Haveri District - Associated People

Associated People

  • Kanakadasa: Kanakadasa was born is Bada village which situated in the district.
  • Mailara Mahadevappa: The freedom fighter who resisted British rule, is from Motebennur in Haveri District.
  • Siddappa. Hosamani Karajgi: He was a freedom fighter who resisted British rule is a native of Karajgi haveri district. He was a great lawyer and was having close movement with Subhas Chandra Bose. He was a state congress president, elected as a member of parliament, and a founder of Municipal High School in Haveri.he was served for poor people. His full statue stands in Haveri district place near the K.S.R.T.C bus stand on the NH4 Highway.
  • Gudleppa Hallikere: is another freedom fighter who is a native of Hosaritti. He started a residential school Gandhi Grameen Gurukul in Hosaritti.
  • Santa Shishunal Sharif: He was a great poet and philosopher of 19th century. The folk songs he wrote are still relevant. His native place is Shishuvinahal of Shiggaon Taluk in Haveri district.
  • Ramaanand Mannagi: Noted freedom fighter and a Gandhian. He started an aashram at Jangamanakoppa, five km from Haveri.
  • Subbanna Ekkundi: A recipient of the Sahitya Akademi award

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