The Kanakadas Shikshana Samiti is a pioneer Institution that bears the name a great saint and Universal Philosopher and renowned poet Kanakadasa. This is the brain child of our beloved President Dr. B. F. Dandin who was a popular professor in Statistics and Mathematics as well as a great educationist. He sacrificed his whole life for the betterment of this institution since its inception. For excellent educational service the Karnataka University, Dharawad has conferred on him the honorary “Doctorate” degree in the year 2011. His yeoman services brought him many laurels like Seva Ratna from HH Naganur Mutt, Belgavi. He is recently conferred with Karnataka Rajyostava Award by Government of Karnataka on 11.11.2020 at Bengaluru.
With the view of providing good food and shelter to the poor students in those days, he started “Kanakadas Prasad Nilaya” in Gadag in the year 1965. The life of many poor students was shaped in this hostel. He started a high school in 1968 when several student were deprived of admission. It was since then he established High Schools in rural places like Timmapur, Tuppadakurahatti, Mulagund, Naregal, Gajendragada, Holealur and Lakkundi. to cater the needs of rural areas. The Samiti is established with holistic view of impart education to the rural students especially backward classes, downtrodden and the neglected section of the society. The vision of the society is very clear that the rural talent must be promoted on par with urbane students to bring equality among them for strengthening national unity and solidarity and develop in such stainable way.
The Samiti runs 60 educational institutions imparting education from KG to PG in different places of Northern Karnataka, that includes Primary Schools, High Schools, Pre-university colleges, D.Ed colleges, Multi-faculty degree colleges, B.Ed colleges, MA, M.Com, M.Sc. and M.Ed. courses