Accomplishments and Contributions of An Illustrious King of Medieval India: A Comprehensive Study of Basavaraj Naikar's Novel A Noble King of Bidanuru.

Abstract

Karnataka the land of the patriots and the martyrs has given birth to anillustrious king who is enshrined as a luminary for his selflessdedication and prodigious contributions to the kingdom of Keladi, thesecond capital of which was Bidanuru. .He was an epitome of kindness,mercifulness, generosity, compassion, forgiveness, and magnanimityby 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 reckonedas a golden period in the socio-political history of Karnataka. Hededicated his entire life to the services of his subjects who sang the gloryof his nobleness and munificence. His reputation as an ideal ruler is notonly confined to the capital city, Bidanuru but also it proliferates far andnear in India. He is ever remembered and commemorated as a nobleking of Keladi by the denizens of Karnataka.