Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga

Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga (1895–1968) was a Konkani lawyer who played an active role in Indian governance and politics.

He was actively involved in India’s struggle for freedom and worked several times with Mahatma Gandhi.

He was elected as MLA and subsequently became the Law Minister and Speaker of the Mysore State Assembly.

Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga, a legal luminary and then minister of Law, Government of Mysore.

He was the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Canara Mutual Assurance Company, Limited, till it was nationalized.

He delivered the Inaugural Convocation address at Kasturba Medical College wherein he said "One should not be surprised if by the grace of God and the effort of man, Manipal goes down in history as a modern Navadwip of Gauranga days or Kashi Vidyapeet of old.

He was the Vice-President and later, the President of Iswarananda Mahila Sevashram at Mangalore, an organization which worked towards the upliftment of women.