title: Dayanand S. Nadkarni
text: # Dayanand S. Nadkarni
  
  Dayanand Sarveshwar Nadkarni (1910–2000) was an activist, a freedom fighter, and a Member of the legislative assembly to the Karnataka State, Bangalore during 1967-1971 (from Ankola Constituency as a Praja Socialist Party candidate), when Veerendra Patil was the Chief Minister of the Karnataka state. Nadkarni was also the founder member of The Kanara Welfare Trust.
  
  ## Early career
  
  D. S. Nadkarni was originally from Bankikodla village. Around 1955, Nadkarni migrated to Ankola to work with Dinakara Desai; Nadkarni was right hand-man of Dinakara Desai. Nadkarni was a member of the Rural Education Society of the Chitrapur Saraswats who founded the A. H. School.
  
  