K. K. Shetty
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Kemthur Kanthappa Shetty (born 18 April 1901, date of death unknown) was an Indian independence activist
, journalist
and a Member of Parliament
who represented the Mangalore Constituency
in the 5th Lok Sabha
.He was a member of Indian National Congress
.
speaking Bunt
family of landlords. He completed his early education at Christian High School, Udupi and Tilak Vidyalaya,Udupi. He completed his higher education from Visva-Bharati University
, Santiniketan
. Later he paticipated in the Indian Independence Movement
and was sent to 18 months imprisonment by the then British Raj
Government on charges of Sedition
. After India gained its Independence, Kanthappa Shetty turned to politics and served as the Vice-President of Mysore Legislative Council
from 1956–70; Deputy Chairman, Mysore Legislative Counci
,from 1956–58; and Chairman, Mysore Legislative Council
,from 1968–71 and finally as Member of Parliament
from the Mangalore Constituency
. Apart from being a politician,he also was a journalist who edited and published Kannada
weeklies such as 'Navayuga', 'Sarvodaya' and 'Rashtra Jyothi'.
Indian independence activists
This is a listing of people who campaigned against or are considered to have campaigned against foreign domination and cultural imposition on the Indian sub-continent...
, journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and a Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
who represented the Mangalore Constituency
Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)
Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency was one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. With the implementaion of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, this...
in the 5th Lok Sabha
5th Lok Sabha
List of Members of the 5th Lok Sabha, elected February-March 1971. The Lok Sabha is the lower house in the Parliament of India.- Important members :* Speaker:...
.He was a member of Indian National Congress
Indian National Congress
The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...
.
Biography
Kemthur Kanthappa Shetty was born in a TuluTulu language
The Tulu language |?]]]) is a Dravidian language spoken by 1.95 million native speakers mainly in the southwest part of Indian state Karnataka known as Tulu Nadu. In India, 1.72 million people speak it as their mother tongue , increased by 10 percent over the 1991 census...
speaking Bunt
Bunt (community)
Bunt , previously spelled Bant, are a community of erstwhile nobility, feudatory and gentry from the region of Tulu Nadu in the south west of India which comprises the districts of Udupi and Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka and Kasaragod taluk of Kerala...
family of landlords. He completed his early education at Christian High School, Udupi and Tilak Vidyalaya,Udupi. He completed his higher education from Visva-Bharati University
Visva-Bharati University
Visva Bharati University is a Central University for research and teaching in India, located in the twin towns of Santiniketan and Sriniketan in the Indian state of West Bengal. It was founded by Rabindranath Tagore who called it Visva Bharati, which means the communion of the world with India...
, Santiniketan
Santiniketan
Santiniketan is a small town near Bolpur in the Birbhum district of West Bengal, India, approximately 180 kilometres north of Kolkata . It was made famous by Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore, whose vision became what is now a university town that attracts thousands of visitors each year...
. Later he paticipated in the Indian Independence Movement
Indian independence movement
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide area of political organisations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending first British East India Company rule, and then British imperial authority, in parts of South Asia...
and was sent to 18 months imprisonment by the then British Raj
British Raj
British Raj was the British rule in the Indian subcontinent between 1858 and 1947; The term can also refer to the period of dominion...
Government on charges of Sedition
Sedition
In law, sedition is overt conduct, such as speech and organization, that is deemed by the legal authority to tend toward insurrection against the established order. Sedition often includes subversion of a constitution and incitement of discontent to lawful authority. Sedition may include any...
. After India gained its Independence, Kanthappa Shetty turned to politics and served as the Vice-President of Mysore Legislative Council
Karnataka Legislative Council
The Karanatka Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in southern India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council...
from 1956–70; Deputy Chairman, Mysore Legislative Counci
Karnataka Legislative Council
The Karanatka Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in southern India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council...
,from 1956–58; and Chairman, Mysore Legislative Council
Karnataka Legislative Council
The Karanatka Legislative Council is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of Karnataka state in southern India. Karnataka is one of the six states in India, where the state legislature is bicameral, comprising two houses: the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council...
,from 1968–71 and finally as Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
from the Mangalore Constituency
Mangalore (Lok Sabha constituency)
Mangalore Lok Sabha constituency was one of the Lok Sabha constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. With the implementaion of the delimitation of parliamentary constituencies in 2008, based on the recommendations of the Delimitation Commission of India constituted in 2002, this...
. Apart from being a politician,he also was a journalist who edited and published Kannada
Kannada language
Kannada or , is a language spoken in India predominantly in the state of Karnataka. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas and number roughly 50 million, is one of the 30 most spoken languages in the world...
weeklies such as 'Navayuga', 'Sarvodaya' and 'Rashtra Jyothi'.