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'''Kota Ramakrishna Karanth''' (1 May 1894 - 1 February 1980) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served as the Minister of Land Revenue for the [[Madras Presidency]] from 1 March 1946 to 23 March 1947. He was the elder brother of noted Kannada novelist [[K. Shivarama Karanth]].<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
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Karanth was born on 1 May 1894 in Parampalli near [[Udupi]], [[South Canara]] district of the [[Madras Presidency]]. His father was Shesha Karanth and Lakshmamma was his mother. His early childhood was influenced by his father who, as a teacher at the beginning and later as an elder of his village, was a well-respected personality. He graduated from Central College, Bangalore in 1916 and studied law at the Bombay Law School graduating in 1918.<br />
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== Tenure as minister ==<br />
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During Karanth's tenure as Minister of Land Revenue, the [[Telangana Uprising]] broke out in the northern part of the Presidency. Soon afterwards, there were peasant rebellions in [[Tanjore District (Madras Presidency)|Tanjore district]]. Karanth toured the district and advised the ''mirasidars'' to adjust with the changing times and provide better wages to farm labourers.<ref name="policepowerp116">{{cite book|title=Police power and colonial rule, Madras, 1859-1947|url=https://archive.org/details/policepowercolon0000arno|url-access=registration|pages=[https://archive.org/details/policepowercolon0000arno/page/116 116]|author=David Arnold|publisher=Oxford University Press|year=1986}}</ref><br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book | title=The Times of India Directory and Year Book, Including Who's who| year=1950| publisher=Bennett, Coleman & Co.| page=687}}<br />
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