Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga

Bantwal Vaikunta Baliga (1895 - 1968) was a lawyer who played an active role in Indian governance and politics. He was actively involved in India’s struggle for freedom and worked closely with Mahatma Gandhi. He was elected as MLA and subsequently became Law Minister and Speaker of Mysore State Assembly. He died while he was the Speaker of Mysore State assembly. His term as Speaker spanned from March 1962 to June 1968. As the Speaker he was known to be very strict in conducting the House proceedings.

The Udupi law college established by T.M.A Pai foundation was renamed after him as the Vaikunta Baliga College of Law.

Vaikunta Baliga College of Law was established in the year 1957 and is named after Late Sri.B.Vaikunta Vaikunta Baliga, a legal luminary and then minister of Law, Government of Mysore. [http://www.vbclaw.com/] The college is one among the 42 reputed educational institutions belonging to the Dr.T.M.A.Pai Foundation, Manipal. It was founded by late Dr.T.M.A.Pai, who is remembered even today as a pioneer in the field of Education, Banking and Industry.

The College provides comprehensive and enlightened training, and prepares its graduates for law practice, for public service at the Local, State, Federal and International levels, and for legal scholarships. The excellent coaching and the disciplined atmosphere of the college have been attracting a large number of students from different parts of Karnataka and the neighbouring States of Kerala, Tamilnadu and Andhra Pradesh.