About Our Founder


Poojya Sri. S. Kariappa
“ಮಕ್ಕಳೇ ದೇವರ ಪ್ರತೀಕ”

Poojya Sri. S. Kariappa

  1. Rural Education Society was established in the year 1932 and has a legacy spanning approximately 92 years.
  2. Sri S. Kariappa, a well-known Gandhian, was born in Sorekayidoddi village, Sathanuru Hobli, Kanakapura Taluk, on the occasion of Ramanavami in the year 1900.
  3. He was the first graduate from Mysore University in 1929 from the Kanakapura region.
  4. He served as an MLA four times and was a devoted follower of Mahatma Gandhi and the Indian freedom movement. He led a saintly life, remained a bachelor throughout his life, and dedicated himself entirely to the cause of rural education.
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