Gadag Brief info-collected by Raghottama Koppar
Gadag is a great place where extraordinary people born. Its called as
punyabhoomi.
It is very famous gor printing industry and for cotton. Just have a glance on the city.
Gadag-Betageritwin city is located in the Northern Region of Karnataka State. The city Municipal council (CMC) of Gadag-Betageri was constituted in 1873, it is one of the Grade-I CMC in Karnataka state, located at city centre of Gadag-Betageri... It is at a distance of 480 km from Bangalore.
Gadag immediately brings to mind the name of Naranappa, popularly known as Kumara Vyaasa, the author of karnataka BharataKathamanjari. It is the classic Mahabharata in kannada,he composed his work sitting before Lord Veera Narayana. The Temple of Veera Narayana and Trikuteshwara are places of religious and historic importance.Jumma Majid it consists hindu muslim trust.
The blind singer Ganayogi Panchakshari Gawayi belonged to Gadag. His music school is famous, very shortly going to get an entry in Guinness book. The two main jain Temples are dedicated to Parsvanatha Thirthnkara and Mahaveeera belongs to Gadag district. Tontadarya Matha of Veerashaiva sect of Hindus is doing a lot of educational and Literary activities in and around Gadag.and also St.Johns Church.
There is a legend about Gadag that if you throw a stone in town it would either land at a printing press or on a handloom. Gadag has a lot of printing presses including the Honbali Brothers and the Shabadi Math Printing Press. Betgeri, which is an adjacent town to Gadag, is famous for handlooms
Gadag contribution in the field of music&sports is immense Pt.Bhim sen Joshi,hails from this place only. It is matter of great pride. A nearby village Kanaginahal has made its name throughout India by establishing cooperative sector. And the famous historical place Lakkundi also comes in the Gadag district.