Vaman Srinivas Kudva
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V. S. Kudva
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| Born |
Mulky Vaman Kudva 9 June 1899 Mulki, India |
| Died | 30 June 1967 (aged 68) Mangalore |
| Cause of death | Cardiac arrest |
| Resting place | Mangalore |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Occupation | Industrialist |
| Home town | Mangalore |
| Spouse(s) | Shantha Kudva |
| Children | 5 sons, 1 daughter |
| Website | V. S. Kudva |
Vaman Srinivas Kudva (Kannada: ವಾಮಂ ಶ್ರೀನಿವಾಸ್ ಕುಡ್ವ) (9 June 1899 – 30 June 1967), popularly called V. S. Kudva, was the founder director of Syndicate Bank.
In 1899, Kudva was born in a conservative, and traditional Goud Saraswat Brahmin (GSB) family (the family was known as the Mulki Kudvas) at Mulki, Karnataka. His father Srinivas Ramachandra Kudva owned a small hand loom unit and used to cycle to work, when cars were unknown in Mulki. Brought up in simple surroundings, Kudva had his primary school education at Mulki and high school education at Udupi. He took active part in school debates and was a good writer both in English and Kannada.
His father shifted to Udupi in 1908 and started a hardware shop, where Kudva spent his spare time. In 1918 he passed the Intermediate exam from the Government College, Mangalore and went to Bombay and joined the Mechanical Engineering Course at the Victoria Jubilee Technical Institute, Bombay (VJTI). After 3 years as a top ranking student, he gave up his studies in response to Mahatma Gandhi's non-cooperation movement and returned to Udupi. He worked as a volunteer teacher in a national school started by the Congress Party under Gandhiji's call to replace English aided schools.
From 1922 to 1926 he started an engineering workshop, and in 1926 he went to Mangalore in response to the call of V. S. Kamath, the then Managing Director of The Canara Public Conveyance Co. Ltd. (CPC Co Ltd), and joined it as its Works Manager. In 1928 he married Kamath's daughter. In 1932 he became its General Manager on the death of Kamath. In 1938 he was elected Managing Director of the Company and continued in that position till 1966. During his regime The CPC Co Ltd progressed and prospered and earned a great name in the country.
Kudva had realised that to provide employment and in keeping with the enterprising spirit of the people more and more industries must be set up. He put his conviction into practice by founding The Canara Sales Corporation Ltd. in 1938 and The Canara Motor & General Insurance Co. Ltd. in 1941.
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