Kalastavadi Puttaswamy
Kalastavadi Puttaswamy (1917 - 1978) was an Indian lawyer, and a senior Indian National Congress politician,[2] who remained a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly (1952–1977), three times from Mysore, subsequently twice from Chamundeshwari constituency and once from Chamaraja consistency,[3][4] who also served as Minister of various ministries of Government of Karnataka, including Labour, Public Administration and Health & Housing.[5] He has also remained member of the Constituent Assembly in 1948.[6]
K Puttaswamy | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Labour, Law and Parliamentary affairs, Karnataka | |
| In office 1968 - 1971 | |
| Chief Minister | Veerendra Patil |
| Minister of Health and Housing, Karnataka | |
| In office 1967 - 1968 | |
| Chief Minister | S. Nijalingappa |
| Minister of Co-operation and Housing, Karnataka | |
| In office 1965 - 1967 | |
| Chief Minister | S. Nijalingappa |
| Minister of Municipal administration, Karnataka | |
| In office 1962 - 1965 | |
| Chief Minister | S. Nijalingappa |
| Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly | |
| In office Mar 1978 - 30 April 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | B. N. Kengegowda |
| Constituency | Chamaraja |
| In office 1967 - 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Himself (As MLA of Mysore) |
| Succeeded by | D. Jayadevaraja Urs |
| Constituency | Chamundeshwari |
| In office 1957 - 1967 | |
| Preceded by | Shivananje Gowda (As MLA of Mysore Taluk) |
| Succeeded by | Himself (As MLA of Chamundeshwari) |
| Constituency | Mysore |
| In office 1951 - 1957 | |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | A. G. Chunche Gowda[1] |
| Constituency | Shrirangapattana |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1917 Arakere, Mysore district, Kingdom of Mysore (Now Mandya district, Karnataka |
| Died | 30 Apr 1978 (60/61 years) |
| Political party | Janata Party (1977–1978) |
| Other political affiliations | Indian National Congress (Before 1977) Congress for Democracy (1977) |
| Spouse | Jayalakshamma |
| Parents |
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Biography edit
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 Poona 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 of serving the people made him 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.[7]
Vidyavardhaka Sangha edit
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 to 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.[9]
Now Vidyavardhaka Sangha stands as one of the prestigious educational institutions 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 edit
- ^ "Srirangapatna Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ . The Times of India. 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
- ^ List of member of 1st Karnataka Legislative Assembly 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Government of Karnataka website.
- ^ 4th Assembly Archived 4 September 2012 at archive.today
- ^ Hindustan year-book and who's who, Volume 36, by S. C: Sarkar. Publisher M. C. Sarkar., 1968. p. 204.
- ^ Jawaharlal Nehru (2002). Selected works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Volume 27. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. p. 325. ISBN 0-19-565636-9.
- ^ a b http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/elib/pdf/eresources/K%20Puttaswami.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Mysuru City Corporation". mysurucitycorporation.co.in. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
- ^ About Vidyavardhaka Sangha
External links edit
- Vidyavardhaka College Of Engineering
- VVCE