Gore Subraya Bhat (15/01/1911 – 02/09/1978) was born in Durga village, South Canara district, Karnataka. When he was 12 years old, he joined the Sanskrit Pathashala in Shringeri and studied there for 12 years. Recognizing his talent, the then pontiff of Sringeri Matha, Shri Chandrashekhara Bharati took special interest in him and sent him to study in the Madras Sanskrit College to specialize in “Advaitha Vedantha”. Established in 1906, Madras Sanskrit College was a major learning centre at that time, with luminaries like Shri M K Gandhi, Shri Rabindranath Tagore visiting and appreciating this Institute. After studying there for 4 years, Shri Gore Subraya Bhat graduated with Vedanta Visharada degree, securing two gold medals for outstanding performance. He was immediately invited for a faculty position in the Maharaja Sanskrit College in Mysore, by Vidvan Chandrashekhar Shastri Patankar the principal of the college. However, driven by Gandhian philosophy, Shri Gore Subraya Bhat decided to return to his village and serve the disadvantaged community. He literally went door-to-door in surrounding villages to convince parents to educate their children. He taught them all alone providing a holistic education in Sanskrit, Indian philosophy and other subjects, without taking any remuneration. Since he had a very progressive outlook and appreciated the importance of modern science education, he also encouraged the parents to send their children to acquire modern education. He struggled balancing different responsibilities – managing agriculture for livelihood, managing a large family – without compromising on his ideal “the community education”. He chose the idealistic path with great sacrifice, renouncing the path which would have put him in the limelight with a lot of recognitions. His inconspicuous life with noble purpose, despite being one of the great scholars of his era, has touched many lives through generations to follow, reminding the importance of giving back to the society for a bigger cause.