S. Nijalingappa

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S. Nijalingappa
4th Chief Minister of Mysore State
In office
21 June 1962 – 29 May 1968
Preceded byS. R. Kanthi
Succeeded byVeerendra Patil
In office
1 November 1956 – 16 May 1958
Preceded byKadidal Manjappa
Succeeded byB. D. Jatti
Personal details
Born(1902-12-10)10 December 1902
Central College of Bangalore, ILS Law College

Siddavanahalli Nijalingappa (10 December 1902 – 8 August 2000) was an Indian

Chief Minister of Mysore State (now Karnataka), serving two terms (1956–1958 and 1962–1968). In addition to the Indian independence movement, he played an important role in the Karnataka Unification
movement.

Early life and education

Nijalingappa was born on 10 December 1902 to a middle-class family in

profligates" and that they "dissipated their wealth on gambling, drinking and womanising." He added that his "mother's father helped [his] parents, but [his family] were still very poor."[citation needed
]

He grew up in

Pune in 1926.[1]

Like many other leaders of the Indian freedom movement, he received a blend of both traditional Indian-style and Western-style education. He was influenced by the ideologies of Mahatma Gandhi and Rajendra Prasad, and began to take an active part in the freedom movement in his native Karnataka.

Political career

Nijalingappa attended Indian National Congress sessions as a spectator. In 1936, when he came into contact with N. S. Hardikar, he took an active interest in the organization. He served first as a volunteer, later becoming president of the Pradesh Congress Committee, and then, in 1968, president of the All India Congress Committee.

He became president of the Mysore Congress and was also a member of the historic

Mysore state
.

In recognition of his service towards the

Chief Minister of the unified state. He was re-elected to the same post and continued in that position until April 1968. In Karnataka, he worked on the development of agricultural, irrigation, industrial, and transport projects.[3]

When people expressed their distrust in the party in the 1967 elections, Nijalingappa became

K. Kamaraj, and Morarji Desai; and Congress (R), which supported Indira Gandhi.[6]

After the Congress split, Nijalingappa gradually retired from politics. He later served as chairman of the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Society.

Posts held

  • 1936–1940: president of Chitaldroog District Congress Committee
  • 1937–1938: member of the Mysore Legislative Council
  • 1938–1950: member of the Mysore Congress Working Committee
  • 1942–1945: general secretary of the Mysore Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC)
  • 1945–1946: president of the Mysore PCC
  • 1946: president of the Karnataka PCC
  • member of the Constituent Assembly of India and Provisional Parliament
  • 1948–1950: member and president of the Constituent Assembly of Mysore
  • 1949: member of the Congress Working Committee
  • member of the Gopal Rao Enquiry Committee, Government of Mysore

Death and legacy

Statue of Nijaligappa in Davanagere

Nijalingappa died on 9 August 2000 at his residence in Chitradurga at the age of 97.[7]

In 1963, Nijalingappa as Chief Minister, decided to establish UAS along the lines of Land Grant College system of USA and passed the University of Agricultural Sciences Bill (Act No. 22). He granted 1300 acres to Gandhi Krishi Vignana Kendra Campus.[8]

Nijalingappa was widely revered, even after his retirement, and was known for his simplicity and integrity.[9] He is remembered fondly by the Tibetan community of India because as Chief Minister of Karnataka he gave land to Tibetan refugees for the purpose of resettlement. Now, Karnataka has the largest Tibetan settlements and the largest population in exile, with the four Tibetan settlements of Bylakuppe, Mundgod, Kollegal, and Gurupura (near Bylakuppe) in Karnataka.[10]

In 2003, a stamp honouring Nijalingappa was issued.

B. S. Yeddyurappa declared that he would name the sugar research institute in Belgaum after Nijalingappa.[13]

References

  1. ^ a b c "FACTIONS AND POLITICAL LEADERS" (PDF). p. 193. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  2. ^ Riti, M. D. "A politician who rose above politics". Rediff.com. Retrieved 11 March 2018.
  3. ^ "NIJALINGAPPA – ARCHITECT OF KARNATAKA" (PDF). presidentvenkatraman.in. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016.
  4. ISBN 9788170171409
    .
  5. ISSN 0971-751X
    . Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. ^ "Split in the Congress". Indiansaga.
  7. ^ "Nijalingappa dead". The Hindu. 9 August 2000. Archived from the original on 25 January 2013.
  8. ^ "History". uasbangalore.edu.in. Retrieved 2 April 2023.
  9. ^ "Wearing simplicity on the sleeve". Deccan Herald. 6 November 2012.
  10. ^ "His Holiness the Dalai Lama Remembers Former Chief Minister Nijalingappa". Central Tibetan Administration. 31 January 2011. Archived from the original on 21 March 2013.
  11. ^ Ainy (1 June 2016). "S. Nijalingappa". iStampGallery. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  12. ^ "S. Nijalingappa memorial to be dedicated to the nation today". The Hindu. 29 January 2011. Archived from the original on 4 February 2011.
  13. ^ "Sugar institute named after Nijalingappa". The Hindu. 28 August 2010.

Further reading

  • Nijalingappa, S. (2000). My Life and Politics: An Autobiography. Vision Books.
    ISBN 9788170944232
    .

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Political offices
Preceded by
Chief Minister of Karnataka

1 November 1956 to 16 May 1958 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Chief Minister of Karnataka

21 June 1962 to 29 May 1968 		Succeeded by
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