List of people of North Karnataka
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Introduction
North KarnatakaNorth Karnataka
North Karnataka is an arid plateau from elevation in the Karnataka state of southwest India. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima, Ghataprabha, Malaprabha, and Tungabhadra...
, the land which gave personalities like Basavanna, Sarvagna, Bhaskaracharya, Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna
Bharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna...
Bhimsen Joshi
Bhimsen Joshi
Pandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ; February 4, 1922 - January 24, 2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana , he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music...
, Dr. D.R. Bendre, Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad
Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...
, Gangubai Hangal
Gangubai Hangal
Gangubai Hangal was an Indian singer of the khyal genre of Hindustani classical music, who was known for her deep and powerful voice. Hangal belonged to the Kirana gharana.-Early life:...
, Puttaraj Gawai
Puttaraj Gawai
Pandit Puttaraj Gawai is an Indian musician in the Hindustani classical tradition, a scholar who has authored more than 80 books in Kannada, Sanskrit and Hindi, a music teacher and a social servant...
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Historical
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Vikramaditya VI Vikramaditya VI became the Western Chalukya King after deposing his elder brother Somesvara II. Vikramaditya's reign is marked by the start of the Chalukya-Vikrama era. Vikramaditya VI was the greatest of the Western Chalukya kings and had the longest reign in the dynasty. He earned the title... Somesvara I Somesvara I succeeded his father Jayasimha II as the Western Chalukya king. He was one of the greatest kings of the later Chalukya Dynasty. In spite of many reverses he managed to safeguard the integrity of the Chalukya kingdom. He founded the city of Kalyani, present day Basavakalyana and moved... Bijjala II Bijjala II 1130 - 1167 CE was the most famous of the southern Kalachuri kings and ruled initially as a feudatory of Chalukya Vikramaditya VI. He ruled as the Mahamandalesvara or chief and ruled over Karhada 4,000 and Tardavadi 1,000, designations given to... Belawadi Mallamma Belawadi Mallamma known as the brave warrior queen of Belawadi, was from Bailhongal, Belgaum District, North Karnataka, Karnataka, India. Belvadi Mallamma was the first woman who formed a women's army to fight against the British and the Marathas in 17th century.-Biography:She was the daughter of... Kittur Chennamma Kitturu Rani Chennamma was the queen of the princely state of Kittur in Karnataka. In 1824, 33 years before the 1857 war of independence, she led an armed rebellion against the British in response to the Doctrine of lapse. The resistance ended in her martyrdom and she is remembered today as one... |
Akka Mahadevi Akka Mahadevi was a prominent figure of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement of the 12th century Karnataka. Her Vachanas in Kannada, a form of didactic poetry are considered her greatest contribution to Kannada Bhakti literature. In all she wrote about 430 Vachanas which is relatively fewer than that... Sangolli Rayanna Sangolli Rayanna was a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, India. He fought the British till his death. He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma. Rayanna was born in the small village of Sangolli, he belonged to the Kuruba / Dhangar caste and hence... Ramappa Temple Ramappa Temple also known as the Ramalingeswara temple, is located 77 km from Warangal, the ancient capital of the Kakatiya dynasty, 157 km from Hyderabad in the state of Andhra Pradesh in southern India... Chand Bibi Chand Bibi , also known as Chand Khatun or Chand Sultana, was an Indian Muslim woman warrior. She acted as the Regent of Bijapur and Regent of Ahmednagar... |
Tailapa II Tailapa II had titles Nurmadi Taliapa and Satyashraya Kulatilaka. He re-established the Western Chalukya dynasty after a period of 220 years during which time they had been in eclipse. The revived Chalukya kingdom rose to its height of power under Vikramaditya VI. The revived dynasty came to be... Saraswati Gangadhar Saraswati Gangadhar सरस्वती गंगाधर is well known as the writer of theShri GuruCharitra, the most powerful, influential and effective book written on the life of Shri Narasimha Saraswati who is considered as the second Avatar of Shri Dattatreya.Nothing much is known about this poet's life... |
Classical Age of Kannada Literature
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Akka Mahadevi Akka Mahadevi was a prominent figure of the Veerashaiva Bhakti movement of the 12th century Karnataka. Her Vachanas in Kannada, a form of didactic poetry are considered her greatest contribution to Kannada Bhakti literature. In all she wrote about 430 Vachanas which is relatively fewer than that... Sarvajna Sarvajña was a poet in the Kannada language. He is famous for his pithy three-lined poems which are called tripadis, "with three padas, three-liners", a form of Vachanas. He is also referred as Sarvagna in modern translation.The period of Sarvajña's life has not been determined accurately, and... Kanaka Dasa Kanaka Dasa was a great poet, philosopher, musician and composer from Karnataka. He is known for his Kirtanes and Ugabhoga compositions in the Kannada language for Carnatic music... |
Modern Kannada Literature
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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... Panchakshari Hiremath Dr.Panchakshari Hiremath is a writer and noted poet, short story writer, essayist, critic, translator, orator, editor and freedom fighter who writes in Kannada, Urdu and Hindi. In 2005, he won the Kendra Sahitya Akademi Award for translation.... Narayanacharya K.S. Narayanacharya is an Indian teacher and writer, popularly known as Ramayanacharya.-Early life and education:... Galaganatha Galaganatha is a small village located in Haveri Taluk and Haveri District, North Karnataka.It has a famous temple called Galageshwara Shiva Temple built by chalukyas. This large temple faces east and is situated along the Tungabhadra river. The rivers Tunga and Varada join at this place.- History... |
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Jnanpeeth Award winners
1. D. R. BendreD. R. Bendre
Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre was amongst the most famous of Kannada poets of the Navodaya Period. Praised as varakavi, literally 'gifted poet', he was the second person among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada, the highest literary honour conferred in India...
2. V K Gokak
3. Girish Karnad
Girish Karnad
Girish Raghunath Karnad is a contemporary writer, playwright, screenwriter, actor and movie director in Kannada language...
4. Chandrashekhara Kambara
Chandrashekhara Kambara
Chandrashekhara Kambara is a prominent poet, playwright, folklorist, film director in Kannada language and the founder-vice-chancellor of Kannada University in Hampi. He is known for his effective usage of North Karnataka dialect of Kannada language in his plays and poems and is often compared...
Hindustani music
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Kumar Gandharva Kumar Gandharva or Shivaputra Siddharamayya Komkallimath was a Hindustani classical singer, famous for his unique vocal style, refusal to be bound by the tradition of any gharana, and his innovative genius... (Vocal) Madhava Gudi Madhava Gudi was a Hindustani classical vocalist, specialising in Khayal and light forms.-Early life and background:... (Vocal) Mallikarjun Mansur Mallikarjun Bheemarayappa Mansur was an Indian classical singer of the khyal style in the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. He received the three national Padma Awards: Padma Shri in 1970, Padma Bhushan in 1976, and Padma Vibhushan in 1992.-Early life:... (Vocal) Nagaraja Rao Havaldar Dr. Nagaraja Rao Havaldar is a Hindustani Classical vocalist from Karnataka, India.-Music:Dr. Havaldar is a disciple Pandit Madhava Gudi, himself a prime disciple of the Kirana scion Pandit Bhimsen Joshi... (Vocal) Pravin Godkhindi Pravin Godkhindi is a flute player following the Hindustani style of music. He is a trained Electrical engineer and an alumnus of SDM College of Engineering and Technology, Dharwad. He plays traditional Hindustani style of flute as well as contemporary... (Bansuri) Rajashekhar Mansur Pt. Rajashekhar Mansur is a Hindustani Classical vocalist of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana. He is the son of Hindustani vocalist Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur.-Early life:... (Vocal) |
Sanjeev Chimmalgi Sanjeev Chimmalgi is a Indian Hindustani vocalist. He is a disciple of the master composer, musician and revered guru, Pandit C. R. Vyas. His music reflects the voice culture of Kirana gharana as well as the bandish oriented singing of the Gwalior gharana/ Agra gharana.-Early life:Sanjeev... (Vocal) Sangeetha Katti Sangeetha Katti Kulkarni popularly known as Sangeetha Katti is one of themost famous Hindi classical vocalists.-Introduction:Sangeetha Katti was born in Dharwad, Karnataka. She is a daughter of Dr. H. A . Katti and Smt Bharati Katti... (Vocal) Sawai Gandharva Rambhau Kundgolkar, popularly known as Pandit Sawai Gandharva , was a popular Hindustani Classical vocalist and Marathi stage actor of the Kirana Gharana. He was the first and foremost disciple of Utd. Abdul Karim Khan and guru of Bharat Ratna laureate Pt. Bhimsen Joshi. Pt... (Vocal) Shobha Gurtu Shobha Gurtu was an Indian singer in the light Hindustani classical style. Though she had equal command over pure classical style, it was with light classical music that she received her fame, and in time came to be known as the Thumri Queen, and for the ‘Abhinaya’ ang in her full-throated voice... |
Awards
- Bharat RatnaBharat RatnaBharat Ratna is the Republic of India's highest civilian award, awarded for the highest degrees of national service. This service includes artistic, literary, and scientific achievements, as well as "recognition of public service of the highest order." Unlike knights, holders of the Bharat Ratna...
: Sri Bhimsen JoshiBhimsen JoshiPandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ; February 4, 1922 - January 24, 2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana , he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music... - Padmabhushan: Pandit Puttaraj GawaiPuttaraj GawaiPandit Puttaraj Gawai is an Indian musician in the Hindustani classical tradition, a scholar who has authored more than 80 books in Kannada, Sanskrit and Hindi, a music teacher and a social servant...
, Sri Basavaraj Rajguru, Smt. Gangubai Hangal, Dr. Mallikarjun Mansur - Padma VibhushanPadma VibhushanThe Padma Vibhushan is the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India. It consists of a medal and a citation and is awarded by the President of India. It was established on 2 January 1954. It ranks behind the Bharat Ratna and comes before the Padma Bhushan...
: Sri Bhimsen JoshiBhimsen JoshiPandit Bhimsen Gururaj Joshi ; February 4, 1922 - January 24, 2011) was an Indian vocalist in the Hindustani classical tradition. A member of the Kirana Gharana , he is renowned for the khayal form of singing, as well as for his popular renditions of devotional music...
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Comedian
- BeechiBeechiBeeChi was a well-known humorist in the Kannada language. His real name was Rayasam Bheemasena Rao. He preferred to write his pen name bilingually as ಬೀchi. He was also known as Karnataka's George Bernard Shaw.-Early life and career:...
a comedian from Bellary District - Pranesh (Gangavati Beechi) from Gangavati
Freedom fighters
- Rani Chennamma, considered the "morning star" of India's freedom struggle
- Sangolli RayannaSangolli RayannaSangolli Rayanna was a prominent freedom fighter from Karnataka, India. He fought the British till his death. He was the army chief of the Kingdom of Kittur ruled at the time by Rani Chennamma. Rayanna was born in the small village of Sangolli, he belonged to the Kuruba / Dhangar caste and hence...
, army chief of the Kingdom of KitturKitturKitturu , also called Kittur is a village in Belgaum District of Karnataka state. It is part of the Bailahongal taluk in Belgaum district. It is a place of historical significance because of the resistance of Rani Chennamma of Kitturu to the British Raj.-History:On the outskirts of the town lies...
who fought against the British - Aluru Venkata RaoAluru Venkata RaoAluru Venkata Rao was one of the most eminent leaders of the Karnataka Ekikarana movement. He had a very strong impact on the Ekikarana movement which was fighting for a separate state encompassing all Kannada speaking areas of Mysore, Bombay Presidency and Nizam's Hyderabad...
- Huilgol Narayana RaoHuilgol Narayana RaoHuilgol Narayana Rao was a popular playwright in the modern Kannada literature and a freedom fighter. Narayana Rao is best known as the poet who composed the then national anthem of the Karnataka State Udayavagali namma cheluva kannada nadu which heralded the birth of Karnataka ....
Social reformers
- Basaveshwara
- Shishunala SharifShishunala SharifShishunala Sharif was a saint poet, philosopher and social reformer from the state of Karnataka in India. His compositions of tatvapada are in Kannada language...
, the first ever Muslim poet in Kannada literature
Spiritual masters
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Kaadsiddheshwar Shri Samarth Muppin Kaadsiddheswar Maharaj was a disciple of Shri Samarth Siddharameshwar Maharaj, who was in turn the disciple of Shri Samarth Bhausaheb Maharaj. He was the disciple of Shri Gurulingajangam Maharaj . He was in turn the disciple of the Twenty Second Shri Samarth Muppin... Keshavashram His Holiness Swami Keshavashram was the fifth guru of the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmin community,that is, the Fifth Mathādhipati of the community. His reign was from 1785 to 1823, a period of 38 years... |
Science and Technology
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Arun Netravali Arun N. Netravali is an Indian-American engineer who is a pioneer of digital technology including HDTV. He conducted seminal research in digital compression, signal processing and other fields. Netravali has been President of Bell Laboratories and Chief Scientist for Lucent Technologies.-Early... Gururaj Deshpande Gururaj Deshpande is an Indian American venture capitalist and entrepreneur, who is best known for co-founding the Chelmsford, MA-based internet equipment manufacturer Sycamore Networks, the Deshpande Center for Technological Innovation at MIT and the Deshpande Foundation.Presently, Deshpande is... Anant Koppar Anant Koppar is a technocrat businessman from Karnataka, India. He was the Founder President of Kshema Technologies, one of India's first venture capital funded software services companies. He has currently started a new company called KTwo Technology Solutions, an Indian Origin Global Products... |
Politicians
- Ramakrishna HegdeRamakrishna HegdeRamakrishna Mahabaleshwar Hegde was an Indian politician who served as the Chief Minister of Karnataka for three terms and as Minister of Commerce and Industry in the Union government.-Early life:...
- S. NijalingappaS. NijalingappaSiddavanahalli Nijalingappa was a senior Congress politician and the Chief Minister of Karnataka between 1956 and 1958 and once again between 1962 and 1968...
- Veerendra PatilVeerendra PatilVeerandra 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...
- S.R.Bommai
- Dharam SinghDharam SinghNarayan Dharam Singh , , was the 17th Chief Minister of Karnataka state in India and a former Lok Sabha member. He was sworn into office on May 28, 2004, and left office on February 3, 2006. He represents Congress in the state. The coalition government formed by the Congress with the help of...
- S.R.Kanti
- B D Jatti.
- Neeraj PatilNeeraj PatilCllr Dr. Neeraj Patil , a Kannadiga, was the First Mayor of Asian origin in the London Borough of Lambeth from 2010-2011...
- The Mayor of Lambeth district of London. - M. P. Prakash
- D. C. PavateD. C. PavateDadasaheb Chintmani Pavate, M.A was awarded Padma Bhushan from the Government of India in 1967. He was the vice-chancellor of the Karnatak university Dharwar, and the Governor of Punjab. Pavate was a Cambridge Mathematical Tripos wrangler.Pavate was born in Mamdapur a small village next to...
See also
Kannada people
Recipients of the Karnataka Ratna Award
People from Uttara Kannada District
People from Belgaum District
People from Bagalkot District
People from Bellary District
People from Bidar District
People from Bijapur District
People from Gadag District
People from Gulbarga District
People from Haveri District
People from Koppal District
People from Raichur District