"Hyderabad Liberation"

"Hyderabad Liberation" Posted by Arun Hampiholi on Apr-18-02 at 00:57 AM (EST)
These are articles on Liberation of Hyderabad, compiled by Mr. Basavaraj Koppal. Your comments on this great history of Karnataka are welcome. -Arun

I am very moved, Ravikant Patil, Apr-18-02, (1) raminfo vasantha, ravi, Dec-22-05, (108) i am not happy with your informatio..., bapar8765, Sep-18-07, (110) ninage mahite gottidare adannu thil..., manjubetageri, Aug-14-08, (111) Step in right direction, Degulmath.V, Apr-18-02, (2) NK role gets due recognition atlast, Shivaprasad.D, Apr-19-02, (3) Wonder why..., B.Shirgurkar, Apr-22-02, (4) pleasing minorities.., R.G.Hubli, Apr-25-02, (5) I agree with you, Shrikant Soppinmath, Apr-25-02, (6) good article Arun, prakash, Apr-25-02, (7) Hyderabad Liberation, Shivanand Naganur, May-04-02, (10) Ramanand theertha, Rajiv, May-06-02, (12) Ramanand teerth Swamy, Shivanand Naganur, May-06-02, (16) Swami Ramanand Theertha, Basavaraj Koppal, May-06-02, (19) Swamiji's Birth centary begins., JAGDISH N. KULKARNI. , Oct-03-02, (83) No Ali, it was Indian Army, Arun charanthimath, May-06-02, (15) You are wrong Mr.Arun, S.Tegginamani, May-14-02, (30) Indian Army, Asha, May-15-02, (31) Indian Army, S.B.Doddamani, May-18-02, (33) Surprise, G.S.Mudkunur, Apr-26-02, (8) How frequently will the articles be..., Ravikant patil, May-03-02, (9) Re: Comments, hampiholi, May-05-02, (11) Hyd.Liberation part-II, G.S.Savanur, May-06-02, (13) I agree with you, Sharada Javali, May-06-02, (17) Why get into controversy, Arun Charanthimath, May-06-02, (14) Re: Why controversy, hampiholi, May-06-02, (20) Webmaster is answerable, Arun Charanthimath, May-07-02, (21) Wrong attitude, Rajesh Thorangatti, May-08-02, (23) I agree with you Rajesh, Sanadi D., May-09-02, (26) webmaster , Shantangowdar, May-20-02, (34) Re:Webmaster, hampiholi, May-20-02, (36) Disclaimer is enough, Sharada Toppanavar, May-25-02, (38) what is the controversy?, K.L.Byali, May-25-02, (37) I apologize, Arun Charanthimath, May-28-02, (44) Articles and Arun, Basavaraj Koppal, May-06-02, (18) Delay in new articles, R.W.Lobo, May-25-02, (40) I think u have to talk to poeple of..., Preetam , Aug-26-02, (72) Reply to Preetam, Basavaraj Koppal, Aug-30-02, (75) Article II , Shivkumar Sirur, May-08-02, (24) History we almost forgot, Somshekar Sirgupii, May-09-02, (25) Glorious part of our history, Vinayak M Thorvi, May-09-02, (27) An eye opener, cgkabanur, Jul-05-02, (55) can we have the articles in kannada..., Subhas patil, May-13-02, (28) Good articles, Godavari Shintri, May-13-02, (29) Hi, Pramod Shintri, Sep-23-02, (82) Nizam was not cruel, Zakir Hussain, May-20-02, (35) Re:Nizam, Tenginkai.S, May-25-02, (39) Article III, Girish Mundargi, May-27-02, (41) bravo Girish, C.Deshmukh, May-27-02, (42) youth struggle, Kashappanavar.S, May-31-02, (47) Webmaster- a suggestion, Manoj Huilgol, May-28-02, (43) Good work, Umesh Nidsoshi, May-29-02, (45) Barahagarara Balaga, Gulburga, Nagesh Moolimani, May-31-02, (46) Reg: Balaga, Kashappanavar, May-31-02, (48) Balaga has no direction, B.S.Policepatil, Jun-19-02, (50) Hyderabad and Goa liberation, Veena Salimath, Jun-14-02, (49) A request to Arun Hampiholi, Ravikant Patil, Jun-24-02, (51) I too feel the same, Savithri Gadad, Jun-25-02, (52) I agree too!!, Arun Hampiholi, Jun-27-02, (53) An eye opener..., cgkabanur, Jul-05-02, (56) Article 4, V.A.Ballolli, Jul-09-02, (57) Few thoughts, I.K.Kambalimath, Jul-09-02, (58) Good articles, Vaghdevi, Sep-04-02, (78) Arun, Basavaraj - a suggestion, Kiran Samshimath, Jul-13-02, (59) Good suggestion, G.S.Ghanti, Jul-31-02, (63) Celebration on web, Shobha Gudaganti, Aug-02-02, (64) Re: Celebrations, Arun Hampiholi, Aug-02-02, (65) Veerendra Patil, Anand Sulladmath, Jul-22-02, (60) I agree, Chidanand, Aug-21-02, (68) Sardar Patel, Jaishree Sabarad, Jul-23-02, (61) I agree with you, Vikram alur, Jul-29-02, (62) Sacrifices ignored again , Mallikarjuna Gowdar, Aug-15-02, (66) I agree with you, G.S.Kotambari, Aug-19-02, (67) Wait till September, Sunil Mohite, Aug-23-02, (69) waited 5 decades!!!, Y.A.Byali, Aug-24-02, (70) Belgaum Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, Veeranna Lakkundi, Aug-24-02, (71) good suggestion, Vidya, Sep-03-02, (77) very glad i read it.but why is it m..., Eklaspur, Aug-26-02, (73) why becoz.., Narahari, Aug-27-02, (74) I agree Narahari, V Degulmath, Aug-30-02, (76) article 9, subash, Sep-06-02, (79) My family is from Bhalki, B.G.Biradar, Sep-13-02, (80) More articles??, subash, Sep-19-02, (81) Good articles, Shashikala Hiremath, Nov-08-02, (84) Article 10, Vijay Kumar, Nov-20-02, (85) History of importance, Hiregowdar, Dec-28-02, (86) History well presented, Vidyadar Odeyar, Mar-29-03, (87) Newspaper article in Vijaya Karnata..., Basavaraj Koppal, May-14-03, (88) A must read article, patil MB, May-14-03, (89) History that I never knew, Raghavendra Rao, Jun-12-03, (90) Distorting this history, Shivanand Patil, Jun-14-03, (91) The government apathy is condemnabl..., Rajesh Doddamani, Jul-21-03, (92) regarding sri.bheemanna khandre`s i..., chandrakanth , Aug-07-03, (93) watch the Doordarshan program on Sh..., V.Degulmath, Aug-14-03, (94) Great stuff!, Ajay, Aug-22-03, (95) Hyderabad liberation day at Koppal,..., Basavaraj Koppal, Sep-14-03, (96) Koppal function, Mallanagowdar Adur, Sep-19-03, (97) Good articles, thanks Basavaraj, S.V.Desai, Sep-28-04, (98) Hyderabad Liberation, Rohit Patil, Oct-20-04, (99) Hyderabad liberation and state gove..., Veeranagowda patil, Nov-10-04, (100) Dr.Shettar you should read this, V.Shedbal, Nov-12-04, (101) HK liberation - is CM listening?, Raghavendra Joshi, Jun-16-05, (102) raminfo achievements, ravi, Aug-08-05, (103) Reverence to the elders who fought ..., Divya Rao, Aug-12-05, (104) Documentation done at Maharastra, Arvind, Aug-13-05, (105) CM and Kharge insult Liberation str..., Savitha Patil, Sep-18-05, (106) raminfo scams, ravi, Dec-22-05, (107) The real heroes of the country, S.S.Hiremath, Jan-31-06, (109) Thank you very much , Anjali, Jan-26-09, (112)

 

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1 . "I am very moved" Posted by Ravikant Patil on Apr-18-02 at 02:47 AM (EST)
Being from North Karnataka, I feel very proud to read about the historic struggle of Hyderabad liberation. All the while, I was under impression that the Hyderabad liberation was confined to Hyderabad and surrounding region but now I am very happy to know that this historic struggle was started by Mr.Sarfraj Ali from Koppal. I very much feel proud that he dared the Nizam and his army - this is possible only for the people from the Gandu Mettida Nela. Thanks a lot Arun for putting up such a good article. Is it going to be a series of article and if so how often? Many thanks to Basavaraj Koppal as well. with regards Ravi

 

	108 . "raminfo vasantha" Posted by ravi on Dec-22-05 at 05:40 PM (EST)
	"Hyderabad Liberation" R. JAGADEESHWARA RAO MD of Ram Informatics limited www.raminfo.com doing several scams and all the board members supporting, more over the sales from the ... www.dharwad.com/dcforum/nimmaputa/8.html - 340k

 

	110 . "i am not happy with your informations about h-l" Posted by bapar8765 on Sep-18-07 at 02:49 AM (EST)
	i am not satisfied with your collections of informations as you have collected only about very few people who have fought for hydrabad liberation you must collect more information about shri prabhuraj patil i have heard that he was the commander in chief of that liberation and has lost most of his property in this struggle. so please see to it that every body who have struggled get popular instead of only mr andanswamy and puranik.

 

	111 . "ninage mahite gottidare adannu thilisu" Posted by manjubetageri on Aug-14-08 at 11:06 PM (EST)
	Hyderabad vimochana horatada bagge ninage mahiti iddare, adannu thilisu.Basavaraj inthaha kelasa maddidare. Adarannu bittu, illiruva lekhanagalannu kuritu kevalavagi maathanaduvudu sariyalla. dhanyavadagalu manjunatha

 

2 . "Step in right direction" Posted by Degulmath.V on Apr-18-02 at 04:54 AM (EST)
Arun I congragulate for this article, it is a step in the right direction. We cannot forget the sacrifices made by our elders and present day schools never mention about such historic struggles. Dharwad.com is doing the right thing and after reading the article it makes us all proud to be from north karnataka. Sarfraz Ali is really the Iron man of North Karnataka - It makes me shiver to imagine the courage that this person had to publicly challenge the might of Nizam and the cruel Razaakars - in Hyderabad. It is like challenging the present day Bin Laden and his terrorists, right in middle other hideout. It requires tremendous conviction and moral courage and Sarfraz Ali is embodiment of the same. thanks again

 

3 . "NK role gets due recognition atlast" Posted by Shivaprasad.D on Apr-19-02 at 00:13 AM (EST)
Except for some individual attempts to record the historic fight against tyranny of Nizam by the people of North karnataka, neither the state government or centre care to even acknowledge the same ( fear of losing some muslim votes is mentioned as the reason ) In this context Mr.Basavaraj Koppal has done a good job by starting compiling the facts of this heroic struggle and full kudos to Arun Hampiholi for hosting this on dharwad.com thanks

 

4 . "Wonder why..." Posted by B.Shirgurkar on Apr-22-02 at 01:32 AM (EST)
such a historic struggle was ignored by us for more than 50 years? A generation has lost touch with what happened and was it delibrately left out even when we celebrated 50 years of Independence? Makes me happy that this site has been hosting the article and I should say that by doing so, we are correcting the historical blunder of the past. cheers

 

	5 . "pleasing minorities.." Posted by R.G.Hubli on Apr-25-02 at 03:44 AM (EST)
	is the answer for the politicians ignoring such a important and historic struggle of Indian Independence. If this liberation did not happen, there was every chance of a south pakistan coming into existence and knowing the fondness ( or shall I shall I say weakness) of Nehru for muslims, this would have been worse than Kashmir for us. Good start, pl. add more and more articles on this historic struggle.

 

	6 . "I agree with you" Posted by Shrikant Soppinmath on Apr-25-02 at 04:31 AM (EST)
	I fully agree with you. The government and politicians have minority votes in mind and will not give a damn for the invaluable sacrifices that were made during our Independence struggle.

 

7 . "good article Arun" Posted by prakash on Apr-25-02 at 05:41 AM (EST)
It is nice to know that the pro-pakistan Nizam was over thrown by the Hyderabad liberation movement started by Gandhian and Indian Sarfraz Ali. We must celebrate this historic day every year and do something to keep the memories of Sarfraz Ali alive for the coming generations.

 

	10 . "Hyderabad Liberation" Posted by Shivanand Naganur on May-04-02 at 04:48 AM (EST)
	As per my knowledge the leader for Hyderabad liberation was "Swami Ramananda teerta" , who was born in Sindgi , Bijapur District. Infact Mr Narasimha Rao has acknowledged him as his "guru". I would like someone post a article regarding him. One more request to all people, donot confine your scope of discussion to Hubli/Dharawad in North Karantaka issues. NK is not just Dharawad/Hubli, it's more then that including regions of Bijapur/Belgaum/Gadag/karwar till Davangere.

 

	12 . "Ramanand theertha" Posted by Rajiv on May-06-02 at 01:09 AM (EST)
	Swami Ramanand theertha was one of the leaders of liberation of Hyderabad movement and its a fashion for present day politicians to claim that they are his students/followers. BJP and RSS have for thier own political mileage turned Ramanand theertha into a icon and portray the hyderabad liberation struggle as Hindu-muslim conflict. Swami's contribution to the struggle was more prominent in maharastra and andhra part of Hyderabad kingdom. This again is highly disputed by communists ( The brothers of present central minister Vidyasagar Rao were communist leaders who participated in a voilent struggle against Nizam in Telengana region) who claim that they were the one who fought the Nizam and liberated Hyderabad kingdom. Finally, If PVN really was a student of Swami Ramanand Theertha, then he would not have indulged in corruption and looting the country. :) with regards

 

	16 . "Ramanand teerth Swamy" Posted by Shivanand Naganur on May-06-02 at 05:47 AM (EST)
	Dear Rajiv , we don't have to worry about what all Ramanand's students did, what is relevant to us is what Ramanand teerth swanijis role in liberation. Any way thanks for the information. Dear Chirantimath their is no harm in posting such articles as long as they don't hurt any one's sentiments. I raised issue of swami Ramanand as he is also from Sindgi, Bijapur District. Also i would like some one to write about Kandagal Hanumanth Raya(Shakespeare of Kannada theatre).

 

	19 . "Swami Ramanand Theertha" Posted by Basavaraj Koppal on May-06-02 at 06:50 AM (EST)
	I have just started writing about the liberation struggle and as we proceed, we will know about more people and thier role in this historic struggle. thanks and regards

 

	83 . "Swamiji's Birth centary begins." Posted by JAGDISH N. KULKARNI. on Oct-03-02 at 05:58 PM (EST)
	>Dear Rajiv , I am happy to note that you are discussing on Ramanand teerth on this forum. From yesterday the birth cenatary begins. There is need to do much research on him we >don't have to worry about what >all Ramanand's students did, what is >relevant to us is what Ramanand >teerth swanijis role in liberation. Any >way thanks for the information. >Dear Chirantimath their is no >harm in posting such articles as >long as they don't hurt any >one's sentiments. I raised issue of >swami Ramanand as he is also >from Sindgi, Bijapur District. >Also i would like some one >to write about Kandagal Hanumanth Raya(Shakespeare >of Kannada theatre).

 

	15 . "No Ali, it was Indian Army" Posted by Arun charanthimath on May-06-02 at 01:50 AM (EST)
	If one Ali could overthrow Nizam there was no need for Indian Army to be sent to Hyderabad and liberate it. So, let us ignore this fantasy stuff and focus on today's problems - which concern you and me.

 

	30 . "You are wrong Mr.Arun" Posted by S.Tegginamani on May-14-02 at 05:54 AM (EST)
	The Indian army with all its might took four to five full days to liberate Hyderabad!!! As Basavaraj has pointed out in his article, the Shrewed Nizam had got his army and razaakars well trained by British and also got lot of arms and ammunitions from British as well. I am not saying that Indian Army would have lost the fight but even if they were held back for more than a week or so, this would have given Pakistan enough handle to make it a international issue and as in Kashmir, Nehru would have over ridden the Army protests and national interests and agreed for ceasefire. Then, I and you being from North Karnataka would still be in pakistan or whatever they would call this southern state!! The fight for liberation was the people's movement which weakened the Nizam's military might on one hand and helped Indian Army on the other. thanks

 

	31 . "Indian Army" Posted by Asha on May-15-02 at 02:03 AM (EST)
	Yes even the official website of Indian Army explains the operation which lasted 4 to 5 days but surprisingly it avoids any mention of the support that it got from people or the people's struggle for liberation. I fully agree that it was no cakewalk for Indian Army in Hyderabad and if Pakistan made it a international issue, then we would have to have another pakistan in south India as well.

 

	33 . "Indian Army" Posted by S.B.Doddamani on May-18-02 at 10:07 PM (EST)
	Correct me on this, it is said that Indian government liberated Hyderabad by police action. Was the regular army involved or was it the paramilitary forces? I would be grateful if somebody throws light on this. thanks Doddamani S.B

 

8 . "Surprise" Posted by G.S.Mudkunur on Apr-26-02 at 00:22 AM (EST)
I was surprised first as to why does site on dharwad have a article on Hyderabad liberation but now I am proud to say that I am from Dharwad and North Karnataka - which was the birth place of this historic struggle on Indian History. The Fight of Rani chennamma and later by Sangolli Rayanna defeated the British and that we lost because of treachery of our own people is another question. But in Hyderabad Liberation, the people won against the Nizam and his terrorist group of Razaakars.

 

9 . "How frequently will the articles be on this subject?" Posted by Ravikant patil on May-03-02 at 04:30 AM (EST)
Hi arun, How frequently will the article on this subject appear in this site? I am very eager to know more and more about this historic struggle.

 

	11 . "Re: Comments" Posted by hampiholi on May-05-02 at 11:30 PM (EST)
	Hello All, These great set of articles are being compiled by Mr.Koppal. I am merely publishing them on dharwad.com. I would like to thank him for enlightening us on this matter. Mr.Koppal will probably send us aricles once every two weeks and we will publish the same. Thanks, Arun Hampiholi

 

13 . "Hyd.Liberation part-II" Posted by G.S.Savanur on May-06-02 at 01:24 AM (EST)
I am shocked to read that most of people of north karnataka could not celebrate independence on 15th August 1947. Instead we had to suffer in hands of Nizam and his razaakars.!!! Now, we are not allowed to celebrate the day of liberation of Hyderabad - becoz some fanatics feel that it will hurt sentiments of muslims here!!! Be it muslims or hindus, the people of north karnatka have suffered and the government of karnataka must stop playing minority card and prevent us from celebrating our actual day of independence!! I dont know what andhra government does with respect to this day of liberation of hyderabad?

 

	17 . "I agree with you" Posted by Sharada Javali on May-06-02 at 05:47 AM (EST)
	The government must respect public opinion and correct itself. The Andhra pradesh government itself celebrates this day of liberation of Hyderabad and thereby respects the people who fought for the liberation. I dont see a reason why karnataka government should not be doing so? thanks

 

14 . "Why get into controversy" Posted by Arun Charanthimath on May-06-02 at 01:46 AM (EST)
Arun What do u gain by putting up articles on what happened nearly 6 decades ago? The guys who could have participated inthis fight are all dead and gone and this Basavaraj is trying to bring back to life - the ghosts of the past. I am totally opposing such tactics and suspect that he could be one of the BJP or VHP guys messing up with your site. The present generation has no relevance for such things and instead of raking up controversies like Hyderabad liberation struggle - which will divide Hindu-muslims again and encourage fanatics on either side to break up this country, I suggest that you focus on something more relevant to present day. I have read that this hyderabad liberation happened only because of Indian army and not because of heroics of the people of this province in any way. with regards

 

	20 . "Re: Why controversy" Posted by hampiholi on May-06-02 at 10:55 PM (EST)
	LAST EDITED ON May-06-02 AT 10:59 PM (EST) LAST EDITED ON May-06-02 AT 10:57 PM (EST) Hi Mr. Arun Charantimath, dharwad.com is merely publishing the artciles sent in by visitors like you. We neither gain anything nor want to gain anything. [ BTW, we are spending thousands of rupees so that dharwad.com is there on web]. The content and views expressed are *NOT* of dharwad.com but its AUTHOR. If you have any issues, take them up with the author(s) and not dharwad.com -Thanks for your views on the matter, Arun Hampiholi

 

	21 . "Webmaster is answerable" Posted by Arun Charanthimath on May-07-02 at 01:02 AM (EST)
	Hey Hampiholi Arun As webmaster you are answerable to what is put up on the site. How do expect me to get in touch with all tom ##### and harry like Koppal, etc;. You will appreciate that i have better things to do. I repeat that by putting up such junk articles you are heading for controversy and putting the future of your site at stake.

 

	23 . "Wrong attitude" Posted by Rajesh Thorangatti on May-08-02 at 03:52 AM (EST)
	Dear Arun Charanthimath If knowing about a historic struggle for independence is wrong, then it is just the case of your wrong attitude. This site is on dharwad and north karnataka and if Arun Hampiholi deems it right to put up articles on Hyderabad liberation, I support him in doing that. If we dont read about the sacrifices made by our people, who else will? I dont think it will lead to any controversy and Basavaraj has already written about Sarfraz Ali, a devout and learned muslim who fought against Nizam - a muslim dictator. As people of the region, muslims, hindus and others have suffered and have fought for liberation of the region and its only people like you who are giving it a communal color and playing votebank politics. If you dont agree with the contents on this site, you are free to leave. thanks

 

	26 . "I agree with you Rajesh" Posted by Sanadi D. on May-09-02 at 02:36 AM (EST)
	We are people of north karnataka and then hindus or non-hindus. As the people of this region we fought for our freedom - even after India got its freedom. We must be proud of our independence spirit and the tremendous sacrifice made by our elders in this struggle. good work again to Arun Hampiholi and Basavaraj Koppal. with best wishes Sanadi.D

 

	34 . "webmaster " Posted by Shantangowdar on May-20-02 at 06:08 AM (EST)
	While I dont find anything wrong with articles on Hyderabad liberation, I find the reply from webmaster Arun Hampiholi very disappointing. He owns responsiblity for every article put up on the site and instead of asking the readers to fight with authors, he must answer to the queries from the readers. with regards

 

	36 . "Re:Webmaster" Posted by hampiholi on May-20-02 at 11:28 PM (EST)
	Sorry that you dont agree with our position. Dharwad.com does not pay any of its authors or charge any of its readers for its content. Its voluntary, open forum for exchange of views. When such is the set-up, its wrong for us to be burdened with whole(some) of the responsibility. Thanks for your understanding, Arun Hampiholi PS: There are couple of messages in the message board, that are personal attacks and they will be deleted.

 

	38 . "Disclaimer is enough" Posted by Sharada Toppanavar on May-25-02 at 03:55 AM (EST)
	Hi Few suggestions are there on webmaster taking responsibility of the content of the site. Its common knowledge that in public domains with discussion forums ,chats, etc; the ground rules be defined in the disclaimer statement of the website. Since the webmaster of dharwad.com has done a good job in the disclaimer as well, I think it is enough for the visitors to the site. ofcourse, every site will have a small percentage of visitors who differ with the webmaster or the content and this should not discourage Mr.Arun Hampiholi and in my opinion, the articles on Hyderabad liberation must be continued further.

 

	37 . "what is the controversy?" Posted by K.L.Byali on May-25-02 at 03:34 AM (EST)
	Arun Charantimath If we take your argument that there is no need to know about what happened 60 years ago, then why should anybody read about Indian history - dating back to thousands of years as well. even today our children read about history of the world as well. If we as Indians dont read about our history or culture, who else will do it? Your fears of Hindu-muslim divide is wrong, because it is not about a communal war but about the historic struggle that both muslims and hindus participated and won against the Nizam and his army. As mentioned in this forum, the all-powerful Indian army took 4 days or more to liberate Hyderabad and if people had supported Nizam then we would have lost entire Hyderabad province to pakistan. Basavaraj and Arun Hampiholi are doing good work and let us encourage them to do it, instead of speaking of imaginary and issues without logic. with regards

 

	44 . "I apologize" Posted by Arun Charanthimath on May-28-02 at 06:17 AM (EST)
	I am from Dharwad and from a young age am active with the congress party. All the while I understood that Liberation struggle for Hyderabad was a communal one and it was congressmen who always helped the minorities. Article-III infact made me very furious and I decided to check out on the facts as well. But my wife recalled a interview telecast by Chandana TV ( Doordarshan, Bangalore) recently and in this early morning program, the guest for the day was Shri.Annadanayya Puranik. After knowing about the heroic fight and the struggle and sacrifice that the people of North Karnataka put up against the Nizam army, which Shri.Puranik explained in this TV interview, I feel very ashamed for my wrong views and anger expressed in this forum. I apologize for my conduct and in particular to Shri.Arun Hampiholi and his team. I dont know how many of us can even do 10% of what Shri.Puranik has done for the cause of North Karnataka, Kannada Language and the society in his life time. please forgive me and consider me as one amongst you again. with regards Arun Charantimath

 

18 . "Articles and Arun" Posted by Basavaraj Koppal on May-06-02 at 06:48 AM (EST)
Dear friends I wanted information on the Hyderabad liberation struggle and role of North Karnataka in it and hence searched for the same in the web and to my surprise, I did not find a single site offering information on the same. This prompted me to start collecting information and meeting people who participated in this struggle. The time spent on the same, I value as one of the most educative and valuable time of my life. All I have done is a sincere effort to compile the facts of this historic struggle and I must say that but for Mr.Arun Hampiholi's consent and encouragement, I would not have been able to post it on the web. (It's Arun who is doing all the technical work in putting up this matter on web and thanks to this site www.dharwad.com, we all have a occassion to know about this historic struggle.) I want to post the articles on a weekly basis and request you to give your feedback so that I can correct myself where wrong. thanks and regards Basavaraj

 

	40 . "Delay in new articles" Posted by R.W.Lobo on May-25-02 at 04:04 AM (EST)
	I eagerly await to know more about the hyderabad liberation struggle and wonder why is the delay in the new article on this subject. or is that the articles on this subject are complete with part I and Part II? will the webmaster or the author please clarify? with regards

 

	72 . "I think u have to talk to poeple of the border areas" Posted by Preetam on Aug-26-02 at 02:53 PM (EST)
	HI Basavaraj, I Think for some of the facts you might have to actually talk to the elders of the areas where the razaaks raided.. cos I used to hear all these stories of Nizams men apeearing at the village gates and People fleeing the razaaks etc from elders in my family who came form Hyderabad Karnataka. the elders will will be able to give you details

 

	75 . "Reply to Preetam" Posted by Basavaraj Koppal on Aug-30-02 at 06:09 AM (EST)
	Dear Preetam I have been writing what I have heard from people who participated in this struggle and I would be very happy to meet the elders you mentioned, if you can provide me with the details. I am very keen to know more about this struggle as I consider it to be a important but most neglected history of our state. thanks

 

24 . "Article II " Posted by Shivkumar Sirur on May-08-02 at 06:28 AM (EST)
I am shocked to find that we got independence in 1948 and had to suffer a lot in hands of Nizam. The articles are coming out as a true eyeopener and thanks to Arun Hampiholi we are able to read them on web. thanks again SS

 

	25 . "History we almost forgot" Posted by Somshekar Sirgupii on May-09-02 at 01:18 AM (EST)
	The liberation struggle of hyderabad and the sacrifices made by our people, are for some strange reason ignored by our own government. Its a history and such a important one, that we almost forgot. kudos to Arun Hampiholi for enlightening us on this historic event. I now am more proud to say I belong to North Karnataka. thanks

 

	27 . "Glorious part of our history" Posted by Vinayak M Thorvi on May-09-02 at 11:41 PM (EST)
	Reading about the participation of people from north karnataka in the Hyderabad liberation movement, I feel that this is the glorious part of our recent history. The dharwad.com site administrator Mr.Arun Hampiholi has done a wise thing in featuring the articles on this subject. thanks to all Vinayak

 

	55 . "An eye opener" Posted by cgkabanur on Jul-05-02 at 09:54 AM (EST)
	LAST EDITED ON Sep-18-02 AT 09:43 AM (EST) I was ignorant of the struggle our elders had to go through just to be part of India. I feel terrified to imagine the possibility of being a part of Pakistan. The articles have been an eye opener. Many thanks to Basavaraj Koppal. Dear Basavaraj Koppal, please keep the articles coming.... cheers,

 

28 . "can we have the articles in kannada also" Posted by Subhas patil on May-13-02 at 07:11 AM (EST)
Basavaraj, Arun It will be a real delight to read these articles in kannada. Is it possible to have future articles in kannada? with regards Subhas

 

29 . "Good articles" Posted by Godavari Shintri on May-13-02 at 10:13 AM (EST)
Arun Thanks a lot for publishing these articles on such a glorious history of karnataka. I wonder when our newspapers will have courage to do the same. thanks Godavari

 

	82 . "Hi" Posted by Pramod Shintri on Sep-23-02 at 03:16 PM (EST)
	My name is Pramod Shintri. I live here in the United States. I am aware that their aren't too many Shintri's and I was curious to know if we are related in any way... If you're interested please feel free to write back. pramodshintri@hotmail.com Thank you!!

 

35 . "Nizam was not cruel" Posted by Zakir Hussain on May-20-02 at 06:20 AM (EST)
It is wrong to portray Nizam as a cruel and anti-national person. He was ruler of a vast empire and what is wrong if he asserted his right to be independent? I am sure that the situation then was not so compulsive that all rulers of Indian states at that time, had to chose between India or pakistan only!! The articles on Hyderabad Liberation started well by highlighting the efforts of Mia Sarfraz Ali and I wish it will not end up as a Anti-muslim story. Be careful on this - Basavaraj and Arun Hampiholi.

 

	39 . "Re:Nizam" Posted by Tenginkai.S on May-25-02 at 04:01 AM (EST)
	Liberation of Hyderabad was not a fight against muslims or the Nizam but it was against the wishes of the Nizam to merge Hyderabad province with Pakistan. Similarly, be it muslims or hindus, all common people were affected by the terrorism of Razaakars and the cruelty of Nizam police. And it is these common people- irrespective of caste or religion who fought for independence. If Hyderabad liberation struggle appears to be Anti-muslim then the Indian freedom struggle against British rule is Anti-Christain as well. Its wrong to make generic assumptions and confuse other visitors. pl. continue with the good work Arun Hampiholi. thanks and regards

 

41 . "Article III" Posted by Girish Mundargi on May-27-02 at 07:54 AM (EST)
My father and his ancestors are from Mundargi and yet I never knew about the courage and freedom spirit of the Mundargi youths. I spoke to my father about this and was so happy to confirm from him about how mundargi youths began the struggle for hyderabad liberation. I at same time feel ashamed that my father or his brothers did not participate in this camp and worked for the congress party. Shri.Panchappa Mundargi, my father repents for this and on his behalf, I request the forgiveness of all of you in this regard. with regards

 

	42 . "bravo Girish" Posted by C.Deshmukh on May-27-02 at 10:01 AM (EST)
	I agree with you and feel proud more so, because I am also from Mundargi ( my mother's place). what touched me a lot was your large heartedness in repenting for the mistake of your father. bravo Girish, you have done us proud.

 

	47 . "youth struggle" Posted by Kashappanavar.S on May-31-02 at 07:37 AM (EST)
	I dont know how big Mundargi is and how many people were there in 1947-48 and just how many people from this place were part of the youth camp to fight the Nizam rule. But if people like Girish's father feel now that they should have participated in this struggle, it is more a honour to the youths of mundargi camp. we all make mistakes but very few own them too. I feel Girish that you should be proud that your father is one of such rare people. with regards

 

43 . "Webmaster- a suggestion" Posted by Manoj Huilgol on May-28-02 at 05:38 AM (EST)
Hi It will help visitors know about the update of new articles, if you can have a link on homepage. my suggestion is the Nimmaputa link on homepage can be used for this purpose. Even simple "new" would do the job. good articles and I am sure you do a lot in days to come. with regards

 

45 . "Good work" Posted by Umesh Nidsoshi on May-29-02 at 02:22 AM (EST)
I thank the author and the webmaster of the site for putting up the articles on Hyderabad liberation movement. we have every reason to feel more proud about our elders and the sacrifices that they made in this movement. I suggest that you make it a weekly feature. with regards

 

46 . "Barahagarara Balaga, Gulburga" Posted by Nagesh Moolimani on May-31-02 at 03:25 AM (EST)
Yuva Barahagara Balaga is a group of young people from Gulburga who have a list of objectives and one achievement claimed by them is that they started from 1996, the practice of observing the Hyderabad liberation day in Gulburga. Does anybody have any update on this?

 

	48 . "Reg: Balaga" Posted by Kashappanavar on May-31-02 at 08:22 AM (EST)
	" Too many cooks spoil the broth" is what I can say about the Balaga in Gulburga, as far as thier claim of celebrating Hyderabad liberation day is concerned. First they raised a issue on the date when Hyderabad was liberated and then on venue in Gulburga, where this was to be done and the icing on the cake was to find out who were the people to be honoured, for actually participating in the hyderabad liberation struggle. Taking the young age of the members of this balaga and thier limited experience and knowledge about the Hyderabad liberation struggle, political junkies like Vishwanath reddy mudnal and a host of vested interests, have literally hijaked this balaga's noble intentions of celebrating the Hyderabad liberation day. In this context, I very much appreicate the hard work put in by Basavaraj Koppal in compiling the articles and also the invaluable support given by Arun Hampiholi in putting these articles on the internet.

 

	50 . "Balaga has no direction" Posted by B.S.Policepatil on Jun-19-02 at 05:07 AM (EST)
	Call it lack of experience or maturity or a case of misplaced adventurisim, the Balaga lacks direction. This is made use of by local politicians and people like Mudnal and in the end it is Balaga that gets the mud in the face. thanks

 

49 . "Hyderabad and Goa liberation" Posted by Veena Salimath on Jun-14-02 at 07:24 AM (EST)
While people of goa celebrate liberation day, why people of north karnataka are not ready to do it? Its time to become proactive and ensure that our history gets a right place in national history as well. thanks and regards

 

51 . "A request to Arun Hampiholi" Posted by Ravikant Patil on Jun-24-02 at 08:09 AM (EST)
please make the articles appear on weekly or fortnightly basis. It is difficult to keep visiting the site, without knowing when the next article would be posted.

 

	52 . "I too feel the same" Posted by Savithri Gadad on Jun-25-02 at 02:11 AM (EST)
	The articles must be published on a regular basis and it shouldn't be difficult for Arun to ensure the same. It will be of immense help to the visitors and also to people whom we inform about the articles and the site. thanks and regards

 

	53 . "I agree too!!" Posted by Arun Hampiholi on Jun-27-02 at 01:36 AM (EST)
	Me too agree that updates must happen regularly. I usually update the site on weekends .... Now, for past one month, I have not received any articles, so there have been no updates. Sorry for inconvinience, but hope you understand the problem. Thanks, Arun Hampiholi

 

	56 . "An eye opener..." Posted by cgkabanur on Jul-05-02 at 09:55 AM (EST)
	I was ignorant of the struggle our elders had to go through just to be part of India. I feel terrified to imagine the possibility of being a part of Pakistan. The articles have been an eye opener. Many thanks to Basavaraj Koppal. Dear Basavaraj Koppal, please keep the articles coming.... cheers,

 

57 . "Article 4" Posted by V.A.Ballolli on Jul-09-02 at 01:10 AM (EST)
I have relatives by surname Hombal who are in Hyderabad and comparing with what the elders in Hombal family recollect about the fight against Nizam, the Article 4 in Nimmaputa has depicted a very real picture of what situation in Hyderabad was during August 1947 and before. Mr.Hombal was sharply critical of the submissive role played by Mr.Veerendra Patil during this historic struggle. Its a very good and valuable effort by Arun Hampiholi to publish about such a great historic struggle. Kudos to you Arun and the Dharwad.com team.

 

	58 . "Few thoughts" Posted by I.K.Kambalimath on Jul-09-02 at 02:57 AM (EST)
	I am a professor of a degree college in Koppal and felt very ashamed that my knowledge of the fight against Nizam was very negligible. With 2 decades of teaching experience I feel so bad and wonder what the students of today feel We are probably the only state, who continue to ignore such historic struggle and at same time honour all and sundry who have done nothing for the state. Its ironical that Veerendra Patil who supported Nizam rule, became two times chief minister of our state!! My grateful thanks to Mr.Arun Hampiholi for providing such a good article series on this site.

 

	78 . "Good articles" Posted by Vaghdevi on Sep-04-02 at 05:35 AM (EST)
	I am first time visitor to this site and of all the good things I liked here, I would rate these articles on our struggle for independence as very invaluable. ( I did not know that we got independence so late and that so much of struggle happened for it, even though I studied in Dharwad and am now working in Delhi) kudos to Arun and his team.

 

59 . "Arun, Basavaraj - a suggestion" Posted by Kiran Samshimath on Jul-13-02 at 00:42 AM (EST)
We are nearing august and why not celebrate through this website, the hyderabad liberation day? with regards

 

	63 . "Good suggestion" Posted by G.S.Ghanti on Jul-31-02 at 01:29 AM (EST)
	I fully agree with you that we must celebrate this event on web. Arun, your thoughts on the same please? thanks

 

	64 . "Celebration on web" Posted by Shobha Gudaganti on Aug-02-02 at 04:38 AM (EST)
	Its a welcome idea to celebrate the liberation day on web - all in India and outside can meet and participate. we can have a essay/ poetry contest on the subject of liberation or freedom and it will be a good forum for all to express the views. other ideas are welcome. thanks

 

	65 . "Re: Celebrations" Posted by Arun Hampiholi on Aug-02-02 at 07:56 AM (EST)
	Hi, The idea is very good. Its important that past is not forgotten.But I an unable visualise how that can be done on web. What I suggest is for those in and outside India, oragnise small gettogethers of friends and family and talk about freedom struggle. And then share the details of how was your party on this forum. We had such a party couple of years ago in USA and its thrilling expirience, to unite under one flag and sing national anthem ( mind you on Foreign soil). It was great. Thanks, Arun Hampiholi

 

60 . "Veerendra Patil" Posted by Anand Sulladmath on Jul-22-02 at 06:34 AM (EST)
While reading the article and mention of Veerendra patil in the same, I remembered what my uncle used to tell about Mr.Patil's role in the Hyderabad liberation movement. Mr.patil had in a eagerness to be safe and his studies undisturbed, had adopted the dress style and wearing of the cap like minority students and his knowledge of urdu was put into good use to keep friendly terms with pro-Nizam students and teachers as a whole. Angry and hurt by his acts, the students of north karnataka had nicknamed him as..... The same Mr.patil, later as a chiefminister proved his ability in administration and did some sincere work for the state.

 

	68 . "I agree" Posted by Chidanand on Aug-21-02 at 00:40 AM (EST)
	Hi I recollect such things said about Veerendra Patil by a close associate of him, called Mr.Keni. Chincholi which elected patil many times is still today a very backward place and its a poor reflection of his contribution to development of the north karnataka region in particular. with regrds

 

61 . "Sardar Patel" Posted by Jaishree Sabarad on Jul-23-02 at 06:31 AM (EST)
The Iron man - sardar patel surely did the right thing in supporting the fight against the Nizam rule. Shri.Annadanayya Puranik and friends who led this struggle will remain the true heroes of our state and it hurts to find that we are ignoring such a historic struggle of our land and people.

 

	62 . "I agree with you" Posted by Vikram alur on Jul-29-02 at 11:57 PM (EST)
	Hi Its great to know about the role that people of north karnataka played in liberation of Hyderabad. good work Basavaraj. I agree that but for our youths and Sardar patel, we would have to be part of pakistan here. keep up the good work. thanks and regards

 

66 . "Sacrifices ignored again " Posted by Mallikarjuna Gowdar on Aug-15-02 at 11:40 PM (EST)
The speech by our CM on independence day, ignored the struggle by people of North Karnataka and liberation of Hyderabad province. Even a well educated person like Krishna has fallen prey to manipulative skills of burecrats and fundamentalists. I am not sure if any north karnataka based organisation cared to remember this struggle as well. My 2 cents to such "illiterates". thanks and regards

 

	67 . "I agree with you" Posted by G.S.Kotambari on Aug-19-02 at 09:25 AM (EST)
	Its a insult to the people who sacrificed so much to get us freedom from pakistan, nizam and the cruel razaakars. Basavaraj and Arun are doing a great job and I wish them the success with the same. It was disgusting to read about the small mindedness of the then congress leaders of NK, who tried so much to sabotage the entire struggle for freedom from Nizam itself. Mr.Puranik's courage and commitment to the cause will be a inspiration for generations to come. thanks and regards G.S.K

 

	69 . "Wait till September" Posted by Sunil Mohite on Aug-23-02 at 02:30 AM (EST)
	Why not wait till september and see if this government does anything on this issue. I know they did nothing in the past 2 years but atleast now the people of the region can force the government to act. with regards

 

	70 . "waited 5 decades!!!" Posted by Y.A.Byali on Aug-24-02 at 03:14 AM (EST)
	What is this talk of waiting till september?? we have waited for more than 5 decades and yet no politician or a political party has had the nerve to talk about this struggle for liberation. Its a pity that even the local press also has kept quiet on this issue.

 

71 . "Belgaum Kannada Sahitya Sammelan" Posted by Veeranna Lakkundi on Aug-24-02 at 03:30 AM (EST)
The convenors must make it on the agenda of the Belgaum Kannada Sahitya Sammelan to honour the people like Shri Annadanayya Puranik, who participated in the Hyderabad liberation struggle during the sammelan. I am not sure how many of them are alive but still this belated honour will go a long way in bringing recognition to these people who risked everything for our future. with regards

 

	77 . "good suggestion" Posted by Vidya on Sep-03-02 at 11:36 PM (EST)
	I think by doing this, the convenors of the sammelan will be bringing a lot of value to the sammelan. The sammelans of these days are hijacked by politicians and thier cronies and literature or culture has no audience at all.

 

73 . "very glad i read it.but why is it missing from history books?" Posted by Eklaspur on Aug-26-02 at 03:47 PM (EST)
HI Basavaraj and Arun, very happy to be reading about these articles. when ever I heard the stories of Razaaks at Kuknoor, I would wonder "wasn't there anybody to oppose them??" "were there no heroes in our part of the country??" This is my first ever reading about this fight and I am glad I did. wonder why this is not found in any of our text books!!!poeple of NK doesnt get its share even Karnatak History!!! Iam eager to Visit our ancestral home at kuknoor and look out for the landmarks of this fight. hats off to all those men who fought for us, shame to those congress men, a handful of spoilt rich dubious minds.

 

	74 . "why becoz.." Posted by Narahari on Aug-27-02 at 04:13 AM (EST)
	the very people of north karnataka who were benefitted by the sacrifices of the youths, happily ignored them for all these 5 plus decades of independence.!! Just look at Andhra and see how they celebrate this event with fervour and even in distant maharastra, they have set up a university named after Swami Ramanand Theertha and a large research project on Hyderabad liberation struggle was done here. We too have so many universitites, newspapers and not to mention- the great political parties. How many of them have cared or dared to talk about this history of North Karnataka. I feel that had we suffered in pakistan, we would have known the value of freedom. bye

 

	76 . "I agree Narahari" Posted by V Degulmath on Aug-30-02 at 07:57 AM (EST)
	I agree with your views on this subject and feel that its for the present generation to ensure that this important history of north karnataka is not lost to the next generations.

 

79 . "article 9" Posted by subash on Sep-06-02 at 08:38 AM (EST)
Hi I am from bidar district and am happy that Basavaraj wrote about the participation from people of my district in the liberation of Hyderabad. The retreating razaakars made life miserable for people of the district and my ancestral property was totally destroyed. The mutt gave shelter and food to our family and my father was treated for his injuries. hats off to Arun for putting up such valuable articles on this site. with thanks

 

	80 . "My family is from Bhalki" Posted by B.G.Biradar on Sep-13-02 at 05:15 AM (EST)
	Though my family is from Bhalki, we had no idea about the great work done by the Swamiji of the Hiremath of Bhalki. Now I am proud to say I am from Bhalki. thanks

 

	81 . "More articles??" Posted by subash on Sep-19-02 at 00:11 AM (EST)
	Hi Arun, Basavaraj are there more articles to come? I am waiting eagerly for them. thanks

 

84 . "Good articles" Posted by Shashikala Hiremath on Nov-08-02 at 01:54 AM (EST)
I dont know why we ignored such a important event in our history for past 5 decades. Hope these articles will be of help to the present generation in knowing about the sacrifices that our elders went through. with regards

 

85 . "Article 10" Posted by Vijay Kumar on Nov-20-02 at 01:32 AM (EST)
It a nice series of articles about the role of north karnataka in liberation of Hyderabad. I feel that the congress people wanted to cover thier tracks well and hence ensured that for 50 plus years we never knew much about the real story. Good work Arun and Basavaraj.

 

86 . "History of importance" Posted by Hiregowdar on Dec-28-02 at 08:15 AM (EST)
Such a important part of our history and heritage would be lost, if Mr.Arun and Mr.Basavaraj had not taken pains to put the series of articles on internet. My grateful thanks to both of them.

 

87 . "History well presented" Posted by Vidyadar Odeyar on Mar-29-03 at 02:50 AM (EST)
Its sad that the work to be done by universities in north karnataka - like the Sri Ramanand thirta university in Maharastra, on the Hyderabad liberation struggle, has to be done by a individual like Mr.Basavaraj. Thanks to Arun Hampiholi, we all have the opportunity to read about this wonderful series of articles on hyderabad liberation struggle in north karnataka.

 

88 . "Newspaper article in Vijaya Karnataka" Posted by Basavaraj Koppal on May-14-03 at 09:17 AM (EST)
11th May 2003, Vijaya Karnataka carried a article on Shri Annadanayya Puranik, with his photograph. The title " love is my religion and service is my duty" aptly sums the mission of Shri Puranik, who inspite of doing so much for North Karnataka, maintains a very low profile - a total contrast with the polticians and others who call themselves champions of NK and do nothing of merit. Hope you had the chance to read the article and if not, it might not be too late to get the same as well. with regards

 

	89 . " A must read article" Posted by patil MB on May-14-03 at 09:43 PM (EST)
	Vijaya Karnataka has done something good atlast by publishing this article. Its a source of inspiration to people and rarely we find a person of so many achievements in life. Shri Puranik is a invaluable asset to the society. with regrds

 

90 . "History that I never knew" Posted by Raghavendra Rao on Jun-12-03 at 03:20 AM (EST)
I feel so ashamed that inspite of being from Hubli, I never knew about this important history. All the while I was told that congressmen like Gudlappa Hallikeri of Haveri were the ones who chased away the Razaakars and got us freedom!!! Thanks to Arun and more to Basavaraj for moving me out of ignorance and into a pride that I too belong to North Karnataka. Just one small request, Arun can you give me the address or contact details of Shri Annadanayya Puranik? thanks and many regards Raghava

 

91 . "Distorting this history" Posted by Shivanand Patil on Jun-14-03 at 09:29 PM (EST)
Dear friends While Basavaraj and Arun have taken so much pains to publish the actual facts of this historic struggle,the government is doing everything to distort this history. The kannada books pradhikara has sanctioned lakhs of rupees for publishing the book on Karnataka's contribution to Hyderabad liberation struggle. Mr.Shantarasa of Raichur is the chariman of this commitee. But the funniest aspect is that neither the chairman nor any commitee members have participated in this hyderabad liberation struggle and they will decide who participated in the movement and imagine and write what happened during this struggle!!!! U can imagine the quality of this book, which is being printed at expense of huge amount of public money. Moreover there is every fear that this Junk book will be the official version for new generations to learn from!!!! When our government learns to behave is a big challenge for right thinking people. I for one condemn this delibrate distortion of the historic struggle for liberation of Hyderabad. thanks Shivanand

 

92 . "The government apathy is condemnable" Posted by Rajesh Doddamani on Jul-21-03 at 05:19 AM (EST)
Even after 5 decades, the historic struggle of hyderabad liberation does not appear in the text books for schools or colleges. Our children may have to learn about the Iraq invasion by US, circa 2003 but not about such a historic struggle by our elders. The government apathy is condemnable. The government now talks big about silver jubilee function of karnataka ekikarna and a mega tamasha called vishwa kannada sammelana and so on, but it has no culture or courtesy to honour the people who fought and got the independence for north karnataka.

 

	93 . "regarding sri.bheemanna khandre`s involvement in h-k liberation" Posted by chandrakanth on Aug-07-03 at 08:32 AM (EST)
	dear author, the matter which says the role of sri.channabasava pattadevaru in liberation of hyderabad karnataka is authentic and every body knows him and his role to uplift the mass of the particular region. but the role of bheemanna khandre is totally nil in the fight against razakars of nizam rule, he is the person who has beg apology and when he was arrested he agreed to be loyal with nizam government and he came out of the jail,and nobody of his family were harassed his cofighters who are truely patriotic and real fighters agaist nizam still survives and they are, sri.maharudrappa sirse, bandappa maroorkar,mahadevappa lokhande, etc. they can give you his details and how self centered he is and how he used swamiji and other loyal fighters of h-k liberation so please gather correct information and write authentic events of the history. thanking you,

 

94 . "watch the Doordarshan program on Shri Puranik" Posted by V.Degulmath on Aug-14-03 at 10:30 AM (EST)
The kannada Doordarshan channel " chandana" will telecast a very special program on the life and invaluable contributions made to the society by Shri Annadanayya Puranik. I am sure that will cover the Hyderabad liberation struggle as well. This will be telecast on 16th August 2003 at 6pm. So, go ahead and inform your friends and family to watch this program - " CHETANA " on 16th August 2003 evening. thanks V.Degulmath

 

95 . "Great stuff!" Posted by Ajay on Aug-22-03 at 05:27 PM (EST)
First of all I would like to congratulate the people who brought forth these articles.Reading them filled me with immense pride! But despite being from North Karnataka,I was pained to know this stuff so late.The basic reason being nobody told us anything about this before.I basically feel that we Kannadigas are to India what Indians are to the global world.Most of us ,I feel are not very passionate of being a Kannadiga(so are many indians not very passionate of being indians).Also the neighbouring regions have created havoc in both the cases.The results are obvious.There are more Tamil speaking junta in b'lore than Kannadigas.Kannada films suffer,because we choose to see films from other languages(I am not against Hindi here).As a result,Kannada films suffer and generate no economy ,the consequence of which is that Kannada film standards decline further.I am pained to meet many non-Kannada people from Bangalore who have lived there since their childhood and yet do not know Kannada.And they seem to be proud of it(and thats because we let them be). So I was really happy to go through this site and know that there are many proud Kannadigas around.My simple request to all the Kannadigas is to be proud that you are born a Kannadiga.At the same time,do not scoff at other languages.Also do not patronize them either. Thanks, Ajay Kulkarni.

 

96 . "Hyderabad liberation day at Koppal, 17th Sept. 2003" Posted by Basavaraj Koppal on Sep-14-03 at 07:55 AM (EST)
Dear friends Koppal celebrates the Hyderabad liberation day on 17th September 2003 at 9am at Government school grounds and this time, with a difference. Two stalwarts who started this hyderabad liberation struggle and led it to success, are invited to speak about the hyderabad liberation struggle in karnataka and they will be honoured on this occassion. Yes, Shri Annadanayya Puranik who started and led this historic struggle will be visiting Koppal after a long gap of 3 decades or more and another person who will be there is Shri Shivamurthy Swamy Alwandi, who was the Shibiradipathi at Mundargi camp. I am told by Vijaya Karnataka people from Gangavathi, that on September 17th 2003, Vijaya Karnataka will publish a special article on Hyderabad liberation struggle in Karnataka, written by Shri Annadanayya Puranik. I dont know how many of you read this paper, but atleast for September 17th 2003, please do read this newspaper. Its a momentous occassion to see and hear the stalwarts who fought and got us freedom and unity with India. All are welcome. Arun it will be great if you can be there, along with the dharwad.com team and family. with many thanks Basavaraj K

 

	97 . "Koppal function" Posted by Mallanagowdar Adur on Sep-19-03 at 07:46 AM (EST)
	Hi Basavaraj Thanks to your timely invite, I could make it to the Koppal function. Though I am from Adur, which is very close to Yelburga and Kukunur and around 30 Kms from Koppal, I had no clear idea about the hyderabad liberation struggle that took place in these areas. Shivamurthy Swamy Alwandi, entered politics after liberation of hyderabad and to this day is a typical politician. He was a MP for one term as well and otherwise, he made millions by giving certificates to fake guys, who never even participated in Hyderabad liberation struggle. Now he is desperately trying to be nominated as a MLC atleast. people and local press have seen his greedy and self centered politics for last 55 years and have no respect for him now. Forget him or his band of followers but what is shocking is that inspite of a Kannada university at Hampi or the Karnataka university at dharwad, Gulburga university, etc; there has been no research and documentation on the Hyderabad liberation struggle in Karnataka. Compare this with Maharastra or Andhra, they have done a great job and there is even a university in Maharastra named after swami Ramanand Theertha!! But all that we are doing oflate in karnataka is spend some money from government and organise a hyderabad liberation struggle day on September 17th and forget it all. I was shocked that Koppal administration celebrated this event as a public function, only this year in 2003!! Plus Shivamurthy swamy has given a list of people who were supposed to have participated in hyderabad liberation struggle to the district administration in Koppal - a majority of them were below age of 10 years during that period!! and true to his politics, he has excluded the name of Shri Annadanayya Puranik from this list itself. In light of all this, I feel dharwad.com has done a great service to the true heroes of the hyderabad liberation struggle in karnataka, for giving a blow by blow account of what all happened in this historic struggle. Dharwad.com has done something which a university or academy or government should do and hats of to Basavaraj for this painstaking work and Arun for putting it up on Dharwad.com cheers again. Mallanagowdar Alur

 

98 . "Good articles, thanks Basavaraj" Posted by S.V.Desai on Sep-28-04 at 01:49 AM (EST)
It was nice to read about the articles which are about struggle for freedom of people- particularly from hyderabad karnataka region. Thanks Basavaraj and to you Arun Hampiholi. regards S.V.Desai

 

99 . "Hyderabad Liberation" Posted by Rohit Patil on Oct-20-04 at 03:32 PM (EST)
Wow! This is good stuff, assuming it's correct (until proven otherwise!). Thank you Mr. Basavaraj Koppal (and the website for posting it :)). Maybe you should provide a list of sources where you got this information from, kind of like a bibliography of sorts, so the skeptics/ostriches don't rake up useless controversies and waste everyone's time :) I wonder why our history books in school didn't have this important information, apart from others.

 

100 . "Hyderabad liberation and state government" Posted by Veeranagowda patil on Nov-10-04 at 04:51 AM (EST)
Dharam singh, the CM is from Hyderabad karnataka and it was expected that he will be bold and do justice to this region - which is one of the most neglected and backward regions of the country - thanks to selfish and gutless politicians from this area since 1947. But neither the CM nor his government is making anything to liberate the Hyderabad karnataka - this time from poverty, bad roads, water scarcity, messed up irrigation projects, unemployment and backwardness. Rubbing salt to the wounds of the people, the people who are close to CM were awarded the Rajyothsawa award 2004 - being close to CM is the biggest contribution to the state!!! It was disgusting to see one of these awardees prostrate before the smiling CM in public on recieving this award. If the people of HK cant get a CM from thier region to work for thier region, they cannot expect any other CM to help them in future. Is anyone listening? thanks Veeranagowda Patil

 

101 . "Dr.Shettar you should read this" Posted by V.Shedbal on Nov-12-04 at 06:05 AM (EST)
So called eminent historician and handpicked by the present indian government to write history books for Indian children, Dr.Shettar must find time to read about this important part of Karnataka History. The contempt this person has shown to Kittur rani chennamma and other freedom fighters by deleting them from the text books for karnataka school children makes me wonder, if he is a Indian or anti-Indian at work. If anyone of you happen to know where Dr.Shettar stays in Dharwad, do tell him to read this important history of karnataka. Kudos to Arun Hampiholi and Basavaraj. Great work done. thanks V.Shedbal

 

102 . "HK liberation - is CM listening?" Posted by Raghavendra Joshi on Jun-16-05 at 07:38 AM (EST)
CM being from Hyderabad Karnataka should atleast now make celebration of this eventful and historic day a state wide celebration. It is a shame that the government thinks that by not participating in celebration and letting only district administration ( some DC's ignore it wantedly) of erstwhile Hyderabad karnataka districts celebrate it, it is safegaurding its muslim votebank. To term a historic freedom struggle of karnataka people as a fight against muslims ( just because the nizam was a muslim) is the biggest insult to people of karnataka. My salute to Mr.Annadanayya puranik for leading this historic struggle and getting freedom to people of nizam province. bye Raghav

 

103 . "raminfo achievements" Posted by ravi on Aug-08-05 at 06:48 AM (EST)
R. JAGADEESHWARA RAO MD of Ram Informatics limited www.raminfo.com doing several scams and all the board members supporting, more over the sales from the marketing team directly giving all the cash to them and not even accounted a single rupee of sale so the investers in this company lost their confidence several years back, simply managing with one project and by showing this charging 2 to 5 lakh as an adminssion fees for a candidate to offer a job. The MD jagadeeshwar rao having an illigal contact with her lady secretary, ex-nurse from medinova, currently the admin and secreatary to the MD Mr.jagadeeshwar rao, entair stall of the Ram info knows their illigal affair, more over her son(wellKnown as Vasantha) and due to this Jagadeeswarao's wife suffered a lot and still his children hates him.

 

104 . "Reverence to the elders who fought for this freedom" Posted by Divya Rao on Aug-12-05 at 03:03 AM (EST)
I am from mangalore and was unware of this historic struggle in karnataka. I dont know why none of our text books or the tons of books printed by the government, saahitya parishat, academies never care to even write a line about this struggle. Kudos to Dharwad.com for poineering such informative article series and to Mr.Basavaraj for his efforts in writing it in a simple, lucid manner. I bow my head in reverence to Mr.Puranik and other elders who fought the Nizam and his terrorist army and got independence for this part of India. bye Divya

 

105 . "Documentation done at Maharastra" Posted by Arvind on Aug-13-05 at 00:11 AM (EST)
Swami Ramanand Theerth university in Maharastra has done extensive documentation on the historic hyderabad liberation struggle. unfortunately, there is no such work done by any university in Karnataka. There is a kannada university in Hampi, what does it do? Excellent work by dharwad.com team and Mr.Basavaraj Koppal. Hats off to Mr.Annadanayya Puranik ( I wonder if he is from Maharastra, Puranik is a popular family name here). bye Aravind

 

106 . "CM and Kharge insult Liberation struggle - Sept 17, 2005" Posted by Savitha Patil on Sep-18-05 at 00:25 AM (EST)
CM and Kharge stayed away from Hyd. liberation day celebrations day at Gulburga on Sept 17, 2005. It is a insult to the people of NK.

 

107 . "raminfo scams" Posted by ravi on Dec-22-05 at 05:39 PM (EST)
"Hyderabad Liberation" R. JAGADEESHWARA RAO MD of Ram Informatics limited www.raminfo.com doing several scams and all the board members supporting, more over the sales from the ... www.dharwad.com/dcforum/nimmaputa/8.html - 340k

 

109 . "The real heroes of the country" Posted by S.S.Hiremath on Jan-31-06 at 05:43 AM (EST)
Reading about the heroic struggle waged for gaining independence to hyderabad karnataka people, I am filled with awe and admiration for these common people, who are the real heroes of the country. How ungrateful is the present lot of politicos, who deem it a right to ignore such a heroic struggle and dont care about the leaders like Shri.Annadanayya Puranik, who got us the freedom. Excellent series of articles. Thanks Basavaraj and Arun. regards S.S. Hiremath

 

112 . "Thank you very much " Posted by Anjali on Jan-26-09 at 00:56 AM (EST)
On republic day, to read the historic struggle for liberation of Hyderabad in Karnataka was awespiring. The Hyderabad liberation struggle led by Annadanayaya Puranik and others is a great source of inspiration to all of us. Thanks to all of them, we are independent today. Great work Mr.Basavaraj.

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