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Late Sri D. B. Kalmankar
Ex - Member, Karnataka Legislative Council
(Congress - Elected by Legislative Assembly)

 

Term Year - ( 1994-2000)

Date of Birth 7th May 1927
Marital Status Married
Spouse Name Late Smt. Savitha
Children Two Sons and One Daughter
Educational Qualification B.A., L.L.B
Profession Advocate

Social and other activities

 

1. Participated in Freedom Struggle.
2. Established the Boarder Camps at Hotagi, Goudagaon (near Akkalkot RS.) Dudhani and Ultimately Kesar Jewalaga with others.
3. Shibhiradhipathi of Kesar Jewalaga Camp from April 1948 to September 1948, and fought against Razakars-the Militia of Nizam.
TREASURER :
Students Union. Govt. Law College Syphabad, Hyderabad. while studying Law. 1950-54
MEMBER :
Hyderabad Bar Council. from 1954 to 1956.
Passed Bar Council Examination at Hyderabad and Practuced as Advocate from 1954 to 56 in Hyderabad and at Alland, Gulbarga after re-organisation of states in 1956 and continued the legal profession.
PRESIDENT: Alland Bar Association, Alland, Gulbarga District, from 1956 to 1967.
GENERAL SECRETARY: National Defence Fund Committee, Alland, Taluk during Chinese Aggression in 1962.
MEMBER: Alland Town Muncipal Council, from 1960 to 1964.
FOUNDER PRESIDENT :Adaish Educational Trust (R), Gulbarga, which is running Kannada and English Medium Primary School,High School and Industrial Training Institute and Residential School for Blind Girls which is the only one such type of school in entire Gulbarga Divison.
Member Dr. A.S. Adake Committee. Constituted for establishment of independent University at
Gulbarga.
VICE PRESIDENT: All India Freedom Fighters and Successors Organisation, New Delhi.
MEMBER PRESIDIUM: All India Freedom Fighters and Successors Organisation, New Delhi.
PRESIDENT: Sri Subash Chandra Bose Birth Centrenery Trust (R). Bangalore.
PRESIDENT: Netaji Subash Chandra Bose Birth Centenery Celebration Official Committee, Govt. of Karnataka 1997-98
FOUNDER & LIFE MEMBER:
National Committee for establishment of Netaji Foundation, Constitute by Human Resources Department Government of India, New Delhi.
VICE CHAIRMAN :
Acharya Dr. N.G. Rang Smaraka Samithi, Hyderabad.
MEMBER :High Level Committee for the celebrations of Golden Jubilee of India lndepenclence, Govt. of Karnataka.1997.
Books Published
Published a book on the life history of Netaji Subash Chandra bose, under the name "Desh Premi Dheer Senani Netaji Subash Chandra Bose" in kannada on the ocassion of birth centenary celebrations of Netaji (written by S. Nanjunda Swamy) January 1997.
Publishing shortly a book on his memories of Hyderabad Freedom Movement titled as "Hyderabad Horatada Nenapugalu" In Kannada on the ocassion of Hyderabad libration Day Golden jubilee celebrations. (written by S. Nanjunda Swamy)
Accomplishment in  letters Literature/Arts
Arranging Hindusthani Music concerts in his house and thus encouraging the Musicians.
Countries
& Cities visited
Visited Cyprus. Rome, Geneva, Paris. Amster dam, Hauge, London. Newyork, Washington Buffalo. Orlando, Honalulu. Las vegas, Losangeles, Tokyo, Hongkong, Singapore from 3-9-1993 to 6-10-1993 to attend 39th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference held at Limassol-(Cyprus) and study tour thereon.
 Visited Srilanka. Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia,    Philliphines, Australia, Newzeland, South Korea. China. Thailand. from 6th Sept. 1995 to 14th Oct. 1995, to attend 41st Commonwealth Parliamentary conference held at Colombo (Srilanka) and study tour taken thereafter.
Visited China, from 14th June, 1996 to 24th June 1996 on the invitation of Indo-China Association at Beging lead the delegation consisting Ministers, Legislators' and Advocates and visited all important cities and Country side of China.
Visited London. Brussels, Amsterdam, Dusseldorf, Berlin. Nuremberg. Augsberg Venice, Rome, Milan, Geneva, Lucerne Paris, and Dubai between 21st July, 1998 to 12th August, 1998 lead the Parliamentary delegation of Parliamentary functionaries and the members of Legislative Assembly and Council of Karnataka Legislature.
Assembly and Council Membership

1. 1967 to 1971 member Karnataka Legislative Assembly, from Aland Constituency, Gulbarga District. representing P.S.P.
2. 1972 to 1977, Member, Karnataka Legislative Assembly. From Afzalpur constituency, Gulbarga District, From Cong (R).
3. 1982 to 1988, Member, Karnataka Legislative Council. Elected by Assembly Constituency from Cong (I).
4. 1988 to 1994. Member, Karnataka Legislative Council, Elected by Assembly constituency from Cong(I) 5. 1994 to till Date. Member of Karnataka Legislative Council, Elected by Assembly constituency from Cong (I).
Public Offices Held

1. Government Chief Whip status of Minister of State Karnataka Legislative Assembly from 1975 to1977.
2. Cabinet minister for excise Govt of Karnataka during the year 1977.
3. Chairman Karnataka Legislative Council from 16/01/1993 to June 1994.
4. Chairman Karnataka Legislative Council from 26/08/1984 to till date being unanimously elected for second term.
Political Party Details

1. Served as General Secretary, Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (I) for two terms during the year
1978-1979.
2. Served as Vice-President. KPCC(I) during the year 1980-1981.
Committee Details

1. Worked as Chairman of Privilege Committee of Legislative Council.Served as the members of almost all standing committees of legislatures such as Public Accounts, Subordinate Legislation Committee, Assurance Committee, Privilige Committee, Committee on House Committee between 1982 to 1993.
2. Served as the member of Joint select committee on Land Reforms and worked progressive reforms.

Hobbies Reading, Music and Social Work
Native Address Sadichha" Bhalgat Compound, Station Road. Gulbarga - 585 1021
Telephone No Office : 2258575, 2259112 Residence : 2259136 2203648 2 l 132(Gulbarga)
Expired on 06-05-2004
                                   

         

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