Karnataka Folklore University, also known as Karnataka Jaanapada Vishwavidyalaya, is a

public university A public university or public college is a university or college that is in owned by the state or receives significant public funds through a national or subnational government, as opposed to a private university. Whether a national universit ...

exclusively dedicated to the study and research of

folklore Folklore is shared by a particular group of people; it encompasses the traditions common to that culture, subculture or group. This includes oral traditions such as tales, legends, proverbs and jokes. They include material culture, ranging ...

. It was established in 2011 at Haveri district by the

Government of Karnataka The Government of Karnataka, abbreviated as, GoK, or simply Karnataka Government, is a democratically-elected state body with the governor as the ceremonial head to govern the Southwest Indian state of Karnataka. The governor who is appointed ...

. Its first vice chancellor was Ambalike Hiriyanna. The university is claimed to be world's first university for folklore. It was inaugurated on 16 June 2012 by the then Chief Minister of Karnataka D. V. Sadananda Gowda. The university is in Gotagodi,

Shiggaon Shiggaavi is a municipal town in Haveri district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Geography Shiggaon is about 365 km from Bengaluru and 465 km from Pune on the NH-48 (National Highway 4). Shiggaon taluk was earlier in Dharwad distric ...

, Karnataka, India. It offers degrees M.A. in various fields were well MBA, MPhil and PhD.

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* Universities in Karnataka Universities and colleges in Haveri district Karnataka folklore 2011 establishments in Karnataka Educational institutions established in 2011 Folklore studies {{India-university-stub