Saint Philomena College, Puttur

Saint Philomena College was established by Monsignor Antony Patrao in 1958. ==Notable alumni==

• Sadananda Gowda — former Chief Minister of Karnataka and former Union Minister for Ministry of Law and Justice; Ministry of Railways; Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation; Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers. • A. S. Bopanna — former judge of Supreme Court of India. • Shobha Karandlaje — Minister of State for Ministry of Labour and Employment, Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises and Member of Parliament representing Bangalore North. • B. A. Viveka Rai — senior Kannada researcher, critic, translator, folklorist. ==References==