Sannappa Parameshwar Gaonkar (11 January 1885 – 1972), also called Sa.Pa. Gaonkar, was an Indian Politician, and an author. Sapa. Gaonkar was often described as "Sajjan"', or "good and gentle".''Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre (Ambikatanayadatta)''
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remembers SAPA and V. K. Gokak Gaonkar was imprisoned during the British Raj for having participated in the

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, and later served as a Deputy Chief Minister in

B. G. Kher Balasaheb Gangadhar Kher (24 August 1888 – 8 March 1957) was an Indian politician who served as the prime minister of Bombay (1937 - 1939, 1946 - 1947) and the first chief minister (then called Premier) of Bombay State (1947 - 1952). He was a ...

’s Cabinet of the Composite

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, India.

Early life

Sannappa Parameshwara Gaonkar (Grandson of Ram Gaonkar) was born on 11 January 1885 in Torke into a

Nadavaru Nadavara or Nadavaru in a caste. The word has been has been used in reference to two Indian castes from Karnataka. * Bunts * Nadavars of Uttara Kannada Uttara Kannada is a district in the Indian state of Karnataka. Uttara Kannada Distri ...

family. Sa. Pa. was a head master of the Kannada Primary School, at

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. At the age of 40 (1925), Gaonkar graduated from the

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. He was an officer at Hubli municipality. Sannappa Parameshwar Gaonkar (11 January 1885 – 1972), also called Sa.Pa. Gaonkar, was an Indian Politician, and an author. Sapa. Gaonkar was often described as "Sajjan"', or "good and gentle".

As Politician

After his retirement in the year 1942, S. P. Gaonkar participated in Quit India Movement and joined the Swaraj Party. In the year 1946–47, B. G. Kher nominated Gaonkar as a Deputy Chief Minister in his Cabinet of the Composite State of Bombay, India. SAPA was the paternal grandfather of Dilip Gaonkar a professor at Northwestern University.

Founded Organisation

Dr.Sannappa Parameshwar Gaonkar, Founder and First President Of Nadavara Sangha, Ankola (Nadavara Community Organisation ) This organization has completed a century. Sannappa Parameshwar Gaonkar 4

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Poetry and Writings

SAPA was the paternal grandfather of Dilip Gaonkar a professor at Northwestern University. * Mugilu Kavan (1932) * Raitar Golu * Nadakale * Ankoleyavanu * Gitanjali ( A translation of Rabindranath Tagore’s Gitanjali into Kannada language) (1962).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gaonkar, Sannappa Parameshwar Indian independence activists from Karnataka 1885 births 1972 deaths Kannada people Kannada-language writers People from Uttara Kannada Educators from Karnataka