mysuru faced with financial constraints an artiste attached to palace dramatic company wrote to maharaja nalwadi krishnaraja wadiyar seeking his assistance soon the maharaja sanctioned rs 70 for his daughters weddingm b soori pandit who served 18 years in the palace dramatic company approached the maharaja on march 22 1904 explaining his problems including the death of his wife and child he wrote i have found it very difficult to maintain myself and my only daughter in health and comfort now as my daughter is of marriageable age i have been obliged to do my best to make the necessary arrangements on may 16 1904 p raghavendra rao assistant private secretary to the maharaja wrote from ooty informing him that the maharaja has sanctioned rs 70 to the artiste which he states is a gift for his daughters marriage the mysuru administrators focus on promoting the arts and culture in erstwhile mysore state is showcased at bahuroopi the winter multilingual theatre festival hosted by rangayana the department of archives is showcasing to theatre buffs the importance the rulers gave to arts and culture by hosting the expothe mysuru divisional archives has researched and found palace records that pertain to arts and culture promotion during the maharajas era mainly nalwadi krishnaraja wadiyars time his cultural promotion was recorded like the mysuru administrators sanctioning rs 300 as loan to puttari sastri who was attached to the palace dramatic company for purchase of a house in june 1906the wadiyar dynasty which ruled mysore state from 1399 to 1947 promoted arts culture and literature in the state religiously extending financial support and also providing a platform for the artist community to explore its talent when nalwadi krishnaraja wadiyar was holding a religious event the administrators allowed poetess gyana sundari to recite her compositions in front of scholars at amba vilas the ornate glasstopped hall at mysuru palacethere are records to show that a local theatre troupe sree halasiddeswara prasadita lokasevaka sangita nataka mandali was allowed to stage its production chhattrapathi sivaji at jaganmohan palace auditorium on december 12 1929 a highranking official issued directions to the staff to make all arrangements the administrators allowed the performance to generate funds for social causes like aiding institutions educating the visually and hearing impairedthe idea of the expo is to dish out titbits from history to explain why arts and culture flowered and sustained in mysuru an official of the department of archives stated as thousands of people visit the sixday festival we thought it is best to showcase support by the mysuru administrators he added the expo has correspondence between the mysuru administration and legendary painter raja ravi varma who was commissioned to work on paintings which are now displayed at mysuru palace and the jaganmohan palace art gallery the private gallery of the mysuru royal family the painter who was asked to work on a series of paintings related to history writes to the maharaja telling him the project is through and asks