BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

HANUMANTHAPPA, SHRI H.

B.A., B.L., R.B.V.; I.N.C. (Karnataka); s. of Shri H. Mahalingappa and Shrimati Chikkavva; b. at Guddada Rangavva Nahally, May 13, 1932; ed. at (i) Kasavarahatty and Pandarahally Schools, (ii) Government High School, Hassan, (iii) Karnataka University, (iv) Mysore University and (v) Dakshina Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha, Madras; m. Shrimati Kotramma, February 9, 1957; 3 s. and 4 d.

Advocate; participated in 1942 and 1947 movements through Students' Congress; worked as a Congress Seva Dal Volunteer and organiser of the Bharat Seva Dal for two and a half years and in the Executive Committee of the State Unit for 13 years; organised village industries in 4 Districts through co-operative societies; worked as (i) Journalist for 10 years and (ii) Official Receiver at District Court; President, (i) Bharat Seva Dal, Karnataka, 1982-88, (ii) Karnataka Pranteeya Hindi Prachar Sabha from 1982 to 1988, (iii) Karnataka Sangha, Chitradurga, (iv) Grama Bharathi Federation of Karnataka, (v) Chitradurga District Khadi Co-operative Society, (vi) Officers' Association of Copper Units in Karnataka, (vii) Saraswati Law College, Chitradurga and (viii) Constitution Club, New Delhi; Chairman, (i) Railway Service Commission, Bangalore, 1980-82, (ii) All India Scheduled Castes Development Co-operative Society, (iii) Committee on Subordinate Legislation, 1994-95 and (iv) National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes since 1995; General Secretary, (i) Bapuji Education Society, (ii) District Congress (I) Committee and (iii) Karnataka Pradesh Congress (I) Committee, 1979-81 and again in 1983; elected Secretary, Congress (i) Parliamentary Party,1996; Treasurer, Congress (I) Party in Parliament,1989-91 and 1992-94; Convenor, A.I.C.C., SC/ST Cell; Member, (i) Drought Prone Area Development Authority, (ii) Assam Legislation Committee, (iii) Orphanage Hostel Committee, (iv) Ambedkar Institute, (v) Bonded Labour Committee of the Government of Karnataka, (vi) Committee on Welfare of Lawyers, (vii) Council of the Indian Institute of Sciences Bangalore, 1984-86, (viii) Karnataka State Khadi and Village Industries Board, 1973-78, (ix) Communication and Design Committee of the Commemoration of the 40th anniversary of Independence and Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru Centenary, (x) Policy and Programme Committee of All India Congress Committee, (xi) Economic Trust Committee of All India Congress Committee, (xii) Executive Committee of the Bar Association, Chitradurga, (xiii) National Committee as well as Standing Committee, Baba Saheb Ambedkar Centenary Celebrations, (xiv) Award Committee of Dr. Baba Saheb Ambedkar Foundation, (xv) A.I.C.C.(I) and K.P.C.C. (elected), (xvi) Joint Parliamentary Committee to Enquire into Irregularities in Securities and Banking Transactions, (xvii) Joint Parliamentary Committee on Bofors Contract, (xviii) Committee on Agriculture, 1994-96, (xix) Committee on Welfare of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, 1982-84 and 1986-88, (xx) Business Advisory Committee, Rajya Sabha, 1984-86, (xxi) National Commission on Rural Labour, (xxii) Public Accounts Committee, 1990-92, (xxiii) National Human Rights Commission, (xxiv) National Productivity Council, (xxv) Central Silk Board, (xxvi) Committee on Petroleum and Chemicals,1996-97, (xxvii) General Purposes Committee, Rajya Sabha, (xxviii) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Railways,1991-97, (xxix) Committee on Home Affairs, (xxx) Committee on Public Undertakings and (xxxi) Consultative Committee for the Ministry of Tourism; nominated to the Panel of Vice-Chairmen, Rajya Sabha, 1986-89 and re-nominated in 1992; delegate to the 81st Inter-Parliamentary Conference held at Budapest and Chaired World Parliament on behalf of India; Deputy Leader, Congress (I) Party, Rajya Sabha since May,1998;elected to the Rajya Sabha in April, 1982 and re-elected in April, 1988 and again in April, 1994.

Travels abroad : Hungary, Austria, U.K., France and U.A.E.

Publications : Articles in Kannada and English.

Special interest : Social service.
 
 

Favourite pastime and recreation : Reading.

Permanent address : Spoorti, Nehru Nagar, Chitradurga, Karnataka.