Tribute to Basaveshwara & Visit to Mysore Road by H.H.Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, The 27th head of The of Kingdom of Mysore
London: His Highness Shri Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, the 27th head of The of Kingdom of Mysore, paid tribute to The Basaveshwara statue in London and walked along the famous Mysore road on 8th December 2018 at 12:00 noon.
The Mysore road in London derives its name because the recruitment centre for The British Mysore regiment was located at this site in the 18th century during the British Rule.
He was accompanied by Her Highness Smt Trishikha Kumari Wadiyar and The Former Mayor of the London Borough of Lambeth, Dr Neeraj Patil.
Members of British Indian/ Kannada community and the President of Basava Samiti of United Kingdom, Mr Abhijeet Salimath also joined them.
Addressing the audience, Mr Yaduveer said, “I am extremely pleased to see the statue of an Indian philosopher and pioneer of Indian Democracy in the backdrop of British Parliament overlooking the river Thames.”
The Basaveshwara statue in London was the first conceptual statue approved by the British Cabinet in the vicinity of the British Parliament in the UK. The statue project was approved by the planning department of The London borough of Lambeth and subsequently by the British Cabinet minister for culture media and sports as per the Public Statues Act, 1854.
The Basaveshwara statue and its vicinity is the intellectual property of the Foundation and was unveiled by Prime Minister of India Shri Narendra Modi on 14th November 2015.
