Kadidal Manjappa
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Kadidal Manjappa(1908-1992) was the chief minister of the old Mysore state
(Karnataka
) for a short period of time in 1956 (August 19, 1956 - October 31, 1956). He hailed from nature rich Tirthahalli, Shimoga district. Manjappa was a leading Gandhian and a lawyer who led many struggles in the state for probity in public life. He served as minister in various central and state departments for 32 years.
Manjappa played an important role in initiating land reforms in the early fifties by introducing laws related to the abolition of absentee landlordism and recognition to the right of cultivators. He is remembered for introducing the Tenancy Act. Several other progressive acts like the Inam act came into being because of his statesman like vision. He joined protests against emergency excesses in 1976 and headed "Congress for Democracy" in Karnataka. He was part of the unit floated by Babu Jagjivan Ram after he quit the Indira Gandhi Cabinet.
Manjappa also penned three novels and an autobiography titled 'Nanasagada Kanasu' (An Unrealised Dream).He studied in Maharaja college in Mysore.
Former Langford Road in (former) Bangalore
is now named "Kadidal Manjappa Road" in his honor.
Mysore State
The Kingdom of Mysore was one of the three largest princely states within the erstwhile British Empire of India. Upon India gaining its independence in 1947, the Maharaja of Mysore merged his realm with the Union of India...
(Karnataka
Karnataka
Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava...
) for a short period of time in 1956 (August 19, 1956 - October 31, 1956). He hailed from nature rich Tirthahalli, Shimoga district. Manjappa was a leading Gandhian and a lawyer who led many struggles in the state for probity in public life. He served as minister in various central and state departments for 32 years.
Manjappa played an important role in initiating land reforms in the early fifties by introducing laws related to the abolition of absentee landlordism and recognition to the right of cultivators. He is remembered for introducing the Tenancy Act. Several other progressive acts like the Inam act came into being because of his statesman like vision. He joined protests against emergency excesses in 1976 and headed "Congress for Democracy" in Karnataka. He was part of the unit floated by Babu Jagjivan Ram after he quit the Indira Gandhi Cabinet.
Manjappa also penned three novels and an autobiography titled 'Nanasagada Kanasu' (An Unrealised Dream).He studied in Maharaja college in Mysore.
Former Langford Road in (former) Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
is now named "Kadidal Manjappa Road" in his honor.