Ananadasharm High School one of the oldest high schools in Uttar Kannada, was a private school located in Bankikodla-Hanehalli. Anandasharm High School is providing education from eighth standard through tenth standard (S. S. L. C). The medium of instruction is Kannada. The Rural Education Society (RES) started the high school funded by Mangesh N. Kulakrni, Ananth Ramachandra Kagal family, and D. M. Nadkarni the Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins and the others from Bankikodla-Hanehalli. Kulkarni was a printing press owner in Mumbai whereas Kagal was Chief Inspector of Factories, Bombay. Anandasharm is the name of ninth Guru of Chitrapur Saraswats CSBs (they are called 'Bhanaps' in Mumbai). Ramakanth V. Pandit from Aghanashini was the first headmaster of the high school from 1941 to 1966. He was a B. A (mathematics), B.T., M.Ed. The high school is now supported by the Karnataka Secondary Education Board, Bangalore. In the early years of the high school, high school accommodated students from 5th grade to 11th grade S.S.C and some subjects were taught in English.

History

The history of this high school goes back to its middle school the vernacular school of 1884. The leaders of Chitrapur Saraswat Brahmins during the British rule in India took the task of spreading education. Ananth Shanthappayya Nadkarni a.k.a. Budavant master from Bankikodla started the school in 1884. Datt master (D. A. Nadkarni a nephew of headmaster Ananth S. Nadkarni) was the headmaster of this middle school from 1911 to 1941. Perhaps, the vernacular middle school of 1884 is considered as one of the oldest vernacular schools in the nation. Later the middle school was upgraded to Anandasharm High School in 1941. In the early days, classes were held in Bakanatheshwar temple and in Dinu Master's (D. M. Nadkarni) house.

Former Headmasters of the Anandasharm High School

Notable former teachers of the High School

Notable alumni

Former Headmasters of the Middle School

Notable alumni of the Middle School