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Nagappa Shetty is a freedom fighter, great philanthropist, Gandhian philosopher and founder of National Education Society. He is born on the year 22nd April 1913 at sakarayapatna in chikmagalore district of Karnataka. Later he moved to Shimoga participated in many freedom movements with his followers. He is a great follower of Gandhi and actively participated swadeshi movement, non-cooperation movement quite india movement and he sent for jail for his active participation.

In 1946, Mahatma Gandhiji given statement that India should sustained in education unless its growth not possible. So Nagappa Shetty inspired by his statement and established the National Education Society, Earlier it started with National High School, Now its enriched with 41 all disciplines like Elementary education to Bachelor Degree, Engineering and Post Graduations etc.