Shivakumara Swami
Sri Sri Sri Shivakumara Swamigalu (1 April 1907 – 21 January 2019)[1] better known as Shivakumara Swami, was a Hindu religious figure and humanitarian. He was the head of Sree Siddaganga Matha who provided education to many people.[2] in Tumkur District, Karnataka, South India and founder of the Sri Siddaganga Education Society.[3]
Shivakumara Swamigalu | |
|---|---|
 Shivakumara Swamiji, Siddaganga Matha, Tumkuru, Karnataka. | |
| Born | 1 April 1907 Veerapura near Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara District, British India |
| Died | 21 January 2019 (aged 111) |
| Occupation | Indian humanitarian |
In 2015 the Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan. He became a supercentenarian on 1 April 2017.[1]
Swami died on 21 January 2019 in Tumkur, Karnataka from a lung infection at the age of 111.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "PM greets Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt on his 110th Birthday". Uniindia.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ "Sree Siddaganga Mutt". Sreesiddagangamutt.org. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ↑ "Siddaganga Institute of Technology". Sit.ac.in. Archived from the original on 27 December 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2009.
- ↑ DelhiJanuary 21, India Today Web Desk New; January 21, 2019UPDATED; Ist, 2019 16:26. "Lingayat seer Shivakumara Swami dies at 111, Karnataka declares 3-day state mourning". India Today.
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Other websites
- A true Karma Yogi Archived 2010-10-11 at the Wayback Machine
- Spiritual Holy Place - Sree Siddaganga Mutt