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{{ Infobox officeholder
| image = H_V_Nanjundaiya.jpg
| name = H. V. Nanjundaiah
| honorific_suffix = [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]]
| office = [[Diwan of Mysore]] (acting)
| alma_mater = [[University of Madras]]
| birth_date = 1860
| death_date = 1920
}}
[[File:Participants of the first Kannada Sahitya Parishat (Bangalore, 1915).jpg|thumb|250px|right|H. V. Nanjundaiah in the conference held in Bangalore in 1915 which led to the creation of Kannada Saahithya Parishath]]

'''Hebbalalu Velpanur Nanjundaiah''' (1860 – 1920) was the acting [[Diwans Of Mysore|Diwan of Mysore]], founder and first [[Vice Chancellor]] of the [[Mysore University]], senior judge of the Mysore State High Court and founding president of the [[Kannada Sahitya Sammelana]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Honouring Malleswaram's eminent residents|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/honouring-malleswarams-eminent-residents/article7984814.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=14 December 2015}}</ref> He presided over Kannada Sahitya Sammelana from 1915 to 1917 held in Bangalore and Mysore. He was one of the first documented [[ethnographers]] in the world,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.krazykioti.com/articles/anthropology-was-not-all-white-males-early-ethnographies-by-women-and-persons-of-color/ |title=Anthropology was Not All White Males: Early Ethnographies by Women and Persons of Color « Krazy Kioti – the Gene Anderson website |publisher=Krazykioti.com |date=2012-01-09 |access-date=2013-10-24}}</ref> having authored a seminal book Mysore tribes and Castes in 1906,<ref>[http://library.gipe.ac.in/xmlui/bitstream/handle/1/421/6-012043.pdf?sequence=1] {{dead link|date=October 2013}}</ref> among other books on legal matters.

He earned an M.A. and a M.L. (law degree) from the [[Madras University]]. He died in 1920 at Mysore while still in office as vice-chancellor. He was a senior judge in the then Mysore State High Court before being the principal administrator and then acting [[Diwans Of Mysore|Diwan of Mysore]].
He was one of the first residents of [[Malleshwaram]], a locality in [[Bangalore]], and his mansion was donated to the government to set up a girls' high school that still stands on 13th Cross, 4th Main Malleshwaram, Bangalore. His family still lives near the same Mansion turned School

[[File:H V Nandjundayya Road.jpg|thumb|Road sign at 6th main road, Malleshwaram, named after Nanjundaiah]]
[[File:H. V. Nanjundaiah's home in Malleswaram.jpg|thumb|right|H. V. Nanjundaiah donated his home to the government to create an educational institute for girls, which is what surrounds this building today.]]
Due to his exemplary service to the state, 6th main road, Malleshwaram is named after him.{{Citation needed|date=October 2013}}

He was also involved in the [[Indian Science Congress Association]] and served as the Vice president for Ethnography in 1915.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qRlDwpTgJ4oC&q=hv+nanjundayya |title=Journal & Proceedings of the Asiatic Society of Bengal - Google Books |year=1916 |access-date=2013-10-24}}</ref>

Under his administrative recommendation [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]], who eventually became the second president of India, was brought to Mysore University from [[Madras Presidency College]] and they became close associates.<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-04/mysore/30112492_1_dasara-maharaja-s-college-mysore |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329055204/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-09-04/mysore/30112492_1_dasara-maharaja-s-college-mysore |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-03-29 |title=Tribute to the greatest teacher |date= |work=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=2013-10-24}}</ref>

Personal Life:
He rose to high position despite challenges in his personal life. He came from a poor family and obtained qualifications in Madras. He lost two wives at a young age and lost a son. In the memory of the deceased son he translated a collection of poems of Victor Hugo entitled " Tears in the dark"

==Honours==

He was conferred the title of Rajamantra Praveena or [[Privy councillor]] by the Maharaja of Mysore, as he was the Maharaja's closest political and administrative advisor. During difficult administrative periods, he would function as the Acting [[Diwans Of Mysore|Diwan of Mysore]] also.

Nanjundaiah was made a [[Order of the Indian Empire|Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] in 1915, an honor of chivalry bestowed upon him by HRH [[George V of the United Kingdom|King George V]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://203.200.22.249:8080/jspui/bitstream/123456789/1618/1/The_Anglo-Indian_empire.pdf |publisher=203.200.22.249:8080 |title=Dr VKRV Rao Digital Library |access-date=2013-10-24 }}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>

==Linguistics==
Nanjundaiah's had great love for his [[Kannada]] language. He founded the [[Kannada Sahitya Parishat]] to promote Kannada through publishing books, organizing literary seminars, promoting research projects and organize an annual conference on Kannada literature called [[Kannada Sahithya Sammelana]].{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}

The body unanimously selected Nanjundaiah to chair the event and serve as president for three years. At the first gathering, he is reported to have spoken in English and said: "The objective of the Karnataka Sahitya Parishath is to develop Kannada language and literature and forge unity of all Kannadigas who are scattered; to establish a cordial relationship among them on the issue of language".<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article1131761.ece |title=The truth that is Kannada |work=The Hindu |date=2011-01-28 |access-date=2013-10-24}}</ref>

He was a [[Polyglot (person)|polyglot]] and published an English translation and compilation of [[Victor Hugo]]'s French poems called 'Tears in the Night'.{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}

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