Dayanand S. Nadkarni

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D. S. Nadkarni
Personal details
Born1910
Bankikodla
Died2000
Ankola
NationalityIndian
OccupationMember of Legislative Assembly, Karnataka

Dayanand Sarveshwar Nadkarni (1910–2000) was an activist, a freedom fighter, and a Member of the legislative assembly to the Karnataka State, Bangalore during 1967-1971 (from Ankola Constituency as a Praja Socialist Party candidate),[1] when Veerendra Patil was the Chief Minister of the Karnataka state. Nadkarni was also the founder member of The Kanara Welfare Trust.[2]

Early career[edit]

D. S. Nadkarni was originally from Bankikodla village. Around 1955, Nadkarni migrated to Ankola to work with Dinakara Desai; Nadkarni was right hand-man of Dinakara Desai. Nadkarni was a member of the Rural Education Society of the Chitrapur Saraswats who founded the A. H. School.[3]

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