Karnatak University

KUD was officially established in 1950 through the Karnatak University Act, 1949, passed by the legislature of the Bombay Province.

[4] Karnatak University once served most parts of Karnataka, including the districts of Dharwad, Belagavi, Uttara Kannada, Bijapur, Gulbarga, Raichur, Bidar and Ballari until the 1980s.

During the 12th session of Kannada Sahitya Sammelana at Ballari, the first Karnatak University conference was held with members resolved to form an organisation called ''Karnatak Vishwavidyala Samithi" with Aluru Venkata Rao and S. S. Basavanal as its secretaries.

After a period of dormancy, the second Karnatak University conference was held at Belgaum with R. A. Jaghirdar as its president.

The main building of KUD, the Vidya Soudha was built in 1959 with emphasis on embibing Indian architecture with Neoclassical style.