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082 _aBiography NAV-D
100 _aNavaratna, Deepti
245 _aMaverick maharaja :
_bthe life and times of his highness Maharaja Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar /
_cDeepti Navaratna
260 _aIndia
_bHarper Collins
_c2022
300 _a283p.
500 _aCan someone find the divine in a Carnatic Kriti and a Western Symphony at once? Can one revere ancient knowledge while being fully aware of its limitations? Can a mind steeped in Advaita Vedanta seek Spinozist counterpoints? Can one's spirit be contemporary and classical at the same time? His Highness the Maharaja of Mysore Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar's life beautifully negotiated such paradoxes and impossibilities. Philosophy, wildlife conservation, philately, photography, music, statesmanship--all converged in his consciousness like perfectly fitting pieces of a giant jigsaw puzzle. Life spoke to him in beautiful metaphors, understood by few. It is not very often that the man emerges from the shadows of his crown. That is precisely why his story has to be told.
650 _aBiography
650 _aJaya Chamaraja Wadiyar, 1919-1974.
650 _aMysore (Princely State)--Kings and rulers--Biography.
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