Kuvempu University

Kuvempu University, institution of higher education in western Karnataka state, southern India. The university, established in 1987, is named for the Kannada-language writer K.V. Puttappa, popularly known as Kuvempu. Its main campus is situated in a rural setting about 17 miles (28 km) south of Shimoga (Shivamogga). There is a postgraduate centre in the town of Kadur southeast of the main campus, two constituent colleges are in Shimoga, and several dozen colleges and research institutions...