Sadvidya Pathashala

About Sadvidya Pathashala

According to Wikipedia, Sadvidya Educational Institutions is an educational institution located in Mysore, Karnataka, India, providing education in the languages English, Kannada, Hindi and Sanskrit. It is located in the heart of Mysore city. It is one of the city's oldest institutions, established in 1854 by Periswamy Thirumalacharya as an elementary school. Gunja Narasimhaiah gifted the building and the then Maharaja of Mysore, Chamaraja Wadiyar, laid the foundation stone. Swami Vivekananda stayed at the pathashala from 9 to 24 November 1892. Swami Vivekananda camped at the school for two weeks before leaving to the U.S. to participate in the Parliament of World Religions. There is a plaque at Sadvidya Pathashala.