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Shetty was born in a [[Tulu language|Tulu]]-speaking family of landlords to Mulki Kalappa Shetty (Father) and Attavar Unhakke (Mother).{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} He completed his early education in [[Mangalore]]. Realising the need for dissemination of news and information about world affairs among people in the [[South Canara]] district, he started a weekly [[Kannada language]] publication, called "Navayuga", which was edited in its early years by [[K. K. Shetty]] and later by K. Honnayya Shetty. This was very popular for more than 40 years.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} In addition Shetty was also the pioneer behind Canara Printing Press, a printing press in Mangalore.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} | Shetty was born in a [[Tulu language|Tulu]]-speaking family of landlords to Mulki Kalappa Shetty (Father) and Attavar Unhakke (Mother).{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} He completed his early education in [[Mangalore]]. Realising the need for dissemination of news and information about world affairs among people in the [[South Canara]] district, he started a weekly [[Kannada language]] publication, called "Navayuga", which was edited in its early years by [[K. K. Shetty]] and later by K. Honnayya Shetty. This was very popular for more than 40 years.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} In addition Shetty was also the pioneer behind Canara Printing Press, a printing press in Mangalore.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} | ||
Shetty established [[Vijaya Bank]] in 1931 at Bunts Hostel in Mangalore.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} The bank did well, providing job opportunities for thousands of youths and also providing banking service to [[lakh]]s of people all over the country.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} Vijaya Bank is today one of the foremost nationalised banks of India.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} Deeply secular and progressive in outlook, Shetty was interested in the activities of the [[Theosophical Society]], the [[Brahmo Samaj]], the [[Arya Samaj]], the Depressed Classes Mission, etc., all of which were engaged in the uplift of neglected sections of society.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} He also served as Minister in the [[Madras Presidency]] and later in [[Madras State]], holding various portfolios such as agriculture and veterinary, medical and public health, cooperation, housing and ex-servicemen<ref>{{cite book|title=India: A Reference Annual 1954|date=1954|publisher=[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]|page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.85206/page/n411 382]|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.85206|accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref> between the years 1949-1956 until quitting the Ministry on 1 March 1956 following the [[States Reorganisation Act of 1956]].<ref name="jp">{{Cite book | title = Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir, 1968 | publisher = Justice Party| year = 1968| pages =50–65| url= https://books.google.com/books? | Shetty established [[Vijaya Bank]] in 1931 at Bunts Hostel in Mangalore.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} The bank did well, providing job opportunities for thousands of youths and also providing banking service to [[lakh]]s of people all over the country.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} Vijaya Bank is today one of the foremost nationalised banks of India.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} Deeply secular and progressive in outlook, Shetty was interested in the activities of the [[Theosophical Society]], the [[Brahmo Samaj]], the [[Arya Samaj]], the Depressed Classes Mission, etc., all of which were engaged in the uplift of neglected sections of society.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} He also served as Minister in the [[Madras Presidency]] and later in [[Madras State]], holding various portfolios such as agriculture and veterinary, medical and public health, cooperation, housing and ex-servicemen<ref>{{cite book|title=India: A Reference Annual 1954|date=1954|publisher=[[Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (India)|Ministry of Information and Broadcasting]]|page=[https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.85206/page/n411 382]|url=https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.85206|accessdate=3 March 2018}}</ref> between the years 1949-1956 until quitting the Ministry on 1 March 1956 following the [[States Reorganisation Act of 1956]].<ref name="jp">{{Cite book | title = Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir, 1968 | publisher = Justice Party| year = 1968| pages =50–65| url= https://books.google.com/books?id=rCZYAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> | ||
He married Kalyani Shetty. They had four children: two sons and two daughters.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} He died in 1960 at the age of 77 and is commemorated by the A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, [[Deralakatte]], Mangalore.<ref>[http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newsid=167794&newstype=local Mangalorean.Com- Serving Mangaloreans Around The World!<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011142252/http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newsid=167794&newstype=local |date=11 October 2012 }}</ref> | He married Kalyani Shetty. They had four children: two sons and two daughters.{{citation needed|date=April 2012}} He died in 1960 at the age of 77 and is commemorated by the A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, [[Deralakatte]], Mangalore.<ref>[http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newsid=167794&newstype=local Mangalorean.Com- Serving Mangaloreans Around The World!<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121011142252/http://mangalorean.com/news.php?newsid=167794&newstype=local |date=11 October 2012 }}</ref> | ||
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Attavar Balakrishna Shetty | |
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| Minister for Health Co-operation, Housing and Ex-servicemen, Government of Madras State | |
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| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Known for | Founder of Vijaya Bank |
Attavar Balakrishna Shetty (1883–1960)[1] better known as A. B. Shetty was an Indian politician, philanthropist, entrepreneur and the founder of Vijaya Bank.[2]
Biography[edit | edit source]
Shetty was born in a Tulu-speaking family of landlords to Mulki Kalappa Shetty (Father) and Attavar Unhakke (Mother).[citation needed] He completed his early education in Mangalore. Realising the need for dissemination of news and information about world affairs among people in the South Canara district, he started a weekly Kannada language publication, called "Navayuga", which was edited in its early years by K. K. Shetty and later by K. Honnayya Shetty. This was very popular for more than 40 years.[citation needed] In addition Shetty was also the pioneer behind Canara Printing Press, a printing press in Mangalore.[citation needed]
Shetty established Vijaya Bank in 1931 at Bunts Hostel in Mangalore.[citation needed] The bank did well, providing job opportunities for thousands of youths and also providing banking service to lakhs of people all over the country.[citation needed] Vijaya Bank is today one of the foremost nationalised banks of India.[citation needed] Deeply secular and progressive in outlook, Shetty was interested in the activities of the Theosophical Society, the Brahmo Samaj, the Arya Samaj, the Depressed Classes Mission, etc., all of which were engaged in the uplift of neglected sections of society.[citation needed] He also served as Minister in the Madras Presidency and later in Madras State, holding various portfolios such as agriculture and veterinary, medical and public health, cooperation, housing and ex-servicemen[3] between the years 1949-1956 until quitting the Ministry on 1 March 1956 following the States Reorganisation Act of 1956.[4]
He married Kalyani Shetty. They had four children: two sons and two daughters.[citation needed] He died in 1960 at the age of 77 and is commemorated by the A.B.Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangalore.[5]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Bring rural populace to mainstream: Mahe VC - Deccan Herald". Archived from the original on 7 October 2011. Retrieved 31 August 2010.
- ↑ Vijaya Bank Archived 17 March 2012 at WebCite
- ↑ India: A Reference Annual 1954. Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. 1954. p. 382. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
- ↑ Justice Party golden jubilee souvenir, 1968. Justice Party. 1968. pp. 50–65.
- ↑ Mangalorean.Com- Serving Mangaloreans Around The World! Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine