"Tunga Mahavidyalaya"@en . . . . "Tunga Mahavidyalaya (Kannada: \u0CA4\u0CC1\u0C82\u0C97\u0CBE \u0CAE\u0CB9\u0CBE\u0CB5\u0CBF\u0CA6\u0CCD\u0CAF\u0CBE\u0CB2\u0CAF ) is located at the foothills of Anandagiri in Thirthahalli Town. Tunga Mahavidyalaya \"is the offspring of\" Tunga Vidyavardhaka Sangha\" - an association of the philanthropists. Thirthahalli Taluk is the birthplace of great writers, artists, Jurists and political leaders. It has given birth to two Jnanapeetha awardees - Rastrakavi Kuvempu and U. R. Ananthamurthy, besides a host of other eminent writers like H.M. Nayak, Sri. S.V."@en . . . . .