- Swami Shambhavananda
Swami Shambhavananda (1894-1972) was an Indian
Hindu monk who pioneered beekeeping inKodagu and secondary education inMysore .Born in Halugunda village of
Kodagu as Chengappa, Shambhavananda joined the Ramakrishna Order at itsBangalore centre in 1917. He was an initiated disciple of Swami Brahmananda and ordained intosannyas in 1924. [cite book|last=Muthanna|first=I. M.|title=The Coorg Memoirs (the Story of the Kodavas)|publisher=Usha Press|date=1971 p. 211.]Shambhavananda was the first president of the Ramakrishna Saradashrama [ [http://www.belurmath.org/centres/pnm.htm Activities of Ramakrishna Saradashrama, Ponnampet] ] in
Ponnampet ,Kodagu . In 1941 he became president of Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysore, [ [http://www.srkmys.org/homepage.html Welcome to Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysore ] ] holding that position until he died. He was also a trustee of theRamakrishna Math and a member of the governing body of theRamakrishna Mission .In
Mysore Shambhavananda founded Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, a renowned residential school for boys. He also established theVedanta College or the Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE ). His reputation was that of an efficient administrator, a strict disciplinarian, an enthusiastic colleague, and a visionaryeducator .Fact|date=August 2008In
Kodagu Shambhavananda is renowned for his effort to eradicatemalaria . Singing "solle paata" ("song of the mosquito") inKodava Takk in the 1930s and 1940s, he walked from village to village to educate illiterate citizens about the cause and eradication of malaria.Fact|date=August 2008Shambhavananda pioneered modern beekeeping in
Kodagu in 1928. Beekeeping was eminently suitable toKodagu and would contribute to the economic strength of the local people. Aided by theKarnataka government, Shambhavananda's effort resulted inKodagu making rapid progress in modern beekeeping from 1931 to 1941. India's first beekeepers' co-operative society was formed inVirajpet in 1936.Fact|date=August 2008Notes
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* [http://www.srkvs.org Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala]
* [http://mandafamily.com/indhonindrecentpast.htm Indian Honey Industry ]
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