Kakkilayas are a respected and reputed family from Bevinje, a village near Chengala, 8 kms. from Kasaragod.
Kakkilayas of Bevinje have been and are known for their public activities, philanthropic and charitable disposition and social and political work.
Their ancestral house at Bevinje, even after 150 years of construction, continues to be a centre of religious and social functions. Kakkilayas, wherever or whatever they happen to be, are proud of their Bevinje.

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ತೊಂಭತ್ತರ ಹರೆಯದ ಶ್ರೀ ಬಿ.ವಿ. ಕಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲಾಯರಿಗೆ  ಒಂದು ಸರಳವಾದ ಅಭಿನಂದನಾ ಸಮಾರಂಭವನ್ನು ಎಂ.ಎಸ್. ಕೃಷ್ಣನ್ ಸ್ಮರಣ ಸಂಸ್ಥೆಯ ಆಶ್ರಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 22, ರವಿವಾರದಂದು ಬೆಳಗ್ಗೆ 9.30ಕ್ಕೆ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರಿನ ಸೆಂಟ್ರಲ್ ಕಾಲೇಜಿನ ಸೆನೆಟ್ ಸಭಾಂಗಣದಲ್ಲಿ ಏರ್ಪಡಿಸಲಾಗಿತ್ತು. ‘ನಿರಂತರ’ ಎಂಬ ಅಭಿನಂದನಾ ಗ್ರಂಥವನ್ನು ಈ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಅರ್ಪಿಸಲಾಯಿತು. ಶ್ರೀಯುತರಾದ ಎಂ.ಸಿ. ನರಸಿಂಹನ್, ಬಿ.ಎ. ಮೊಹಿದೀನ್, ಬಿ. ಸುಬ್ಬಯ್ಯ ಶೆಟ್ಟಿ, ಡಾ| ಜಿ. ರಾಮಕೃಷ್ಣ, ಡಾ| ಸಿದ್ಧನಗೌಡ ಪಾಟೀಲ್, ಮತ್ತಿತರ ಗಣ್ಯರು ಭಾಗವಹಿಸಿದ್ದರು. ಶ್ರೀ ಕೋ. ಚೆನ್ನಬಸಪ್ಪನವರು ಅಧ್ಯಕ್ಷತೆ ವಹಿಸಿದ್ದರು.

Nonagenarian Sri B.V. Kakkilaya was felicitated in a simple function organised by the M.S. Krishnan Memorial Trust, Bangalore on March 22, 2009 at 9.30am at the Senate Hall, Central College, Bangalore. A felicitation volume, titled Nirantara, was presented to him on the occasion. Sri M.C. Narasimhan, BA Moidin, Subbayya Shetty, Dr. G. Ramakrishna, Dr. Siddanagowda Patil and others were present. The programme was presided by Sri Ko. Chennabasappa.

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• Imperialism has changed its colours: Kakkilaya :: The Hindu, Mar 23, 2009

• 'Communal forces need not preach Hinduism' :: Deccan Herald, Mar 23, 2009

• ಕಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲಾಯಗೆ 90ರ ಅಭಿನಂದನೆ :: ಕನ್ನಡಪ್ರಭ, ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 23, 2009

• ಕೋಮುವಾದಿಗಳಿಂದ ಹಿಂದೂ ಪಾಠ ಬೇಕಿಲ್ಲ :: ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ, ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 23, 2009

• Kudos to Kakkilaya :: The Hindu, Mar 20, 2009

• ಅನನ್ಯ ಬರಹಗಾರ ಕಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲಾಯ :: ಪ್ರಜಾವಾಣಿ, ಮಾರ್ಚ್ 22, 2009

See Dr. B.S. Kakkilaya's Blogs: Musings from Mangaluru | Malaria | ಸಂಪದ | ಆರೋಗ್ಯ ಸಂಪದ

Sri B.V. Kakkilaya and Karnataka Samithi Honoured With Suvarna Karnataka Ekikarana Award

Sri B.V. Kakkilaya

Sri B.V. Kakkilaya was honoured with Suvarna Karnataka Ekikarana Award on November 1, 2006 at Bangalore on the occasion of the inauguration of the Golden Jubilee Celebrations of the formation of unified Karnataka State.

Sri B.V. Kakkilaya was actively involved in the struggle for unification of Kannada speaking areas and he was the General Secretary of the Akhanda Karnataka Rajya Nirmana Parishat (AKRNP). He was a member of Rajya Sabha during that period and voiced the demands for the formation of Karnataka both inside and outside the parliament.

His elder brother, Late Sri Sridhara Kakkilaya was also actively involved in the struggle for the formation of Karnataka state and he was the vice president of the AKRNP. He continued his fight for unification of Kasaragod with Karnataka till he breathed his last. Karnataka Samithi (KS) of Kasaragod was also honored with the award, and Sri B.V. Kakkilaya, Sridhara Kakkilaya's son, who is the President of KS now, received the award.

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