Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...

Lingayat Education Society (KLE Society) was founded by "Seven Dedicated Teachers or Saptharishis" in 1916 headquartered at

Belagavi Belgaum (ISO: ''Bēḷagāma''; also Belgaon and officially known as Belagavi) is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka located in its northern part along the Western Ghats. It is the administrative headquarters of the eponymous Belagavi ...

, KLE Society runs over 250 educational institutions in Karnataka and Maharashtra. On 13 November 1916, KLE Society started an Anglo Vernacular School in Belagavi. Lingaraj College came into existence in June 1933. In 1947, B.V. Bhoomaraddi College of Engineering and Technology was started in Hubballi. Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College at Belagavi and Gudleppa Hallikeri College at Haveri were started in 1963. KLE also runs the KLE engineering college in Belagavi, established in 1979. From 1984 onwards, KLE Society started dental, education, nursing, information technology, computer applications, hotel management, business management, tourism, fashion design, and agriculture colleges, as well as polytechnics across India. Its health care institutions include the super-specialty KLE Society's

Prabhakar Kore Prabhakar Kore (born 1 August 1947) is an Indian politician and former a member of Rajya Sabha from Karnataka. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is the chairman of the Karnatak Lingayat Education Society Karnataka Lingayat E ...

Hospital and Medical Research Centre at Belagavi. Today under the leadership of Prabhakar Kore, the KLE Society runs 256 institutions.{{Infobox university , founder = Veerabhadrappa Desai , established = {{start date and years ago, df=yes, p=y, 1916, 11, 13} , students= 1.25 Lakhs

History

In 1947, the government of Bombay Province made attempts to establish a university in Bombay Karnataka. As per the resolution No. 7914 of Education and Industries Department, the government of Bombay, a committee was constituted on 17 April 1947 to make recommendations regarding form, scope, constitution and jurisdiction of a university for Karnataka. (which meant Bombay Karnataka because Bombay Karnataka was a southern part of Bombay Province). The Karnataka University came into existence in 1949.

Founders

The founder life members of the KLE Society are: * S.S. Basavanal (7 November 1893 – 22 December 1951) * B.B. Mamadapur (24 July 1887 – 5 October 1976) * M.R. Sakhare (1892 - 1951) * H.F. Kattimani (1 June 1889 – 8 April 1964) * B.S. Hanchinal (18 March 1891 – 19 August 1979) * P.R. Chikodi (February 1884 - 8 January 1961) * V.V. Patil (10 April 1888 – 3 July 1979)

KLE University collaborations and MoU

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References

External links

KLE Society website
Education in Belgaum Educational organisations based in India Educational organizations established in 1916 1916 establishments in British India Organisations based in Karnataka

History

Founders

KLE University collaborations and MoU

See also

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