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| Motto | Rural Roots Global Heights |
|---|---|
| Type | Public |
| Established | 2016 |
| Vice-Chancellor | Vishnukant S. Chatpalli |
| Location | , , |
| Affiliations | UGC |
| Website | ksrdpru |
Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University (KSRDPRU) is a state university [1] located at Gadag district, Karnataka, India. It was established in 2016 by the Government of Karnataka under the Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University Act, 2016 [2] to focus on education towards rural development.
The decision of the Government of Karnataka to set up the university was announced in July 2013. An expert committee was constituted in December 2013, which was supposed to submit its recommendations in May 2014. [3] However, the report was only submitted in February 2015. [4] The Karnataka State Rural Development and Panchayat Raj University Bill, 2016 was passed in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly in March 2016, [5] and in the Karnataka Legislative Council in July 2016. [6] The university was inaugurated in March 2018 by chief minister Siddaramaiah, and started operating from the district administration building. [7] 400 acres of land and ₹169 crore (US$21 million) were provided by the government of Karnataka for constructing a permanent campus. [7] The first vice-chancellor (VC) of the university was B. Thimme Gowda, formerly VC of Bangalore University, [8] which was in office until he retired in March 2018. [9] In May 2020, Vishnukant S. Chatpalli was appointed VC. [10]
Singanalluru Puttaswamaiah Muthuraj, better known by his stage name Dr. Rajkumar, was an Indian actor and singer who worked in Kannada cinema. Regarded as one of the greatest actors in the history of Indian cinema and a versatile actor, he is considered a cultural icon and holds a matinée idol status in the Kannada diaspora, among whom he is popularly called as Nata Saarvabhouma, Bangarada Manushya, Vara Nata, Gaana Gandharva, Rasikara Raja, Kannada Kanteerava and Rajanna/Annavru. He was honoured with Padma Bhushan in 1983 and Dadasaheb Phalke Award in 1995. He is the only lead actor to win National Award for singing. His 35 movies have been remade 58 times in 9 languages by 34 actors making him the first actor whose movies were remade more than fifty times and the first actor whose movies were remade in nine languages. He was the first actor in India to enact a role which was based on James Bond in a full-fledged manner. The success of his movie Jedara Bale is credited to have widely inspired a Desi bond genre in other Indian film industries. On the occasion of the "Centenary of Indian Cinema" in April 2013, Forbes included his performance in Bangaarada Manushya on its list of "25 Greatest Acting Performances of Indian Cinema". Upon his death, The New York Times had described him as one of India's most popular movie stars.
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