M. Subramanya Raje Urs (Chaduranga) - Biography

M. Subramanya Raje Urs (Chaduranga)

M. Subramanya Raje Urs (pen name: Chaduranga) was born in Kallahalli village in Hunsur Taluk of Karnataka on 1 January 1916, to parents Mudduraje Urs and Marudevammani.  The couple had thirteen children, out of which only four survived. Subramanya was the youngest of them! Mudduraje Urs was a descendant of the Gangas of Talakad, and his mother, Marudevammani, was a descendant of the famous King and poet Mangarasa.

Ancestry

The great-grandfather of Subramanya Raje Urs, Basavaraje Urs, was proficient in the game of Chess and used to play regularly at the palace with HH Mummadi Krishna Raje Wodeyar. In fact, this was one of the reasons why the family came to be later known as the Chaduranga household. Basavaraje Urs would always take care to lose the game to the Maharaja, in an attempt to never appear disrespectful. Once, he got distracted by some thoughts and ended up defeating the Maharaja. The King got infuriated and threw a piece of furniture at Basavaraje Urs, leaving a scar on.....

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