T. Madiah Gowda

Madiah Gowda pursued his earlier education in the Government School at Channapatna and later graduated in arts from the Central College, Bengaluru. He was then awarded LLB from ILS Law College, Pune,[2] where a later chief minister of Karnataka, S Nijalingapa, was a contemporary.

Gowda participated in the Indian National Congress in Ramanagara prior to independence of India. After independence, he was elected as a member of the First Lok Sabha from the Bangalore South constituency in 1952.[3] He was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Karnataka from Ramanagara constituency in 1962.

Gowda also served in Mysore Representative Assembly, Mysore Legislative Council, Mysore Constituent Assembly and Mysore Legislative Assembly. He enabled the building of many schools, colleges and hospitals across his constituency and also took part in development of various agricultural, irrigation and industrial projects.

T. Madiah Gowda with Sarvapalli Radhakrishnan Second president of India.

T. Madiah Gowda with Sir M. Visvesvaraya

Gowda became advocate after completion of his law degree. He became a member of the Mysore University Council, University senate, Secondary education board, School board of adult education council, Rural development committees, Co-operative societies and participated in many seminars on agricultural and experimental union, Sir M Visvesvaraya Rural Industrialising Scheme activities and cottage industries programs. He was a member of the Ramanagara Municipal Council, Bangalore District Board and Bangalore Local Education Board.

He was the president of Mysore State Adult Education Council from 1947 and later he became vice-president of the Indian Adult Education Association.[4] He was a District Scouts commissioner and later became chairman of Bangalore Rural district. He was also a member of Bangalore district rural development committee.[5][2]