Dharwad,also known as Dharwar,is a city located in the northwestern part of the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of the Dharwad district of Karnataka and forms a contiguous urban area with the city of Hubballi. It was merged with Hubballi in 1962 to form the twin cities of Hubballi-Dharwad. It covers an area of 213 km2 (82 sq mi) and is located 430 km (270 mi) northwest of Bangalore,on NH-48,between Bangalore and Pune.
Vinayaka Krishna Gokak,abbreviated in Kannada as Vi. Kru. Gokak,was an Indian writer in the Kannada language and a scholar of English and Kannada literatures. He was the fifth writer to be honoured with the Jnanpith Award in 1990 for Kannada language,for his epic Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi. Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi deals with the Vedic age and is perhaps the longest epic narrative in any language in the 20th century. In 1961,Gokak was awarded the Padma Shri from the Government of India for Dyava Prithvi.
Belagavi district,formerly also known as Belgaum district,is a district in the state of Karnataka,India. The district is known as the sugar bowl of Karnataka with 150,000 hectares being used for commercial production. It has overtaken Mandya district in sugarcane production over the last decade. The city of Belgaum (Belagavi) is the district headquarters in Belagavi district. It houses the Second legislative building,where the Karnataka Legislature holds session once a year. The district is famous for its native sweet,Kunda. According to the 2011 Census of India,it has a population of 4,779,661,of which 24.03% live in urban areas,making it the second most populous district in Karnataka,after Bangalore Urban. The district has an area of 13,415 km2 (5,180 sq mi),making it the largest district in terms of size in Karnataka It is bounded by Kolhapur District and Sangli district of Maharashtra state on the west and north,on the northeast by Bijapur district,on the east by Bagalkot district,on the southeast by Gadag district,on the south by Dharwad and Uttara Kannada districts,and on the southwest by the state of Goa.
Gokak is a taluka headquarters in the Belagavi district of Karnataka state,India. It is located around 70 km from Belagavi at the confluence of two rivers,the Ghataprabha and the Markandeya. The population of the city is 79,121,according to the 2011 census. Gokak city has the second highest GDP in the district of Belagavi after Belagavi city. The common language is Kannada.
D. Veerendra Heggade is an Indian philanthropist and the hereditary administrator of the Dharmasthala Temple. He succeeded to the post at the age of 19,on October 24,1968,the 21st in his line. He administers the temple and its properties,which are held in trust for the benefit of devotees and of Dharma. He is a nominated Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha since July 2022.
Bailhongal is a town,Taluk and one of the three Subdivisional headquarters in Belagavi district of Karnataka state in southern India. The taluk headquarters is about 44 km from the district headquarters.
Karnatak University was established at Dharwad in the Indian state of Karnataka in October 1949. It had its official inauguration in March 1950. The campus spans 888 acres (3.59 km2). Dr. D. C. Pavate was the vice-chancellor from 1954 to 1967. The rapid development of the institution is credited to him.
North Karnataka is a geographical region in Deccan plateau from 300 to 730 metres elevation that constitutes the region of the Karnataka state in India and the region consists of 14 districts. It is drained by the Krishna River and its tributaries the Bhima,Ghataprabha,Malaprabha,and Tungabhadra. North Karnataka lies within the Deccan thorn scrub forests ecoregion,which extends north into eastern Maharashtra.
Chikkodi is a town,taluka and one of three Subdivisional headquarter,in the Belagavi district of Karnataka,India. Chikodi,Athani,Hukkeri,Raybag,Nipani and Kagwad are the taluks that come under Chikodi Subdivision. It is 75 kilometers from the city of Belgaum,65 kilometers from Kolhapur,51 kilometers from Miraj,160 kilometers from Hubli,and 570 kilometers from the capital of Karnataka state,Bangalore. Chikodi has many district level offices but it is not designated as a district by the Government of Karnataka. It is one of the major cities that lies in the border between Karnataka and Maharashtra states.
Hubli and Dharwad are twin cities in the Indian state of Karnataka. Hubli-Dharwad form the second-largest municipality and urban agglomeration of Karnataka in terms of population,after the capital Bangalore. While Dharwad is the administrative headquarters,the city of Hubli,situated about 20 km (12 mi) south-east of Dharwad,is the commercial centre and business hub of North Karnataka. The cities have a single municipal corporation called Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC).
Karnataka Lingayat Education Society was founded by "Seven Dedicated Teachers or Saptharishis" in 1916 headquartered at Belagavi,KLE Society runs over 250 educational institutions in Karnataka and Maharashtra. On 13 November 1916,KLE Society started an Anglo Vernacular School in Belagavi. Lingaraj College came into existence in June 1933. In 1947,B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology was started in Hubballi. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College at Belagavi and Gudleppa Hallikeri College at Haveri were started in 1963. KLE also runs the KLE engineering college in Belagavi,established in 1979. From 1984 onwards,KLE Society started dental,education,nursing,information technology,computer applications,hotel management,business management,tourism,fashion design,and agriculture colleges,as well as polytechnics across India. Its health care institutions include the super-specialty KLE Society's Prabhakar Kore Hospital and Medical Research Centre at Belagavi. Today under the leadership of Prabhakar Kore,the KLE Society runs 256 institutions.
Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College,Belgaum (JNMC) is a constituent medical school of KLE University. It is located at Belagavi in Karnataka state. The college was earlier affiliated to the state unitary Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences.
Hunshyal (P.G.) is a village in the southern state of Karnataka,India. It is located in the Gokak taluk of Belagavi district in It has mallakamba or halokali in Shri veeranjaneya jatre .it comes in January or February month .ln every year 1st,2nd,3 January arranged a big jatra. this jatra belongs to Shri siddhalingeshwar &shambhavi Mata.
Veerbhadra Temple,is situated in the holy Shri Kshetra Yadur,on the banks of holy river Krishna in Chikodi Taluka of Belagavi District,Karnataka,India,approximately 94km (58mi) from Belgaum. It lies on the banks of the Krishna River. It is dedicated to Veerabhadra,a fierce manifestation of the Supreme God Shiva in Hinduism.
Karnatak Lingayat Education Technological University(KLETU),formerly known as B. V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology (BVBCET),colloquially the BVBCollege,is a private university in Hubballi-Dharwad,Karnataka,India. It was upgraded to a university under the KLE Technological University Act,2012. The school was founded by the KLE Society,Belgavi,in 1947. The University Chancellor,Pro-Chancellor and Vice-Chancellor are Dr. Prabhakar Kore,Dr. Ashok Shettar and Dr. Prakash Tewari respectively.
Vidushi Shashikala Dani is an Indian Hindustani classical Jal Tarang artist. She is one among the few musicians and presently the only All India Radio-graded female exponent of the Jal Tarang. She is a multi-instrument artist with concert and teaching experience in Jal Tarang,Harmonium,Sitar,Violin,Dilruba and Tabla. She is also an All India Radio-graded vocalist in the Gamaka genre of Hindustani Light Music.
Raja Lakhamagouda Sardesai (1864–1942) was an Indian philanthropist,first Barrister-at-Law from Karnataka and a ruler of Vantamuri princely state in Belagavi district. He was the 16th ruler of Vantamuri princely state. He ascended the throne at the age of 13 years in 1877. The princely state had a Wada at Vantamuri which was built by Prabhu Basavantrao and it was submerged in 1978-79 when a dam was constructed at Hidkal.
