tonga">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100105540300.htm|title=Riding through time|first=Sharath S.|last=Srivatsa|date=1 October 2005|access-date=5 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113151733/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/01/stories/2005100105540300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=13 November 2013}}</ref>

Mysore also has a {{convert|42.5|km|mi|adj=on}} long [[Mysore Ring Road|ring road]] that is being upgraded to six lanes by the [[Mysore Urban Development Authority|MUDA]].<ref name="jnnurm">{{cite web|url=http://www.mysore.nic.in/Jnnurm%20Projects.htm|title=Mysore District Information Projects Approved|publisher=Mysore District Collectorate|access-date=3 February 2012|___location=Mysore|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518174002/http://www.mysore.nic.in/Jnnurm%20Projects.htm|archive-date=18 May 2013}}</ref> Mysore has implemented [[Intelligent transportation system|Intelligent Transport System (ITS)]] to manage its city buses and ferrying commuters.<ref name="its">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mysore-s-intelligent-transport-system-s-success-drives-other-cities-to-replicate-model/story-5MHByvK4kRCxALvREB6KDL.html|title=Mysore's Intelligent Transport System's success drives other cities to replicate model|newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|date=27 February 2017|access-date=27 February 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170227004627/http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/mysore-s-intelligent-transport-system-s-success-drives-other-cities-to-replicate-model/story-5MHByvK4kRCxALvREB6KDL.html|archive-date=27 February 2017}}</ref>

RTO code of Mysore West is KA09<ref name="RTO"/> and Mysore East is KA55.<ref name="RTO">{{Cite web |title=Transport Department,Karnataka |url=https://etc.karnataka.gov.in/General/rto_office.aspx |website=etc.karnataka.gov.in |access-date=5 June 2024}}</ref>

=== Trin Trin PBS ===

[[File:Trin Trin Mysore.jpg|thumb|A bicycle docking station]]

A public [[bicycle-sharing system]], Trin Trin, funded partially by the United Nations is popular mode of transport.<ref name="Trin-Trin">{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mysuru-will-go-trin-trin-from-today/article18715152.ece|work=The Hindu|date=3 June 2017|title=Trin Trin Bicycle system|access-date=3 June 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180303214238/http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/mysuru-will-go-trin-trin-from-today/article18715152.ece|archive-date=3 March 2018}}</ref> It is a government project. It is the first public bike-sharing system throughout India. The key objective of Trin Trin is to encourage local commuters, as well as visitors, to use the bicycle in preference to motorised modes of travel and thereby help scale down the multifarious environmental and road-traffic hazards, enhance conveyance convenience, and make local daily commutes economical for the common citizen.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mytrintrin.com/?page_id=5064|title=Trin Trin|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412001343/https://www.mytrintrin.com/?page_id=5064|archive-date=12 April 2018|url-status=usurped|access-date=11 April 2018}}</ref>

=== Rail ===

[[File:Mysore Rly Station Panorama Karnataka Apr22 A7C 01908-10.jpg|thumb|Mysore Railway Station]]

[[Mysore railway station]] has three lines, connecting it to [[Bangalore]], [[Mangalore]], and [[Chamarajanagar]]. The first railway line established in the city was the Bangalore–Mysore Junction [[metre gauge]] line, which was commissioned in 1882.<ref name="comm">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/03/stories/2004060309430300.htm|date=3 June 2004|title=Mysore Rail Museum celebrates silver jubilee|access-date=26 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071001015831/http://www.hindu.com/2004/06/03/stories/2004060309430300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=1 October 2007}}</ref> Railway lines that connect the city to [[Chamarajanagara]] and [[Mangalore]] are unelectrified [[Single track (rail)|single track]] and the track that connects to [[Bengaluru]] is electrified [[double track]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Joshi|first=Vishwanath|title=Mysore Railway Station Map/Atlas SWR/South Western Zone - Railway Enquiry|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/mysuru-junction-mysore-mys/1430|access-date=13 December 2020|website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref> Mysore Railway Junction comes under the jurisdiction of South Western Railway Zone.<ref>{{Cite web|title=South Western Railway|url=https://swr.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?fontColor=black&backgroundColor=LIGHTSTEELBLUE&lang=0&id=0,7,275,399|access-date=13 December 2020|website=swr.indianrailways.gov.in}}</ref> Within the city limits of Mysore, there are two small stations in the line which connects [[Chamarajanagara]]. They are [[Ashokapuram railway station|Ashokpuram]] and [[Chamarajapuram railway station|Chamarajapuram]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jayashree|title=Chamarajapuram Railway Station Map/Atlas SWR/South Western Zone - Railway Enquiry|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/chamarajapuram-cmj/6928|access-date=13 December 2020|website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Amit|title=Ashokapuram Railway Station Map/Atlas SWR/South Western Zone - Railway Enquiry|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/station/map/ashokapuram-ap/6929|access-date=13 December 2020|website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref> The fastest train to serve the city is the [[Shatabdi Express]] which goes to [[Chennai]] via [[Bangalore]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=K|first=K.|title=12008/Mysuru - MGR Chennai Central Shatabdi Express - Mysore to MGR Chennai SR/Southern Zone - Railway Enquiry|url=https://indiarailinfo.com/train/-train-mysuru-mgr-chennai-central-shatabdi-express-12008/1525/1430/35|access-date=13 December 2020|website=indiarailinfo.com}}</ref> A satellite terminal is planned at Naganahalli to reduce congestion in the main railway station. On 20 June 2022, Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] laid the foundation to upgrade the present city railway junction. The {{INR|385 crore}} project envisages construction of another three platforms, four pit lines and four stabling lines to make nine platforms. Additionally, the [[Naganahali]] station will be expanded with a coach complex and MEMU hub, and two more platforms to reduce congestion in the city railway junction.<ref>{{Cite web|date=20 August 2020|title=Naganahalli Satellite Terminal DPR ready; awaits approval|url=https://starofmysore.com/naganahalli-satellite-terminal-dpr-ready-awaits-approval/|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref>

=== Air ===

[[File:Mysore Airport.jpg|thumb|Mysore Airport]]

Now defunct, the Mandkalli Airport is situated at around 4 miles from the city. The nearest accessible airport is thus at [[Bangalore]].

[[Mysore Airport]] is a domestic airport and is located near the village of Mandakalli, 10 kilometres south of the centre of the city.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Handy Mysore airport information from Skyscanner.|url=https://www.skyscanner.co.in/airports/myq/mysore-airport.html|access-date=13 December 2020|website=www.skyscanner.co.in|language=en-GB}}</ref> It was built by the kings of Mysore in early 1940s.<ref>{{cite news |last=Vattam |first=Krishna |date=19 October 2009 |title=Tale of an airstrip: Then and now |url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/31260/down-memory-lane.html |work=[[Deccan Herald]] |access-date=21 May 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160521213725/http://www.deccanherald.com/content/31260/down-memory-lane.html |archive-date=21 May 2016}}</ref> Mysore Airport currently serves the city of Mysore and is connected to multiple domestic locations including [[Chennai International Airport|Chennai]]<ref>{{Cite web|date=21 September 2017|title=Flight operations resume from Mysore Airport|url=https://starofmysore.com/flight-operations-resume-mysore-airport/|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref> and [[Rajiv Gandhi International Airport|Hyderabad]]. The current runway is not able to handle big flights and hence a runway expansion is about to take place expanding the runway from 1.7&nbsp;km to 2.8&nbsp;km and will be upgraded to international airport after the expansion.<ref>{{Cite web|date=11 November 2020|title=Expand Mysore Airport runway to facilitate operation of Boeing planes|url=https://starofmysore.com/expand-mysore-airport-runway-to-facilitate-operation-of-boeing-planes/|access-date=13 December 2020|website=Star of Mysore|language=en-US}}</ref> The nearest International airport is [[Kempegowda International Airport|Bangalore Airport]].

== Education ==

=== Inter-city transportation ===

[[File:CrawfordHall 1.jpg|thumb|200x200px|right|Crawford Hall, University of Mysore]]

Before the advent of the European system of education in Mysore, ''[[Agrahara]]s'' ([[Brahmin]] [[Quarter (country subdivision)|quarters]]) provided [[Vedas|Vedic]] education to Hindus, and ''[[madrasa|madrassas]]'' provided schooling for Muslims.<ref name="rao1927">{{Cite book|last=Rao|first=C. Hayavadana|title=Mysore Gazetteer|publisher=Government Press, [[Mysore state]]|year=1927|___location=Bangalore|author-link=C. Hayavadana Rao}}</ref>{{rp|459}} Modern education began in Mysore when a free English school was established in 1833.<ref name="hd">{{cite web|url=http://www.undp.org/content/dam/india/docs/human_development_in_karnataka_1999_full_report.pdf |work=Human development in Karnataka 1999 |title=Education and literacy |publisher=Planning Department, Government of Karnataka |page=50 |access-date=30 September 2007 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724191458/http://data.undp.org.in/shdr/kar/Karnataka1999.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2011 }}</ref> Maharaja's College was founded in 1864. A high school exclusively for girls was established in 1881&nbsp;and was later renamed ''Maharani's Women's College''.<ref name="maharan">{{cite web |url=http://maharanisartsandcommercecollegemysore.com/ |title=Welcome to our college website |publisher=Maharani's Arts and Commerce College for Women, Mysore |access-date=29 February 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120121065602/http://maharanisartsandcommercecollegemysore.com/ |archive-date=21 January 2012 }}</ref> The ''Industrial School'', the first institute for [[technical education]] in the city, was established in 1892; this was followed by the [[Chamarajendra Academy of Visual Arts|Chamarajendra Technical Institute]] in 1913.<ref name="rao1927" />{{rp|601}} While the modern system of education have made inroads, colleges such as the ''Mysore Sanskrit Pāthaśhāla'', established in 1876, still continue to provide Vedic education.<ref name="rao1927" />{{rp|595}}

The education system was enhanced by the establishment of the [[University of Mysore]] in 1916.<ref name="univ">{{cite journal |last1=Sharma |first1=Ravi |year=2004 |title=Record of excellence |journal=Frontline |volume=21 |issue=3 |url= http://frontlineonnet.com/fl2103/stories/20040213002409000.htm|access-date= 29 February 2012}}</ref> This was the sixth university to be established in India and the first in Karnataka.<ref name="univ" /> It was named ''Manasagangotri'' ("fountainhead of the [[Ganges]] of the mind") by the poet [[Kuvempu]]. The university caters to the districts of [[Mysore district|Mysore]], [[Mandya district|Mandya]], [[Hassan district|Hassan]] and [[Chamarajanagar district|Chamarajanagar]] in Karnataka. About 127 colleges, with a total of 53,000 students, are affiliated with the university.<ref name="colun">{{cite web|url=http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in/about-the-university/|work=Official Webpage of the University of Mysore|title=About the University|access-date=4 March 2012}}</ref> Its alumni include Kuvempu, [[Gopalakrishna Adiga]], [[S. L. Bhyrappa]], [[U. R. Ananthamurthy]] and [[N.R. Narayana Murthy]]. Engineering education began in Mysore with the establishment in 1946 of the [[National Institute of Engineering]], the second oldest engineering college in the state.<ref name="nie">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/26/stories/2006022604310500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202204547/http://www.hindu.com/2006/02/26/stories/2006022604310500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 February 2014|date=26 February 2006|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|title= Agreements with industry to help NIE improve quality of education|access-date=20 November 2007}}</ref> The [[Mysore Medical College]], founded in 1924, was the first medical college to be started in Karnataka and the seventh in [[India]].<ref name="mmc">{{cite web|url=http://www.karunadu.gov.in/dmekarnataka/Autonomous_2.html|publisher=Directorate of Medical Education, Government of Karnataka|title=Autonomous colleges|access-date=4 March 2012|archive-date=20 January 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110120074208/http://www.karunadu.gov.in/dmekarnataka/Autonomous_2.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> National institutes in the city include te [[Central Food Technological Research Institute]], the [[Central Institute of Indian Languages]], the [[Defence Food Research Laboratory]], and the [[All India Institute of Speech and Hearing]].<ref name="cdp" />{{rp|18}} The city houses a campus multi-campus, multi-disciplinary private [[deemed university]], [[Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amrita Mysuru Campus {{!}} Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham|url=https://www.amrita.edu/campus/mysore|access-date=5 May 2021|website=www.amrita.edu}}</ref>

A bus service connects areas within the city and adjoining villages.

=== Universities ===

==Mysore District==

{| class="wikitable sortable"

'''Mysore District''' is bounded by [[Mandya]] district to the northeast, [[Chamrajnagar]] district to the southeast, [[Kerala]] state to the south, [[Kodagu]] district to the west, and [[Hassan]] district to the north.

!Established

It has an area of 6,268 sq km, and a population of 2,624,911 (2001 census), an increase of 15.04% from 1991.

!University

!Type

!Level

!Specialisation

|-

|1916

|[[University of Mysore]]

|Public

| rowspan="3" |Undergraduate, Post-Graduate, and Doctoral Research

| rowspan="3" |Multi-disciplinary

|-

|1948

|[[National Institute of Engineering]]

|Private

|-

|1996

|[[Karnataka State Open University]]

|Public

|-

|2008

|[[Karnataka State Music University, Mysore|Karnataka State Music University]]

|Public

|Undergraduate and Post-Graduate

|Music

|}

=== Autonomous institutes ===

Mysore District lies on the undulating table land of the southern [[Deccan]] plateau, within the watershed of the [[Kaveri River]], which flows through the northwestern and eastern parts of the district. The [[Krishna Raja Sagar Reservoir]], which was formed by building a dam across the Kaveri, lies on the northern edge of the district. [[Bandipur National Park]] is located in Mysore District, and [[Nagarhole National Park]] lies partly in Mysore district and partly in adjacent Kodagu District.

{| class="wikitable sortable"

!Established

!Institute

!Type

!Commissioning Body/Affiliation

!Level

!Specialisation

|-

|1992

|[[Mahajana Law College]]

|Private

||Affiliated to [[Mysore University]]

|Undergraduate, LLB

|Law

|-

|1924

|[[Mysore Medical College & Research Institute]]

|Public

|Affiliated to [[Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences]]

| rowspan="2" |Undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, and doctoral research

|Medicine

|-

|1928

|[[Yuvaraja's College, Mysore]]

|Public

|University of Mysore

|[[Basic Science]]

|-

|1946

|[[National Institute of Engineering]]

|Government-aided private

|Affiliated to [[Visvesvaraya Technological University]]

|Undergraduate, post-graduate

|Engineering

|-

|1950

|[[Central Food Technological Research Institute]]

| rowspan="2" |Public

|Set up by the [[Council of Scientific and Industrial Research]]

| rowspan="2" |Research and development

|Food technology

|-

|1961

|[[Defence Food Research Laboratory]]

|Set up by the [[Defence Research and Development Organisation]]

|Defence and contingency food technology

|-

|1963

|[[Regional Institute of Education, Mysore|Regional Institute of Education, Mysore (NCERT)]]

|Government

|Affiliated to [[University of Mysore]]

|Undergraduate, Post-graduate and Research in the field of Teacher Education

|Educational Training and Research

|-

|1966

|[[All India Institute of Speech and Hearing]]

|Public

|Commissioned by the Central [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Ministry of Health and Family Welfare]]

|Undergraduate, graduate, post-graduate, and doctoral research

|Audiology, speech, and hearing

|-

|1945

|[[Sarada Vilas College]]

|Private

|Affiliated to Mysore University

|Undergraduate, Graduate, LLB, Pharmacy

|Educational

|-

|1997

|[[Vidya Vardhaka College of Engineering]]

|Private

|Affiliated to [[Visvesvaraya Technological University]]

|Undergraduate, Post Graduate, Research and Development

|Engineering

|}

==Mysore DivisionMedia ==

[[File:Oriental Library, Mysore, India.jpg|thumb|upright|Oriental Library]]

'''Mysore Division''' includes the districts of Mysore, [[Chamarajanagar]], [[Mandya]], [[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Udupi]], [[Kodagu]], [[Chikmagalur]] and [[Hassan]]. The administrative headquarters of the division is Mysore.

Newspaper publishing in Mysore started in 1859&nbsp;when Bhashyam Bhashyacharya began publishing a weekly newspaper in Kannada called the ''Mysooru Vrittanta Bodhini'',<ref name="bb">{{cite web|title=Vernacular newspapers and periodicals: their influence on modernity, reforms and trends in nineteenth-century Mysore|work=17th European conference on modern South Asian studies, Heidelberg|first=J. V.|last=Gayathri|access-date=27 September 2007|url=http://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/ecmsa/50.html|publisher=University of Heidelberg|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051018202316/http://www.sai.uni-heidelberg.de/ecmsa/50.html|archive-date=18 October 2005}}</ref> the first of a number of weekly newspapers published in the following three decades.<ref name="bb" /> A well-known Mysore publisher during Wodeyar rule was [[M. Venkatakrishnaiah]], known as the father of Kannada journalism, who started several news magazines.<ref name="fathe">{{cite web|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july272004/spt2.asp|work=Deccan Herald|date=27 July 2004|title=His struggle for justice|first=Shrinivas|last=Havanur|access-date=5 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140202121214/http://archive.deccanherald.com/deccanherald/july272004/spt2.asp|archive-date=2 February 2014}}</ref> Many local newspapers are published in Mysore and carry news mostly related to the city and its surroundings,<ref name="local">{{cite web |url=http://rni.nic.in/webreport.asp |title=Circulation as claimed by publisher for 2005–06 |publisher=The Registrar of Newspapers for India |access-date=27 September 2007 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721174652/https://rni.nic.in/webreport.asp |archive-date=21 July 2011 }}</ref> and national and regional dailies in English and Kannada are available, as in the other parts of the state. [[Sudharma]], the only Indian daily newspaper in Sanskrit, is published in Mysore.<ref name="only">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/21/stories/2007072158620300.htm|date=21 July 2007|first=Muralidhara|last=Khajane|title=Keeping Sanskrit alive|access-date=28 November 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080603165014/http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/21/stories/2007072158620300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=3 June 2008}}</ref>

Mysore was the ___location of the first private radio broadcasting station in India when ''Akashavani'' (voice from the sky) was established in the city on 10 September 1935&nbsp;by M.V. Gopalaswamy, a professor of psychology, at his house in the Vontikoppal area of Mysore, using a 50-watt transmitter.<ref name="gs">{{cite web|first=Deepa|last=Ganesh|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/03/09/stories/2006030901660100.htm|date=9 March 2006|title=Still a hot favourite at 50|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012153231/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2006/03/09/stories/2006030901660100.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=12 October 2007}}</ref><ref name="mal">{{cite web|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul82007/finearts2007070711530.asp|work=Deccan Herald|date=8 July 2007|first=Mala|last=Kumar|title=Passion for transmission|access-date=5 September 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229070759/http://archive.deccanherald.com/Content/Jul82007/finearts2007070711530.asp|archive-date=29 December 2011}}</ref> The station was taken over by the princely state of Mysore in 1941&nbsp;and was moved to Bangalore in 1955. In 1957, ''Akashvani'' was chosen as the official name of [[All India Radio]] (AIR), the radio broadcaster of the Government of India. The AIR station at Mysore broadcasts an [[FM radio]] channel at 100.6&nbsp;[[MHz]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Oppurtunities/Tenders/Documents/South%20Zone%20Region%20Services%2017082016.pdf |title=South Zone Region Services |access-date=27 September 2007 |publisher=All India Radio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029050219/http://allindiaradio.gov.in/Oppurtunities/Tenders/Documents/South%20Zone%20Region%20Services%2017082016.pdf |archive-date=29 October 2016 }}</ref> and [[Gyan Vani]] broadcasts on 105.6.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ignou.ac.in/ignou/aboutignou/icc/empc/facility|title=Electronic Media Production Centre (EMPC), facilities|publisher=[[Indira Gandhi National Open University]]|access-date=4 March 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120304001918/http://www.ignou.ac.in/ignou/aboutignou/icc/empc/facility|archive-date=4 March 2012}}</ref> [[BIG FM 92.7|BIG FM]], [[Radio Mirchi]] and [[Red FM 93.5|Red FM]] are the three private FM channels operating in the city.<ref name="fm1">{{cite web|url=http://www.mib.nic.in/writereaddata/html_en_files/fm/operationalised_fmchannels.pdf|publisher=Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Government of India|title=List of operational pvt. FM radio stations in India|access-date=4 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121120105950/http://www.mib.nic.in/writereaddata/html_en_files/fm/operationalised_fmchannels.pdf|archive-date=20 November 2012}}</ref>

Mysore started receiving television broadcasts in the early 1980s, when [[Doordarshan]] ([[Public broadcasting|public service broadcaster]] of the Indian government) started broadcasting its national channel all over India. This was the only channel available to Mysoreans until [[STAR TV (Asia)|Star TV]] started satellite channels in 1991. Direct-to-home channels are now available in Mysore.<ref name="dth">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/09/21/stories/2004092104750300.htm|date=21 September 2004|title=Direct-to-Home service launched|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032558/http://hindu.com/2004/09/21/stories/2004092104750300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref>

== Sports ==

The Wodeyar kings of Mysore were patrons of games and sports. King [[Krishnaraja Wodeyar III]] had a passion for indoor games. He invented new board games and popularised the ''ganjifa'' card game.<ref name="board">{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63008-2005Mar24.html|newspaper=The Washington Post|date=25 March 2005|title=Fun is the name of the game|first=Mary|last=Quattlebaum|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103094333/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A63008-2005Mar24.html|archive-date=3 November 2012}}</ref> [[Malla-yuddha]] (traditional wrestling) has a history in Mysore dating back to the 16th&nbsp;century.<ref name="wres">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2003/09/30/stories/2003093003910500.htm|date=30 September 2003|title=Nada kusti as popular as ever|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032533/http://hindu.com/2003/09/30/stories/2003093003910500.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> The wrestling competition held in Mysore during the ''Dasara'' celebrations attracts wrestlers from all over India. An annual sports meeting is organised there during the ''Dasara'' season too.<ref name="dassp">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/07/stories/2005100707512000.htm|title=Mysore Dasara Sports from today|date=7 October 2005|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032606/http://hindu.com/2005/10/07/stories/2005100707512000.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref>

In 1997&nbsp;Mysore and Bangalore co-hosted the city's biggest sports event ever, the [[National Games of India]]. Mysore was the venue for six sports: archery, gymnastics, [[equestrianism]], handball, table tennis and wrestling.<ref name="ng">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/2567/|work=The Indian Express|date=1 June 1997|title=Delayed start for gymnastics|author=S Mageshwaran|access-date=27 September 2007}}</ref> Cricket is by far the most popular sport in Mysore.<ref name="crictoi">{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Business-slows-down-as-cricket-fever-rises/articleshow/7588993.cms|title=Business slows down as cricket fever rises|date=27 February 2011|work=The Times of India|access-date=6 April 2012|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110303152843/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mysore/Business-slows-down-as-cricket-fever-rises/articleshow/7588993.cms|archive-date=3 March 2011}}</ref><ref name="cric">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2004/03/14/stories/2004031407400300.htm|date=14 March 2004|title=Cricket brings Mysore to a grinding halt|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032543/http://hindu.com/2004/03/14/stories/2004031407400300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> The city has five established cricket grounds.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/town/58329.html |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |title=Grounds&nbsp;– India&nbsp;– Mysore |access-date=28 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160531165454/http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/town/58329.html |archive-date=31 May 2016 }}</ref> [[Javagal Srinath]], who represented India for several years as its frontline [[fast bowling|fast bowler]], comes from Mysore.<ref name="js">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/02/03/stories/2002020300170300.htm|title=A cricketer and a gentleman|first=Ramachandra|last=Guha|date=3 February 2002|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206124626/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2002/02/03/stories/2002020300170300.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=6 December 2007}}</ref> Other prominent sportsmen from the city are [[Prahlad Srinath]], who has represented India in [[Davis Cup]] tennis tournaments; [[Reeth Abraham]], a national champion in the [[heptathlon]] and a long jump record holder; [[Sagar Kashyap]], the youngest Indian to officiate at the [[Wimbledon Championships]]; and Rahul Ganapathy, a national amateur golf champion.<ref name="tenn">{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/Storyold/27322/|work=The Indian Express|date=7 April 1998|title= Back-up cast needs a boost|author=S K John|access-date=27 September 2007}}</ref><ref name="reeth">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/06/stories/2003030600890400.htm|date=6 March 2003|first=Kalyan|last=Ashok|title=A reverie with Reeth|access-date=1 March 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128225054/http://hindu.com/thehindu/mp/2003/03/06/stories/2003030600890400.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=28 November 2010}}</ref><ref name="golf">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/28/stories/2005102807391900.htm|date=28 October 2005|title=Rohana soars after stunning eagle|first=Rakesh|last=Rao|access-date=27 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051030045930/http://www.hindu.com/2005/10/28/stories/2005102807391900.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=30 October 2005}}</ref><ref name="toisagar">{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-07/top-stories/29519662_1_itf-umpire-wimbledon |title=Kashyap to officiate up to Wimbledon quarters |date=7 May 2011 |access-date=14 April 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130518185020/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-05-07/top-stories/29519662_1_itf-umpire-wimbledon |archive-date=18 May 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]] |url-status=dead}}</ref> The Mysore race course hosts a racing season each year from August through October.<ref name="race">{{cite web|url=http://www.hindu.com/2007/08/22/stories/2007082262092400.htm|date=22 August 2007|title=Mysore season from August 23|access-date=28 September 2007|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071017032729/http://hindu.com/2007/08/22/stories/2007082262092400.htm|work=[[The Hindu]]|archive-date=17 October 2007}}</ref> India's first [[Hostelling International|youth hostel]] was formed in the Maharaja's College Hostel in 1949.<ref name="yh">{{cite web|url=http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/hostel/youthhostel/yhkar.htm|work=The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports, Government of India|title=Mysore Youth Hostel|access-date=28 September 2007|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20071017044524/http://yas.nic.in/yasroot/hostel/youthhostel/yhkar.htm |archive-date = 17 October 2007|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Notable people ==

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<!---♦♦♦ Please keep the list in alphabetical order by LAST NAME ♦♦♦--->

* [[Srimushnam Srinivasa Murthy]] (1923–2009), Gandhian Freedom Fighter and Kannada writer

== Sister cities ==

* [[Cincinnati]], Ohio, United States (2012)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cincinnatisistercity.org/ |title=Cincinnati USA Sister City Association Cincinnati Ohio |publisher=Cincinnati USA Sister City Association |access-date=7 June 2015 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141218203503/http://www.cincinnatisistercity.org/ |archive-date=18 December 2014 }}</ref><ref>"[http://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-adds-new-sister-city/3523634 Cincinnati adds new sister city] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161029111553/http://www.wlwt.com/article/cincinnati-adds-new-sister-city/3523634 |date=29 October 2016 }}". WLWT (11 July 2012) Retrieved on 28 October 2016.</ref><ref>"[https://archive.today/20130103201537/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-08-04/mysore/33035245_1_rajeshwari-puttaswamy-pact-sister-city Green signal for Mysore-Cincinnati pact]". ''The Times of India'' (4 August 2012). Retrieved 26 November 2012.</ref>

* [[Nashua, New Hampshire|Nashua]], New Hampshire, United States (2016)<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://citytoday.news/mysuru-and-nashua-sister-cities-to-have-bilateral-relationship-initiative/|title=Mysuru and Nashua sister cities to have bilateral relationship initiative – Mysuru Today|date=27 September 2016|work=Mysuru Today|access-date=19 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002072137/https://citytoday.news/mysuru-and-nashua-sister-cities-to-have-bilateral-relationship-initiative/|archive-date=2 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://nhpr.org/post/nashua-sees-development-opportunities-voyage-indian-city#stream/0|title=Nashua Sees Development Opportunities in Voyage To Indian City|last=Corwin|first=Emily|access-date=19 September 2017|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170920045353/http://nhpr.org/post/nashua-sees-development-opportunities-voyage-indian-city#stream/0|archive-date=20 September 2017}}</ref>

== See also ==

* [[C V Rangacharlu Memorial Hall]]

* [[List of cities in India by population ]]

* [[Mahisha kingdom]]

* [[List of tourist attractions in Mysore ]]

* [[Mysuru Local Planning Area]]

* [[Largest Indian cities by GDP]]

== References ==

{{Reflist}}

=== Bibliography ===

* {{Cite book|last= Javare Gowda|first= Deve Gowda|title= Village Names of Mysore District: An Analytical Study|orig-date=1998|year= 1998|publisher= Asian Educational Services|___location=New Delhi|isbn=81-206-1390-2|ref=none}}

* {{Cite book|last= Kamath|first= Suryanath U.|author-link=Suryanath U. Kamath|title= A concise history of Karnataka: from pre-historic times to the present|orig-date=1980|year= 2001|publisher= Jupiter books|___location= Bangalore|oclc= 7796041|lccn= 80905179|ref=none}}

* {{Cite book|last=Nair|first= Janaki|title= Mysore Modern: Rethinking the Region Under Princely Rule|publisher= University of Minnesota Press|___location= Minneapolis, US|year= 2011| isbn=978-0-8166-7383-4|ref=none}}

* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BIGvZqG2JG4C|title=Bangalore&nbsp;– Mysore|publisher=Orient Longman|___location=Hyderabad, India|isbn=0-86311-431-8|first=Afried|last=Raman|year=1994|access-date=25 September 2007|ref=none|archive-date=19 December 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219015646/http://www.google.co.in/books?id=BIGvZqG2JG4C|url-status=dead}}

* {{Cite book|last= Rao|first=C. Hayavadana|author-link=C. Hayavadana Rao|title=Mysore Gazetteer|year=1927|publisher=Government Press, [[Mysore state]]|___location=Bangalore|ref=none}}

* {{cite book |last= Rice|first= B. L.|author-link=Benjamin L. Rice|title= Mysore and Coorg: Mysore, by districts

|year=1876|publisher= Mysore Government Press|___location= Mysore|url=https://archive.org/details/mysoreandcoorgm00ricegoog |access-date=29 February 2012|ref=none}}

* {{cite book |last= Rice|first= B. L.|author-link=Benjamin L. Rice|title= Mysore Gazetteer Compiled for Government-vol 1|orig-date=1897|year=2001|publisher= Asian Educational Services|___location= New Delhi|isbn= 81-206-0977-8|ref=none}}

== External links ==

{{Commons|Mysore}}

*[http://www.mysorecitycorporation.com Mysore City Corporation]

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*[http://www.mysoredasara.com Mysore Dasara]

{{Wikivoyage|Mysore}}

*[http://www.uni-mysore.ac.in University of Mysore]

* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120401044533/http://www.mysorepalace.gov.in/ Mysore Palace – Govt of Karnataka]

*[http://www.starofmysore.com Star of Mysore], an English evening newspaper.

* [https://mysurucitycorporation.co.in/WebSiteMysuru/home.aspx Mysore City Corporation]

*[http://mysore.dotindia.com BSNL, Mysore]

* [httphttps://mysoresamacharmysore.comnic.in/en/ Mysore SamacharDistrict Information]

*[http://www.4dw.net/royalark/India/mysore.htm The Wodeyar Dynasty]

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