Dayanand Sarveshwar Nadkarni (1910–2000) was an activist, a freedom fighter, and a Member of the legislative assembly

Member of the Legislative Assembly

A Member of the Legislative Assembly or a Member of the Legislature , is a representative elected by the voters of a constituency to the legislature or legislative assembly of a sub-national jurisdiction....

 to the Karnataka State, Bangalore

Bangalore

Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...

 during 1967-1971 (from Ankola Constituency as a Praja Socialist Party

Praja Socialist Party

The Praja Socialist Party was an Indian political party in existence from 1952 to 1972. It was founded when the Socialist Party, led by Jayprakash Narayan, Acharya Narendra Deva and Basawon Singh , merged with the Kisan Mazdoor Praja Party led by J.B. Kripalani...

 candidate), when Veerendra Patil

Veerendra Patil

Veerandra Patil was Chief Minister of Karnataka state of India twice. The first time was from 1968 - 1971; and the second time was almost 20 years later from 1989 - 1990. He was elected several times from Chincholi assembly constituency of Gulbarga district to Karnataka state legislative assembly...

 was the Chief Minister

Chief Minister

A Chief Minister is the elected head of government of a sub-national state, provinces of Sri Lanka, Pakistan, notably a state of India, a territory of Australia or a British Overseas Territory that has attained self-government...

 of the Karnataka state. Nadkarni was also the founder member of The Kanara Welfare Trust.

Early career

D. S. Nadkarni a Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin was originally from Bankikodla

Bankikodla-Hanehalli

Bankikodla-Hanehalli , twin villages of Uttar Kannada district are neighbouring villages in a valley in the south western section of Karnataka, India. Together they form a community of people from different castes and religions....

 village. Around 1955, Nadkarni migrated to Ankola

Ankola

Ankola which is a Taluk is in Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka state, India. A small town by any standard surrounded by numerous temples. It is in line with Arabian sea. The beaches present at this place are Baskal gudda, nadibag, shedikuli, keni, Belekeri and many more...

 to work with Dinakara Desai

Dinakara Desai

Dinakara Desai at in Kannada poetry known as chutuka and hence is known as Chutuka Brahma . This format was later adopted by other poets...

; Nadkarni was right hand-man of Dinakara Desai. Nadkarni was a member of the Rural Education Society of the Chitrapur Saraswats who founded the A. H. School

Anandashram High School, Bankikodla

Ananadasharm High School , one of the oldest high schools in Uttar Kannada, was a private school located in Bankikodla-Hanehalli. The school was founded by M.N.Kulakrni and Datta master Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins from Bankikodla-Hanehalli...

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