Shivakumara Swami
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Sri Sri Sri Shivakumara Swamigalu (1 April 1907 ā 21 January 2019)[1] better known as Shivakumara Swami, was a Hindu religious figure and humanitarian. He was the head of Sree Siddaganga Matha who provided education to many people.[2] in Tumkur District, Karnataka, South India and founder of the Sri Siddaganga Education Society.[3]
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Shivakumara Swamigalu | |
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Born | (1907-04-01)1 April 1907 Veerapura near Magadi Taluk, Ramanagara District, British India |
Died | 21 January 2019(2019-01-21) (aged 111) Tumkur, Karnataka, India |
Occupation | Indian humanitarian |
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In 2015 the Government of India awarded him the Padma Bhushan. He became a supercentenarian on 1 April 2017.[1]
Swami died on 21 January 2019 in Tumkur, Karnataka from a lung infection at the age of 111.[4]