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Hiriya Kempe Gowda (Hiriya meaning elder in Kannada) was born in the Yelahanka suburb of Bangalore in the Morasu Vokkaliga [9] community to Kempananje Gowda, the ruler of Yelhanka for more than 70 years.
Kempe Gowda I chieftain under the Vijayanagara Empire. The city of Bengaluru was founded by Kempe Gowda in 1537. The word okka or okkalu is a Kannada word for a family or a clan [37] [page needed] and an okkaliga is a person belonging to such a family.
Sep 18, 2019 · Explained. Vokkaligas, politics and symbolism: Why Kempegowda’s statue matters. CM Yediyurappa's plans to construct a 101-foot-tall Kempegowda bronze statue at the Bengaluru airport at the cost of Rs 100 crore is widely seen as an attempt by the BJP to gain leverage with the Vokkaliga community.
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Kempe Gowda bemoaned her loss and eventually built a temple at Koramangala, a suburb of Bangalore, and installed in it the idol of the heroic Lakshmamma. Kempe Gowda built eight gates for the fort with a moat surrounding it. Inside the fort two wide roads ran from North to South and East to West.
- History of Kempe Gowda I
- Kempe Gowda I, The Founder of Bangalore
- An Able Ruler and A Humane Social Reformer
- The Statue of Kempegowda I – The Statue of Prosperity
- Memorials of Kempegowda
As per history, Kempe Gowda I belonged to the Morasu Vokkaliga community. His father, Kempananje Gowda, ruled over Yelahanka for over 70 years. As he was named Hiriya Kempe Gowda, Kempegowda I revealed leadership qualities early in his childhood and underwent education for nine years at a Gurukula in Aivarukandapura (or Aigondapura). He succeeded a...
Kempe Gowda I was instrumental in the origin of Bangalore under his able governance. He envisioned a well-planned city after an idea that sprouted within him during a hunting expedition with his eldest son, Gidde Gowda, and courtier Veeranna. According to the plan, the city would consist of a fort, temples, tanks, cantonments, etc. The town was to ...
Kempe Gowda, I exercised his capability to rule efficiently and showed great humaneness towards people. Apart from building water reservoirs and temples in Bangalore, his contribution also lies in social reformation. A noteworthy social reform was that he contributed to abolishing the practice of cutting the last two fingers of unmarried women as p...
The statue of Kempegowda, also acclaimed as the Statue of Prosperity, made by Padma Bhushan awardee Ram Vanji Sutar, stands tall at the Kempegowda International Airport in Devanahalli, Bengaluru. Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated it on 11 November 2022. However, a metal statue has been in the Gangadeshwara temple, Shivaganga, since 1609.
As a mark of respect to Kempe Gowda, the Government has named one of the main roads in Bangalore Kempe Gowda Road. Bangalore also has the Kempegowda Circle at the junction of Suranjan Das Road and New Thippasandra/GM Palya Main Road. The Kempegowda bus stand and the Kempegowda International Airport also bear the name of the illustrious chieftain. T...
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Kempe Gowda was a great ruler, was concerned in the welfare of his subjects and spent lavishly in the construction of tanks, agraharas, temples and forts. The Vokkaligas rendered great service in the fields of agriculture, animal husbandry and soldiery.
Political analysts say the event is an attempt by the governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to woo the upper-caste Vokkaliga community, to which Kempegowda belonged.
