Bendre Bhavan

About this place

Bendre Bhavana is the memorial built in memory of great Kannada poet and Jnaana Peetha award winner Dr. Dattatreya Ramachandra Bendre. It is located in Sadhanakeri at a distance of 5 kms away from Dharwad. Exhibits in Bendre Bhavana include rare photographs from the poet's life; portrait paintings; quotes and extracts from his poems etc. Dr. Bendre's home Shree Matha is located adjacent to the Bendre Bhavan which is also a place of memory of the great poet. Here one can find various things used him like dresses he used to wear; mementos received by him from various organizations and the Jnaana Peetha Award certificate along with the memento and so on.