SHRI MADIWALA SWAMIGALU

Pujyasree Madiwala Swami, who is currently the thirteenth Peethadhiswara of KalmathaRajaguruSamsthana, is a post graduate. Lords who are idols of discipline and courtesy are literati themselves. ‘Akkamahadevi’sVachanaPadaPrayoga Kosha’ written by him has attracted the attention of the scholars of the country. Similarly, ‘Basavanna’s Vachana Padaprayoga Kosha’, ‘JedaraDasimaiah’sVachanaPadaprayoga Kosha’, ‘Basavanna’ and ‘Guru Nanak’ have made their own footprints in the field of literature. Through ‘Kittura Nada Vidyavardhak Sangha’ established in 1950 under the chairmanship of Swamiji of Matha, with school, college, B.Ed training college, ITI college, etc., Swamiji is determined to make Kittur to be fully literate. PujyaMadiwalaSwamijido conduct restoration of Chowkimath, restoration of Shri Madiwaleswara Prasad Nilayam, preservation of royal monuments in Sri Matha premises, research on Kittur history, literature preservation and seminars.

Construction of Shri Gurusiddheshwara Anubhav Mantapa, publication of books through SharanaSahityaAkademy, opening of old age home-orphanage, building of library, encourage and disseminate education, art and literature. Shree Gurusiddeshwar Government Preuniversity College is well known and a center for imparting good education to students. Also, it is a matter of great pleasure that Sri-matha has recently given 2 acres of land adjacent to the national highway to the Kittur Development Authority, and the construction of the Rani Channamma Memorial Bhavan is in full swing at that place. Thus, he decided to lead the Sri-matha in the fields of society, religion, education, culture, literature, art etc. With aprogressive and ideological background, he became active, and he is leading many more social works.