Bengaluru: All diploma colleges in Karnataka have been told to hold their convocation days on December 4 in honour of the late Mysuru ruler Nalwadi Krishnaraja Wadiyar’s contributions to the State’s development, informed Higher Education Minister C. N. Ashwath Narayan.
In a letter to the Higher Education Department’s Principal Secretary, the Minister explained that the monarch had helped the country develop, particularly in the fields of industry and education.
The convocation will take place on December 4 as it is the same day as his coronation.