R. B. Naik

Who was R. B. Naik?

Ramakrishna Beeranna Naik was the Chairman of the Karnataka Legislative Council Vidhan Parishad of the Government of Karnataka, Bangalore. The Chairman position is almost similar to the position Speaker of the United States House of Representatives.

R. B. Naik was born in Hiregutti village and completed his B.A. from the Wilson College, Mumbai and then his L.L.B. from the Government Law College, Mumbai. He was a lawyer by profession, a social worker and a politician by necessity. Naik was an active member of the Congress Party. As a Member of the Legislative Assembly, he was in Y B Chavan's government of the Bombay State. Naik died on job in 1970 and was laid to rest with State honors; the funeral services for Naik were held in Gokarna one of the holy cities of Hindus.