Bhaskara and his works represent a significant contribution to mathematical and astronomical knowledge in the 12th century. He has been called the greatest mathematician of medieval India Read More
Sir Dr.M.VISVESVARAYA - Bharata Ratna (The Gem of India)Any state will be lucky to have a minister of Visvesvaraya’s ability. Would any salary be too high for such a genius? The Maharaja’s secretary suggested to the Maharaja that MV’s salary should be raised; he had not consulted MV. Visvesvaraya came to know about it. He wrote to the Maharaja saying that he did not want a rise.Read More
KUVEMPU Kuppali Venkatappagowda Puttappa, widely known by the pen name Kuvempu or by the abbreviation K. V. Puttappa, was a Kannada writer and poet, widely regarded as the greatest poet of 20th century Kannada literature. Read More
D.R. Bendre (1896-1981): Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest poets in the Kannada language, is a household name in Karnataka Read More
The Kannada Tagore; Dr. Shivarama Karanth:Shivarama Karanth was born on the 10th of October, 1902 , in the village of Kota
Pandit Bhimsen Joshi enriched the Kirana gharana by adding his own distinctive style and adapting characteristics from other gharanas to create a unique vocal idiom. He has improvised and combined ragas to create new ragas like the Kalashri and LalitBhatiyar.Read More
Dr, Rajkumar: Legendary Kannada actor Dr Rajakumar is one of the most loved actors in Indian cinema today. His death on April 12 is a great loss for people for have known him personally, as well as his million fans across the world Read More
Shankar Nag: It is almost Twenty Five Years since the Karate king of Sandalwood, a maverick film maker, theatre artist, Shankar Nag died in a road accident near Davanagere Read More
Prof. C N R Rao: "Prof Rao has published over 1,400 research papers and 45 books. Prof. Rao's contributions have been recognized by most major scientific academies around the world through conferment of memberships and fellowships. He has been honoured with several national and international awards," said a statement from the Prime Minister's Office. Read More
Girish Karnad is most famous as a playwright. His plays, written in Kannada, have been widely translated into English and all major Indian languages. Karnad's plays are written neither in English, in which he dreamed of earning international literary fame, nor in his mother tongue Konkani. Instead they are composed in his adopted language Kannada.Read More
Indian Micheal Jackson Prabhudeva:Born on April 3, 1973, he is known as the Indian Michael Jackson, while many feel his name in itself is a new name in dance. He has gone from the backdrop of a dancing sequence to behind the cameras to direct. His career began being a background dancer and he is now a renowned film actor, director and choreographer. His dance revolutionised Indian cinema, with numbers like Kay Sera Sera and Urvasi. As this phenomenal dancer turns 41, here are a few facts you probably did not know about him Read More
Onake Obavva was a woman who fought the forces of Hyder Ali single-handedly with a pestle in the kingdom of Chitradurga of Karnataka, India. Her husband was a guard of a watchtower in the rocky fort of Chitradurga. Read more
Kempe Gowda was a chieftain who ruled over most parts of Karnataka for the better part of the 16th century. History credits him with being a just and humane ruler and he is also widely accepted by historians as being the founder of Bangalore. Read More
S. Nijalingappa Politician
Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa was a senior Congress politician
and the Chief Minister of Karnataka between 1956 and 1958 and once again,
between 1962 and 1968. Wikipedia
Born: December 10, 1902, Karnataka
Died: August 8, 2000
Education: ILS Law College
Party: Indian National Congress
Gubbi Veeranna was an Indian theatre director, one of the pioneers and most prolific contributors to Kannada theatre. He established the drama company, Gubbi Veeranna Nataka Company that played a crucial role in promoting the Kannada theatre.
Born: 1890, Gubbi Died: 1974 Read More...
Social Reformer & Philosopher
Basava was an Indian philosopher, statesman and a social
reformer from what is now Karnataka, India. Basava fought against the practice
of the caste system, which discriminated against people based on their birth,
and other rituals in Hinduism.
Born: 1134, Basavana Bagewadi, Died: 1196, Kudalasangama
Keladi Chennamma was the Queen of Keladi Kingdom in Karnataka. She was the daughter of Siddappa
Setti, a native of Kundapur,Karnataka. Keladi Kingdom, was formed after the fall of Vijayanagara Empire. Read more
Keladi Chennamma
Keladi Chennamma was the Queen
of Keladi Kingdom in Karnataka. She was the daughter of Siddappa Setti, a
native of Kundapur,Karnataka. Keladi Kingdom, was formed after the fall of
Vijayanagara Empire.
Tipu Sultan
Tipu Sultan, also known as the Tiger of Mysore, was a ruler
of the Kingdom of Mysore and a scholar, soldier and poet. Tipu was the eldest
son of Sultan Hyder Ali of Mysore and his wife Fatima Fakhr-un-Nisa.
Born: November 20, 1750, Devanahalli
Died: May 4, 1799, Srirangapatna
Full name: Tipu Sultan
Parents: Hyder Ali
Structures: Bekal Fort,
Jamalabad
S.L. Bhyrappa
Novelist
Santeshivara Lingannaiah Bhyrappa, is a Kannada novelist,
whose works are immensely popular both within and beyond Karnataka. Bhyrappa is
widely regarded as one of India's foremost modern-day writers. Wikipedia
Born: August 20, 1931 (age 82), Channarayapatna
Books: Aavarana, Parva, Kavalu, Matadana, Parva: A tale of
war, peace, love, death, god, and man
Movies: Tabbaliyu Neenade
Magane, Mathadana
Writer
Kuppali Puttappa Poornachandra Tejaswi was a prominent
Kannada writer, novelist, photographer, ornithologist, publisher, painter and
environmentalist who made a great impression in the "Navya" period
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Born: September 8, 1938, Kuppalli
Died: April 5, 2007, Mudigere
Parents: Kuvempu
Movies: Tabarana Kathe
Writer
Goruru Ramaswamy Iyengar, popularly known as Goruru, was a
Kannada writer; well known for his humour and satire.
Born: 1904, Karnataka
Died: 1991
Movies: Bhootayyana Maga Ayyu
Hosur
Narasimhaiah
Hosur
Narasimhaiah was an Indian physicist, educator, freedom fighter and rationalist
from Karnataka. He was popularly known as "HN". He was conferred
Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 1985. Wikipedia
Born:
June 6, 1921, India
Died:
January 31, 2005 Know More about H.N
• Girish Kasaravalli
Film Director
• Girish Kasaravalli is an Indian film
director, in the Kannada cinema, and one of the pioneers of the Parallel
Cinema.
• Born: December 3, 1950 (age 62),Thirthahalli
Spouse: Vaishali Kasaravalli (m.
?–2010)
Children: Ananya Kasaravalli,
Apoorva Kasaravalli
Parents: Ganesh Rao, Lakshmi
Devi
Awards: National Film Award for
Best Feature Film,
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