Kengal Hanumanthaiah
Kengal Hanumanthaiah ಕೆಂಗಲ್ ಹನುಮಂತಯ್ಯ | |
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Indian Parliament for Bangalore City | |
In office 2 April 1962 – 16 March 1967 | |
Preceded by | N. Keshavaiengar |
Succeeded by | Constituency Abolished |
Member of Constituent Assembly of India | |
In office 9 December 1946 – 24 January 1950 | |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | 1 December 1980 | (aged 72)
Political party | Surajya Party (From Sep 1977) |
Other political affiliations |
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Kengal Hanumanthaiah (14 February 1908 – 1 December 1980), also spelt as Kengal Hanumanthaiya, was the second
Early life
Hanumanthaiah was born on 14 February 1908, in a
Political career
At that time, the independence movement was steadily growing and at the center stage of the movement was the Indian National Congress led by Mahatma Gandhi. Dr. P. Tandon, the then President of Indian National Congress, advised Hanumanthaiah to give up his active practice at the bar and to devote himself to the freedom struggle. With the inspiration of Gandhiji and the persuasion of Tandon, Hanumanthaiah joined the freedom movement and became active in the then Mysore Congress. During the movement, he was jailed more than 7 times.[2] He was unanimously elected as the leader of the Parliamentary Party wing of the Congress Party in Mysore Assembly in the year 1948. Also, he was a member of the Constituent Assembly of India.[citation needed]
He became the second
Role in Constituent Assembly
He was part of the Committee for the Drafting of a Model Constitution for the Indian States and made interventions on the issue of federalism.[2][4][5] In the Constituent Assembly, he argued for greater autonomy for states.[6]
Vidhana Soudha
During an interview, Kengal Hanumanthaiah explained the reasoning behind the construction of a grand legislature building. A Russian cultural delegation was visiting Bangalore and Hanumanthaiah took them around to show the city. Stung by their comments, Hanumanthaiah vowed to create a monument so magnificent that it would showcase the best of Karnataka's indigenous architectural style. This resulted in the Vidhana Soudha, the seat of Legislature in Karnataka.[7]
Later life
After resigning as
Legacy
The Kengal Hanumanthaiya Memorial Trust celebrated his 104th birthday in 2012 which had the Chief Guest, the 13th President (then Finance Minister), Pranab Mukherjee.[8]
A major road in Bangalore called Double Road near Lalbagh is renamed as Kengal Hanumanthiah Road.[9] A statue of Hanumanthaiah has been installed in front of the Vidhana Soudha.[10] His centenary celebrations were held in the year 2008.[11]
The Kengeri TTMC junction in Bangalore is named as "Shri Kengal Hanumanthaiah Transport Junction."
See also
References
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- ^ "Vidhan Soudha". Bangalore Best. Archived from the original on 6 June 2009.
- ^ "Kengal Hanumanthaiah's 104th birth anniversary celebrated in Bangalore | Mega Media News". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 October 2015.
- ^ "An Interesting History Of Bangalore And Its Well Known Landmarks". www.citehr.com. 14 July 2011. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
- ^ "Kengal Hanumanthaiah's statue". Times of India. Archived from the original on 18 April 2023.
- ^ "Rich tributes paid to Kengal Hanumanthaiah". Mangalorean.Com. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.