Venkanna H. Naik
Deceased Person
1879 – 1929
Who was Venkanna H. Naik?
Barrister Venkanna H. Naik from Gonehalli village was a Commissioner of Bijapur District, India, and a Deputy Commissioner of Dharwar District. He instigated several new plans to help sects of Bijapur district who were economically and socially backward.
Venkanna was born to Devamma Venkanna Naik from Hanehalli. His father Husbu Murkundi Naik was a farmer and a Patel of Gonehalli village. Venkanna was raised in a village that was, during heavy monsoon, a sleepy village with lush green fields, coconut trees, puddles and ponds. Venkanna attended schools from the neighboring villages Torke and Bankikodla to complete his primary education. Venkanna was headmaster of Kannada a primary school in Torke village. He went to Karwar to pursue his high school diploma from the Government High School, Karwar.
In 1906, V. H. Naik completed B.Sc. from Elphinstone College, Mumbai. In 1906, Naik went to London to pursue higher education. In 1908 and 1910, he earned B.A. and M.A. from St John's College, Cambridge.
After returning from London, Naik was appointed as a Deputy Director of Konkan Agricultural Science Department and then as a Special Assistant Registrar of Bombay Revenue Department. In 1918, he visited London to earn Barrister of Lincoln’s Inn. With an internship opportunity, Naik visited government offices in London, and other European nations. After returning to India in 1921, Naik was appointed as a Deputy Commissioner of Dharwar district and then in the year 1925, he was promoted to Commissioner of Bijapur district, Karnataka. V. H. Naik instigated several new plans and projects to help sects of Bijapur district who were economically and socially backward. In Bijpur district, a large population belonged to the scheduled castes and to the scheduled tribes.
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- Born
- Feb 1, 1879
Uttara Kannada - Also known as
- Venkanna Naik
- Nationality
- India
- Education
- St John's College, Cambridge
- Lived in
- Karnataka
- Died
- 1929
Bijapur
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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