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{{Infobox officeholder
|name = K Puttaswamy
|image = Puttaswamy.gif
|birth_place = [[Arakere]], [[Mysore district]], [[Kingdom of Mysore]] (Now [[Mandya district]], [[Karnataka]]
|birth_date= 1917
|death_date= 30 Apr 1978 (60/61 years)
| office4 = Minister of Municipal administration, [[Karnataka]]
| 1blankname4 = [[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata4 = [[S. Nijalingappa]]
| term4 = 1962 - 1965
| office3 = Minister of Co-operation and Housing, [[Karnataka]]
| 1blankname3 = [[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata3 = [[S. Nijalingappa]]
| term3 = 1965 - 1967
| office2 = Minister of Health and Housing, [[Karnataka]]
| 1blankname2 = [[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata2 = [[S. Nijalingappa]]
| term2 = 1967 - 1968
| office1 = Minister of Labour, Law and Parliamentary affairs, [[Karnataka]]
| 1blankname1 = [[List of chief ministers of Karnataka|Chief Minister]]
| 1namedata1 = [[Veerendra Patil]]
| term1 = 1968 - 1971
| office5 = [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly|Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency5 = [[Chamaraja (Vidhana Sabha constituency)|Chamaraja]]
| term5 = Mar 1978 - 30 April 1978
| predecessor5 = ''Seat established''
| successor5 = [[B. N. Kengegowda]]
| constituency6 = [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chamundeshwari]]
| term6 = 1967 - 1977
| predecessor6 = ''Himself'' (As [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mysore]])
| successor6 = [[D. Jayadevaraja Urs]]
| constituency7 = [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mysore]]
| term7 = 1957 - 1967
| predecessor7 = [[Shivananje Gowda]] (As [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mysore Taluk]])
| successor7 = ''Himself'' (As [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|MLA]] of [[Chamundeshwari (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Chamundeshwari]])
| constituency8 = [[Shrirangapattana (Karnataka Assembly constituency)|Shrirangapattana]]
| term8 = 1951 - 1957
| predecessor8 = ''Seat established''
| successor8 = [[A. G. Chunche Gowda]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Srirangapatna Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/karnataka/assembly-constituencies/srirangapatna.html|access-date=2021-06-06|website=Elections in India}}</ref>
| party = [[Janata Party]] (1977–1978)
| otherparty = [[Indian National Congress]] (Before 1977) [[Congress for Democracy]] (1977) 
|father = Lingegowda
|spouse = Jayalakshamma
|mother = Lingamma
}}
'''Kalastavadi Puttaswamy''' (1917 - 1978) was an Indian lawyer, and a senior [[Indian National Congress]] politician,<ref>{{cite news |title=Redefining planning|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-30/mysore/28163260_1_project-city-planners-curzon-park |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131113131113/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2009-05-30/mysore/28163260_1_project-city-planners-curzon-park |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 November 2013 |work=[[The Times of India]]|date=30 May 2009 }}</ref> who remained a member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]] (1952–1977), three times from [[Mysore]] and subsequently twice from [[Chamundeshwari]] constituency.,<ref>[http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/1lamembers.html List of member of 1st Karnataka Legislative Assembly] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120406121634/http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/1lamembers.html |date=6 April 2012 }} [[Government of Karnataka]] website.</ref><ref>[http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/4lamembers.html 4th Assembly] {{webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120904192338/http://www.kar.nic.in/kla/4lamembers.html |date=4 September 2012 }}</ref> who also served as Minister of various ministry of [[Government of Karnataka]], including Labour, Public Administration and Health & Housing.<ref>''Hindustan year-book and who's who, Volume 36'', by S. C: Sarkar. Publisher M. C. Sarkar., 1968. ''p. 204''.</ref> He has also remained member of the [[Constituent Assembly of India|Constituent Assembly]] in 1948.<ref>{{cite book |title=Selected works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Volume 27|author= Jawaharlal Nehru|publisher=Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund|year=2002|isbn=0-19-565636-9 |page=325 }}</ref>

==Biography==
He was born in 1917 to an agriculturist family as the first son of Late. Sri. Kalastavadi Srilingegowda and Late Smt. Lingamma.

From his childhood he was very studious, always ahead in his studies, quiet and more thoughtful. He secured Hons. Degree in Psychology from the [[University of Mysore]]. Later he did his Law Degree in [[Belgaum]] Law College. Besides, being a good student, he involved himself in curricular activities. He was a freedom fighter. Later he became the President of Mysore City Corporation, President of District Cooperative Society and he was elected as a Member of [[Karnataka Legislative Assembly]], from Mysore city. He was also a member of Mysore University Senate and Syndicate.

His exemplary behaviour, promptness, his love towards serving the people made him to rise to the level of a Minister under the guidance of the then Chief Minister [[S. Nijalingappa]]. He served as a '''Cabinet Minister of Health, Co-operation, Law and Labour''' very efficiently.<ref name=":0">http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/elib/pdf/eresources/K%20Puttaswami.pdf</ref>

His son P. Vishwanath was the first Mayor of [[Mysore City Corporation|Mysore]]<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web|title=Mysuru City Corporation|url=https://mysurucitycorporation.co.in/WebSiteMysuru/AboutUs.aspx|access-date=2021-11-14|website=mysurucitycorporation.co.in}}</ref>

==Vidyavardhaka Sangha==
'''Vidyavardhaka Sangha''' in Mysore, a dream of Late. K. Puttaswamy made its humble beginning in the year 1948-49 with an intention of propagating education to the poorer sections of the society, at a small [[choultry]] in Mysore. He was a true Gandhian, Social worker, political leader and a disciplined person who dedicated his whole life for the betterment of the downtrodden people.

Vidyavardhaka Educational Institution has since grown by leaps and bounds. It imparts education not only at high school level, but also Nursery, Primary, Junior, Degree, Law, Engineering, JOC, ITI, Diploma and Management courses, including [[Vidya Vardhaka College of Engineering]].<ref>[http://www.vvce.org/sangha.htm About Vidyavardhaka Sangha]</ref>

Now Vidyavardhaka Sangha stands as one of the prestigious educational institution in the Heritage City of Mysore. This has been possible because of the dedication and pragmatic approach towards education by Late. K. Puttaswamy. All these have materialized because of the services and contributions by great philanthropist whose main motto was "Service before Self" and "Education for all".

== References ==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.vvce.ac.in Vidyavardhaka College Of Engineering]
*[[Vidya Vardhaka College of Engineering|VVCE]]

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