By Gouri Satya, Sr.Journalist
Nanjaraja Bahadur Choultry, a well-known landmark on the Vinoba Road in Mysuru, was in news, after Chief Minister H.D. Kumaraswamy announced that a hostel for students of the Maharani’s Women’s Arts College will be built there. With his announcement, doubts arose about the future of the 129-year-old Choultry. Will it be demolished as reported in some newspapers or the hostel will be built adjacent to it by demolishing a crumbling building, which was the Beggars’ Home a few years back, and some unauthorised structures on the other side of the Choultry? My attempt to get some information either about Nanajara Bahadur or the heritage structure from the authorities concerned turned out to be futile. The answer I got was that they were looking for documents related to the Choultry! Wonder whether they have any documents on its ownership! Having failed to get any information from the official sources, I had to look for details elsewhere.
