Monday, 7 May 2012

Karnataka Bhushan Srinivas Rao Kowjalgi-Released

Karnataka Bhushan Srinivas Rao Kowjalgi, book was released by H.K. Patil on 06-05-2012 at Delhi Karnataka Sangh, New Delhi. This book release function was organised by Dehali Mitra. From left: Vasanth Shetty Bellare, B.K. Sumitra, H.K. Patil, Oscar Fernandes (Presided over the function), Dr. G.A. Biradar (Author) and Ganesh (Publisher)
Photo Courtesy: Mohair Shetty

DEHALI MITRA'S APOORVA SANJE

B.K. Sumitra, H.K. Patil, Oscar Fernandes and Dr. G.A. Biradar on 06-05-2012 at Delhi Karnataka Sangh, New Delhi  before Dr. G.A. Biradar authored book "Karnataka Bhushan Srinivas Rao  Kowjalgi" was released. This book release function was organised by Vasanth Shetty Bellare's Dehali Mitra.
Photo Courtesy: Mohair Shetty

Wednesday, 25 April 2012

Sunday, 1 April 2012

Delhi Kannada Education Society and School: Formation History

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          F ªÀÄzsÉå zɺÀ° PÀ£ÀßrUÀgÀÄ zɺÀ°UÉ §gÀÄwÛgÀĪÀ ¥ÀæªÀÄÄR gÁdQÃAiÀÄ £ÁAiÀÄPÀgÀÄ ºÁUÀÆ PÀ£ÀßqÀzÀ »jAiÀÄ C¢üPÁjUÀ¼À£ÀÄß ¨sÉÃn ªÀiÁr zɺÀ°AiÀÄ°ègÀĪÀ PÀ£ÀßqÀ ªÀÄPÀ̽UÉ MAzÀÄ PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯É ¸ÁÜ¥À£ÉAiÀÄ CªÀ±ÀåPÀvÉ PÀÄjvÀÄ ZÀað¹zÀgÀÄ. CzÀgÀAvÉ ¸ÀA¸ÀwÛ£À°è PÀ£ÁðlPÀªÀ£ÀÄß ¥Àæw¤¢ü¸ÀĪÀ ¥ÀæªÀÄÄR gÁdQÃAiÀÄ ¥Àæw¤¢üUÀ¼ÁzÀ J¸ï.¤d°AUÀ¥Àà, r.¦.PÀgÀªÀÄPÀgÀ, ¹.Dgï.§¸À¥Àà, qÁ.f.J¸ï.ªÉÄïÉÆÌÃmÉ CªÀgÀÄ J¸ï.«. PÀȵÀÚªÀÄÆwðgÁªÀ ªÀÄÄAzÁ¼ÀvÀézÀ°è PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯É ¸Áܦ¸ÀĪÀ PÁAiÀÄð ªÀÄÄAzÀĪÀgɸÀĪÀ ¥ÀæAiÀÄvÀßUÀ¼ÀÄ £ÀqÉzÀªÀÅ. EzÉà ºÉÃvÀÄ«¤AzÀ J¸ï.«.PÀȵÀÚªÀÄÆwðgÁªÀ CªÀgÀ£ÀÄß zɺÀ° PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀzÀ CzsÀåPÀëgÀ£ÁßV ªÀiÁqÀ¯Á¬ÄvÀÄ. 1957gÀ CUÀ¸ïÖ wAUÀ¼À°è PÀȵÀÚªÀÄÆwðgÁªï CªÀgÀÄ PÉÃAzÀæÀ ²PÀët ªÀÄAwæUÉ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉzÀÄ zɺÀ°AiÀÄ°è PÀ£ÀßqÀ ªÀiÁvÀ£ÁqÀĪÀ ¸ÀĪÀiÁgÀÄ 500 PÀÄlÄA§UÀ½gÀĪÀªÀÅ. DzÀgÉ CªÀjUÉ ªÀiÁvÀÈ ¨sÁµÉAiÀÄ°è ²PÀët ¥ÀqÉAiÀÄ®Ä MAzÀÄ ±Á¯É E®è JAzÀÄ w½¹zÀgÀÄ.  CA¢¤AzÀ PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯É ¸ÁÜ¥À£ÉUÉ d«ÄãÀÄ zÉÆgÀQ¸ÀĪÀ «µÀAiÀÄzÀ°è wêÀævÉ PÀAqÀÄ §A¢vÀÄ. £ÀªÀzɺÀ°AiÀÄ d«ÄãÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ C©üªÀÈ¢Ý C¢üPÁj (Land & Development Officer) ªÀÄA¢gÀ ªÀiÁUÀðzÀ°è 0.76 JPÀgÉ zÉÆgÉAiÀÄĪÀ PÀÄjvÀÄ CUÀ¸ïÖ 17, 1957gÀAzÀÄ ªÀgÀ¢ ªÀiÁrzÀgÀÄ.  zɺÀ° DqÀ½vÀzÀ D¢üãÀ PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð ¸É¥ÀÖA§gï 2, 1957gÀAzÀÄ PÉÃAzÀæ GzÉÆåÃUÀ, ªÀ¸Àw ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¸ÀgÀ§gÁdÄ ªÀÄAvÁæ®AiÀÄPÉÌ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉzÀÄ 0.76 JPÀgÉ d«ÄãÀÄ PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯É ¥ÁægÀA©ü¸À®Ä zÉÆgÀQ¸À®Ä w½¹vÀÄ.  C®èzÉ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀ PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯Á PÀlÖqÀ ¤ªÀiÁðt ªÀiÁqÀĪÀµÀÄÖ ºÀt CªÀgÀ°è EgÀĪÀÅzÀjAzÀ £ÀªÀzɺÀ°AiÀÄ ªÀÄA¢gÀ ªÀiÁUÀðzÀ°è 0.76 JPÀgÉ d«ÄãÀÄ zÉÆgÀQ¸ÀĪÀAvÉ ²¥sÁgÀ¸ÀÄì ªÀiÁrvÀÄ.  ¸ÁªÀiÁ£ÀåªÁV ¥ÁæxÀ«ÄPÀ ±Á¯É £ÀqɸÀ®Ä 0.5 JPÀgÉ d«ÄãÀÄ jAiÀiÁ¬Äw zÀgÀzÀ°è ¤ÃqÀĪÀ ¥ÀzÀÝw E¢ÝvÀÄ.  DzÀgÉ ªÀiÁzsÀå«ÄPÀ ±Á¯ÉAiÀÄ£ÀÄß vÉUÉAiÀÄĪÀ AiÉÆÃd£É EzÀÄÝzÀjAzÀ zɺÀ° DqÀ½vÀ ²¥sÁgÀ¸ÀÄì ªÀiÁrgÀĪÀAvÉ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀPÉÌ d«ÄãÀÄ MzÀV¸À®Ä AiÀiÁªÀ C¨sÀåAvÀgÀ E®èªÉAzÀÄ PÉÃAzÀæ GzÉÆåÃUÀ, ªÀ¸Àw ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¸ÀgÀ§gÁdÄ ªÀÄAvÁæ®AiÀÄ w½¹vÀÄ.

            zɺÀ°AiÀÄ°è PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯É PÀlÖqÀPÁÌV d«ÄãÀÄ zÉÆgÉAiÀÄĪÀ PÁAiÀÄð ¤zsÁ£À UÀwAiÀÄ°è £ÀqÉAiÀÄÄwÛzÀÄÝzÀjAzÀ ¸ÀévÀ: PÉ.¹.gÉrØAiÀĪÀgÀÄ ¸ÀA§AzsÀ¥ÀlÖ C¢üPÁjUÀ½UÉ D PÀÄjvÀÄ ªÀgÀ¢ ªÀiÁqÀĪÀAvÉ ¤zÉÃð±À£À ¤ÃrzÁUÀ GzÉÆåÃUÀ, ªÀ¸Àw ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¸ÀgÀ§gÁdÄ ªÀÄAvÁæ®AiÀÄzÀ D¢üãÀ PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð K¦æïï 2, 1958gÀAzÀÄ §gÉzÀ n¥Ààt »ÃVzÉ: “The allotment of a plot of land measuring nearly 0.76 acres on the Temple Road New Delhi, to the Karnataka Sangh for the Kannada School. The proposal has been recommended by the Ministry of Education. For a proper appreciation of the proposal the Land and Development Officer was requested to obtain the views of the T.P.S.C. and the D.D.A. The proposal was included in the agenda of the T.P.S.C’s meeting held on 25-3-1958. The official minutes of the meeting are still awaited, but it has been informally ascertained from the C.P.W.D that construction work for another Government Higher Secondary School is already in progress on the site originally selected for the Kannada School. It may be pointed out that no such reference appears to have ever been made to this Ministry. Presumably, the State Government has anticipated the sanction of this Ministry and done so to cater for the large number of school going children awaiting admission. However, the C.E. is trying to find out an alternative plot for allotment to the Kannada School. It is likely to take some time.”

            ªÉÄà 12, 1958gÀAzÀÄ J¸ï.«.PÀȵÀÚªÀÄÆwðgÁªï CªÀgÀÄ PÉÃAzÀæ GzÉÆåÃUÀ, ªÀ¸Àw ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¸ÀgÀ§gÁdÄ ªÀÄAwæ PÉ.¹. gÉrØAiÀĪÀjUÉ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉzÀÄ §ºÀ¼À ªÉüɬÄAzÀ PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯É ¥ÁægÀA©ü¸À®Ä ¤ÃqÀ¨ÉÃPÁzÀ d«ÄãÀ «µÀAiÀÄ ºÁUÉAiÉÄà G½¢gÀĪÀÅzÀÄ; d«ÄãÀÄ ¤ÃqÀzÉ ±Á¯ÉAiÀÄ PÀlÖqÀ ¤ªÀiÁðt PÀÄjvÀÄ £ÁªÀÅ ZÀað¸À¯ÁUÀĪÀÅ¢®è. zÀAiÀÄ«lÄÖ ¨ÉÃUÀ d«ÄãÀÄ MzÀV¹ ±Á¯É ¥ÁægÀA©ü¸À®Ä ¸ÀºÁAiÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀĪÀAvÉ «£ÀAw¹zÀgÀÄ. JgÀqÀÄ ¥ÁèmïUÀ¼ÀÄ D ªÉüÉUÉ zÉÆgÉAiÀÄĪÀAwzÀݪÀÅ. MAzÀÄ ªÀÄxÀÄgÁ gÀ¸ÉÛAiÀÄ°è ªÀÄvÀÄÛ E£ÉÆßAzÀÄ g˸ï CªÉ£ÀÆå PÉÆÃmÁè gÀ¸ÉÛAiÀÄ°è. g˸ï CªÉ£ÀÆå PÉÆÃmÁè gÀ¸ÉÛAiÀÄ ¥Áèmï ªÀÄÆgÀÄ ªÀÄÆ°AiÀÄzÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ aPÀÌzÁVvÀÄÛ. DzÀÝjAzÀ ªÀÄxÀÄgÁ gÀ¸ÉÛAiÀÄ°ègÀĪÀ ZÀZËPÁPÁgÀzÀ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¸Àé®à zÉÆqÀØ¢gÀĪÀ ¥Áèmï£ÀÄß MzÀV¸ÀĪÀAvÉ «£ÀAw¹zÀgÀÄ. ªÉÄà 20, 1958gÀAzÀÄ £ÀUÀgÀ AiÉÆÃd£É G¥À¸À«Äw PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð, d«ÄãÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ C©üªÀÈ¢Ý C¢üPÁjUÉ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉzÀÄ PÉÆÃmÁè gÀ¸ÉÛ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ EAzÀæ¥Àæ¸ÀÜ J¸ÉÖÃmï£À°ègÀĪÀ ¥ÁèmïUÀ¼ÀÄ ±Á¯ÉUÉ AiÉÆÃUÀåªÁzÀ ¸ÀܼÀªÀ®èªÁzÀÝjAzÀ ±Á¯ÉUÁV ¨ÉÃgÉ d«Ää£À ¸À®ºÉ ªÀiÁqÀĪÀAvÉ «£ÀAw¹zÀgÀÄ. ªÉÄà 23, 1958gÀAzÀÄ PÉ.¹.gÉrØAiÀĪÀgÀÄ J¸ï.«.PÀȵÀÚªÀÄÆwðgÁªï CªÀjUÉ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉzÀÄ PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯ÉUÉAzÀÄ PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀPÉÌ d«ÄãÀÄ ¤ÃqÀĪÀ PÀÄjvÀ vÀªÀÄä ¥ÀvÀæ £ÉÆÃrzÉ. JgÀqÀÄ ¥ÁèmïUÀ¼ÀÄ AiÉÆÃUÀåªÁVgÀĪÀªÉAzÀÄ ºÉüÀ¯ÁVvÀÄÛ. DzÀgÉ £ÀUÀgÀ AiÉÆÃd£ÉAiÀÄAvÉ EªÀÅ AiÉÆÃUÀåªÁV®èªÁzÀÝjAzÀ £ÀUÀgÀ AiÉÆÃd£É ¸À«Äw C£ÀĪÀÄw ¤ÃqÀ°®è. MAzÀÄ d«ÄãÀÄ MzÀV¸À®Ä ºÀ®ªÀÅ ¸ÀA¸ÉÜUÀ¼ÀÄ CzÀgÀ°è ¨sÁVAiÀiÁVgÀĪÀÅzÀjAzÀ UÉæÃlgï zɺÀ°UÁVgÀĪÀ ªÀiÁ¸ÀÖgï ¥Áè¤UÉ AiÀiÁªÀÅzÉà CqÉvÀqÉAiÀiÁUÀzÀAvÉ £ÉÆÃqÀĪÀÅzÀÄ CªÀ±Àå«gÀĪÀzÀÄ. CzÀPÁÌV vÀqÀªÁUÀÄwÛgÀĪÀÅzÀÄ. ¨ÉÃgÉ d«ÄäUÁV DzÀµÀÄÖ ¨ÉÃUÀ DAiÉÄÌ ªÀiÁqÀ®Ä C¢üPÁjUÉ w½¹gÀĪɣÀÄ JAzÀÄ §gÉzÀgÀÄ.  CAzÉà d«ÄãÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ C©üªÀÈ¢Ý C¢üPÁj GzÉÆåÃUÀ, ªÀ¸Àw ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¸ÀgÀ§gÁdÄ ªÀÄAvÁæ®AiÀÄPÉÌ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉzÀÄ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯ÉUÁV w½¹gÀĪÀ d«Ää£À°è zɺÀ° DqÀ½vÀ AiÀiÁgÀ C£ÀĪÀÄwAiÉÆA¢UÉ ±Á¯É PÀlÖqÀ PÀlÖ®Ä ¥ÁægÀA©ü¹zÉ JA§ÄzÀÄ £ÀªÀÄUÉ w½¢gÀĪÀÅ¢®è JAzÀÄ ªÀgÀ¢ ªÀiÁrzÀgÀÄ.

            PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯É PÀlÖ®Ä jAiÀiÁ¬Äw zÀgÀzÀ°è d«ÄãÀÄ MzÀV¸ÀĪÀ PÁAiÀÄðzÀ°è AiÀiÁªÀ PÁgÀtPÁÌV «¼ÀA§ªÁUÀÄwÛzÉ JA§ÄzÀPÉÌ £ÀªÀzɺÀ°AiÀÄ d«ÄãÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ C©üªÀÈ¢Ý C¢üPÁj GzÉÆåÃUÀ, ªÀ¸Àw ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¸ÀgÀ§gÁdÄ ªÀÄAvÁæ®AiÀÄPÉÌ ªÉÄà 23, 1958gÀAzÀÄ ªÀÄÄA¢£À(U.O. Note)n¥Ààt ªÀÄÆ®PÀ w½¹gÀĪɣÀÄ: “This office is not aware as to with whose permission the Delhi Administration started construction of the school building on the plot subsequently proposed for the Kannada School. Due to the urgency, of having a number of additional schools, in June last year; all possible sites, which were vacant, were shown to the Special Officer on Duty, Directorate of Education, for his approval and further processing the proposals for the same. At the time this office detected construction, it had gone up over plinth level and as such it was not considered appropriate to disturb the construction at that stage. However, two alternative sites were proposed for Kannada School in the same area but it is understood from Secretary, Town Planning Sub Committee, that the proposed sites have not been approved by the Town Planning Officer. As soon as the reference from T.P.S.C. is received, efforts will be made to find out another site for the school.”

             ¸É¥ÀÖA§gï wAUÀ¼ÀÄ 1958gÀ°è ±Á¯Á PÀlÖqÀ ¤¢üAiÀÄ£ÀÄß (School Building Fund) ¸Áܦ¸À¯Á¬ÄvÀÄ.   J¸ï.«.PÀȵÀÚªÀÄÆwðgÁªï, ¸ÀgÉÆÃdªÀÄä gÉrØ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ r.¦.PÀgÀªÀÄPÀgÀ CªÀgÀÄ læ¹ÖUÀ¼ÁVzÀÝgÀÄ.  ¸É¥ÀÖA§gï 16, 1958gÀAzÀÄ PÀȵÀÚªÀÄÆwðgÁªÀ CªÀgÀÄ PÉÃAzÀæ GzÉÆåÃUÀ, ªÀ¸Àw ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¸ÀgÀ§gÁdÄ ªÀÄAwæ PÉ.¹.gÉrØAiÀĪÀjUÉ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉzÀÄ CA¨Á¸ÉqÀgï ºÉÆÃmÉ¯ï ºÀwÛgÀzÀÀ d«ÄãÀÄ J£ï.r.JA.¹ ±Á¯ÉUÉ ¤ÃqÀ¯ÁVzÉ. C°èAiÉÄà MAzÀÄ JPÀgÉ ¸ÀgÀPÁgÀ d«ÄãÀÄ SÁ° EgÀĪÀÅzÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ CzÀ£ÀÄß AiÀiÁjUÀÆ ¤Ãr®èªÁzÀÝjAzÀ CzÀ£ÀÄß £ÀªÀÄUÉ ¤ÃqÀ®Ä AiÀiÁªÀÅzÉà vÉÆAzÀgÉAiÀiÁUÀ°QÌ®è.  CzÀÄ ±Á¯É vÉgÉAiÀÄ®Ä M¼ÉîAiÀÄ ¸ÀܼÀªÁVzÀÝjAzÀ CzÀ£ÀÄß zÉÆgÀQ¸ÀĪÀAvÉ «£ÀAw¹zÀgÀÄ.  PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯ÉUÉAzÀÄ FUÁUÀ¯Éà vÉÆÃj¹gÀĪÀ ºÀ®ªÁgÀ ¥ÁèmïUÀ¼À£ÀÄß PÁgÀuÁAvÀgÀUÀ½AzÀ MzÀV¸À¯ÁUÀ°®è.  DzÀÝjAzÀ ªÉÄð£À ¥Áèmï£ÀÄß PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯É vÉgÉAiÀÄ®Ä MzÀV¸ÀĪÀAvÉ «£ÀAw¹zÀgÀÄ.

            EzÀjAzÁV ¨sÁgÀvÀ ¸ÀgÀPÁgÀzÀ D¢üãÀ PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð £ÀªÉA§gï 2, 1958gÀAzÀÄ zɺÀ°AiÀÄ ªÀÄÄRå PÀ«ÄõÀ£ÀgÀ CªÀjUÉ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉzÀÄ ºÀĪÀiÁAiÀÄÆ£ï gÀ¸ÉÛ ¥ÁèmïUÀ¼À ¸À«ÄÃ¥À«gÀĪÀ MAzÀÄ JPÀgÉ d«ÄãÀ£ÀÄß PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀzÀªÀjUÉ ±Á¯Á PÀlÖqÀ ¤ªÀiÁðtPÁÌV C£ÀĪÀÄw ¤ÃqÀ¯ÁUÀĪÀÅzÀÄ.  MAzÀÄ JPÀgÉ d«ÄäUÉ 5000 gÀÆ¥Á¬Ä ªÀÄvÀÄÛ 5% ªÁ¶ðPÀ ¨ÁrUÉ!  JgÀqÀÄ ªÀµÀðUÀ¼À°è ¸ÀAWÀ PÀlÖqÀ PÁAiÀÄðªÀ£ÀÄß ªÀÄÄV¸À¨ÉÃPÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ AiÀiÁªÀÅzÉà ªÀ¸Àw ¤®AiÀÄUÀ¼À£ÀÄß PÀlÖ¨ÁgÀzÀÄ.  DzÀgÉ ¹§âA¢UÉ CªÀ±Àå«gÀĪÀ PÉÃgïmÉÃPÀgï CxÀªÁ ZËQzÁgÀjUÉ ¨ÉÃPÁUÀĪÀ PÀlÖqÀ ªÀiÁvÀæ JA§ ¤AiÀĪÀÄzÀ ªÉÄÃ¯É ¤ÃqÀ¯ÁVzÉ JAzÀÄ w½¸À¯Á¬ÄvÀÄ.  CzÀgÀAvÉ PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀzÀ CzsÀåPÀëjUÉ r¸ÉA§gï 15, 1958gÀAzÀÄ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉzÀÄ zɺÀ°AiÀÄ ªÀÄÄRå PÀ«ÄõÀ£ïjUÉ ±Á¯É vÉgÉAiÀÄ®Ä PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀPÉÌ d«ÄãÀÄ ¤ÃqÀĪÀ PÀÄjvÀÄ w½¸À¯ÁVzÉ.  »ÃUÁV CªÀgÀ PÀZÉÃj CxÀªÁ d«ÄãÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ C©üªÀÈ¢Ý C¢üPÁjAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¨sÉÃn ªÀiÁqÀĪÀAvÉ w½¸À¯Á¬ÄvÀÄ.

           J¸ï.«.PÀȵÀÚªÀÄÆwðgÁªÀ CªÀgÀÄ r¸ÉA§gï 18, 1959gÀAzÀÄ d«ÄãÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ C©üªÀÈ¢Ý C¢üPÁjUÉ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉzÀÄ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀzÀ ªÉĪÉÆÃgÀAqÀªÀiï D¥sï C¸ÉÆùAiÉÄñÀ£ï ®UÀwÛ¸À¯ÁVzÉ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ CzÀgÀ ¤AiÀĪÀÄ 13gÀ°è wzÀÄÝ¥Àr ªÀiÁr, ¥ÀævÉåÃPÀ ©°ØAUï ¥sÀAqï PÀ«ÄnAiÀÄ£ÀÄß gÀa¹ 6.1.1958gÀAzÀÄ UÉÆvÀÄÛªÀ½ ¥Á¸ÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀ¯ÁVzÉ.  F UÉÆvÀÄÛªÀ½ ¥ÀæPÁgÀ ¸ÀAWÀzÀ ºÉ¸Àj£À°è ¤ÃrzÀ d«ÄãÀ£ÀÄß ©°ØAUï ¥sÀAqï PÀ«Än ªÀ»¹PÉÆArzÉ. CzÀgÀAvÉ ©°ØAUï PÀ«Än PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð r¸ÉA§gï 2, 1958gÀAzÀÄ d«ÄäUÁV ºÀtªÀ£ÀÄß ¤ªÀÄUÉ ZÉPï £ÀA§gï 56/958928 (¢£ÁAPÀ 29.11.1958)gÀ ªÀÄÆ®PÀ PÀ¼ÀÄ»¹gÀĪÀ£ÀÄ. C®èzÉ ºÉZÀÄѪÀjAiÀiÁV ªÉÄà 10, 1958gÀAzÀÄ MAzÀÄ UÉÆvÀÄÛªÀ½ ªÀiÁr ©°ØAUï ¥sÀAqï PÀ«ÄnUÉ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÀßqÀ ²PÀët ¸ÀA¸ÉÜAiÀÄ£ÀÄß £ÉÆAzÁ¬Ä¸ÀĪÀ C¢üPÁgÀ ¤ÃqÀ¯Á¬ÄvÀÄ.  CzÀgÀAvÉ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÀßqÀ ²PÀët ¸ÀA¸ÉÜAiÀÄ£ÀÄß CPÉÆÖçgï 24, 1959gÀAzÀÄ £ÉÆAzÁ¬Ä¹ £ÉÆAzÀt ¸ÀASÉå J¸ï.1461 (1959-60)£ÀÄß ¥ÀqÉAiÀįÁVzÉ.  EzÀPÉÌ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀzÀ C¨sÀåAvÀgÀ«®è.  DzÀÝjAzÀ ±Á¯É d«ÄäUÉ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀ J®è PÁAiÀÄð ºÁUÀÆ ¥ÀvÀæ ªÀåªÀºÁgÀ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÀßqÀ ²PÀët ¸ÀA¸ÉÜAiÉÄà ªÀiÁqÀĪÀzÀÄ JAzÀÄ w½¸À¯Á¬ÄvÀÄ.

            PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯É PÀlÖ®Ä d«ÄãÀÄ ¥ÀqÉAiÀÄĪÀÅzÀPÁÌV ºÀ®ªÁgÀÄ PÀZÉÃjUÀ¼À ªÀÄzsÀå ¥ÀvÀæ ªÀåªÀºÁgÀUÀ¼ÀÄ £ÀÀqÉ¢zÀݪÀÅ.  £ÀªÉA§gï 14, 1958gÀAzÀÄ PÉ.¹.gÉrØAiÀĪÀgÀÄ vÀªÀÄä ªÀÄAvÁæ®AiÀÄzÀ C¢üPÁjUÀ½UÉ F PÀÄjvÀÄ «ZÁj¹zÁUÀ d«ÄãÀÄ ©qÀÄUÀqÉUÉ aÃ¥sï PÀ«ÄõÀ£Àgï CªÀjUÉ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉAiÀįÁVzÉ JAzÀÄ w½¸À¯Á¬ÄvÀÄ. £ÀªÉA§gï 25, 1958gÀAzÀÄ PÉ.¹.gÉrØAiÀĪÀgÀÄ ¸ÀA§A¢ü¹zÀªÀjUÉ AiÀiÁPÉ ¥ÀvÀæ ¤ÃqÀĪÀÅ¢®è JAzÀÄ PÉýzÁUÀ £ÀªÉA§gï 28, 1958gÀAzÀÄ D¥ÀÛ PÁAiÀÄðzÀ²ð «ªÀgÀªÁzÀ ªÀgÀ¢AiÀÄ£ÀÄß ªÀÄÄA¢£ÀAvÉ ªÀiÁrgÀĪÀ£ÀÄ: “The practice has been to communicate sanctions for the allotment of land to private parties to the Chief Commissioner, who, in turn, contacts these parties and communicates the Government decision. This practice is, perhaps, based on administrative convenience. The Chief Commissioner is the Head of the executive agency for management of Government land and execution of agreement for lease and perpetual lease. It is again he who initiates recommendation for the allotment of land in all such cases. It is, therefore, with obvious advantage that Government orders are communicated to the party through the Chief Commissioner alone. In case the party insists, a formal intimation is given to the effect that Government orders in their case have been issued to the Chief Commissioner. We do send sometimes such communication to the party concerned suggesting them to contact the Chief Commissioner for further detailed information, if required. Incidentally, this also covers the contingency that, in case the Chief Commissioner has anything further to say in regard to the final allotment of plots to the parties whom he had recommended sometimes even a year before, he has an opportunity of saying so before our letter is formally communicated to the party concerned.

                 “In case a copy of Government order is communicated direct to the party, it becomes a legally binding contract between the Government and the party, and the Government will have no further chance to withdraw from the transaction. It is true that in most of the cases such contingency will not arise, but as allotment of land involves many legal, administrative and other considerations, the present practice may, perhaps, be allowed to continue, even though it means some delay. We can, however, make a general practice to inform the party concerned that necessary instructions have issued to the Chief Commissioner, simultaneously with the issue of formal letter of sanction by us to the Chief Commissioner in each case.” 

             DzÀgÉ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀPÉÌ ±Á¯É £ÀqɸÀ®Ä ¤ÃrzÀ d«ÄãÀÄ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÀßqÀ ²PÀët ¸ÀA¸ÉÜ ºÉ¸Àj£À°è ªÀUÁðªÀuÉ ªÀiÁ¥ÁðqÀÄ ªÀiÁqÀĪÀ°è ¸ÀªÀÄAiÀÄ »r¬ÄvÀÄ. EzÀjAzÀ ±Á¯Á PÀlÖqÀ ¤ªÀiÁðt PÁAiÀÄð ¥ÁægÀA©ü¸À®Ä ¸ÁzsÀåªÁUÀ°®è. EzÀjAzÁV ¥sɧæªÀj 6, 1960gÀAzÀÄ J¸ï.«. PÀȵÀÚªÀÄÆwðgÁªï CªÀgÀÄ PÉÃAzÀæ GzÉÆåÃUÀ, ªÀ¸Àw ªÀÄvÀÄÛ ¸ÀgÀ§gÁdÄ ªÀÄAwæ PÉ.¹.gÉrØAiÀĪÀjUÉ ¥ÀvÀæ §gÉzÀÄ zɺÀ°AiÀÄ°è PÀ£ÀßqÀ ±Á¯É PÀlÖ®Ä zɺÀ° PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀPÉÌ d«ÄãÀÄ ¤ÃrzÀÝPÁÌV zsÀ£ÀåªÁzÀUÀ¼À£ÀÄß C¦ð¹zÀgÀÄ.  C®èzÉ ±Á¯Á PÀlÖqÀ PÁAiÀÄð ¥ÁægÀA¨sÀªÁUÀ¢gÀÄzÀÝPÉÌ vÀªÀÄä ªÀÄÄA¢gÀĪÀ ¸ÀªÀĸÉåAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ªÀÄÄA¢£ÀAvÉ w½¹zÀgÀÄ: ±Á¯É £ÀqɸÀ®Ä ²PÀët ¸ÀA¸ÉÜAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¤«Äð¸ÀĪÀÅzÀÄ CªÀ±Àå«gÀĪÀzÀÄ.  CzÀgÀAvÉ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÀßqÀ ²PÀët ¸ÀA¸ÉÜAiÀÄ£ÀÄß ¤«Äð¹ CzÀ£ÀÄß £ÉÆAzÁ¬Ä¸À¯ÁVzÉ.  FUÀ CªÀ±Àå«gÀĪÀÅzÉãÉAzÀgÉ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀPÉÌ ±Á¯É £ÀqɸÀ®Ä ¤ÃrzÀ d«ÄãÀ£ÀÄß zɺÀ° PÀ£ÀßqÀ ²PÀët ¸ÀA¸ÉÜUÉ ªÀUÁðªÀuÉ ªÀiÁqÀĪÀÅzÀÄ G½¢zÉ.  CzÀPÉÌ ¨ÉÃPÁVgÀĪÀ J®è zÁR¯ÉUÀ¼À£ÀÄß 15 ¢£ÀUÀ¼À »AzÉ d«ÄãÀÄ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ C©üªÀÈ¢Ý C¢üPÁjUÉ ¸ÁzÀgÀ¥Àr¸À¯ÁVzÉ.  EzÉà PÁgÀtPÁÌV PÀlÖqÀ ¤ªÀiÁðt PÁAiÀÄðªÀ£ÀÄß vÀqÉ»rAiÀįÁVzÉ.  AiÀiÁPÀAzÀgÉ d«ÄãÀÄ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÀßqÀ ²PÀët ¸ÀA¸ÉÜ ºÉ¸Àj£À°è £ÉÆÃAzÀtÂAiÀiÁUÀ¨ÉÃPÀÄ.  £ÀAvÀgÀ £ÀPÁ±É ªÀÄvÀÄÛ AiÉÆÃd£ÉUÀ½UÉ £ÀªÀzɺÀ° ªÀÄĤì¥À¯ï PÀ«Än M¦àUÉ ¤ÃqÀ¨ÉÃPÀÄ.  £ÀPÁ±É ªÀÄvÀÄÛ AiÉÆÃd£ÉUÀ¼ÀÄ vÀAiÀiÁgÀ EgÀĪÀªÀÅ.  DzÀgÉ ¤AiÀĪÀiÁªÀ½AiÀÄAvÉ d«ÄãÀÄ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÀßqÀ ²PÀët ¸ÀA¸ÉÜ ºÉ¸Àj£À°è £ÉÆAzÁ¬Ä¸À¨ÉÃPÁVzÉ.  ªÉÄʸÀÆgÀÄ ªÀĺÁgÁdgÀÄ ªÀiÁZïð£À°è zɺÀ°UÉ ¨sÉÃn ¤ÃqÀĪÀªÀjzÁÝgÉ ªÀÄvÀÄÛ CªÀgÀ CzsÀåPÀëvÉAiÀÄ°è ¸ÁÜ¥À£Á PÀ®è£ÀÄß ºÁPÀĪÀ §UÉÎ £ÁªÀÅ AiÉÆÃf¹gÀĪɪÀÅ. zɺÀ° PÀ£ÁðlPÀ ¸ÀAWÀ ¥Á¸ÀÄ ªÀiÁrzÀ UÉÆvÀÄÛªÀ½ ¥ÀæPÁgÀ vÁªÀÅ zɺÀ° PÀ£ÀßqÀ ²PÀët ¸ÀA¸ÉÜ ºÉ¸Àj£À°è d«ÄãÀÄ £ÉÆAzÁ¬Ä¸À®Ä C£ÀĪÀÄw ¤ÃrzÀgÉ £Á£ÀÄ ¤ªÀÄUÉ agÀ IÄtÂAiÀiÁVgÀĪɣÀÄ.  zÀAiÀÄ«lÄÖ CªÀ±ÀåªÁV ªÀiÁrj JAzÀÄ «£ÀAw¹zÀgÀÄ.

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Tuesday, 13 March 2012

Mahatma Gandhi’s Campaign against Untouchability in Karnataka



Dr. G.A. Biradar's book is a timely and most important intervention into debates about the history of the social reform of caste, and of untouchability. The book focuses on the little known episode of untouchability reform during the anticolonial period in the Karnataka region, an area with a long history of anti-caste protest dating back to Basavanna. Dr. Biradar deftly draws on previously unknown archival materials to shed new light on the development of the anti-untouchability movement in Karnataka, and reveals Gandhi's signal role in the development of the movement in this region. The book thus brings an understudied region within the purview of Gandhian politics, caste history, and the history of anticolonialism more broadly.                      
15-8-2011                                        Arvind Rajagopal   
                                                                                            Professor, and
                                                                                           Affiliate Faculty
                                                                                     Department of Sociology;
                                                                    Department of Social and Cultural Analysis
                                                                                         New York University
                                                              
Dear Dr. G.A. Biradar,
 Mahatma Gandhi’s Campaign against Untouchability in Karnataka, which I read with great interest. This is one of the most comprehensive accounts I have read of an important, but understudied, phase of Gandhi’s career. You have done future scholars a service by putting together this record in an engaging and persuasive narrative. I feel I have learned a great deal from the book. The book is clearly a labour of love; and I congratulate you on its successful completion. I look forward to reading more of your work.
 23-8-2011                                          Mrinalini Sinha
                                                           Alice Freeman Palmer
                                                            Professor of History
                                                          University of Michigan.

This book is simple, lucid well-knitted when I read this book it took me to history of older era. Author Dr. G.A. Biradar had made remarkable job to touch the struggle of history to horizon. It is most authenticated script as it is based on documentary evidence. The entire fabric of book is being dealt pursuance to upliftment of Harijan, empowerment of women and weaker section. It would have most useful book to students, children, academicians, working institutions and research scholars all over the world forever. It gives us immaculate focus on how Mahatma Gandhi’s Campaign against Untouchability in Karnataka being led to non-violence freedom struggle.
The author has made highest attempt to attain objective goal by defining social evils-psychology of different people, section, religious orthodox, drafting the law, enactment, implementation, over ever trodden path of Indian Soil. The words of Mr. Enrique Jardiel Poncela “When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing” are being enshrined in the art of Dr. G.A. Biradar. I hope evermore depict of Dr. G.A. Biradar may light the life of weaker section and be awarded with international honour.
    NewDelhi                                                        Naik H.K
    06-09-2011                                                   Advocate
                                                              Supreme Court of India
           
        Book Review

An Exemplary work Encompassing the untouched Aspects of Indian Freedom Movement
 Dr. G.A. Biradar’s book on ‘Mahatma Gandhi’s Campaign against untouchability in Karnataka’ elaborately documents the considerable efforts put in by Gandhiji, to visit various parts of Karnataka, propagating the need for eradicating the inhuman practice of untouchability, by uplifting the living conditions of the Harijans, by facilitating financial assistance for them.  The main objective of his campaign was not only to bring the Harijans to the main stream, but also to collect     resources for the intended project.  Biradar’s book also gives fresh insights into several other untouched aspects of the    Indian Freedom Movement.
 At the very outset, the author enthusiastically acclaims Karnataka as the abode of a great number of religious reformers, who had already tried to alleviate the sufferings of the untouchability.  It is the land where the Vachanakaras like Basavanna had brought about a social revolution through their movements unparalleled in human history.  Biradar’s book renders the vivid details about Gandhiji’s visits to various parts of Karnataka and the royal manner in which he was received everywhere.  The people were so moved by the words of   Mahatma that men as well as women voluntarily came up with their liberal contributions in the form of cash, things or gold ornaments.  Several pages of the book are devoted to the    depiction of people’s interaction with Gandhiji in important places of Karnataka like Bijapur, Kolar, Bellary, Bengaluru, Tumkur, Mysore, Mangalore, Coorg Province, Madras Presidency and Bombay Presidency.
 Gandhiji’s campaign in Karnataka was followed by the political leaders of India - irrespective of casts and creed - attempting to reform the Hindu society through legislative measures in the subsequent days.  But they did not have an immediate effect.  The untouchability Abolition Bill was introduced in 1933 in the Madras Legislative Assembly for adoption.  But the bill was lapsed.  The opinions were   collected and recorded that the disabilities of the depressed classes should be removed root and branch - in a peaceful manner by social reform carried on in an intensive manner, and not by legislation.
The book, towards the end gives a picture of the balanced views of people from different sections of the society, and the eminent leaders of various communities and bureaucrats.  Most of the educated Hindus were in favour of the Bill to provide for the removal of social disabilities.
Thus the book provides a comprehensive picture of the   attempts that were made by Mahatma Gandhi together with the leaders of Karnataka to eradicate the evil practice of     untouchability prevalent in the Hindu society.  Though there were some stray protests and deliberate withdrawal of the Harijans, it was a great success.  This historic movement is something to be recorded and documented for the future generation, and for this reason, Dr. G.A. Biradar’s book should undoubtedly be appreciated.  His simple and unassuming style of presentation and lucidity of expression gives an experience of a smooth and pleasant reading to any kind of reader.
Sthithigathi Quarterly,    Prof. Parvathi G. Aithal
October-December, 2011     
                                                                                                          
It gives me pleasure to write a brief forward to Dr. G.A. Biradar’s monograph on ‘Mahatma Gandhi’s Campaign against Untouchability in Karnataka’. The subject remains of great contemporary significance; and our historiography continues urgently to require work such as these, which are based on first-hand research in the archives.
Sixty years after Gandhi’s untimely death, his legacy to the new nation he so profoundly shaped remains complex, controversial and, above all, elusive. His pioneering campaign for the rights of so-called ‘Untouchables’ was fiercely criticised by B.R. Ambedkar and his followers for keeping dalits within the Hindu fold, which, in their opinion, was the root cause of their disabilities. Dr. Biradar’s book takes a fresh look at this important, and still enormously relevant, debate, by exploring Gandhi’s campaigns in the Karnataka. Not only does this book bring fresh material to light, it also forwards a striking conclusion: that Gandhi’s campaigns against untouchability took firmest root and flourished where his initiatives built on pre-existing and powerful traditions of social and religious reform, as was the case in Karnataka.
It is a matter of particular gratification that the archival heritage of our country is in the hands of scholars such as Dr. Biradar, who is not only a skilled archivist but a considerable scholar with a feel for the enormous value of the records held at the National Archives of India.
 11-01-2012                              Dr. Joya Chatterji
                                 Reader in Modern South Asian History,
                                                 University of Cambridge;
                                               and Fellow of Trinity College.
Dr. G.A. Biradar’s book on Gandhi’s tour of Karnataka is a valuable addition to our knowledge of the late 1920s/early 1930s period in particular. By bringing together a range of official materials on the Congress activities in Mysore/Karnataka at this time, alongside personal assessments by Congress sympathizers, he portrays a region that was at a remove from mainstream nationalism. Yet, at the same time, Mysore/Karnataka had a long legacy of anti-caste, anti-untouchability movements that was both receptive to, and simultaneously diffused, the Gandhian call for the abolition of untouchability.
Dr. Biradar also highlights the contribution of Lingayats to the national movement, particularly in Bombay Karnataka. He has provided other scholars working on Mysore/Karnataka with a very important set of documental materials to carry forward questions relating to the history of caste, nationalism, and societal reform in a relatively under-researched region.
09-02-2012                                       Janaki Nair
                                                                Professor,
                                                Centre for Historical Studies,
                                                Jawaharlal Nehru University,
                                                           New Delhi-110016

Courtesy: Dr.Joya Chatterji, H.K.Naik, Prof. Arvind Rajagopal,
Prof. Janaki Nair,Prof. Mrinalini Sinha, Prof. Parvathi G.Aithal/Sthithigathi