47 Facts About Dinakara Desai

Dinakara Desai was a poet, writer, educationist, and political activist.

Dinakara Desai was famous for his poetry form called chutuka.

Dinakara Desai made major contributions towards the literary development of the Uttara Kannada district of Karnataka.

Dinakara Desai was born at Ankola on 10 September 1909.

Dinakara Desai's mother died when Dinakar was 9 years old.

Dinakara Desai had his primary education for four years in the same school where his father was working.

Dinakara Desai completed Higher Secondary education by passing Matriculation at Government High School, Karwar.

Dinakara Desai moved to Mumbai to pursue Post Graducation course.

Dinakara Desai had the guidance of famous History Professor Father Heras while preparing thesis.

Dinakara Desai had convinced the elders about the need for its simplicity.

Dinakara Desai has two sons - Ranjit and Sanjit and one grand daughter Anusha who's a practising advocate at the Bombay High Court.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai had chronic diabetes; the health condition aggravated and he died at Mumbai on 6 November 1982.

Dinakara Desai later became an associate to S M Joshi, reviewing the social issues that caused problems toward labourers.

Dinakara Desai grew in stature and held a position in the Mumbai City Corporation.

Later, Dinakara Desai decided to focus on his native district of Uttara Kannada, where he began an "agitation against the landlords", which finally culminated in the law granting the land ownership to the person who tills the land.

Dinakara Desai later created the Kanara Welfare Trust in 1953.

Dinakara Desai started a Kannada language weekly Jansevaka in Ankola to create social and political awareness.

Dinakara Desai had a career in politics and was once elected to the Parliament of India.

Dinakara Desai decided to devote life for social service and applied for the membership.

Dinakara Desai was selected and joined as member at Mumbai office of Servants of India Society in 1935.

Dinakara Desai shaped his career under the guidance of eminent socialist leader Sri S M Joshi; with dedication to service he served as life member and Head of the Mumbai Office of the Society.

Dinakara Desai organized union of marine labourers at Bombay Port Trust.

Dinakara Desai founded the union in 1936 and served there up to 1962 - initially as Secretary and later as President of the Union.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai was active as member-secretary of Mumbai State Trade Union Congress for 10 years.

When labour strike broke out in Gokak Textile Mills, Servants of India Society deputed Dinakar Dinakara Desai to assess the situation.

Dinakara Desai addressed the labour problems and succeeded in this regard.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai represented India as one of the members to convention of the International Labour Organization held at Seattle, USA in 1946.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai studied the problems of farmers, labourers, fishermen and agricultural workers in the district.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai organized taluka level rally of farmers at Ankola in March 1940; he organised district level rally of farmers at Ankola in May 1940.

At a later period, when Shri Ramakrishna Hegde, the then Finance Minister of Karnataka State was visiting Kumta, Dinakar Dinakara Desai took mass rally of farmers and urged upon him the need for regularization of forest land for cultivation purpose.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai founded Kanara Welfare Trust in the year 1953 with headquarters at Ankola, with the objective of spreading education to the rural children by establishing educational institutions in Uttara Kannada District.

The educational institutions were established by raising contributions from the philanthropists with whom Dinakar Dinakara Desai had good contact.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai served as Corporator in Mumbai Municipal Corporation from 1948 to 1961.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai contested unsuccessfully for the Parliament of India in the General Elections, 1952.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai had liking for socialist ideology, and he contributed to the socialist movement in Uttara Kannada District.

Dinakara Desai contested again for the Parliament of India in the General Elections, 1967 as an Independent candidate with the support of combined opposition political parties, and, won the election.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai had immense love for Kannada language and the people.

Dinakara Desai played active role in States Re-organisation Committee.

Dinakara Desai commenced writing poems at an early age - in 1926 by contributing to the small newspapers in the district.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai started writing poems in his mother tongue Konkani in 1930.

Dinakara Desai wrote on some problems related to farmers, labourers, education, famine etc.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai tried his hand as journalist though it was not his cup of tea.

Dinakara Desai thought of educating the rural masses in the district highlighting the socio-economic problems confronting around them.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai was playing active and leading role in writing critical assessment of the current affairs.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai toured Denmark to attend the convention of the International Labour Organization held at Copenhagen, Denmark in November 1945.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai toured USA as one of the members of the Indian delegation to convention of the International Labour Organization held at Seattle, USA in 1946.

Dinakar Dinakara Desai toured England in 1959 at the invitation of the British Council and paid visit to the educational institutions there.