Dr. M. Veerappa Moily

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Dr. M. Veerappa Moily

Qualification:

Chief Architect Of The New Common Entrance Test (CET) System Launching An Admission Policy For Technical Education Founded On Merit, Transparency And Social Justice.

Established The Nation’s Leading Law Institute, The National Law School University.

Executed The Total Literacy Programme In The State Of Karnataka.

Worked With The World Bank To Execute Universalisation Of Primary Education.

Oversaw The Reform In University Education In Karnataka. He Established Six Universities Such As Kannada University, Rajiv Gandhi Medical University, Visweshwariah Technical University, Karnataka Open University.

Website: www.moily.org/poemsplays.html

About Author

Dr. M. Veerappa Moily was born to Poovamma and Thammayya on January 12, 1940, in the village of Marpadi, in Moodabidre, Coastal Karnataka. The Tulu speaking family worked as landless agricultural labourers by day and as caste Devadigas, they also played musical instruments like the nadaswara and taase in temples. As a young boy of 5 years, he was once witness to their property owner suddenly evicting his family from their house while he was sitting on the lap of his mother, in the middle of a meal. His quest for justice was initiated by this incident. It instilled a steely resolve in him to dedicate his life to fight for the rights of the exploited classes. He never let poverty or social status come in the way of his education.