Thirthahalli is a panchayat

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located in the

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of the state of

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. It lies on the bank of the river Tunga and is also the headquarters of the Thirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga district.

Geography

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Languages

The majority of people speak

Kannada Kannada (; ಕನ್ನಡ, ), originally romanised Canarese, is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by the people of Karnataka in southwestern India, with minorities in all neighbouring states. It has around 47 million native s ...

. There are also a sizeable number of

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speakers in this region.

Notable people

Kuvempu Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen name Kuvempu, was an Indian poet, playwright, novelist and critic. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He wa ...

- Kannada author and poet, Jnanapeetha and Padma Vibhushan awardee *

Shantaveri Gopala Gowda Shantaveri Gopala Gowda (14 March 1923 – 9 June 1972) was a socialist politician who was thrice elected to Karnataka Vidhanasabha, the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka, in 1952, 1962 and 1967. Gopala Gowda was born in Sagara, Karnataka to ...

- Socialist Leader and Politician. * U. R. Ananthamurthy- Contemporary writer, Novelist and critic, Jnanapeetha and Padma Bhushan awardee. * Kadidal Manjappa- Politician and former Chief Minister of Karnataka * Justice. M Rama Jois - Advocate and Chief Justice, Former Governor of Jharkhand and Bihar * M. K. Indira, Kannada Novelist. * Poornachandra Tejaswi- writer, environmentalist and son of kuvempu. * Anupama Niranjana- Novelist * Girish Kasaravalli- Multiple award-winning Kannada Film Director, Padmashri awardee. *

Kimmane Rathnakar Kimmane Rathnakar is an Indian professional advocate and politician who served as the Minister of Primary and Secondary Education & Sakala of Karnataka from 2013 to 2016. He was Member of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly from Thirthahalli con ...

- Politician and former minister of Legislative assembly * Araga Jnanendra- Home Minister of Karnataka and former chairman of Mysore Paper Mills. * Kaviraj (lyricist)- Poet, lyricist, director in Kannada film industry * Diganth-Kannada film actor

Education institutions

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Tunga Mahavidyalaya Tunga Mahavidyalaya ( kn, ತುಂಗಾ ಮಹಾವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯ ) is located at the foothills of Anandagiri in Thirthahalli Town. Tunga Mahavidyalaya "is the offspring of" Tunga Vidyavardhaka Sangha - an association of the philanthr ...

Sahyadri Polytechnic Sahyadri Polytechnic is a polytechnic in Thirthahalli, Karnataka, India. It is approved by the All India Council for Technical Education. History The polytechnic was established in 1985 by M.R. Dharmaiah Gowda under the chairmanship of D. ...

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Sevabharathi Higher Primary School Thirthahalli is a panchayat town located in the Shimoga district of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies on the bank of the river Tunga and is also the headquarters of the Thirthahalli Taluk of Shimoga district. Geography Thirthahalli i ...

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References

External links

Official Website of Thirtahalli Town Panchayath
{{Authority control Cities and towns in Shimoga district Populated places in the Western Ghats Tourism in Karnataka Taluks in Shimoga District