BRIEF HISTORY AND

GLORY OF DHARWAD
City of Letters / A City of Celebrities
DHARWAD A GATEWAY TO NORTH KARNATAKA

Feel Proud being a Dharwadian

Authored, Edited & Compiled by :
Dr. Shivayogi Tenginakai
Cell : 934-1261349

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 BRIEF HISTORY OF DHARWAD
A City of Celebrities / City of Letters

Dharwad (earlier name Dwarwata / Dharanagari / Tuntupuri

during Muslim rule it was called Nasaratabad later in British rule it
was called Dharwar) is a famously known city across India and
abroad as well for different things, and is a city known for several
hundred years ago having ruled under Britishers, peshwes,
Chatrapati Shivaji, Hoysalas, Chalukyas, Adilshahis (Sultans)
Vijayanagar Kings and etc., especially Britishers had a lot of liking
towards its natural beauty surrounded by seven hills and many lakes
and a very salubrious climate which was called chota
Mahabaleshwar of Karnataka.
The word "Dharwad" means a place of rest in a long travel or a
small habitation. For centuries, Dharwad acted as a gateway
between the Malenadu region and the plains, and it became a resting
place for travellers. The name is derived from the Sanskrit word
'dwarawata', 'dwara' meaning "door" and 'wata' or 'wada'meaning
"town".
Another theory is that during the Vijayanagara rule of Dharwad there
was a ruler by name "of Dharav" (1403), and Dharwad got its name
from him. There are some inscriptions that refer to Dharwad as
Kampana Sthana.

Inscriptions found near Durga Devi temple in Narendra (a nearby

village) and RLS High School date back to the 12th century and have

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 The Chalukyas ruled Dharwad during the 12th century. A stone
inscription indicates that there was a ruler by the name of
BhaskaraDeva in 1117. In the 14th century, the district was first
overrun by the Bahmani Sultanate, after which it was annexed to the
newly established Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar, an official of which
named Dhar Rao, according to local tradition, built the fort at
Dharwad town in 1403. After the defeat of the king of Vijayanagar at
Talikot (1565), Dharwad was for a few years practically independent
under its Hindu governor; but in 1573 the fort was captured by the
sultan of Bijapur, Adil Shah, and Dharwad was annexed to his
dominions. Adil Shah built a fort in an area later called MannaKille,
and later Nazratabad. With this fort, the strategic importance of
Dharwad increased and it thus attracted the attention of subsequent
conquerors, including Aurangzeb, Shivaji, Aurangzeb's son Mu
Azam, Peshwa Balaji Rao, Hyder Ali, Tipu Sultan and finally the
British colonizers.

In 1685, the fort was taken by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, and
Dharwad, on the break-up of the Mughal empire, fell under the sway
of the Maratha Peshwa of Pune. In 1764, the province was overrun
by Hyder Ali of the Mysore, who in 1778 captured the fort of Dharwad.
The fort was retaken in 1791 by the Marathas. After the final defeat of
the Peshwa by the British in 1818, Dharwar was incorporated into the
territory of the British East India Company's Bombay Presidency.

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During the early 19th century, when the British were expanding their
domains, they faced a lot of opposition from local rulers, including
Baba Saheb of Naragund and Kittur Rani Chennamma.

Dharwad was the home to the famous freedom fighter and the
"Karnataka Kulapurohit", Sri Alur Venkatrao. It was Sri Alur
Venkatrao’s work, ‘Karnataka Gatha Vaibhava’, that mooted the idea
of unification of Kannada-speaking areas.

Dharwad was peaceful for most of late 19th century. During those
times, the British started an English medium school in Dharwad in
1848. Later, in 1863, the Basel Mission organization started another
school. In 1867 the British opened another school, Varmal school,
which later on became known as a training college. In 1883, the
municipality area included Sidapur, Lakamanhalli, Haveri Pete,
Bagtalan, Madihal, Galaganjikop, Malapur, Kamalapur, Narayanpur,
Saptapur, Atti kolla and Hosayellapur. The British government also
established a railway station in 1888.

The town had a station on the Southern Maratha railway. By 1901,

the town had a population of 31,279 and was home to several cotton
gina, a cotton mill, and two high schools, one maintained by the
government and the other by the Basel German Mission.

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After India's independence in 1947, the Bombay Presidency was
reconstituted as India's Bombay State. In 1956 the southern,
Kannada-speaking districts of Bombay State, including Dharwad,
were added to Mysore and renamed Karnataka in 1972. Dharwad is
home to the Karnataka University and the University of Agricultural
Sciences (UAS) as well as numerous other colleges.

In 1941, Dharwad had a population of 47,992.[1] In 1961, the town

merged with the adjacent town of Hubli to become a single
municipality, Hubli-Dharwad. The population of the twin cities is the
second-largest in Karnataka, after Bangalore. Hubli-Dharwad's
population increased 22.99% between 1981 and 1991, from 527,108
to 648,298, and by 21.2% between 1991 and 2001. In the year 2008,
a Circuit bench of the High Court of Karnataka was established in
Dharwad.The circuit bench at Dharwad caters to the Mumbai –
Karnatak region. [Read More][Refer Map]
References:
[1] Wikipedia
Dharwad, where I live, is a small town. If the population of India
in 1941 was somewhere near 36 crore, that of Dharwad was 47
thousand, seven or eight thousandth part of the total. When the
Indian population crossed 120 crore, the population in Dharwad-
Hubli was close to 12 lakh, a thousandth part of the total. Since
Independence, numerically, the town has shown a lot higher growth

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than towns smaller than it and a growth much smaller than the towns
larger than it. Dharwad has merged with Hubli, which lies at a
distance of 20-odd kilometres to the south. To its north, at a distance
of 20 odd-km, is Kittur, which is fast moving to become an extension
of Dharwad. In a couple of decades, the three together are likely to
have a population of about 60 lakh spread over an area 80 km long,
25 km wide, and a total of 2,000 sq km. The emerging Dharwad will
then be about 250th part of India.
This rhythm of its growth is in tune with growth patterns
elsewhere in India. This microcosm of India stands on a rock-system
named the
‘Dharwad Rock System’ by geologists that came into existence
180 crore years ago. Homo sapiens have dwelt here for several
millennia and agriculture has been practised in the region for at least
six millennia. It developed its own traditions of weaving and silver-
work during the first millennium. Over the last fifteen centuries,
Dharwad has seen a number of rulers and dynasties emerging and
declining, bringing with them new cultural practices and styles of
architecture. They include the Badami and Kalyan Chalukyas, the
Rashtrakutas, the Bahmani sultans, the Vijayanagara kings, Adil
Shah, the Marathas, Hyder Ali and the British. The resistance put up
to the imposition of British rule was significant. Baba Sahib of
Nargund and Chennamma Rani of Kittur fought tooth and nail to stop
the British. Previously, the spread of the Portuguese from Goa, which
is to the west of Dharwad, had been successfully stalled by the
people of Dharwad.

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 During the twelfth century, it participated most actively in the
Lingayat movement of Basava, challenging caste and creed
discrimination and gender injustice. It generated the first move
towards bringing all areas speaking Kannada together in the form of
a Karnataka state. It gave rise to the most remembered movement of
farmers in Karnataka since Independence. It sparked the Kannada
language movement and also the freedom of expression movement
by writers. Dharwad has had a wonderful mix of thinkers, writers,
singers and social activists among its citizens. It also has a
remarkable place in India’s literary history, with three Jnanpith
laureates to its credit: D.R. Bendre, V.K. Gokak and Girish Karnad.
Many other important writers, scholars, film-makers and dramatists
have emerged in the past from this small town.
Dharwad has had intimate connections with B.R. Ambedkar,
Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur and Mahatma Gandhi. In 1856, Erloo bin
Narayan, a boy from the stigmatized Mahar community, wanted to
study in school. When admission was denied to him, he sent a
complaint to the authorities in Bombay. His case reached from
Bombay to Calcutta, and from there to London, and he was finally
allowed to join school. One does not know what exactly happened to
him; but seven decades later, as Ambedkar was looking through the
archives of the Bombay government, he noticed the file related to the
case. Struck by the boy’s fight for his rights, Ambedkar decided to
visit Dharwad and trace the descendants of Narayan.

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Even though he could not find them, Ambedkar sought land for
creating a hostel for students from poor families during this visit. He
got the land and built the hostel. Later, in his absence, his wife,
Ramabai, took care of the children, fed them, raised funds for their
education, and even sold her personal jewellery for the cause. Shahu
Maharaj was sent to Dharwad for a short time before his coronation
to a Christian high school in Dharwad which later motivated him to
bring in several progressive legislations in Kolhapur. Mahatma
Gandhi made his first visit to North Karnataka in 1921. He went to
Belgaum, Dharwad, Hubli and Gadag and held meetings with
Harijans, Brahmins, Jains, Lingayats and Muslims. Many of them felt
inspired by his idea of freedom and formed a group to help him under
the leadership of N.S. Hardikar. In a few years, that group expanded
and helped Gandhi in the Congress sessions, soon becoming the
Seva Dal.
During the last century, Dharwad emerged as an icon for
classical music. Abdul Karim Khan visited it first on his way from
Baroda to Mysore. He decided to make Dharwad his home in 1922
after Tarabai Mane, whom he had married defying resistance from
the Baroda royals, left him. Here, he trained Kesarbai Kerkar,
probably the most regarded classical singer of her time. He also
trained Sawai Gandharva who, in turn, trained Gangubai Hangal and
Bhimsen Joshi. These individuals, along with Mallikarjun Mansur,
Basavaraj Rajguru, Phakirappa Kundugol and Pandit Puttaraj
Gawai, made Dharwad the most musical place in India.

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The music tradition of Dharwad admits no communal sentiment.
Music has taught Dharwad not to think of humans as Hindus and
Muslims. Recently, when the hijab controversy was the most debated
topic in television studios, a concert was held in Dharwad. Seven
descendants of the sitarist, Rahimat Khan, were together in the
performance. Chhote Rahimat Khan, Rafique Khan, Shafique Khan,
Rais Khan, Hafiz Khan, Mohsin Khan and Mansoor Khan were all
dressed in their trade-mark black kurtas. The large concert hall was
full to its capacity. They left the audience enthralled with the magic of
their sitars. No one thought of them as Muslim or their equally gifted
tabla player, Raghunath Nakod, as Hindu. The many rulers that
Dharwad has seen over the centuries brought with them Sunnis,
Jains, Buddhists, Shias, Christians, Lingayats and Hindus. Dharwad
belongs to all of them; they all belong to Dharwad. Buddha,
Mahavira, Basava, Ambedkar, Gandhi and Lohiya all belong to
Dharwad as Dharwad belongs to them. In the past, the
parliamentarians returned from Dharwad included Karmarkar,
Mahishi, Sanadi, Naikar, Sankeshwar and Joshi — Brahmins,
Lingayats, Vokkaligas and Muslims.

There is a raging debate in India as to what should be the ‘Idea of

India’. Dharwad, and many other towns in other states, such as
Nadiad in Gujarat, Kolhapur in Maharashtra, Dewas in Madhya
Pradesh, Patiala in Punjab, Cuttack in Odisha and many more, all are
examples of the ‘Idea of India’.

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Fortunately, they are still around and despite enraged rulers coming
and going, they shall still be there for India. The timelessness of the
idea they embody is, in essence, the Idea of India. Enraged rulers
overlook this, but India continues to exist with the idea of India at its
heart.
Now presently and Nationally known for Arts / Culture / Music /
Literature / Education / Agriculture / Freedom movement / Kannada
and other branches of research / Karnataka Unification / Politics.
To its credit has four Jnanapeeth awardees namely :-
a) Dr. D. R. Bendre
b) Dr. V. K. Gokak
c) Dr. Girish Karnad
d) Dr. Chandrashekhar Kambar
Dharwad is also famous for Pedhas (of Babusigh Thakur) and
also by Mishra's, also for its social movements and Agitations.

International Rhodes Scholarship Seclected and received by

for higher education by Rhodes scholarship programme (Mr. Rhodes
who died in the Aircraft Crash started this scholarship for Asian
Continent for one individual.
Two persons from Dharwad were selected :-
1) Dr. Girish Karnad, Saraswatpur, Dharwad
2) Rajeev Kalaswad, Malamaddi, Dharwad

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Contributions to the film land especially for Bollyhood :-
1) Dr. Girish Karnad, Padma Bhushan Recipient
2) Leena Chandavarkar
3) Leela Chitnis (Kamanakatti Dharwad)
who has acted with Ashok Kumar in many Hindi films
4) Suman Kalyanpur (Saraswatpur, Dharwad)
A very famous singer of those times
5) Anuradha Paudwal (earlier Anuradha Nadakarni) Saraswatpur, Dharwad.
A most versatile singer of our time.
6) I. G. Bhavanagar (Imamsab) Stunt master
7) Khayum Choreographer & Stunt master ( Malapur, Dharwad)
Who worked with Prithviraj Kapur and other film personalities.
8) Shrikant Kulkarni (Line Bazar, Dharwad)
Who worked in Bollywood
9) Sunil Puranik (Line Bazar, Dharwad)
Who is working in Kannada film industry
10) Sunanda Belgaumkar (earlier Sunanda Mahishi, Mahishi Road, Dharwad)
Whose Kannada novel was documented (Dood Ka Karz) a short film was
done by Asarani of Bollywood
11) 4th Kannada Film Bhakta Markhandeya (Chiranjeevi) was independently
produced by Mudholkar Brothers (Vijaya Theatre owners, Sanmati Marg,
Dharwad)
12) Anees Baroodwale, Gulaganjikoppa, Dharwad presently very actively
involved in film direction in Bollywood ( He is second man in film direction after
Dr. Girish Karnad)

13) Suresh Heblikar

14) Yashavant Sirdeshpande

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FAMOUS POLITICIANS :
1) Jagannathrao Joshi
2) D. P. Karmarkar
3) Dr. Sarojini Mahishi
4) R. R. Diwakar
5) Ramrao Hukkerikar, Social Worker & Educationist
6) Dr. N. B. Kabbur
7) Maddurao Kabbur (Freedom Fighter)
8) Na Su Hardikar, who started TB Centre at Ghataprabha
9) Y. S. Patil (3 time MLC who was always moving on a Bicycle)
who was a very popular man, known for his simplicity.
9) D. K. Naikar, Former Minister, MP and KPCC-I President
10) Veeranna Mattikatti,EX-MLA, Former Chairman, Karnataka
Legislative Council

FAMOUS LITERARY GIANTS & EDUCATIONISTS :

1) Alur Venkatrao (Kulapurohit)
2) Ra Ha Deshpande
3) Deputy Channabasappa
4) Diwan Bahadur Rodda Srinivasrao
5) Rev. Ferdinand Kittel - Author of Kannada Dictionary
6) Aratal Rudragouda
7) R. S. Panchamukhi
8) Varadaraj Huilgol
9) Shamba Joshi
10) Bindumadhav Burli
11) Betageri Krishna Sharma (Ananda Kanda)
12) K. G. Joshi (Karnataka High School Headmaster & Freedom Fighter also)
13) R. R. Pattar, Teacher KE Board
12) Dr. R. C. Hiremath
13) Dr. S. S. Bhusanurmath
14) Dr. Guruling Kapse
15) Dr. Channaveer Kanavi
16) Dr. S. M. Vrishabhendra swamy
17) Dr. M. S. Sunkapur

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18) N. K.Kulkarni
19) R. Y. Dharwadkar
20) Shantadevi Malwad
21) K. G. Nadiger
22) S. G. Nadiger
23) Malati Pattanashetti
24) Dr. Hema Pattanashetti
25) Dr. Giraddi Govindraj
26) Dr. M. M. Kalaburgi
27) Venkat Rango Katti
28) G. B. Joshi (Jadabharat)
29) Basavaraj Vakkund
30) G. S. Amur
31) K. S. Amur (Internationally famous Mathematician)
32) Annacharya Hoskeri
33) Shankar Mokashi
34) D. C. Pavate
35) Kittel (Founder of English Dictionary)
36) Faren, KCD
37) Takakao
38) Dr. Sarojini, Shintri
39) Dr. Siddalinga Pattanashetty

FAMOUS BOOK PUBLISHERS:

1) Manohar Granth Mala Samaj Pustakalaya (Ghanekar Family)
2) Bharat Book Depot (Huddar Family)
3) Ramashraya Book Depot (Akalwadi Family)
4) Manohar Printing Press
5) Akalwadi Book Depot ( Akalwadi Family)

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FAMOUS HINDUSTANI CLASSICAL SINGERS :-
1) Dr. Mallikarjun Mansur, Padma Bhushan, Padma Vibhushan &

Honourary Doctorate Award Recipient

2) Dr. Basavaraj Rajguru, Padmasri, Padma Bhushan & Honourary Doctorate

Award Recipient

3) Dr. Gangubai Hangal, Padma Vibhushan Award Recipient

4) Dr. Bhimsen Joshi, Bharat Ratna Award Recipient

5) Dr. Sulabha Datt Neeralagi

6) Pt. Sawai Gandharva,

7) Pt. M. Venkateshkumar, Padmasri Award Recipient

8) Pt. Basavaraj Mansur

9) Pt. Pachakshari Mattigatti

10) Pt. Somanath Mardur

11) Pt. Sangamesh Gurav

12) Pt. Vasant Kanakapur

13) Smt. Sangeeta Katti

14) Dr. Jayadevi Jangamashetti & Sisters

15) Pt. Madhav Gudi

16) Pt. Balekhan, Internationally Famous Sitarist since generations

who have created and called as Dharwad Gharana

17) Pt. Rehmat Khan (Internationally famous sitarist)

18) Pt. Chote Rehmat Khan

19) Pt. Prasanna Madhav Gudi (who had given 48 hours Non-Stop Classical

Musical Concert

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FAMOUS HERITAGE BUILDINGS :-
1) Karnataka Vidyavardhak Sangh
2) Womens Training College, Opp. Kalabhavan
3) Men's Training College Opp. University Law College
(DIET) Building
4) Karnataka College
5) Deputy Commissioners Office
6) D. C. Bungalow, (where in Kittur Rani Channamma was imprisoned
7) Superintendent of Police Bungalow
8) District Judge Bungalow
9) Gymkhana Club
10) Kosmos Club 100 years old (Now being modernised)
11) Dr. Girish Karnad's House (where in Mahatma Gandhi stayed for two days)
12) Savanur Nawab Bunglow
13) City Civil Court
14) Sanskrit Pathashala (Which is in Dattatreya Temple)
15) Mangyan Mahal, (Which is in Hosayallpur, owned by Inamdar family
where in lot of monkies use to stay there)
17) Basel Mission Boys School
18) Hebich Memorial Church
19) All Saints Church ( 200 years old)
20) Forest Offices
21) City Survey Offices
22) Mental Hospital (Now it is Dimhans) Dharwad Institute of Mental Health
and Neuro Sciences - 170 years old
23) Civil Hospital ( Now it is being Modernized)
24) Town Hall, Besides HDMC, Dharwad
25) HDMC (Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation Building)
26) Karnatak College Principals Residence
27) KCC Bank one of the best bank in Karnataka State
28) Mahalaxmi Co-Operative Bank (Earlier it was Southern Maratha Co-
Operative Bank Limited during British era).
29) Inspection Bunglow
30) Fort (Killa) Famously known as Shivaji Kote
31) Dharamahal, Near Ulavibasaveshwar Temple, U. B. Hill, Dharwad
where in Mr. Dhara Rao who was a commander of Vijay Nagar Empire
looking after this place had stayed for long time in this Dharamahal (This
property belongs to one Hiremath Family of Mandyal) in memory of which
because of Mr. Dhara Rao stayed in this house Hiremath Family named after
Dhara Rao as a Dharamahal.

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FAMOUS EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS :-
1) Karnatak University
2) University of Agricultural Sciences
3) Karnataka State Law University
4) University College of Law
5) Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha (Hindi University)
6) Karnataka State Open University Regional Centre, Dharwad
7) Indira Gandhi National Open University, JSS College Campus, Dharwad
8) I C A R (Indian Council for Agricultural Research, Regional Centre, Dharwad
Near UAS
9) Karnatak College7) LIngayat Education Association
10) Kittel College
11) C S I College of Commerce
12) Basel Mission Junior College
13) K L E Degree College
14) Hurakadli Ajja Law College
15) K P E S, Evening Law College
16) R L S Junior College
17) D. V. Halbhavi's School of Art (The First School of Art Institution in North
Karnataka
18) C S I (K N D Educational Trust) (Church South of India, Karnataka
Northern Diocese
19) Mallasajjana Vyayamashala
20) R U D S E T I (Rural Development and Self Employment Training Institute,
(Skill Training Centre,which is nationally famous founded by - Dr. Veerendra
Hegde of Dharmasthala Trust in association with Canara Bank
21) K. H. Kabbur, Institute of Engineering (J S S College Campus)
22) Sports Authority of India (S A I) - (Sports Training Centre)
23) St. Joseph School & PU College, Dharwad
24) Karnataka Historical Research Society
25) Centre of Excellence for vegetables (A Government of Karnataka and
Indo-Israel Agricultural Project, Dharwad
26) Fodder Research Institute ( Regional Research Station), Dharwad
27) University of Horticultural Sciences, Bagalkot ( Regional Horticultural
Research Centre), Dharwad
28) I C A R (Indian Council for Agricultural Research), Krishi Vigyana Kendra,
Dharwad
29) I C A R, Regional Research Centre, Indian Agricultural Research Institute
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21) Indian Institute of Technology (IIT)
22) Indian Institute of Information and Technology (IIIT)
23) J S S College Headed by Dr. Veerendra Hegde
24) S D M Medical College (SDM University)
25) S D M Dental College
26) S D M College of Engineering and Technology
27) S D M Narayana Hrudayalaya (A Heart Care Centre)
28) J S S College, Near Kelgeri, Headed by Sri Shivaratri Deshi Kendra
Swamiji Suttur Mutt, Mysore
29) Dharwad District Lawn Tennis Association (Affiliated Karnataka State
Lawn Tennis Association, Bangalore
30) Karnataka Forest Academy Gungaragatti, Garag Road (where in RFO's
are being trained)
31) Rangayana
32) Murughamutt
33) N T T F ( Nettur Technical Training Foundation
34) School of Art
35) Art Gallery
36) Eco Village
37) University Public School
38) Vidyaranya High School ( Formerly Victoria School more than century old)
39) Karnatak High School
40) K. E. Board School
41) B. D. Jatti Homeopathic Medical College
42) All India Radio
43) Doordarshan Kendra

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44) High - Court of Karnataka ( Dharwad Bench)
Spread over one 185 Acres which is the biggest High - Court Bench
Campus in the whole of Asia.
45) Railway Training Institute (South Western Railway)
46) C. B. Guttal Ayurvedic Medical College
47) B. D. Jatti Homeopathic Medical College
48) Sri Satya Sai Homeopathic Medical College, Sattur, Dharwad
49) Sri Satya Sai Educational Trust, Saptapur, Dharwad Karnataka (Founded
and Started by Sri Puttaparthi Saibaba)
50) Rastrothan Vidya Kendra, (Garag Road)
51) University College of Law (Sir Siddappa Kambli Morning Law College)
52) University College of Education
53) Kousali Institute of Management (K I M S, KUD Campus)
54) South Western Railway's Multi Disciplinary Zonal Training Centre
(Saptapur, Dharwad)
55) R. N. Shetty Stadium (Out Door Stadium)
56) District Indoor Stadium ( Indoor Games Training Centre)
57) District Taekwondo Association (Self Defence Training Centre)
R. N. Shetty Stadium Campus
58) Sri Basaveshwar Rural Development and Educational Trust, Sattur,
Dharwad ( S. B. Group of Educational Institutions Founded by
Dr. Sharanappa Kotagi)
59) Soniya Education Trust, Rajatagiri, Dharwad
60) Rovers Basket Ball Club Near Swimming Pool, Dharwad
61) Kendriya Vidyalaya, Near Someshwar Temple, Dharwad
62) K P T S (Karnataka Police Training School) Near Someshwar Temple,
Dharwad
63) German Hospital (which was sponsored and established (around 100
years old)by German people which was more developed and popularised
by Ms. Leonardo Kashiragi for her major contributions to the society she
was awarded Padma Bhushan.

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FAMOUS INDUSTRIES :-
1) T A T A Motors
2) T A T A Marcopolo
3) T A T A Hitachi
4) H P C L (Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd., LPG Bottling Plant, Belur
Industrial Area)
5) B P C L (Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd., LPG Bottling Plant, Belur
Industrial Area)
6) Indian Oil Depot, Rayapur, Dharwad, from where petrol and diesel is
supplied to major districts of North Karnataka
7) Bureau of Indian Standards, (B I S) Regional Office, Rayapur, Dharwad
which accords ISI Certificates.
8) Railway Goods Shed (for warehousing) spread over 100 acres, in Navalur,
Dharwad.
9) Sanjeevini Park, Rayapur, Dharwad, Developed by Forest Department
10) North Karnataka Agromet Forecasting and Research Centre the first of its
kind in india, is in the campus of University of Agricultural Sciences, (UAS)
Dharwad.
6) K M F, Lakamanahalli (Karnataka Milk Federation, which supplies Milk 5
Districts, in a brand name by Nandini Milk, Butter, Ghee, Pedha
Nandini Ghee is supplied to T T D (Tirumala Tirupati Devastanam for making
famous Tirupati Laddus
7) K M F, Rayapur Cattle Feed Plant, Cattle Feed is a supplied across India.
8) N G E F ( New Government Electric Factory, Rayapur)
9) Spicer India Limited, Kalaghatagi Road
10) PEPSI (Nectar Beverages) Goa Company, Unit P. B. Road, Dharwad
11) Deccan Herald & Prajavani News Paper Printing Unit
12) Shilpa Medicare, Corona Vaccines are produced
13) ADM Sunflower Oil Manufacturing Unit
14) UNI ABEX (Aircraft Spare parts manufacturing units)

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RELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONS & TEMPLES : -
1) Murugamutt
2) Moorusavir Mutt
3) Someshwar Temple ( A Historical Place)
4) Kasaba Dyamavva & Durgavva Temple ( Which has a 1000 years history &
Gram Devata of Dharwad City
5) Shalmla River Birth Place, Near Someshwar (Ugama Sthana)
6) Ulavi Channabasaveshwar Temple
7) Venkateshwar Temple, Venkatagiri, Saraswatpur
8) Dattatreya Temple
9) Laxmi Narayana Temple
10) Tapovan (Established by his holiness Mahatapasvi Sri Kumar Swamiji who
gave Shivalinga to Pope Paul - II
11) Nagareshwar Temple
12) Sri Laxmi Narasimha Temple
13) Tapovan
14) Nuggikeri Anjaneya Temple
14) Line Bazar Hanuman Temple
15) Durgadevi Temple
16) Ganesh Temple (Daivanjnya Samaj besides NTTF) Idol of Lord Ganesh is
the replica of Idagunji Ganapati.
17) Tatvanweshana Mandir ( All 365 days Spiritual Discourse is conducted)
18) Laxmi Temple Opp. Bharat High School
19) Dagadu Shet Ganapati, (This Idol was crafted by Mr. Mahale, Madihal
Dharwad), which is very famous in Poona and across India.
20) Madhu Desai (Artist)
21) Kolikeri Hanuman Temple (250 years old, Hosayallapur)
22) Hondada Veerabhadreshwar (Iranna) Temple ( Behind J S S College)
23) Panduranga Temple (Popularly known as Vithoba Devastan ( Around 300
years old, Desai Galli)
24) Vanavasi Ram Mandir ( Malamaddi)
25) Fort Hanuman Temple
26) Shukrawarpet Venkateshwar Temple
27) Akshayapatra Foundation, Rayapur, Dharwad

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FAMOUS LAKES OF DHARWAD
1) Halgeri
2) Kempageri
3) Kelgeri
4) Yemmikeri
5) Nuggikeri
6) Kolikeri
7) Sadhankeri
8) Koppadakeri
9) Navalurkeri
10) Langotikeri
11) Rayapurkeri

OLD DHARWAD
1) Raviwarpet
2) Mangalwarpet
3) Shukrawarpet
4) Haveripet
5) Bhoospet
6) Kamanakatti
7) Bhusappa Chowk
8) Mattiparppanakut
9) Hosayallapur
10) Madihal
11) Hebballi Agasi (Toll Naka)
12) Gandhi Chowk
13) Gulaganjikoppa
14) Line Bazar

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DEEPER DHARWAD
1) Menasinakai Oni
2) Adaki Oni
3) Mudimaruthi Galli
4) Nandikolgudi Oni
5) Dyamavvanagudi Oni
6) Manakilla
7) Kumbar Oni
8) Basti Oni
9) Hembli Oni
10) Yaligar Oni
11) Nekar Oni
12) Chowribasavannagudi Oni
13) Nandikolgudi Oni
14) Potnis Galli
15) Desai Oni
16) Kalli Oni
17) Panchakacheri Oni
18) Writer Galli
19) Lakamanahalli Oni
20) Hanumantdevargudi Oni
21) Vidyagiri
22) Rajatagiri
These most of the names have come because of the business they
carried out those days.

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HILLS IN DHARWAD
1) Madarmaddi
2) Malamaddi (which was earlier known as Gibbs Town because the famous
district collector was residing in Malamaddi)
3) Ulavibasappanagudda (U. B. Hills)
4) Yattinagudda
5) Mailarlinganagudda
6) Attikolla

WELLS IN DHARWAD
1) Yelugadagadi Bhavi
2) Jakani Bhavi
3) Nuchambli Bhavi
4) Judgy Bhavi
5) Agasar Bhavi
6) Saptapur Bhavi

NAVA PURA NASARATABAD

Dharwad was previously called Nava Pura Nasaratabad (Nine Puras)
1) Nanapur
2) Rasulpura
3) Raunaqpura
4) Gopalpur (During British time it was called Gibbs Town)
5) Saidapur
6) Malapur
7) Hosayallapur
8) Saptapur
9) Kamalapur
SARASWATPUR
Some people from Kashmir Migrated to Dharwad during the disease of
Plague, then the Britishers alloted a hilly area in the present place called
saraswatpur around (40 families who are presently called GSB people Gowd
Saraswat Brahmins who had also served under the britishers.

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VOCAL ARTISTS
Pt. Vadiraj Nimbargi
Pt. Rehmat Khan (Sitara)
Pt. Raghunathsa Nakod
Pt. Ravi Kiran Nakod
Pt. Anil Metri
Pt. Sheshagiri Hangal
Pt. Praveen Godkhindi

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FAMOUS AUDITORIUMS :-
1) Kala Bhavan

2) Srujana Ranga Mandir

3) Rangayana

4) Dr. Patil Puttappa Sabha Bhavan

5) Dr. Ambedkar Bhavan, Sanmati Marg

6) Sannidhi Kalakshetra (J S S College Campus)

7) Alur Venkatrao Cultural Hall

8) Dr. D. Veerendra Hegde Kala Kshetra

IMPORTANT GOVERNMENT OFFICES :

1) Chief Engineer, P W D, North C & B (Communications & Buildings)

(which covers major parts of Northern Karnataka)

2) Chief Engineer North K U W S & D B (Karnataka Urban Water Supply and

Drainage Board, (which covers entire Northern Karnataka)

3) Chief Engineer, Karnataka Neeravari Nigama Ltd.,

(which covers entire Northern Karnataka)

4) Additional Commissioner of Education (Primary Education)

(which covers entire Northern Karnataka)

5) Additional Commissioner Transport Department ( RTO Offices)

6) Post Master General (PMG Office, which covers entire Northern Karnataka)

7) LIC of India Divisional Offices

8) Regional Provident Fund Commissioner Office ( Behind R.T.O. Office,

Dharwad )

9) Police Commissionerate Office

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UPCOMING ORGANISATIONS IN DHARWAD :

Founded by :

Dr. Shivayogi Tenginakai

International Human Rights and Anti-Corruption Organisation (R)

Constitution of India Protection Initiative

All India Veerashaiva Lingayath Sub-Sect Federation

All India Tax Payers Union

North Karnataka Development initiative

Two prominent personality of Dharwad

1) Prakash Upponi, Saraswatpur, Dharwad
During the Air Craft Crash which went in to the sea
Mr. Praksh Upponi was the person who went in to the deep sea
and found the black box of the Aircraft
2) Mohan Nadgir, son of Late S. G. Nadgir (Recipient of President of India
Teacher's Award) was the Managing Director of H.A.L.
Hindustan Aeronauticals Ltd.) who corrected several technical defects
of the Indian war planes called MiG. He belongs to the Mallasajjan
Vyayamshala founder's Nadgir Family, and is the first Kannadiga to
hold this prestigious post at HAL a matter of great pride for
Dharwadians.

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 Apart from all this Dharwad City has contributed many famous
Administrators (Spread over IAS, IFS, IPS, IRS, KAS, KES, etc., Educationist,
Economists, Agricultural Scientists also from Chemistry, Physics, Political
Science and in Journalism, many Legal Luminaries who have become District
Judges, High - Court Judges even Supreme Court Justice also.

Exemplary Service and Contribution the Indian Army by Dharwadians :

1) Brigadier Michigan
Mahaveer Chakra Awardee, 2nd Biggest Defence Award
2) Krishna Sirdeshpande
Lieutenant General, Indian Army
3) Lieutenant General (Dr.) Madhuri Kanitkar (earlier belonged to
Dr. Khot Family of Dharwad.

Our sincere gratitude to the persons who helped and supported us in

bringing this booklet on Dharwad.
1) Suresh Kulkarni, Cine Artist who had worked with Dr. Girish Karnad for 40
years in Bombay for Bollywood
2) Dayanand Patil, Senior Journalist
3) Dr. Vinod Annigeri, Educationist
4) R. L. Doddamani, Human Right Activist
5) Dr. Ganesh Devi, Educationist
6) Vijay Hangal, (Hangal Graphics, Dharwad)
7) Little introduction is taken from the wikipedia also

BBC DOCUMENTARIES DONE IN DHARWAD

(Documented by Navaroj Contractor)
A documentary made by the BBC titled as "KUSTI" of Maruti Pailwan Kusti Akhada
Another documentary done on the words largest hindu joint family of Narasingnavar based at near
by Dharwad Lokur village 270 people living together in a single residential premises. Titled as "All in the
family", they have their own grocery shop, Medical Shop, Flour Mill, etc., required for their family.

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 PHOTO GALLERY

University of Agricultural Science

Karnatak University

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 Karnataka College

VIDYARANYA SCHOOL (FORMERLY VICTORIA SCHOOL)

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 K. E. BOARD SCHOOL

S D M MEDICAL COLLEGE

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S D M ENGINEERING COLLEGE

J S S COLLEGE

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 I I I T (INDIAN INSTITUTE OF INFORMATION & TECHNOLOGY
NEAR NAVALUR, TADASINAKOPPA, DHARWAD)

I I T (INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, MUMMIGATTI, DHARWAD)

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J S S PUBLIC SCHOOL, KELGERI, DHARWAD
(SUTTUR MUTT MYSORE)

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 CEDOK
(CENTRE FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL DEVELOPMENT OF KARNATAKA )

DR. D. R. BENDRE BHAVAN, SADHANKERI, DHARWAD

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 KARNATAKA VIDYAVARDHAK SANGH, DHARWAD

LINGAYATH TOWN HALL, DHARWAD (LEA ASSOCIATION)

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 DIET
(DISTRICT INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL TRAINING CENTRE)

SADHANKERI LAKE, DHARWAD

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 HIGH-COURT OF KARNATAKA
DHARWAD BENCH

DHARWAD INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH AND NEURO SCIENCES

DIMHANS

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 T A T A MOTORS, DHARWAD

T I W A C, (WALCHAND NAGAR INDUSTRIES, DHARWAD)

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 KELGERI LAKE, DHARWAD

R. N. SHETTY STADIUM, DHARWAD

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 ALL INDIA RADIO, DHARWAD

K. C. PARK (KITTUR CHANNAMMA PARK), DHARWAD

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 AZAAD PARK, DHARWAD

BOTANICAL GARDEN, KARNATAK UNIVERSITY CAMPUS, DHARWAD

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DURGADEVI TEMPLE, MARATHA COLONY, DHARWAD

SRI ANJANEYA TEMPLE, NUGGIKERI, DHARWAD

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 SOMESHWAR TEMPLE, DHARWAD

ULAVI CHANNA BASAVESHWAR TEMPLE, DHARWAD

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SHRI MURUGA MUTT, HAVERIPETH, DHARWAD

LINE BAZAR ANJANEYA TEMPLE, DHARWAD

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OUR LADY OF LOURDES HOSPITAL (GERMAN HOSPITAL), DHARWAD

DATTATREYA TEMPLE, GANDHI CHOWK, DHARWAD

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TAPOVAN (FOUNDED BY HIS HOLINESS MAHATAPASVI KUMARSWAMIJI), DHARWAD

SHRI LAXMI NARAYANA TEMPLE, RAVIVAR PETH, DHARWAD

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 OLD BUS - STAND, DHARWAD

BRTS PROJECT IN ASSOCIATION WITH CENTRAL & STATE GOVERNMENT

IMPLIMENTED FOR HUBLI - DHARWAD COMMUTERS

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VEERENDRA HEGDE KALAKSHETRA, SATTUR, DHARWAD

FORT GATE, DHARWAD

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KARNATAKA POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL, NEAR SOMESHWAR TEMPLE, DHARWAD

KARNATAKA POLICE TRAINING SCHOOL, NEAR SOMESHWAR TEMPLE, DHARWAD

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 Oblique Victory tower in memory of having won the battle against
Kittur Channamma by the Britishers, KC Park, Dharwad

DHARWAD LOSES HISTORICAL CEMETERY - JOURNEYS ACROSS KARNATAKA

(Where in Sir John F. Thackery, who was district collector and Political Agent of Southern Maratha DO AAB
who was killed in Kittur insurrection is interned here on 1824.

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 Karnataka State Law University

Akshayapatra Foundation, Behind ISKON Temple, Rayapur, Dharwad

from where Mid day Meals Scheme Food is Supplied to Milions of
School Children through out North Karnataka

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 DHARWAD FAMOUS PEDHA

Babusingh Thakur who migrated from Lucknow (UP)175 years ago who started this
traditional Pedha businesswhich has become internationally famous for its typical taste
laterit is popularly known as Dharwad Pedha (Earlier known as Thakur
Pedha) which has won many British awards.

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