Karnatak University

Karnatak University, Dharwad

File:Coat of arms of the Karnatak University, Dharwad.png The Emblem of Karnatak University, Dharwad
Motto	ಅರಿವೇ ಗುರು
Motto in English	Conscience is master
Type	Public
Established	1949 (1949)
Chancellor	Thawar Chand Gehlot
Vice-Chancellor	Prof. Shivappa
Location	Dharwad, Karnataka , India 15°26′28.5″N 74°59′2.1″E
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	UGC, NAAC
Website	www.kud.ac.in

Karnatak University is a state university in Dharwad district, in the state of Karnataka in India. Kousali Institute of Management Studies (KIMS) was established in 1976 as the Department of Management Studies.

Karnataka University Administration Building

Notable alumni

• K. S. Amur, Indian mathematician
• B. R. Bhat, Indian statistician
• D.V. Guruprasad, retired Director General of Police, writer in English and Kannada languages.
• Suresh Heblikar, Kannada cinema actor, director and environmentalist
• S. R. Hiremath, Indian activist
• Narayan Sadashiv Hosmane, Indian academic
• Ramachandra S. Hosmane, chemist, professor, researcher
• Ramakrishna V. Hosur, biophysical scientist, professor
• Pankaj Jain, professor of religious studies, film studies, and sustainability
• Jayanth Kaikini, Indian poet, storyteller and lyricist working in Kannada literature and Kannada cinema
• Chandrashekhara Kambara, Kannada poet
• Girish Karnad, Indian actor, film director, Kannada writer, playwright and Rhodes Scholar
• Vivek Kulkarni, Indian businessman
• Ananth Kumar, former Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
• Sudha Murty, Indian writer, philanthropist
• Siddu Nyamagouda, former politician
• Ramdas Pai, Manipal Education and Medical Group
• T. M. A. Pai, Indian doctor, educationist, banker and philanthropist
• Ajit Prabhu, Indian entrepreneur
• A. R. D. Prasad, Indian academic
• V. C. Sajjanar, Indian Police Service officer (1996 batch)
• E. Sampathkumar, professor emeritus of graph theory
• Meka Srikanth, Telugu Actor
• Varkey Vithayathil, Catholic cardinal

External links

• www.kud.ac.in