Shantaveri Gopala Gowda
Shantaveri Gopala Gowda | |
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Tirthahalli, Karnataka | |
Died | 9 June 1972 New Delhi, India | (aged 49)
Nationality | Indian |
Known for | Socialist movement in Karnataka |
Shantaveri Gopala Gowda (14 March 1923 – 9 June 1972) was a
Gopala Gowda was born in Sagara, Karnataka to a Vokkaliga family.[2] He is considered one of India's most important socialist leaders, and a pioneer of socialism in Karnataka.[3] He was influenced by Ram Manohar Lohia. His leadership began as early as 1951. He was considered "charismatic" and he gained many followers.[4]
He mentored several socialists in Karnataka including
Upon the publication of his biography,
He was a firebrand politician who knew the culture of the land, and being a villager himself had a great following among the farmer community of Karnataka. A well-read person with a strong love for the Kannada language, he had been a friend to many intellectual and sensitive literary figures of Karnataka like the poet
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- ^ Gowda, H. H. Annaiah (5 September 1971). "Vokkaligas". The Illustrated Weekly Of India Vol.92, No.27-39(july-sept)1971. Bombay: Times of India Press. pp. 11–13.
- ^ "Bangarappa pulls a favourite son act". India Today. 1992.
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- ^ "Patel was a flamboyant politician known for sharp wit". The Indian Express. Mumbai. 13 December 2000. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
- ^ "Books on three parliamentarians released". The Hindu. Chennai. 2 January 2005. Archived from the original on 16 February 2005. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
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