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{{short description|Indian freedom fighter}}
'''Bevinje Vishnu Kakkilaya''' ({{birth based on age as of date |93|2012|06|04|noage=1|mos=1}} - 4 June 2012) was an [[Indian freedom fighter]] and leader of [[Communist Party of India]] from [[Karnataka]] India.<ref>{{cite news |title=B.V. Kakkilaya passes away |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bv-kakkilaya-passes-away/article3490810.ece |accessdate=5 May 2020| work=The Hindu |publisher=www.thehindu.com| date=5 June 2012}}</ref> He fought for the rights or labourers and workers. He also raised voice for downtrodden and small farmers who were at the mercy of powerful. He was jailed during british rule of India for his struggle against oppression of poor people. Even after independence of India from British on 15 August 1947, He continued his fight for the legitimate rights of poor people in the society. He was fore front in organising [[Beedi]] workers to get them benefits as per law and also improvement of their working conditions. He also highlighted plight of Mangalore tile workers, and agricultural labourers working in cardamom, coffee estates and plantations. B.V.Kakkilaya fought for unification of Kannada speaking areas onto Karnataka state. Even though [[Kasargod]] which was taluk in erstwhile South Kanara district during british rule, It was left out from Karnataka state and added to Kerala state in 1956 during reorganisation of states in independent India. He worked as general secretary of Akhanda Karnataka Rajya Nirmana Parishat.<ref>http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/elib/pdf/eresources/B%20V%20Kakkillaya.pdf</ref>

==Political career ==
*Member of the Rajya Sabha from Madras Assembly between 1952 and 1954.<ref>{{cite news |title=ಸ್ವಾತಂತ್ರ್ಯ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರ ಬಿ.ವಿ.ಕಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲಾಯ ಇನ್ನಿಲ್ಲ |url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/karnataka/-/articleshow/13826941.cms |accessdate=6 May 2020 |publisher=vijaykarnataka.com}}</ref>
*MLA Bantwal from 1972 to 1978 and Vittal constituency from 1978 to 1983.<ref>{{cite news |title=2 ಬಾರಿ ಶಾಸಕ: 1972ರಲ್ಲಿ , 1978ರ ವಿಧಾನಸಭೆ ಚುನಾವಣೆಯಲ್ಲಿ |url=https://vijaykarnataka.com/news/karnataka/-/articleshow/13826941.cms |accessdate=6 May 2020 |publisher=vijaykarnataka.com}}</ref>

==As a writer==
Some of his works are
*Communism
*Bhoomi mathu akasha <ref>{{cite news |title=Kakkilaya fought for beedi, cashew factory workers |url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/254545/kakkilaya-fought-beedi-cashew-factory.html |accessdate=5 May 2020 |publisher=www.deccanherald.com}}</ref>
*Maanavana nadige vijnanadedege
*Karl Marx: Baduku, baraha
*Bharathiya chinthane, Hindu dharma, Communism’
*Bharathada muslimarau,’ a traslation of Sacchar committee report and others.<ref>{{cite news |title=ಸಮಾಜವಾದಿಯ ನಾಯಕನ ನೂರರ ನೆನಪು ಬಿ. ವಿ. ಕಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲಾಯ ಜನ್ಮಶತಾಬ್ದ |url=https://www.udayavani.com/articles/web-focus/one-hundred-memory-of-the-socialist-leader-b-v-kakkillaya |accessdate=6 May 2020 |publisher=www.udayavani.com}}</ref>
*Iravu Mattu Arivu
*Pracheena Bharathadalli Bhouthikavada
*Bhaarateeya Darshanagalu
*Puran Chandra Joshi - Communist Chaluvaliya Roovari
*Pracheena Bharatadalli Jatigala Ugama
*Bharatakkondu Badalu Dari<ref>{{cite web |title=BV-KAKKILAYA |url=https://www.sapnaonline.com/shop/Author/bv-kakkilaya |website=www.sapnaonline.com |accessdate=6 May 2020}}</ref>

==References==
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[[Category:1910s births]]
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[[Category:Indian independence activists]]
[[Category:Karnataka politicians]]
[[Category:Communist Party of India politicians from Karnataka]]

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->Arjun Madathiparambil Muraleedharan at 16:41, 6 August 2021