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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B.V. Kakkilaya at Ninety: A Dialogue With The New Generation

The 3 day programme organised on the occasion of Sri B.V. Kakkilaya stepping into his nineties was well attended. All the seminars and lectures were thought provoking and elicited lively debates. The programme was successful in inspiring the participants into strengthening mass action to combat the burning issues of our times.

ತೊಂಭತ್ತರ ಹೊಸ್ತಿಲಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿ.ವಿ. ಕಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲಾಯ: ಹೊಸ ಪೀಳಿಗೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಒಂದು ಸಂವಾದ

ಶ್ರೀ ಬಿ.ವಿ. ಕಕ್ಕಿಲ್ಲಾಯರು ತೊಂಭತ್ತನೇ ವರ್ಷಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾಲಿಡುತ್ತಿರುವ ಸಂದರ್ಭದಲ್ಲಿ ಆಯೋಜಿಸಲಾಗಿದ್ದ ಮೂರು ದಿನಗಳ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವು ಸಭಾಂಗಣದ ತುಂಬ ನೆರೆದಿದ್ದ ಉತ್ಸಾಹಿ ಸಭಿಕರೆಲ್ಲರ ಪಾಲ್ಗೊಳ್ಳುವಿಕೆಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಗಿ ನಡೆಯಿತು. ಎಲ್ಲಾ ವಿಚಾರ ಗೋಷ್ಠಿಗಳು ಹಾಗೂ ಭಾಷಣಗಳು ಸಭಿಕರನ್ನು ಚಿಂತನೆಗೆ ಹಚ್ಚಿದ್ದಲ್ಲದೆ ವಿಚಾರಪೂರ್ಣ ಚರ್ಚೆಗಳಿಗೆ ಕಾರಣವಾದವು. ಇಂದಿನ ಜ್ವಲಂತ ಸಮಸ್ಯೆಗಳನ್ನು ಎದುರಿಸಲು ಜನಪರ ಚಳುವಳಿಗಳನ್ನು ಬಲಪಡಿಸುವತ್ತ ನೆರೆದಿದ್ದವರಲ್ಲಿ ಸ್ಫೂರ್ತಿ ತುಂಬುವಲ್ಲಿ ಕಾರ್ಯಕ್ರಮವು ಯಶಸ್ವಿಯಾಯಿತು.

Foundation Stone Laid for Gilivindu: The 125th birthday celebration of Rashtra Kavi Manjeshwar Govind Pai, laying of foundation stone for Gilivindu Project and presentation of Govind Pai National Award was held at Govind Pai Memorial Hall, at Manjeshwar on Sunday March 23. B.V. Kakkillaya, Kasaragod, is the Secretary of the birth anniversary committee.
See Reports in Daiji World | Udayavani | Mangalorean | The Hindu

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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