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|Shivakumara Swami |
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|caption = Shivakumara Swami (right) with Indian president Abdul Kalam, 2007. |
|caption = Shivakumara Swami (right) with Indian president Abdul Kalam, 2007. |
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|birthyr = 1907? |
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|birthplace = Veerapura, Karnataka, India |
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}}'''Sri Sri Sri Sivakumara Swamigalu''' (1 April 1907? – 21 January 2019), known as '''Shivakumara Swami''', was an Indian humanitarian, Hindu religious figure, and supercentenarian claimant who was the head of Sree Siddanga Mutt and the founder of Sri Siddanga Education Society. |
}}'''Sri Sri Sri Sivakumara Swamigalu''' (1 April 1907? – 21 January 2019), known as '''Shivakumara Swami''', was an Indian humanitarian, Hindu religious figure, and supercentenarian claimant who was the head of Sree Siddanga Mutt and the founder of Sri Siddanga Education Society. |
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Swami celebrated his claimed 110th birthday on 1 April 2017. He continued to do humanitarian work at the alleged age of 111. |
Swami celebrated his claimed 110th birthday on 1 April 2017. He continued to do humanitarian work at the alleged age of 111. |
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==References== |
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*PM greets Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt on his 110th Birthday". ''Uniindia.com''. Retrieved 31 January 2018. |
*PM greets Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt on his 110th Birthday". ''Uniindia.com''. Retrieved 31 January 2018. |
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Revision as of 05:34, 21 November 2021
| Shivakumara Swami | |
 Shivakumara Swami (right) with Indian president Abdul Kalam, 2007. | |
| Birth: | 1 April 1907? Veerapura, Karnataka, India |
| Death: | 21 January 2019 Tumkur, India |
| Age: | 111 years, 295 days? |
| Country: |  IND
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Sri Sri Sri Sivakumara Swamigalu (1 April 1907? – 21 January 2019), known as Shivakumara Swami, was an Indian humanitarian, Hindu religious figure, and supercentenarian claimant who was the head of Sree Siddanga Mutt and the founder of Sri Siddanga Education Society.
Biography
Swami was born in Verrapura, Karnataka, India, allegedly in 1907. He was initiated into vitakrasham in 1930. He studied English in College and is a proficient in Kannada.
In 2007, the government awarded Swami the prestigious award, the highest civilian award of the state. In 2015, the government awarded him with the Padma Bhushan, the third-highest civilian award in the Republic of India.
Swami celebrated his claimed 110th birthday on 1 April 2017. He continued to do humanitarian work at the alleged age of 111.
Swami died on 21 January 2019 at the claimed age of 111 years, 295 days.
References
- Seer of Siddaganga Mutt turns 110 today The Hindu, 1 April 2017
- PM greets Shivakumara Swami of Siddaganga Mutt on his 110th Birthday". Uniindia.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.