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Mysore, Yuvaraja of; Prince Sir Sree Kantirava Narasimha Raja Woodlyar Bahadur, C.I.E. (1911) 2nd s. of late Highness Maharaja Chamaraj Woodiyai Bahadur of Mysore, and brother of the present ruler; b. in Mysore, 5th June 1888; educ: in Mysore under Mr. S. M. Fraser, I.C.S., assisted by Messrs. P. Raghavendra Rao, T. Narayana Iyengar, Bhima Rao and Hussain Ali; accompanied the Maharaja in his tour through Burma, 1901; returned to Mysore and resumed studies; joined the Mayo Rajkumar College, Ajmere, 1903; returned to Mysore owing to ill-health, 1904; continued studies under the instruction of Captain R. J. W. Heale, assisted by Messrs. M. A. Narayana Iyengar, and M. A. Singaracharry; visited Kashmir, accompanied by Colonel Drake Brockman, I.M.S., 1908; under-took a tour to Japan, December 1908; visited many important places in Japan, and returned to Mysore, March 1909 , m. Kempa Cheluvajammanni, 4th d. of late Sirdar Dalavai Devaraj Urs, one of the leading noblemen of Mysore, 1910; accompanied his brother H.H. the Maharaja to the Delhi Durbar, 1911; proceeded on a tour to Europe and visited England, France, Italy, Switzerland and Belgium, 1913; returned to Mysore, October 1913, Recreations: Riding, Polo, Racquets and Turf. Address: Mysore, India.