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Patel Choudareddy (fl. late 19th — early 20th century) was a hereditary village headman (Patel), landholder and community leader from the Chintamani area of the erstwhile Kolar district (now in Chikkaballapur district), Karnataka, India.
He is remembered locally for his role in dispute resolution, hospitality and early civic-works initiatives that laid groundwork for later municipal developments in Chintamani.
Early life and background
[edit]Patel Choudareddy was born into a prominent agrarian family in the Chintamani region and inherited the traditional office of Patel, a hereditary local administrative position under pre-independence governance. He acquired a reputation for impartial justice and was widely regarded by residents as a paternal figure.
Civic works and development initiatives
[edit]Contemporary and later accounts credit Patel Chowdareddy with initiating several early infrastructure works in and around Chintamani:
• In 1904 he is credited with initiating construction of a feeder canal (irrigation channel) near Seetharampura / Irgampalli to improve local irrigation.
• He arranged for drinking water supply to Chintamani by channeling water from the Karanji (Karanji/Karanji Lake) and establishing a filtration bed—an early municipal drinking water effort in the locality.
•In the Mysore Legislative records and local gazette references of the time, proposals for rail connectivity involving Chintamani (notably an 1904 question/representation regarding a route connecting Chikkaballapur to Madanapalle) are associated with local leaders of that era; Patel Choudareddy’s advocacy is recorded in local histories.
His hospitality and patronage of visiting guests were also noted in local histories; he is described as having constructed facilities to host visitors and dignitaries.
Legacy
[edit]Patel Choudareddy’s civic engagement and public reputation influenced subsequent generations: his son M. C. Anjaneya Reddy and grandson Sri Choudareddy continued active public service and larger institutional development in Chintamani. Local histories credit the family with initiating many of the town’s earliest civic improvements.
References
[edit]IRFCA / Indian railway historical timeline — Kolar District Railway / Bowringpet–Kolar–Chintamani narrow-gauge extension (1916). (irfca.org)