Budget 2026: Residential schools to be set up in towns that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar visited in north Karnataka

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Karnataka’s Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre garlanding a statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar arsenic  portion  his 134th commencement  day  celebrations successful  Bidar. Dr. Amedbar is regarded arsenic  the ‘father of the Indian Constitution’.

Karnataka’s Forest Minister Eshwar Khandre garlanding a statue of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar arsenic portion his 134th commencement day celebrations successful Bidar. Dr. Amedbar is regarded arsenic the ‘father of the Indian Constitution’. | Photo Credit: T. GOPICHAND

The authorities of Karnataka volition acceptable up residential schools with CBSE program successful each the towns that Dr. B. R. Ambedkar visited. This is portion of an inaugural towards acquisition improvement of bluish Karnataka.

Chief Minister Siddaramaiah made the announcement successful his fund code connected March 6.

According to Shivarudra Kallolikar, erstwhile prof of past successful Karnatak University Dharwad, Dr. Ambedkar visited Bidar, Dharwad, Hubballi, Kalaburagi, Vijayapura, Bijjaragi successful Vijayapura district, and 5 towns successful Belagavi territory — Aigali, Belagavi, Chikkodi, Gavanal, and Nippani.

In northbound Karnataka, his archetypal sojourn was to Nippani successful 1925 to seat a gathering of Bahiskrat Hitakarini Sabha (BHS). A BHS gathering was held successful Belagavi successful 1925, and successful Gavanal successful 1927.

Dr. Ambedkar chaired the Samajik Parishad Sabha successful Belagavi successful 1929. He addressed meetings of the Depressed Classes Conference successful Hubballi successful 1937. He visited Dharwad successful 1932, to supervise the enactment of the hostel started by his woman Ramabai Ambedkar connected Belgaum Road. He addressed a gathering of the Belgaum municipal assembly and the Belgaum Bar Association successful 1939.

As a practising advocate, helium fought cases successful Nippani, Chikkodi and Vijayapura courts. In Vijayapura, helium fought a transgression lawsuit and successfully argued that Somanagouda Bilagi, a farmer, was falsely accused of murder. He fought civilian cases successful Nippani and Chikkodi successful the 1930s.

Dr. Ambedkar besides visited respective towns successful confederate Karnataka, arsenic a person of the depressed classes and arsenic the country’s instrumentality minister. Most of the visits are well-documented. Further probe is needed to papers his visits to bluish Karnataka districts, Prof. Kallolikar said.

Published - March 06, 2026 02:35 p.m. IST

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