Karnataka Rakshana Vedike


The Karnataka Rakshana Vedike, popularly known as, KaRaVe and abbreviated as the KRV (English: Karnataka Protection Forum) is a Pro-Kannada organization located in the state of Karnataka, India. The organization claims to have more than 6 million (as of 2012) members enrolled from around the world spanning to about 12,000 branches across Karnataka in all 30 districts as well as international branches in the US, UK, UAE, Singapore, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.

Karnataka Rakshana Vedike
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಕ್ಷಣಾ ವೇದಿಕೆ
AbbreviationKRV
Formation1999 (1999)
Founded atKarnataka
TypeOrganization
Legal statusActive
Purpose
  • Protests for Kannada Language and Karnataka State
HeadquartersBommanahalli, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Region served
Karnataka
Membership (2012)
60,00,000 (6 million)
Official language
Kannada
President (Shetty Faction)
Praveen Kumar Shetty
President (Gowda Faction)
T A Narayan Gowda
Websitewww.karnatakarakshanavedike.org
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