Rudragouda Artal

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Rao Bahadur Rudragouda C. Aratal (1851 – 4 October 1932) was an Indian civil servant who was Deputy Collector of Belgaum{{cite book |last1=Watt |first1=Sir George |title=Indian Art at Delhi 1903: Being the Official Catalogue of the Delhi Exhibition 1902-1903 |date=1987 |publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publ. |isbn=9788120802780 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Oc_oAfZLKnoC&q=Rao+Bahadur+R.C.+Artal&pg=PA467 |access-date=15 June 2019 |language=en}} in the British Raj. He is also a founder of the Karnatak Lingayat Education Society, which was established in 1916.{{cite news |title=KLES — a pioneer in education |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-editorialfeatures/KLES-mdash-a-pioneer-in-education/article16197932.ece/amp/ |access-date=26 August 2018 |work=The Hindu |date=16 July 2010 |language=en-IN}} One of the revenue administrative report praises Aratal for fighting corruption, stating, "The entire credit of eradicating corruption from the Revenue department, goes to Rao Bahaddur R.C. Aratal."