| Office | Chairman, Mysore Legislative Council
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|---|---|
| Office | Member, Mysore Legislative Council
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| Predecessor | R. B. Naik |
| Successor | S. D. Gaonkar |
| Predecessor | H. F. Kattimani (protem) |
| Successor | Mahanta Shetty (acting)
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| Born | 1906-06-06 |
| Born | Hosaritti, Dharwad, Bombay Presidency (in present-day Haveri, Karnataka, India) |
| Died | 1972 |
| Place of death | Hubli, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Indian National Congress
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Gudleppa Hallikeri (1906–1972)[1] was an Indian freedom fighter who is a native of Hosaritti in Haveri district of Karnataka state.[2] He started a residential school Gandhi Grameena Gurukul in Hosaritti.
Hallikeri worked with many other freedom fighters such as Mahatma Gandhi, Mailara Mahadevappa and Sanikoppa, using peace protests and non-violence. There is a larger than life iron wrought statue of Hallikeri in his final hometown, Hubli.Template:Citation needed
Hallikeri actively worked with Aluru Venkata Rao in the unification of Karnataka.
Karnatak Lingayat Education Society's Gudleppa Hallikeri Arts, Science & Commerce College in Haveri, is one of the colleges in North Karnataka, named after him.[3]
References
- ↑ Hallikeri G V bioprofile. kla.kar.nic.in.
- ↑ Community dominance and political modernisation: the Lingayats{{#if:Patil|, Patil}. Mittal Publications(2002). ISBN 978-81-7099-867-9
- ↑ List of the Institutions(2 February 2011).
External links
- The iron man of Karnataka: Hallikeri Gudleppa{{#if:Shintri|, Shintri}. Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha(2000)