Global InformationManu Baligar information
Nadoja Dr. Manu Baligar | |
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| Born | Shigli, Gadag, Karnataka, India. |
| Education | B.A., LL.B., M.A., Honorary Doctorate(s). |
| Alma mater | Karnataka University Dharwad. |
| Occupation(s) | Poet, Writer, Intellectual, Speaker. |
| Organization(s) | Kannada Sahitya Parishat. Department of Kannada and Culture, Government of Karnataka. |
| Notable work | Belaka Bedagu, Mylaara Mahadeva (2007), Appa (2002), Ati Virala Raajakarani S.R. Kanthi (2001). |
Dr. Manu Baligar (Kannada: Manu Baḷigār) is an Indian Kannada writer, author, playwright, former civil servant and the current president of Kannada Sahitya Parishat. He hails from Shigli in Gadag district, and is the elder brother of V. P. Baligar, a retired Indian Administrative Service officer and former chairman of Housing and Urban Development Corporation.[1] He was a civil servant in the Karnataka Administrative Service, and retired as the commissioner of Department of Kannada and Culture, Government of Karnataka.[2] He was elected the president of the Kannada Sahitya Parishat,[3] an apex body for the promotion of Kannada language, on 3 March 2016 for a term of three years which was later legally extended to five years.[4][5] He has been conferred with many coveted honors including the highly prestigious Nadoja Award by the Hampi University in 2019 [6] and also an honorary doctorate for literature from Karnataka University Dharwad. Also, he has been conferred with two gold medals for his exemplary work on IRDP during his career as a civil servant.
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- ^ "Manu Baligar set to head parishat". The Hindu. 29 February 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
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- ^ "Manu Baligar assumes charge as Kannada Sahitya Parishat". Kannada Prabha. 3 March 2016. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "KSP by-law amendments approved: Baligar". Deccan Herald. 15 March 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2021.
- ^ "ಹಂಪಿ ವಿವಿಯಿಂದ ಬಳಿಗಾರ್ಗೆ ನಾಡೋಜ ಪ್ರದಾನ". Asianet News Network Pvt Ltd (in Kannada). Retrieved 31 January 2021.