Karnatak College Dharwar
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| established = {{start date and age|1917}}
| founder = Rudragouda Artal
| type = Government college
| affiliation = Karnataka University Dharwad
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| students = 4000+
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| location = Dharwad, Karnataka, India
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| former_names = Karnatak College Dharwar
| website = {{URL|https://www.kacd.ac.in}}
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Karnataka College of Arts and Science,[http://karnatakacollege.org/ - Karnataka College, Dharwad] Dharwad (1917) is one of the leading institutions in Karnataka, India offering B.A., B.Com. and B.Sc degrees. KCD is the oldest college affiliated to Karnataka University, Dharwad.{{cite web |title=Constituent colleges |url=http://www.kud.ac.in/content.aspx?module=colleges&page=constituent |date= |publisher=Karnataka University |access-date=28 May 2013 |archive-date=8 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170608051502/http://kud.ac.in/content.aspx?module=colleges&page=constituent |url-status=dead }}
History
Karnataka College was founded in June 1917 by Diwan Bahadur Rodda Srinivasaray and Rao Bahadur R. C. Aratal Rudragoudar, with the aim of setting up an educational institution in the region so that students did not need to travel to Bombay or Pune for their studies. Sir. Siddappa Kambli, then the Minister of Education for the Government of Bombay, played a significant role in and was in charge of ensuring that Karnatak College kept offering instruction in the North Karnataka region. The college started with Arts and Science streams, and later other streams like Commerce and Economics were added. The college was later bifurcated for administration purposes as the Karnatak Arts College and Karnatak Science College, though both continue in the same campus and share the amenities.{{Cite web|author=|url=https://www.kacd.ac.in/About+Us/Founders+of+the+college|title=Brief History of the College|publisher=Karnatak Arts College Dharwad}}
Originally, it belonged to University of Mumbai. G.S. Paramasivaiah was a student of the Nobel-laureate Sir C. V. Raman was the first Principal of the Karnatak Science College, which was initially part of the college.
The former principals
- G.S. Paramasivaiah
- V. K. Gokak
- T.G.Kalghatgi
- V.Balkrishna
Events
File:MJ 5 dance group performing at KDC College Dharwad.jpg dance group performing at KCD during 26th NYF]]
In January 2023 when Dharwad hosted the 26th National Youth Festival, Karnatak College was the main venue for the 26th annual event of National Youth Festival. Dharwad was the host for the annual fest and KCD was among the 7 venues of the event.{{Cite news |last=Bureau |first=The Hindu |date=2023-01-11 |title=Stage set for grand opening of 26th National Youth Festival |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/stage-set-for-grand-opening-of-26th-national-youth-festival/article66365371.ece |access-date=2023-01-13 |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |title=PM Modi to inaugurate National Youth Fest in Dharwad today |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2023/jan/12/pm-modi-to-inauguratenational-youth-fest-in-dharwad-today-2537026.html |access-date=2023-01-13 |website=The New Indian Express}}
Notable alumni
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- Ganapati Bhat
- Gangadhar V. Chittal
- B. R. Bhat
- K. S. Amur
- Pandit Vinayak Torvi
- Nandan Nilekani
- Sucheta Dalal
- Shashikala Kakodkar
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References
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External links
- [http://karnatakacollege.org/ - Karnataka College, Dharwad, website]
Category:Universities and colleges in Hubli-Dharwad
Category:Universities and colleges established in 1917
Category:1917 establishments in India
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