The Maharaja of Mysore (then Governor of Mysore), ayachamarajendra Wodeyar, visited Berkley for a day. I took him around. He was really impressed when he saw the accelerators in the Radiation Laboratory on the hill. He was happy to speak to me in Kannada and even more happy that I knew a little Sanskrit.

p. 35 - Climbing the Limitless Ladder: A Life in Chemistry (2010)