Type Public Affiliations UGC | Chancellor Governor of Karnataka Website Official Website | |
Vice-Chancellor Prof. Ambalike Hiriyanna Location Shiggaon, Karnataka, India Similar Kannada University, Davangere University, University of Horticultu, Karnataka State Women's, Tumkur University | ||
Karnataka Folklore University, Gotagodi, Shiggaon is a public university exclusively dedicated to the study and research of folklore. It was established in 2011 at Shiggaon district by the Government of Karnataka. Its first vice chancellor is Prof. Ambalike Hiriyanna.
First folklore university
The university is claimed to be world's first university for folklore and India's first folklore university. It was inaugurated on 16 June 2012 by the Chief Minister of Karnataka Sri B S Yediyurappa. The university is in Gotagodi, Shiggaon, Karnataka, India. It offers degrees in MA, MSc in folklore, communication, ancient science, MBA in rural business and management, MPhil and PhD.
References
Karnataka Folklore University, Haveri Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA