The Centre of Excellence for Studies in Classical Kannada (CESCK) will be housed in the Jayalakshmi Vilas Mansion on Manasagangotri campus of the University of Mysore.
The heritage mansion which was built in 1905 during the period of Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV for Jayalakshmi Ammani, the eldest daughter of Chamaraja Wadiyar, was procured by the University of Mysore in 1950s to establish a PG centre and at present houses the folklore museum.
Efforts to establish the CESCK at the heritage mansion was being pushed since March this year and Minister for Energy, Kannada and Culture V. Sunil Kumar said that an MoU would be signed by the Government for restoration and maintenance, and Kannada classical language centre would be housed here.
