Kadidal Manjappa

Kadidal Manjappa
3rd Chief Minister of Mysore State
In office
19 August 1956 – 31 October 1956
GovernorJayachamaraja Wodeyar Bahadur
Preceded byK. Hanumanthaiah
Succeeded byS. Nijalingappa
Revenue Minister of Karnataka
In office
1952 - 1956
Chief MinisterKengal Hanumanthaiah
Personal details
Born1908
Kadidal, Shimoga District, Kingdom of Mysore, Mysore Residency, British India
(now Kadidal, Shimoga District, Karnataka, India)
Died1992 (aged 83–84)
Political partyCongress for Democracy (1977-1977)
Other political
affiliations
In this Indian name, the toponymic surname is Kadidal. It is not a family name, and the person should be referred to by the given name, Manjappa.

Kadidal Manjappa (1908–1992) was the third Chief Minister of Karnataka (then, Mysore State) for a short period of time in 1956 (19 August 1956 – 31 October 1956).

He hailed from the village of Kadidal in the nature rich Tirthahalli taluk of Shimoga district from a Vokkaliga Community.[1] He did his graduation from the Maharaja's College, Mysore and obtained his law degree from the Poona Law college.

Manjappa was a freedom fighter and a true Gandhian who led many struggles in the state for probity in public life.[2] He served as a minister in various central and state governments for 32 years. He played an important role in initiating land reforms in the early 1950s by introducing laws related to the abolition of absentee landlordism and recognition to the right of cultivators. He is remembered for introducing the Tenancy Act. Several other progressive acts like the Inam abolition act came into being because of vision. He joined protests against emergency excesses in 1976 and later, headed the Karnataka state unit of "Congress for Democracy" floated by Babu Jagjivan Ram.[3]

Manjappa had also penned three novels and an autobiography titled 'Nanasagada Kanasu' (An Unrealised Dream). The former Langford Road in Bengaluru has been renamed as "Kadidal Manjappa Road" in his honor. His centenary celebrations were held in 2008.[1][4]

  1. ^ a b "Kadidal Manjappa was a true Gandhian'". The Hindu. 30 December 2008. Archived from the original on 26 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Rich tributes paid to Kadidal Manjappa". The Hindu. 19 January 2004. Archived from the original on 28 January 2004.
  3. ^ "Kadidal Manjappa". Vokkaligara Sangha.
  4. ^ "Remembering Kadidal Manjappa". This Week Bangalore.