Veerashaiva-Lingayat institutions played key role in promoting education in North Karnataka: M.B. Patil
Minister M.B. Patil highlighted the historical contribution of Veerashaiva-Lingayat institutions to education in North Karnataka. He emphasized the need for these institutions to adapt to modern challenges like AI and robotics to remain competitive.
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Veerashaiva-Lingayat organisations and educational institutions played a significant role in providing education to people in North Karnataka even before Independence period, Minister for Large and Medium Industries M.B. Patil said on Saturday.
He was speaking after inaugurating the two-day centenary celebrations of Heerada Sugamma School, the first school established by the Veerashaiva Vidyavardhaka Sangha, on the school premises in Ballari.
Mr. Patil said institutions established by Veerashaiva-Lingayat organisations had contributed substantially to the spread of education in the region. Referring to educational institutions run by Siddaganga Mutt and Gavisiddeshwara Mutt in Koppal, he said such institutions had provided education to thousands of children without restricting their services to members of any particular community.
He said the institutions had been sustained and developed over the years through the contributions of several individuals and stressed the need to preserve cultural traditions while embracing modernity.
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