B. V. Kakkilaya

Bevinje Vishnu Kakkilaya ( - 4 June 2012) was an Indian freedom fighter and leader of Communist Party of India from Karnataka India. He fought for the rights or labourers and workers. He also raised voice for downtrodden and small farmers who were at the mercy of powerful. He was jailed during british rule of India for his struggle against oppression of poor people. Even after independence of India from British on 15 August 1947, He continued his fight for the legitimate rights of poor people in the society. He was fore front in organising Beedi workers to get them benefits as per law and also improvement of their working conditions. He also highlighted plight of Mangalore tile workers, and agricultural labourers working in cardamom, coffee estates and plantations. B.V.Kakkilaya fought for unification of Kannada speaking areas onto Karnataka state. Even though Kasargod which was taluk in erstwhile South Kanara district during british rule, It was left out from Karnataka state and added to Kerala state in 1956 during reorganisation of states in independent India. He worked as general secretary of Akhanda Karnataka Rajya Nirmana Parishat.
As a writer.
Some of his works are