Gauribidanur

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Gowribidanur
ಗೌರಿಬಿದನೂರು
city
Gowribidanur
Location in Karnataka, India
Coordinates: 13°35′N 77°31′E / 13.59°N 77.52°E / 13.59; 77.52Coordinates: 13°35′N 77°31′E / 13.59°N 77.52°E / 13.59; 77.52
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Chikballapur
Elevation 694 m (2,277 ft)
Population (2011)
 • Total 80,673
Languages
 • Official Kannada
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
PIN 561208
Vehicle registration KA 40
Lok Sabha constituency Chikballapur (Lok Sabha constituency)

Gauribidanur is a historical town in Kolar district; now a part of Chikballapur district in the state of Karnataka, India. It is about 75 km from Bangalore, and 25 km from the Educational Hub of Muddenahalli-Kanivenarayanapura. Along with the native language of Kannada, the other languages of Telugu and Urdu are spoken since the town borders the neighbouring state of Andhra Pradesh.It has five hobli namely Manchenahalli , Hossur , Thondebhavi , Dorinayakanapalya (D.Palya) and Nagaragere.

History

The name Gauribidanur could have originated from the terms- Ghori [Grave] and Bidanur [a common name for towns in the old mysore state]. It has been said that Tipu Sultan had some of his soldiers buried here. To this day a mosque built by him stands with some old graves. Some other sources indicate the name Gauribidanur is derived from Gowri [A Hindu Goddess] and Bidanur.

Not long ago, this town used to be the hub of lot of cultural activities and sports. With the advent of television, people seem to have forgotten the good old days. The old school, Acharya high school churned out many talented people from all walks of life. Homi Bhabha and Mahatma Gandhi visited this school way back in its infancy and was labelled a model school in the country.

Dr H Narasimhaiah is one of the famous sons, who was born in Hossur village of this taluk. Born into a poor family he struggled in his early years and rose to become the Vice-Chancellor of Bangalore University. It is only because of his efforts and commitments about his hometown that led the people towards education. "The Infosys Science Center" which is in Hossur village, is just like a miny Vishweshwaraiah technological museum and students all over the district used to visit hossur. The science center is present in the National High School campus of Hossur.

Hossur is the first village in Karnataka which was improved in its infrastructure and other basic needs by "Swasthigrama Yojane". The money spent on this plan was about 1 crore rupees.

Economy

Formerly sugarcane and paddy were the main crops of this taluk. In recent times, silkworm rearing, groundnuts, maize and sunflower are the main crops owing to the lack of groundwater and rainfall. In fact there still is a dormant sugar factory which was set up as a co-operative unit. Uttara Pinakini river has water flow only during the rainy season. If the rainfalls are scarce, the river bed is dry.

Gauribidanur has some factories like the sugar factory in Gauribidanur , the ACC cement factory in Thondebavi which is the 3rd biggest ACC in India and the garments factory near KEB station Gowribidanur .

Gauribidanur has several scientific facilities nearby. BARC and TIFR have set up research labs here owing to its suitability in terms of geography and soil contents. BARC hosts several highly sensitive seismometers that can record minutest disturbances in the Earth's crust across the globe. TIFR has a centre for research on gravitational fields. Another important presence is that of an enormous radio telescope, hosted by Indian Institute of Astrophysics and Raman Research Institute actually an array, spread across many hectares and this is primarily used in reception and analysis of cosmic signals.

Vidurashwatha an important pilgrim centre which is 6 km from Gauribidanur, is also in this taluk. This place is also known as the second Jallianwallahbagh of Indian freedom struggle, as there was a police firing on a peaceful congregation of people on the river banks of Uttara Pinakini where many died. Viduraswatha is also the last railway station before entering Andhra Pradesh in the Bangalore-Hyderabad railway line.Also it lies on the National Highway 234 (Mangalore - Villupuram).

This place was also a hub of sporting activities. A national level basketball tournament was being held annually here hosted by the local Dawn Youngsters Basketball Club. Teams from all over India used to participate in this annual event. The local Nav Bharat Ball Badminton club also conducted an annual invitational tourney here.

Geography

Gauribidanur is located at 13°37′N 77°31′E / 13.61°N 77.52°E / 13.61; 77.52.[1] It has an average elevation of 694 metres (2276 feet).

Distances from major cities

Demographics

As of 2011 India census,[2] Gauribidanur had a population of 80,673. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Gauribidanur has an average literacy rate of 72%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 67%. In Gauribidanur, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Environment

Due to unregulated Sand-mining, the bed of Pinakini River in the vicinity of the town has been denuded of all sand. Despite protests from local environmental groups and citizens- because of collaboration between politicians, the local police and some village groups- the sand mining has proceeded leading to extensive and irreversible environmental damage.

Places to see

Main attraction of Gauribidanur.

  • Vidurashwatha - known as the Jallianwala Bagh of the South
  • Hossur - birthplace of H.Narasimhaiah
  • Minakinagurki-Maheshwari temple and park here
  • Hazrath Hussainshavalli (R A) Hazrath Niyamath beebee (R A) Dharga Shariff gowribidanur-chikkabalapur road
  • (Hazrath Bakrisha valli Dharga)In side of shainyath masque B H road Gowribidanur
  • (Mudagana kunte ) Mudaganakunte temple of Ganga Bhagirathi here Couples came and Pray for Wish of Childs
  • Jagreddy halli Anjinaiya temple here
  • "Sri Kodi Brahmadeva Kshetra" a jain piligrim centre manchenahalli, near Gowribindanur

Politics

NH Shivashankara Reddy(Congress) is the current MLA (13th Karnataka assembly). The Other Influential leader is Jyothi Reddy(JDS ) Sri. N.M. Ravinarayana Reddy (BJP.) Also former karnataka Chief Minister M Veerappa Moily is current MP (14th Lok Sabha) of Chikballapur (Lok Sabha constituency) and current Ministry_of_Petroleum_and_Energy in the Indian government.

Assembly constituency

Gauribidanur is an assembly constituency in Chikkaballapur dist.

List of Elected Members:

Noted People

Noted People of Gauribidanur.

  • H. Narasimhaiah - a physicist, educator, freedom fighter and rationalist.
  • T. N. Seetharam - a prominent Kannada film and TV serial director, actor and writer.
  • NH Shivashankar Reddy - Deputy speaker karnataka Legislative Assembly(2013–present)
  • Late Prof G Narayan - Principal, Central college,founder of chemistry department in mysore university and central college, Bangalore(http://www.hindu.com/2008/09/26/stories/2008092651440700.htm)
  • Justice N Kumar - High court Judge ,Karnataka
  • G Venkataswamy - one of the founders of Suchitra film society and Devagiri temple in banashankari 2nd stage ,bangalore
* R. N. Lakshmipathi::Transport minister ,janatha party,1983
  • Late G V Shantharaju - Senior Advocate,karnataka High court ,Karnataka
  • Tallam Nanjunda Shetty former President of the Karnataka film chamber of commerce and also former President of Karnataka chamber of commerce,owner of abhinay and states theater

Colleges

  • 1.A.E.S National College::Aswathaiah Esthuri Sanjeevamma National Degree College, Gauribidanur, Chikkaballapur District is a Premier Institute of Higher Learning, exclusively dedicated for the education for rural students. This college is started by Padmabhushana Dr.H.N.Narasimhaiah, the former Vice Chancellor of Bangalore University in the year 1964.This college is one of the fifteen institutions, being managed by the National Education Society of Karnataka (Regd),Bangalore. The Society was established in the year 1917 with nationalist ideals as the driving force. The College was started in the year 1964 with a humble strength of in the Pr-university course and strength I B.A and now it has grown into a leading higher learning institution in General Education. The College has several achievements to its credit in the academic field as well as extracurricular activities.

The College offers courses in B.A,B.Sc. and B.Com. It has well equipped laboratories, a good computerized library and a vast sports field. Opportunities are provided to students to express their talents in Fine Arts and Popular Science. The College campus has a closed Dr.H.N.Silver Jubilee Hall, and an open air a stage attached to it for Cultural Activities, which provide necessary for nurturing the inherent capabilities of the students.

Dr.H.N.Silver Jubliee Hall is now thrown open to the public and Government functions, when there are cultural events like, dance, drama & music. The computer center (Laboratory) inaugurated in 2007 by the then Honorable Chief Minister Sri.H.D Kumaraswamy which aims at popularizing computer knowledge among the rural students from this college and for other educational institution as well.The College has a dedicated team of teachers and administrative staff, the college hopes to shape itself into a still better center of learning for the benefit of the society. The institution also aims at inculcating values of life and discipline among the students and help them to scale academic heights,thus enabling them to have an overall development of their personality.

  • 2.Acharya College
  • 3.Govt First Grade College
  • 4.S.S.E.A Govt PU College
  • 5.B.G.S school and PU college
  • 6.Leders PU College

Schools

  • Gnanamandira High School,
  • Kote Govt HP Sch
  • Stella Convent
  • Vidhyanidhi Public School
  • BGS Public School
  • St Anns convent
  • Adarsha Vidyalaya
  • Leaders′International school
  • St Marks Convent
  • St John's School

Transport

Rail

Gauribidanur comes under the South Western Railway zone of the Indian Railways. The Rajdhani and Sampkranthi express connects the city to Hazrat Nizamuddin Railway Station in Delhi, the capital of India, even the Gauribidanuris connected to major cities like Mumbai, Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar, Chennai, Nagercoil, Coimbatore, Mysore, Gorakhpur, Shirdi, Ahmedabad, Jaipur, Hubli,Bidar,Nanded and Bangalore through railways.

Rajadhani & Samparkakranthi wont stop at Gauribidanur.

Road

The town is well-connected with the other places in the region, owing to the good transportation infrastructure it has. Gauribidanur has one of the busiest bus stations, with the Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) having a sub-division headquarters and also private bus-stand.

Gauribidanur is well connected by the cities like Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Kurnool, Anantapur, Vijayawada, Bellary, Tirupathi, Mangalore Nellore etc. by Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC), Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) and some private travel agencies.

Air

Nearby Gauribidanur the International Airport is Bangalore International Airport, Devanahalli, Bangalore(56 KM) roughly One and half hour drive from Gauribidanur Town.

References

  1. ↑ Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Gauribidanur
  2. ↑ "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 2004-06-16. Retrieved 2008-11-01. 

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