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“A man of law, who continues to bring justice to the needy in terms of health care and services”
Born at Kowdoor village in Dakshina Kannada District, on 16th June, 1909, Kowdoor Sadananda Hegde, had his early education at Karkala and Mangalore. Thereafter he pursued his collegiate education in Madras at the Presidency College and later pursued a degree in law from the Government Law College, Madras.
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He began his legal practice at Karkala in 1936, and later moved to Mangalore where he was appointed as the public prosecutor of South Kanara District in 1948. He was elected as a Member of the first Council of State (now known as Rajya Sabha) in 1954. He represented India at the General Assembly of United Nations. He then became the Judge of the Mysore High Court. In 1966, he was appointed as the first Chief Justice of the Delhi and Himachal Pradesh High Court. He held this office till he was elevated as the Judge of the Supreme Court of India in 1967. In 1977, he was elected to the Lok Sabha and later became the Speaker of the Lok Sabha till 1980.
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His perpetual dream for a better world triggered off a social revolution in Dakshina Kannada. His dream was made a reality when in 1979 the Nitte Education Trust was founded at a small village called Nitte, transforming it into an ultimate abode of learning, for students from all over the country and abroad.
What then began as dream project is today a monumental reality, encompassing under its ever widening gamut of activity, many educational institutions that embrace activities as wide ranging as basic and professional education, healthcare, rural development and a whole range of welfare activities aimed at touching the lives of the poor, irrespective of caste, creed or other discrimination.
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