Badanavalu
Badanavalu | |
|---|---|
 Badanavalu School | |
| Coordinates: 12°04′15″N 76°45′09″E / 12.070845°N 76.752409°ECoordinates: 12°04′15″N 76°45′09″E / 12.070845°N 76.752409°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State | Karnataka |
| District | Mysore |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
| 7975265593 | 571312 |
Badanavalu is a village in Mysore district of Karnataka state, India.
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Location[]
Badanavalu is located in Nanjangud taluk of Mysore district, on the road between Mysore and Chamarajanagar.[1] Badanavalu is 34 km from Mysore, 10 km from Nanjangud, and 158 km away from the state capital Bangalore.
History[]
The village was formerly called Narasam Budhi.
Mahatma Gandhi visited this village in 1932. At that time Badanavalu village was a center of khadi production, and Gandhi wanted to promote the village industries. Gandhi was surprised by the success of a khadi plant that ran on a 7.5 acre campus. In 1927, they established a khadi center with only four Dalit women. Today more than 300 women work in that center.[2]
Communal Clashes[]
In 1993, three backward class farmers were murdered by a group of upper caste people in Badanavalu village. The criminals were punished only after 17 years. As a retaliation, the Dalits set fire to the house of the upper caste people living in Ummathur village. A Dalit rally in Nanjangud was fired upon by the police and two of the volunteers died in the mishap.[3]
Railway Station[]
Badanavalu is served by Narasambudhi railway station.
Demographics[]
The population of the village is 2,784 and there are a total of 632 families. The literacy is 63%. There are a total of 632 houses.[4]
Villages and Suburbs[]
- Hedathale 2.6 km
- Nerale 4.0 km
- Hemmaragala 4.0 km
- Mallupura 4.2 km
- Nanjangud 6.6 km
- Horalavadi 7.2 km
- Devarasanahalli 7.3 km
- Nagarle 8.5 km
- Doddakowlande 8.5 km
- Kalale 9.5 km
- Hulimavu 9.9 km
- Hadinaru 11.1 km
- Suthur 11.5 km[5]
Legends[]
According to one mythological story, a god called Bhairaveshwara came to the village and threw brinjal to each house and named the village Badanavalu.
Temples[]
- Lakshmi Kantha Swamy Temple, Badanavalu
Post Office[]
Badanavalu has a post office and the postal code is 571312.
Schools[]
- Government Higher Primary School, Badanvalu.
- A private Secondary school
Events[]
- National Symposium on Sustainable Living
On 19 April 2015, a National Symposium on Sustainable Living was held in Badanavalu. It was led by noted theatre director and playwright . Many noted social activists were present and participated in various seminars. Thousands of people attended the symposium. They also visited the Khadi Center established in 1927.
See also[]
Image Gallery[]
Badanavalu Highschool
Badanavalu Temple
Village gate
References[]
- ^ "Map of Badanavalu, Heggadadevankote, Mysore, Karnataka".
- ^ Khajane, Muralidhara (10 April 2015). "When Gandhi came to Badanavalu..." The Hindu. Retrieved 28 December 2018.
- ^ anu. "The Badanavalu Caste Clashes of 1993 in Karnataka".
- ^ "Badanavalu Village Population – Nanjangud – Mysore, Karnataka".
- ^ "Badanavalu, ಕನ್ನಡ".
- Villages in Mysore district