Accomplishments and Contributions of An Illustrious King ofMedieval India: A Comprehensive Study of BasavarajNaikar's Novel A Noble King of Bidanuru.

Abstract

Karnataka the land of the patriots and the martyrs has given birth to an illustrious king who is enshrined as a luminary for his selfless dedication and prodigious contributions to the kingdom of Keladi, the second capital of which was Bidanuru. .He was an epitome of kindness, mercifulness, generosity, compassion, forgiveness, and magnanimity by virtue of which he ascended to the throne of celebrity and popularity. He liberally patronised agriculture, religion, education, plantation, afforestation and maintenance of law and order. His regime is reckoned as a golden period in the socio-political history of Karnataka. He dedicated his entire life to the services of his subjects who sang the glory of his nobleness and munificence. His reputation as an ideal ruler is not only confined to the capital city, Bidanuru but also it proliferates far and near in India. He is ever remembered and commemorated as a noble king of Keladi by the denizens of Karnataka.