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Bengaluru: Alur Venkata Rao is widely credited as the man who brought together Kannada-speaking people into a “unified Karnataka” though there are many who believe that his contribution has been overstated.  The lawyer, historian, writer and journalist was, however, at the vanguard of the movement that sought to unite Kannada-speaking regions of the country.  On his 56th death anniversary, which was on 25 February, ThePrint looks back at the life of the man who earned the title of Kannada Kulapurohita (High Priest of the Kannada family) for his efforts. The movement to unite Kannada-speaking regions Rao was born at Alur in Vijayapura, which is in present day north Karnataka, in 1880. His father worked as a senior accounts officer in the revenue department. After his initial schooling in his hometown, Rao proceeded to Pune (called Poona during the colonial times) to pursue Bachelors in Arts and obtain a law degree.  Poona was then the hub of political activity, anchored by freedom fighters such as Lokamanya Tilak and Gopal Krishna Gokhale. Tilak’s Shivaji Utsav and Ganesh Utsav highly influenced Rao, who grew close to the leader, and also Gokhale. Senapati Bapat and V.D. Savarkar were Rao’s contemporaries in college. While at Ferguson College in Pune, Rao, already an active student organiser, decided to start a Karnataka Sangha. This idea was initially met with stiff resistance by the college authorities but Rao managed to get a grant of Rs 50 to buy Kannada...

Remembering Alur Venkak Rao by Dr. Jyotsna Kamat First Online: June 01, 2007 Page Last Updated: January 27, 2023 Alur Venkat Rao (1880 – 1964) Alur Venkata Rao (a.k.a Alur Venkatrao) is referred to as Karnatakakulapurohita or the high-priest of Karnataka Community. He is singularly responsible for creating awareness among the people about Karnataka’s greatness in the political and cultural field in the past. It is worthwhile to have a glance of sociopolitical scene of Karnataka when Aulr Venkat Rao was born in late 19th century. At the time the land of Kannadigas was divided into five parts. • Maharaja’s Mysore province of 9 districts formed strong and single political entity. • Two districts of Bellary and South Kanara came under Madras Presidency. • Three districts of Bidar, Gulburga and Raichur came under Nizam of Hyderabad’s dominion. • Coorg or Kodagu formed different centrally administered district. • The four districts of Dharwad, North Kanara, Bijapur and Belgaum formed part of Bombay Presidency, usually identified as North Karnataka. This North Karnaka was referred to as `Southern Maratha Country’ when Alur Venkat Rao was born. So great was the Marathi influence in this area that the youngsters attended Marthi High Schools, and for higher or college education they had to proceed to Pune. Kannada remained a spoken language and at the most, medium of instruction at primary level in villages and towns. Mr. Venkat Rao was born in Bijapur in 1880 in a well-to-do family...

Aluru Venkata Rao (also sometimes referred as Aluru Venkata Raya) (12 July 1880:– 25 February 1964) was an Indian historian, writer and journalist. He is revered as Karnataka Kulapurohita ( High priest of the Kannada family) in the Karnataka region for his contribution towards the cause of a separate Karnataka state. He became famous for undertaking a Karnataka Ekikarana movement in support of the formation of a state for the Kannada-speaking population of Mysore, Bombay Presidency and the Nizam's Hyderabad. Rao started a newspaper, Jaya Karnataka, and stated that the sole aim of the newspaper was to strive for Karnataka’s statehood. Early life Venkata Rao was born on 12 July 1880 to Bhima Rao, a sheristadar in revenue department. They were of orthodox Deshastha Madhva Brahmin family in Bi*ur, Karnataka. He studied for a B.A and L.L.B at Fergusson College, where he came in contact with Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Senapati Bapat and Bal Gangadhar Tilak. Rao was a close friend of Tilak and translated his Gita Rahasya into Kannada. Works Rao began by contributing articles to newspapers such as Chandrodhaya, Karnataka Patra, and Rajahamsa, Karnataka Vritta In 1906 he began to work as an editor for a monthly magazine, Vagbhushana. In November 1922, he started Jaya Karnataka, a monthly magazine that published articles on a variety of topics. About 27 books written by Rao have been published, the first of which was Vidyaranya Charitre in 1907. His other works include Karnataka Gath...

Road Name: Alur Venkata Rao Rd (A.V Rd) named after Alur Venkata Rao (July 12, 1880, Bijapur – February 25, 1964) Road Location: AV Road is the first main road of Chamarajpet (which was the first extension created outside the old Pete area in 1892.) Summary: When the Kannada speaking people were unaware of their glorious past and the rich cultural heritage they had confined their language to their homes and languages like Marathi, Urdu, Telugu and English ruled the roost in the public domain, there came a man whose only passion and goal in life was to work for the re-establishment of Kannada’s glorious status. That man was Alur Venkata Rao. He fully involved himself in the freedom struggle. He was responsible for starting a National school at Dharwad in 1908 where Da. Ra. Bendre had studied as a child. Alur Venkata Rao also started the Karnataka unit of Home Rule League. He has written and published many books. He also started his very own monthly magazine called Jayakarnataka. Detailed Description: Popularly referred to as the Karnataka Kulapurohita, Alur Venkata Rao was an eminent literary personality and historian who led the Karnataka unification movement. Alur Venkata Rao who was born at Bijapur in 1880. His father Bhima Rao was working as a Shirethedar in the revenue department. He went to Poona for his college education and obtained his B.A. and Law degree. Poona at the time was where freedom fighter and patriots like Tilak and Gokhale lived.He was a good organizer ...

“History is the seed for the present and the future is its fruit. Those who seek to reap the fruits should understand the importance of history. If we view history from this angle, we will understand its utility in building a nation. While people of different parts of the country are rediscovering their history, the people of Karnataka have been sleeping like Kumbhakarana. Therefore, I have written this book to highlight the greatness of Karnataka wake up those young men who are yet to wake up” Aluru Venkata Rao in his book “ On 1 November 1956, a man went to Hampi’s Virupaksha Temple and performed puja to goddess Bhuvaneshwari. The man’s dream of seeing a united Karnataka was finally realised in his own lifetime. This act earned him the name, ‘ Karnatakada Kulapurohita’ or the ‘high priest of Karnataka’. The ‘high priest’ being talked about here is Aluru Venkata Rao, a writer, historian, translator and political activist. Rao was born to Bhim Rao and Bhagirathibai on 12 July 1880 in Bijapur. Rao’s father worked in the revenue department and wished to see his son as a lawyer. Venkata Rao studied BA and LLB at Fergusson College, Pune. He brushed shoulders with Bal Gangadhar Tilak and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar during his stay in Pune. Venkata Rao translated Tilak’s ‘ Gita Rahasya’ to Kannada. After completing his studies in 1905, he began his career as a pleader in Dharwad. However, the job failed to cater to his interests for long. He quit his job as a pleader in 1906. Befor...

dharwad: ``what lokamanya tilak did for maharashtra, alur venkata rao did for karnataka,'''' stated former chairman of karnataka sahitya academy giraddi govindraj. speaking at the 38th death anniversary of alur venkata rao at sadhanakeri in dharwad, he said the contributions of venkat rao to the unification of karnataka were remarkable. his vision and mission resulted in unification of karnataka besides in the rise of karnataka sahitya parishat and karnataka vidyavardhaka sangha. he called upon younger generation to emulate the ideals of alur. writer b.r. wadappi presided. dr shrinivas ritti also spoke.