26-02-1897
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02-04-1972
यु.एस. नायक म्हणून ख्यात जालालो उपेंद्र श्रीनिवास नायक भारताचो स्वातंत्र झुजारी, राजकारणी, उद्यमी आनी समाज सुधारक जावन आसल्लो. तो उडुपी जिल्हाचे कटपाडींत पांगाळ नायक म्हळेले जमीनदार कुटुंबांत जल्मलो. बापय श्रीनिवास नायक आनी आवय पद्मावती. पांगाळ नायक घराणे फक्त जमीनदारीक न्हयशी आयुर्वेद औषध तयारी आनी प्रयोगाक प्रसैद्धी पाविलें घराणे. ताणे प्राथमीक शिक्षण कटपाडी आनी हायस्कूल शिक्षण ऊडुपाचे बोर्ड हायस्कूलांत जोडलें. ताणे हनुमान मोटर्स कंपनी, पांगाळ नायक ब्यांक, आयुर्वेद वैद्यकीय कोलेज, सरकारी आस्पत्रे इत्यादी स्थापन करचे मूलक साभार समाजमुखी वावर केलां.
सामाजीक वावर
उपेंद्र नायकान उडुपी रथबीदींत ठोक जिनसी व्यापार आरंभ केलो. 1930 इसवींत हनुमान ट्रान्स्पोर्ट कंपनी आरंभ केलें. 1935 इसवींत उडुपी नगर सभा अस्तित्वाक आयलें आनी उपेंद्र नायकान कौन्सिलर आनी नगरस्भेचो उपाध्यक्ष जावन 12 वरस वावर केलें. 1947-1957 थांय ताणे नगर सभेचो अध्यक्ष जावन वावर केलां. 1942 इसवींत गांधीजीले उल्याक मान दीवन असहकार आंदोलनांत भागी जालो. उप्रांत स्वातंत्र झूजांत सक्रीय जावन वावर केलेल्यान ताका बंदिखाने शिक्षा लाभली. मुखार ताणे श्री गजानन मोटर ट्रान्स्पोर्ट कंपनी आरंभ .केलें आयज ह्या कंपनींत साभार 80 पेक्षा चड बस आसात. स्वातंत्र उप्रांत उपेंद्रान गोवा मुक्ती आंदोलनांत सक्रिय जावन वावर केलें. 1957 इसवींत प्रजा सोशलिस्ट पक्षा थावन मैसूरु विधान सभेक चुनायीत जालो. करावळीचे सर्वतोमुख अभिवृद्धी खातीर ताणे उडुपी आनी शेजारि गांवांत साभार प्राथमीक शाळा आनी प्रौढ शाळा स्थापन केलें. पदवी कोलेजाचे स्थापने खातीर अदमारु मठाचे सहकारान अदमारु एजुकेशन ट्रस्ट आरंभ केलें. मुखार उडुपींत आयुर्वेदीक मेडिकल कोलेज स्थापन करुन ताणे एस.डि.एम. शिक्षण संस्थेक दिलें. तशॆच पूर्णप्रज्ञ पदवी कोलेज, पांगाळ नायक ब्यांक (1952), अज्जरकाडु सरकारी आस्पत्रे (1958), पशु आस्पत्रे (1958), रायभारी साप्ताहीक पत्रिका (1952), हनुमान बीडी कंपनी, श्री कृष्ण रैस एंड सो मिल्स आनी इतर संस्थो बांदून ग्रामीण अभिवृद्धी खातीर वावर केलां. उपेंद्र नायक धार्मिक मनोभावाचो व्यक्ती आसून अंकोलाचे श्री लक्ष्मीनारायण माहामाय देवळाचे अभिवृद्धीक वावर केलां. आनी उडुपी आसपास आशीले साभार देवळाक आर्थीक मदत दिल्या. जाति, मत, भेद नातीलें समाजाचे सर्वतोमुख अभिवृद्धीक ताणे वावर केलां.
Upendra Srinivas Nayak was an Indian Freedom fighter, politician, enterprenuer and social worker from Pangal, a villege near Udupi. Pangala He was born on 26-02-1897 to a landlord Srinivas Nayak and Padmavathy of Pangala Nayak Family. Pangala Nayak family was also famous for Ayurveda pharmacy. He persued his primary education in Katapadi and Board High School, Udupi. He has established Hanuman Motors Company, Pangal Nayak Bank, Ayurveda Medical college, Government Hospital in Udupi.
Career
Upendra Nayak started wholesale grocery shop in car street, Udupi. He established Hanuman Motor Company in 1930. Udupi Muncipal Council came into existence in the year 1935 and Upendra Nayak was elected as councilor and became Vice-president of Muncipal Council and worked for 12 years. Later in the year 1947 he became president of muncipal Council and worked till 1957 for 10 years. In 1942 he joined Non-cooperative movement started by Mahatma Gandhi. He was very active in freedom struggle for which he was imprisoned many times. He has established Shri Gajanana Motor Transport company and today it has more than 80 buses. After Independence, Upendra was active in Goa Liberation movement also. In 1957, he was elected for Mysore Vidhan Sabha from Praja Socialist Party. He worked for alround development of Udupi. He established many primary and high schools in Udupi and nearby villages. He established Adamar Education Trust with the help of Adamar Math to establish degree college and maintain the educational institutions. Further he established Ayurveda Medical College and sold it to S.D.M. Educational Trust. He also established Pangal Nayak Bank (1952) Government Hospital, Ajjarakadu (1958), Veterinary Hospital (1958), Rayabhari Weekly Magazine (1952), Hanuman Beedi company, Sri Krishna Rice and Saw Mill and other institutions for rural development. As a religious person, Upendra Nayak has contributed a lot in the development of Temples in Udupi surroundings including their family diety Laxminarayana Mahamaya Temple, Ankola.
