Mysuru royal family recalls visit of Queen Elizabeth-II to Bengaluru in 1961
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Bengaluru (PTI) With the demise of Queen Elizabeth-II in England, the Princess of the erstwhile Mysuru Royal family, Kamakshi Devi Wadiyar recollected the fond memories of her visit to Bengaluru in 1961.
A video 'made in colour' now doing rounds in the social media brought back the memories her maiden visit to India post-independence.
"We are extremely saddened by the demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth-II. She was a dignified lady," recollected Kamakshi Devi.
"I was only eight when Her Majesty visited Bengaluru. My father, the Rajya Pramukh of the state, Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadeyar, received the queen at the airport. Along with my mother and siblings, I stood watching her arrival from a distance," Kamakshi Devi recalled.
Later, Queen Elizabeth-II was taken to the 'Residency', now known as Raj Bhavan which is the palatial house of the Governor of Karnataka, the princess of erstwhile Mysore Royal family recalled.
The entire event was made grand with whatever limited resources available that time, Kamakshi Devi recalled.
Elizabeth-II spent her night in the Cubbon Bungalow on the Nandi Hills, she added.
Recalling the Queen's visit, elderly Bengalury resident Anand Sirur, said the entire event marked with grandeur.
"I was 30 at that time. I recall the government and private organisations had announced a holiday in honour of the Queen's visit. The oil mills, which never closed, were shut for the day so that the employees could see the historic event," Sirur, now 91, recollected.
He said he stood on 'Cubbon Road' next to the Capitol Hotel to see the slow-moving cavalcade and the Queen greeting the people who were waving at her.
The video that is widely circulating in the social media showed the Queen alighting from the aeroplane and the Mysore Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadeyar presenting her a bouquet.
Hundreds of people gathered at the Bangalore airport to see her. Later, the queen was presented a copy of the Bible, translated in Hindi.
The video also shows the present day MG Road, where a Metro Station has come up now.
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Second PUC results: Life convict clears exam with distinction, DGP lauds effort
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Bengaluru: A life convict lodged in Ballari Central Prison has successfully cleared the second PUC examination.
Ashok Kumar S, who appeared for the examination under prison escort, secured 481 marks out of 600, registering 80.1 percent.
Director General of Police (Prisons and Correctional Services), Alok Kumar (IPS), shared the development on his official ‘X’ handle, commending the inmate’s achievement.
In his post, he stated that it was heartening to see a life convict score over 80 percent in the examination, adding that the inmate had appeared from Ballari Central Prison under escort.
It’s heartening to see that one of our life convict prisoners Ashok has obtained 80.1% marks in PUC exam. He appeared under Prison escort from Ballari Central Prison for his exams.
— alok kumar (@alokkumar6994) April 9, 2026
Glad to see that Walls of the prison has not subdued his hopes for a better future. pic.twitter.com/Nzlcy076SR
He further noted that the achievement reflected that the “walls of the prison have not subdued his hopes for a better future.”
Alok Kumar in his post also shared the result sheet of Ashok.
The Karnataka School Examination and Assessment Board (KSEAB) declared the second PUC results for 2026 on April 9.
A total of 6,32,200 students appeared for the examination across all streams, of whom 5,46,698 passed, recording an overall pass percentage of 86.48 per cent.
