Dewan Poornaiah Memorial Museum to come up

Dewan Poornaiah’s descendant Sukanya Poornaiah and family members are seen handing over the draft lease papers to Archaeology and Museums Department Director Dr. R. Gopal. Picture right shows the majestic bungalow.

Yelandur, Dec.1:

– In the wake of the State Government giving its tentative approval to convert the historical Jehagirdar Bungalow here into Dewan Poornaiah Memorial District Museum, the 8th generation descendant of Poornaiah family, Sukanya Poornaiah, signed the draft copy of the lease document indicating the formal handover of the bungalow to the government for a period of 33 years at the office of the Sub-Registrar here recently.

Accordingly, the neglected bungalow will soon become the long cherished museum.

Background: Recognising the services of Poornaiah, who was the Dewan during the tenure of Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and Mysore Maharajas, Mummadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar had in 1807, after obtaining permission from the British, given the taluk of Yelandur to Poornaiah who became the Jehagirdar.

To etch the name of Poornaiah to remain permanent in the annals of history, his descendant P.N. Krishnamurthy got a huge complex constructed with ornate sculptures at Yelandur and Jehagirdar Bungalow was the prominent one.

During the signing-in ceremony, Sukanya Poornaiah’s family members Rajiv, Sanjeev and Madhav, Archaeology and Museums Director Dr. R. Gopal, In-charge Sub-Registrar Rudraiah and others were present.

source: http://www.starofmysore.com / General News / December 01st, 2011