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All about Shivakumara Swamiji, ‘Walking God’ of Karnataka

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All about Shivakumara Swamiji, 'Walking God' of Karnataka

Indian spiritual leader, humanitarian and educationist Shivakumara Swamiji passed away in Tumakuru on Monday morning following a long illness. The Lingayat seer had been in and out of hospitals for the past two months.

Extending his condolence upon Swamiji’s demise, CM H D Kumaraswamy said, “Sri Shivakumara Swamiji’s sad demise is an immense loss to the state, country. We all have lost a guiding force. Tuesday will be a government holiday on account of his death. On Tuesday till 3 pm, the mortal remains of the seer will be kept open public for Darshan.”

The religious head was popularly known as Nadedaduva Devaru – the Walking God in Karnataka. Born in 1907 in Magadi taluk around Bengaluru, Swamiji was inducted into the Siddaganga mutt in his early years. He headed the Sri Siddaganga Mutt in the Tumkuru district of the state.

Swamiji’s contribution to the society

The mutt was low on resources in those days, but Shivakumara Swami had a clear vision of education as the community’s road to emancipation. Swami believed that world is on the brink of disaster and only two group of persons can save the world – an ideal mother and ideal teachers. He had established the education society in 1963.

He was the founder of the Sri Siddaganga Education Society trust which runs several primary schools, high schools, school for the blind, higher secondary schools, colleges of arts, science and commerce, college of pharmacy, teacher training college and engineering college.

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Swamiji’s Guru Kula houses more than 8,500 children from ages 5 to 16 years at any point in time and is open to children from all religions, castes, and creeds who are provided free food, education, and shelter (Trivida Dasohi). Under the pontiff’s guidance, an annual agricultural fair is held for the benefit of the local population.

He was a man who preached of service to humankind, education for awareness and equal treatment to all. For his immense dedication, he was conferred with Padma Bhushan and Karnataka Ratna. In recent years, his name has been strongly recommended by Karnataka politicians, across party lines, for the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian award.

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