Athani Town

Athani (Kannada: ಅಥಣಿ) is a town in Belagavi district of Karnataka, India. It is 150 km away from Belagavi city and 75 km from Bijapur. The main profession here is Agriculture. The river Krishna flows through Athani Taluk. Athani is connected to various places like Bijapur, Miraj, Chikkodi, Ugar, and Jamkhandi. The nearest railway station is Ugar railway station which is 35 km from the town. Belgaum Airport is the nearest airport. Athani has typical North Karnataka culture. Janapada (folk) songs and dances are found in villages surrounding Athani.
Athani has produced many well known Kannada poets and writers. Its contribution to Kannada literature is a lot. Athani is a power centre in terms of literature, science, politics and many other fields. Athani has produced many persons who have made their mark nationally as well as globally to name a few Shri B D Jatti(former vice president and president) Shri Sudheendra Kulkarni(media advisor for L K Advani) Dr Sampat Shivanagi( member of senate and a close friend of George Bush) Dr R H Kulkarni( father of Sudha Murty) Shri R P Kulkarni( Writer and famous philosopher),