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Karnataka Folklore University






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Karnataka Folklore University
TypePublic
Established2011
ChancellorGovernor of Karnataka
Vice-ChancellorProf. T. M. Bhasker[1]
Location
Shiggaon, Karnataka, India
AffiliationsUGC
Websitewww.janapadauniversity.ac.in/English/

Karnataka Folklore University, also known as Karnataka Jaanapada Vishwavidyalaya,[2] is a public university exclusively dedicated to the study and research of folklore. It was established in 2011 at Haveri district by the Government of Karnataka. Its first vice chancellor was Ambalike Hiriyanna.[3]

The university is claimed to be world's first university for folklore.[4] It was inaugurated on 16 June 2012 by the then Chief Minister of Karnataka D. V. Sadananda Gowda. The university is in Gotagodi, Shiggaon, Karnataka, India.[3] It offers degrees M.A. in various fields were well MBA, MPhil and PhD.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Vice Chancellor". www.janapadauniversity.ac.in. Janapada University. Retrieved 25 December 2018.
  • ^ Both names used by the university, e.g. "About us > Introduction". Karnataka Folklore University. Retrieved 12 July 2017.
  • ^ a b c "Shiggaon opens gateway to folk studies". The Times of India. 17 June 2012. Archived from the original on 3 January 2013. Retrieved 20 September 2012.
  • ^ "Worlds First University for Folklore Set Up in Karnataka". India Wires. 18 June 2012. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

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