Badanavalu

Badanavalu
Bdanavalu School
Coordinates: 12°04′15″N 76°45′09″E / 12.070845°N 76.752409°E / 12.070845; 76.752409Coordinates: 12°04′15″N 76°45′09″E / 12.070845°N 76.752409°E / 12.070845; 76.752409
Country  India
State Karnataka
District Mysore
Time zone UTC+5:25 (IST)

Badanavalu is a village in Mysore district of Karnataka state, India. Badanavalu is a village in famous Grama devathe Temple

Location

Badanavalu is located in Nanjangud taluk of Mysore district. The village lies in the Mysore to Chamarajanagar road.[1]

The village railway station is called Narasam Budhi

History

Mahatma Gandhi visited this village in 1932. At that time Badanavalu village was a center of Khadi and village industries which Gandhi wanted to promote. 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 Hindus 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 Hindus 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

There is a railway station at Badanavalu and it is called Narasam Budhi 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]

Etymology

The village was formerly called Narasaambhoodi.

Legends

According to one mythological story, a god called Bhairaveshwara came to the village and threw brinjal to each house and named it as Badanavalu.[6]

Temples

  • Lakshmi Kantha Swamy Temple, Badanavalu

Access

Badanavalul is 34 km from Mysore and 10 km from Nanjangud. It is 158 km away from Bangalore.[6]

Post Office

Badanavalu has a post office and the pincode is 571312.

Schools

  • Government Higher Primary School, Badanvalu.
  • A private Secondary school

Events

  • National Symposium on Sustainable Living

On April 19,2015, a National Symposium on Sustainable Living was held in Badanavalu. It was led by noted theatre director and playwright Prasanna. 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 photo gallery below.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Map of Badanavalu, Heggadadevankote, Mysore, Karnataka".
  2. ↑ "When Gandhi came to Badanavalu …". 10 April 2015 – via The Hindu.
  3. ↑ anu. "The Badanavalu Caste Clashes of 1993 in Karnataka".
  4. ↑ "Badanavalu Village Population - Nanjangud - Mysore, Karnataka".
  5. ↑ "Badanavalu , ಕನ್ನಡ".
  6. 1 2 "Badanavalu Village".
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