is a village in the Shikaripura taluk. The Talagunda inscription on a stone pillar is in Prakrit language. The author of the inscription was Kubja, court poet of Shantivarman. Notable people U. R. Ananthamurthy, a Jnanapeeta Awardee Sarekoppa Bangarappa, an Indian politician who was the 12th Chief Minister of Karnataka from 1990 to 1992 Dattatreya Hosabale, Indian social worker Diganth, Kannada actor Justice M. Rama Jois, a former Chief Justice of the Punjab and Haryana High Court, a former member of Rajya Sabha, a former Governor of Jharkhand and Bihar states and a senior advocate in the Supreme Court of India M. K. Indira, writer and poet Kaviraj (lyricist), poet, lyricist and director in Kannada film industry Kuvempu, a Jnanpeeta Awardee P. Lankesh, poet, journalist Akka Mahadevi, poet, social reformer Kadidal Manjappa, a veteran freedom fighter and a former Chief minister of Karnataka Anupama Niranjana, noted writer J. H. Patel, former chief minister Allama Prabhu, social reformer S. Rudregowda, industrialist and Member of Legislative Council Khadi Shankarappa, a veteran freedom fighter. G. S. Shivarudrappa, poet, one of the three Rashtrakavis in Kannada K. V. Subbanna, artist and writer Shimoga Subbanna, a playback singer Sudeep, actor and director of Kannada cinema Poornachandra Tejaswi, writer Gundappa Viswanath, a former cricketer B. S. Yeddyurappa, politician and Chief Minister of Karnataka Notes External links Shimoga 2011 census report Shimoga Zilla Panchayat Shimoga district official website Map of Shimoga District Districts of Karnataka