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Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV is popularly deemed RAJARSHI or 'Saintly King', a Moniker with which Mahatma Gandhi revered the king in 1925 for his administrative reforms and achievements. In the history of Karnataka, Krishnaraja Wodeyar-IV has a prominent place. During his 40 years of existence, Mysore saw many progress. Krishnaraja Wodeyar-IV believed that education is the source of wealth. An educational revolution took place during the time of the Krishnaraja Wodeyar-IV. He implemented the compulsory education system with the aim of modernizing the Mysore state by implementing the western model of education. His aspiration was that there should be a school in every village, everyone should get free education and everyone should become literate. In this direction, all the schools and colleges of the state were established. Degree colleges, Sanskrit schools and girls' school colleges were established (Maharaja and Yuvaraja Colleges were established in Mysore). University of Mysore in 1916 as the pinnacle of achievement in the field of education was established and Indian institute of science also established by maharaja at Bangalore in 1911.