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Dr. Sree Sree Sree Shivakumara Swamiji ( ) (born April 1, 1907) is the present head of Sree Siddaganga Mutt in Tumkur District, South India and founder of the Sree Siddaganga Education Society[ ]. He was initiated into viraktashram order in 1930. Swamiji was born in Veerapura near Magadi Taluk.He studied English in college and is proficient in Kannada and Sanskrit. He has established educational institutions which offer a courses in traditional learning of Sanskrit as well as modern science and technology. He is widely respected for his philanthropic work by all communities . In recognition of his humanitarian work, Sree Swamiji was conferred with an honorary degree of Doctor of Literature by Karnatak University in 1965. He continues his humanitarian work in spite of his advanced age of 103.
Contributions to society
Sree Swamiji's Guru Kula houses more than 8500 children of age group 5 to 16 years and is open to children from all religions, castes and creeds, who are provided free food, education and shelter. Karnataka state government has announced[ to institute Shivakumara Swamiji Prashasti from the year 2007, the centennial year of the Swamiji. Dr.A.P.J Kalam, the former President of India has visited him at Tumkur and has praised the initiatives of Swamiji in education and humanitarian work. ]
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