Kalyanpur Karnataka
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| Author:Laxman Burdak, IFS (R) |
Kalyanpur (कल्याणपुर) is a village situated in Udupi district in the state of Karnataka. The village is usually twinned with its neighbour Brahmavar.
Location
The village is on the banks of Suvarna river which supplies water to nearby town of Udupi. Santekatte on NH 17 is a locality of Kalyanpur. The name is derived because of weekly market held on the road side of NH-17.
Origin
Variants
Kalyanpura (कल्याणपुर) (दक्षिण कनारा, मैसूर) (AS, p.150)
History
कल्याणपुर
विजयेन्द्र कुमार माथुर[1] ने लेख किया है ...कल्याणपुर (AS, p.150) शृंगेरी से 40 मील पश्चिम में स्थित है. कहा जाता है माधवाचार्य का जन्म स्थान यही है. याज्ञवल्क्य स्मृति के प्रसिद्ध टीकाकार ज्ञानेश्वर यहीं के निवासी थे. इनकी टीका मीताक्षरा भारतभर में प्रसिद्ध है (किन्तु देखें: कल्याणी)