Basava Kumar Patil condemns arrest of school headmistress, student's mother over Shaheen school play
Bengaluru: President of Kalyana Karnataka foundation Bidar district Basavakumar Patil on Saturday asserted that the registration of cases like sedition on the management and school administration of Shaheen Group of Educational Institutions for an alleged play the students performed on Republic day, was not right.
Shaheen Educational Institution is a prestigious educational institution in Bidar District and its secretary Dr. Abdul Qadir has rendered exceptional services in the field of education. He is a patriot and not anti-national, Patil said.
He further added that Abdul Qadir during every meeting boasts about India and is working towards educational upliftment of the students from all communities and religions in various parts of the country.
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Lohia Samata Vidyalaya urges renaming of Shivamogga Railway Station after Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia
Bengaluru: In a formal appeal to the Union Minister for Railways, V. Somanna, Dr. Rammanohar Lohia Samata Vidyalaya, under the leadership of Managing Trustee Prof. Ravivarma Kumar, has requested the renaming of Shivamogga or Sagar Railway Station in honour of Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, the founder of the Socialist Movement of India. The appeal aims to commemorate Lohia’s 115th birth anniversary on 23 March 2025.
In the letter, Prof. Ravivarma Kumar highlighted Dr. Lohia’s significant contributions as a freedom fighter, advocate for social justice, and champion of land reforms. The letter recalls Dr. Lohia's pivotal role in the Kagodu Satyagraha, a landmark agitation in Shivamogga district demanding land reforms. Prof. Kumar noted that Lohia’s efforts inspired widespread land reform movements across India, culminating in Karnataka's landmark land reforms under the leadership of former Chief Minister D. Devaraj Urs, which benefitted over 15 lakh tenants.
The letter also touched upon Dr. Lohia's role in shaping Indian politics, including his advocacy for non-Congressism, which eventually led to the formation of non-Congress governments in nine states in 1967 and the first non-Congress central government in 1977. His efforts to promote social justice, including reservation for backward classes and women, and his advocacy for gender equality, were also highlighted.
Prof. Kumar emphasised the historical significance of Shivamogga, where Dr. Lohia was arrested at Sagar Railway Station in 1951 during the Kagodu Satyagraha, making it a fitting tribute to name the station after him.
The letter concludes with a plea to Minister Somanna to honour Dr. Lohia’s legacy by renaming either Shivamogga or Sagar Railway Station as "Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Railway Station" on his birth anniversary.
