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'''Hubballi-Dharwad''' are twin cities in Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. [[Hubballi]]-[[Dharwad]] is the second-largest conurbation in Karnataka after [[Bengaluru]]. While Dharwad is the administrative headquarters, the city of Hubballi, situated about 20 km south-east of Dharwad, is the commercial centre and business hub of North Karnataka. |
'''Hubballi-Dharwad''' are twin cities in Indian state of [[Karnataka]]. [[Hubballi]]-[[Dharwad]] is the second-largest conurbation in Karnataka after [[Bengaluru]]. While Dharwad is the administrative headquarters, the city of Hubballi, situated about 20 km south-east of Dharwad, is the commercial centre and business hub of North Karnataka. |
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The cities have a single municipal corporation called [[Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation]] (HDMC).<ref>http://www.hdmc.gov.in/</ref> |
The cities have a single municipal corporation called [[Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation]] (HDMC).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hdmc.gov.in/ |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2006-02-16 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060216190124/http://www.hdmc.gov.in/ |archivedate=2006-02-16 |df= }}</ref> |
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== Hubli - Dharwad municipal corporation == |
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[[North Karnataka]] is known for the melody of [[Hindustani music]].{{clarify|date=January 2016}}<ref>{{cite web |
[[North Karnataka]] is known for the melody of [[Hindustani music]].{{clarify|date=January 2016}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/content/May222007/spectrum200705212935.asp|title=School of Hindustani music to start its tune|publisher=|accessdate=2009-03-31|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080905233025/http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/May222007/spectrum200705212935.asp|archivedate=2008-09-05|df=}}</ref> Dharwad district is the place which produced national and international level musicians like [[Mallikarjun Mansur]], [[Gangubai Hangal]], and winner of the [[Bharat Ratna]] award, [[Pandit Bhimsen Joshi]]. |
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|title=School of Hindustani music to start its tune |publisher= |accessdate=2009-03-31}}</ref> Dharwad district is the place which produced national and international level musicians like [[Mallikarjun Mansur]], [[Gangubai Hangal]], and winner of the [[Bharat Ratna]] award, [[Pandit Bhimsen Joshi]]. |
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Hubballi-Dharwad are twin cities in Indian state of Karnataka. Hubballi-Dharwad is the second-largest conurbation in Karnataka after Bengaluru. While Dharwad is the administrative headquarters, the city of Hubballi, situated about 20 km south-east of Dharwad, is the commercial centre and business hub of North Karnataka.
The cities have a single municipal corporation called Hubli-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC).[1]
Hubli - Dharwad municipal corporation
Hubli–Dharwad Municipal Corporation is municipal corporation for twin cities of Hubballi and Dharwad in Karnataka state in India. It was constituted in 1962 by combining two cities separated by a distance of 20 kilometers. The area covered by the corporation is 181.66 km². spread over 45 revenue villages. The population of the twin cities as per the 2011 census is 943,857 of which 475,980 are males and 467,877 are female.Total literates are 736,506 of which 389,290 are males while 347,216 are female. The average literacy rate of Hubballi and Dharwad city is 87.28 percent of which male and female literacy was 91.67 and 82.83.
Locations in Hubli Dharwad include temples, parks & picnic spots.[2]
Award winners
The national level award winner from this place.
Jnanapeeth Award Winners
The Jnanpith Award is a literary award in India, it is one of the two most prestigious literary honours in the country.
Bharat Ratna
Padma Award Winners
Padmabhushan
Padma Vibhushan
Padmashri Award
President of India's Award for Sanskrit
Notable people
Good teachers. Mr. B S Shrikhande from Basel Mission school. He was good teacher, writer, actor, director, etc.
North Karnataka is known for the melody of Hindustani music.[clarification needed][3] Dharwad district is the place which produced national and international level musicians like Mallikarjun Mansur, Gangubai Hangal, and winner of the Bharat Ratna award, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.
Musicians
- Pandit Bhimsen Joshi
- Gangubai Hangal
- Mallikarjun Mansur
- Kumar Gandharva
- Basavaraj Rajguru
- Sawai Gandharva
- Pandit Madhav Gudi
- M. Venkatesh Kumar
Artists
Economists
Archaeologists and Indologists
Writers
- Shri Patil Puttappa
- K. S. Narayanacharya
- Sudha Murthy
- G. A. Kulkarni
Business people
- Rai Saheb Ganpatrao Narayanrao Madiman (1879-1947) - Businessman and banker
- Gururaj Deshpande - Founder of Sycamore Networks[4]
- Vijay Sankeshwar - Founder and owner of VRL Group
- Sudha Murthy - Co-founder of Infosys
- Nandan Nilekani - Co-founder of Infosys
References
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2006-02-16.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help)CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ http://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/437-hubli-and-dharwad-.html
- ^ "School of Hindustani music to start its tune". Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Mint (newspaper), The Wall Street Journal (December 18, 2009). "Gururaj Deshpande :The serial entrepreneur".
External links
Hubli-Dharwad travel guide from Wikivoyage
