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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|College in Karnataka, India}}<br />
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| name = Karnataka College Dharwad<br />
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| native_name_lang = ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಕೊಲೆಜ್ ಧಾರವಾಡ (ಕೆ.ಸಿ.ಡಿ)<br />
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| image_alt = Karnataka College Dharwad<br />
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| established = {{start date and age|1917}}<br />
| founder = [[Rudragouda Artal]]<br />
| type = Government college<br />
| affiliation = [[Karnataka University Dharwad]]<br />
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| students = 4000+<br />
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| location = [[Dharwad, Karnataka]], India<br />
| coordinates = {{coord|15.453|N|74.999|E|type:edu_region:IN|display=inline,title}}<br />
| former_names = Karnatak College Dharwar<br />
| website = {{URL|https://www.kacd.ac.in}}<br />
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'''Karnataka College''' of Arts and Science,<ref>[http://karnatakacollege.org/ - Karnataka College, Dharwad]</ref> [[Dharwad]] (1917) is one of the leading institutions in [[Karnataka]], India offering [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A.]], [[B.Com]]. and [[B.Sc]] degrees. KCD is the oldest college affiliated to [[Karnataka University]], [[Dharwad]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Constituent colleges |url=http://www.kud.ac.in/content.aspx?module=colleges&page=constituent |date= |publisher=Karnataka University |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-date=8 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608051502/http://kud.ac.in/content.aspx?module=colleges&page=constituent |url-status=dead }}</ref><br />
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==History==<br />
Karnataka College was founded in June 1917 by Diwan Bahadur Rodda Srinivasaray and [[Rudragouda Artal|Rao Bahadur R. C. Aratal Rudragoudar]], with the aim of setting up an educational institution in the region so that students did not need to travel to [[Bombay]] or [[Pune]] for their studies. Sir. Siddappa Kambli, then the Minister of Education for the [[Government of Bombay]], played a significant role in and was in charge of ensuring that Karnatak College kept offering instruction in the [[North Karnataka]] region. The college started with [[Arts in education|Arts]] and [[Science education|Science]] streams, and later other streams like [[Commerce]] and [[Economics]] were added. The college was later bifurcated for administration purposes as the Karnatak Arts College and [[Karnatak Science College]], though both continue in the same campus and share the amenities.<ref name="KACD">{{Cite web|author=|url=https://www.kacd.ac.in/About+Us/Founders+of+the+college|title=Brief History of the College|publisher=Karnatak Arts College Dharwad}}</ref><br />
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Originally, it belonged to [[University of Mumbai]]. G.S. Paramasivaiah was a student of the Nobel-laureate [[Sir C. V. Raman]] was the first Principal of the [[Karnatak Science College]], which was initially part of the college.<br />
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==The former principals==<br />
* G.S. Paramasivaiah<br />
* [[V. K. Gokak]]<br />
* T.G.Kalghatgi<br />
* V.Balkrishna<br />
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==Events==<br />
[[File:MJ 5 dance group performing at KDC College Dharwad.jpg|thumb|[[Dance Champions#Contestants|MJ5]] dance group performing at KCD during 26th NYF]]<br />
In January 2023 when Dharwad hosted the [[National Youth Festival (India)#2023|26th National Youth Festival]], Karnatak College was the main venue for the 26th annual event of [[National Youth Festival (India)|National Youth Festival]]. Dharwad was the host for the annual fest and KCD was among the 7 venues of the event.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-01-11 |title=Stage set for grand opening of 26th National Youth Festival |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/stage-set-for-grand-opening-of-26th-national-youth-festival/article66365371.ece |access-date=2023-01-13 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Modi to inaugurate National Youth Fest in Dharwad today |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2023/jan/12/pm-modi-to-inauguratenational-youth-fest-in-dharwad-today-2537026.html |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=The New Indian Express}}</ref><br />
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==Notable alumni==<br />
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* [[Pralhad Balacharya Gajendragadkar|P. B. Gajendragadkar]]<br />
* [[T. K. Tukol]]<br />
* [[D. C. Pavate]]<br />
* [[V. K. Gokak]]<br />
* [[Girish Karnad]]<br />
* [[G. S. Amur]]<br />
* [[U. Narayan Bhat]]<br />
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* [[Ganapati Bhat]]<br />
* [[Gangadhar V. Chittal]]<br />
* [[B. R. Bhat]]<br />
* [[K. S. Amur]]<br />
* [[Pandit Vinayak Torvi]]<br />
* [[Nandan Nilekani]]<br />
* [[Sucheta Dalal]]<br />
* [[Shashikala Kakodkar]]<br />
* [[Pio Gama Pinto]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://karnatakacollege.org/ - Karnataka College, Dharwad, website]<br />
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[[Category:Universities and colleges in Hubli-Dharwad]]<br />
[[Category:Universities and colleges established in 1917]]<br />
[[Category:Karnatak University]]<br />
[[Category:1917 establishments in India]]<br />
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