About the Trust

KALPATARU VIDYA SAMSTHE (R), TIPTUR (ESTD.1961)
Kalpataru Vidya Samsthe is one of the premier educational trusts doing yeoman service to the rural people with its various educational institutions. It was established in 1961.

Being geographically secluded from bigger cities, and having no civic amenities during the early 1960’s, Tiptur was deprived of institutions for higher education. Students aspiring to pursue tertiary education, had to inevitably leave the town and explore Mysore or Bangalore, which was fiscally not a viable proposition to the local poor. Their ambition would have continued to remain a distant dream, but for some extraordinary visionaries.

Though the conception of founding an educational institution in Tiptur was fostered by philanthropists from various sections of the society, two names that stand out distinctly, head and shoulders above the rest are, Sri A.C. Pallagatti and J.R. Mahalingaiah.

Sri A.C. Pallagatti, a generous benefactor, donated a huge sum of seed money to build Kalpataru College under the organization Kalpataru Vidya Samsthe. Kalpataru college came into existence in the year 1961, spearheaded by the founder Principal Prof. J R Mahalingaiah, whose dedication and vision paved the way for the much needed Pre-University and degree college, with the standards at par with city colleges. Within a very short span of time, the reputation of the college grew in leaps and bounds.

The college that made a modest beginning with merely 270 students and three class rooms has now flourished into a huge constellation of seven premium star institutions laid out in a sprawling green campus with well-equipped laboratories, automated libraries and a number of ICT ready classrooms.

As the strength of the institution grew day by day, it was found sensible to bifurcate the college for better governance and enhanced academic excellence. Thus Kalpataru College was bifurcated in 1982 into “Kalpataru Science College” and “Pallagatti Adavappa Arts and Commerce College”. Following the mandate of the government, it became inevitable to separate the Pre-University course from the tertiary courses, that led to the onset of “Kalpataru PU College” in 2001, which offered arts, commerce and science streams.

Now Kalpataru Vidya Samsthe governs institutions from Pre - School to Post Graduate level. They are:
1. Kalpataru First Grade Science College
2. Pallagatti Adavappa Arts and Commerce First Grade College
3. Kalpataru Pre University college
4. Kalpataru Institute of Technology
5. Kalpataru Montessori house of Children
6. Kalpataru Central School
7. Kalpataru College of Education
8. Kalpataru Post Graduation Centre and Research Centre

Presently Kalpataru Vidya Samsthe is guided by the President Sri P.K.Thipperudrappa and supported by other members.

Founder President Late Sri A.C. Pallagatti (10-12-61 to 29-06-69)

Founder Principal Late Prof. J.R. Mahalingaiah (1-07-62 to 27-10-67)

Former Presidents:

Late Sri. D.M.Shankarappa (17-07-69 to 08-10-77)	Late Sri. T.M.Manjunath (23-10-77 to 21-05-94)	Late sri G.R. Karisiddaradhya (21-08-94 to 30-04-2000)
Sri. P.K.Thipperudrappa (01-05-2000 to 19-08-07)	Sri. N.Basavaiah (20-08-07 to 27-04-14)	Sri P.K.Thipperudrappa (28-04-14 to 07-04-21)

Down the Memory Lane
Sri. Pallagatti C. Adavappa. was the Bagheeratha who brought the river of knowledge into a parched land that would eternally irrigate and help to produce bountiful harvest each year.
Sri. Pallagatti C. Adavappa, strongly resolved to translate his dream into a reality, as he knew propagation of education would improve the living standards of the local people in particular and the progress of the entire town in general.

Besides contributing 1.5 lakh rupees to accomplish the mission, Pallagatti C. Adavappa motivated the people to join hands with him in the year 1961. People willingly came forward to donate their lands for the institution. The entire community supported the cause.

J R Mahalingaiah, the founder Principal, was instrumental in tapping financial resources from the business men and farmers for all the developmental activities of the college.

The college was named “Kalpataru”, as suggested by Rashtra Kavi Dr. K V Puttappa, a recipient of Jnana Peetha award. Kalpataru Vidya Samsthe, was registered on the 30th day of December 1961 as an educational Society. However, the college became functional in the academic year 1962-63. Having no building of their own to run the institution, classes were conducted in the newly constructed Government Girls’ High school with a modest strength of 270 students, on 12th November 1962. Since then there has been no turning back.

Besides the infrastructural development, JR Mahalingaiah appointed resourceful lecturers who were dedicated and sincere. He was also successful in bringing an American professor, Prof Selden Menefee, for ten months, as a visiting professor under the faculty exchange programme. The following year, he managed to bring Prof. Clyde Putnam and Mrs. Esther Putnam to teach mathematics.

The untimely death of Prof. J R Mahalingaiah in the year 1967 and in quick succession, the demise of Pallagatti Adavappa in the year 1969 hampered the progress of the college for a while. However, JRM was ably succeeded by Prof. T D Subbanna who brought things back to normalcy.

Within a short span of six months, the college had its first building ever, on its own sprawling land of 36 acres. Though the college was raw, and inadequate in several aspects, it managed to get a tenth rank in PUC, in the very first year and drew the attention of the academia. Thus it grew from strength to strength with the benchmark of quality education.

Present steering committee. ( From 08-04-2021)
‘The Kalpataru Vidya Samsthe’ has been fortunate to have very selfless and dedicated Management from the beginning. The following management members continue the rich and philanthropic tradition of able administrators:

PRESIDENT Shri. PK THIPPERUDRAPPA
VICE-PRESIDENTS
Shri TS Basavaraju	Shri BS Nataraj
Shri BS Umesh	Shri GP Deepak
SECRETARIES
Shri TU Jagadeeshmurthy	Shri GS Umashankar
Shri MR Sangamesh	Shri HG Sudhakar
TREASURER Shri TS Shivaprasad

Topography :
Kalpataru Vidya Samsthe is located in Tiptur, a small town in the District of Tumkur, in Karnataka. It is 147 Kms away from Bangalore towards Shivamogga, (on NH 206) connected by Rail and Road transport. Tiptur is a semi-urban Taluk head quarter which is a typical provincial region that requires a lot of development.

Tiptur is at 13°16′N 76°29′E / 13.26°N 76.48°E. It has an average elevation of 861 metres Mean Sea Level (2828 feet), and enjoys a pleasant climate around the year.

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