K Puttaswamy
Minister of Labour, Law and Parliamentary affairs, Karnataka
In office
1968 - 1971
Chief MinisterVeerendra Patil
Minister of Health and Housing, Karnataka
In office
1967 - 1968
Chief MinisterS. Nijalingappa
Minister of Co-operation and Housing, Karnataka
In office
1965 - 1967
Chief MinisterS. Nijalingappa
Minister of Municipal administration, Karnataka
In office
1962 - 1965
Chief MinisterS. Nijalingappa
Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly
In office
Mar 1978 - 30 April 1978
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byB. N. Kengegowda
ConstituencyChamaraja
In office
1967 - 1977
Preceded byHimself (As MLA of Mysore)
Succeeded byD. Jayadevaraja Urs
ConstituencyChamundeshwari
In office
1957 - 1967
Preceded byShivananje Gowda (As MLA of Mysore Taluk)
Succeeded byHimself (As MLA of Chamundeshwari)
ConstituencyMysore
In office
1951 - 1957
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byA. G. Chunche Gowda[1]
ConstituencyShrirangapattana
Personal details
Born1917
Arakere, Mysore district, Kingdom of Mysore (Now Mandya district, Karnataka
Died30 Apr 1978 (60/61 years)
Political partyJanata Party (1977–1978)
Other political
affiliations		Indian National Congress (Before 1977)
Congress for Democracy (1977)
SpouseJayalakshamma
Parents
  • Lingegowda (father)
  • Lingamma (mother)

Kalastavadi Puttaswamy (1917 - 1978) was an Indian lawyer, and a senior Indian National Congress politician,[2] who remained a member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly (1952–1977), three times from Mysore, subsequently twice from Chamundeshwari constituency and once from Chamaraja consistency,[3][4] who also served as Minister of various ministries of Government of Karnataka, including Labour, Public Administration and Health & Housing.[5] He has also remained member of the Constituent Assembly in 1948.[6]

Biography

He was born in 1917 to an agriculturist family as the first son of Late Sri. Kalastavadi Srilingegowda and Late Smt. Lingamma.

From his childhood he was very studious, always ahead in his studies, quiet and more thoughtful. He secured Hons. Degree in Psychology from the University of Mysore. Later he did his Law Degree in Poona Law College. Besides, being a good student, he involved himself in curricular activities. He was a freedom fighter. Later he became the President of Mysore City Corporation, President of District Cooperative Society and he was elected as a Member of Karnataka Legislative Assembly, from Mysore city. He was also a member of Mysore University Senate and Syndicate.

His exemplary behaviour, promptness, his love of serving the people made him rise to the level of a Minister under the guidance of the then Chief Minister S. Nijalingappa. He served as a Cabinet Minister of Health, Co-operation, Law and Labour very efficiently.[7]

His son P. Vishwanath was the first Mayor of Mysore.[7][8]

Vidyavardhaka Sangha

Vidyavardhaka Sangha in Mysore, a dream of Late K. Puttaswamy made its humble beginning in the year 1948-49 with an intention of propagating education to the poorer sections of the society, at a small choultry in Mysore. He was a true Gandhian, social worker, political leader and a disciplined person who dedicated his whole life to the betterment of the downtrodden people.

Vidyavardhaka Educational Institution has since grown by leaps and bounds. It imparts education not only at high school level, but also Nursery, Primary, Junior, Degree, Law, Engineering, JOC, ITI, Diploma and Management courses, including Vidya Vardhaka College of Engineering.[9]

Now Vidyavardhaka Sangha stands as one of the prestigious educational institutions in the Heritage City of Mysore. This has been possible because of the dedication and pragmatic approach towards education by Late K. Puttaswamy. All these have materialized because of the services and contributions by great philanthropist whose main motto was "Service before Self" and "Education for all".

References

  1. ↑ "Srirangapatna Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs". Elections in India. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Redefining planning". The Times of India. 30 May 2009. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013.
  3. ↑ List of member of 1st Karnataka Legislative Assembly Archived 6 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine Government of Karnataka website.
  4. ↑ 4th Assembly Archived 4 September 2012 at archive.today
  5. ↑ Hindustan year-book and who's who, Volume 36, by S. C: Sarkar. Publisher M. C. Sarkar., 1968. p. 204.
  6. ↑ Jawaharlal Nehru (2002). Selected works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Volume 27. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund. p. 325. ISBN 0-19-565636-9.
  7. 1 2 http://www.kla.kar.nic.in/assembly/elib/pdf/eresources/K%20Puttaswami.pdf
  8. ↑ "Mysuru City Corporation". mysurucitycorporation.co.in. Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  9. ↑ About Vidyavardhaka Sangha
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