His Holiness Late Srimanmaharaj Niranjan Jagadguru Dr. Gangadhara Rajayogeendra Mahaswamiji, Hubli was born at Sasivala in Hassan District in 1927. After his consecration as the Swamiji of Moorusavirmath, he evinced keen interest in the field of education, medical relief, social and cultural activities, bringing social awareness among the people and helping the poor and the needy.
The Women's College at Hubli stands as a monument for his passion of educating the girl child. The hospital at Ghataprabha is an epitome of his love for the suffering and the downtrodden. As a result of his unique vision he established the Business Administration College for Women and Women's ITI. His thirst for literature is evident from Shri Jagadguru Gangadhar Dharma Pracharak Mandal. Our Late Swamiji was popularly known by his pen name 'MOOJAGAM'. His Vachanas "Poorngnyana Vachanagalu" numbered more than 5000 contained the quintessence of his life and experience. In recognition of his outstanding achievements in various fields, the Karnatak University, Dharwad has conferred on him the honorary degree of 'Doctor' in 1994.

His Holiness had visited 14 countries and attended world congress of religions thrice held in Kyuto (Japan) and Brussels (Germany). He undertook frequent 'Padayatras' in order to create communal harmony among Hindus and Muslims in Hubli, which is one of the sensitive areas of communal riots in Karnataka. His Holiness dedicated his life to serve mankind. He believed in not just to enable a man to read a newspaper or deliver a lecture, but he wished an all round development of man resulting in sincerity, discipline, self-confidence etc. Such was the vision of the late senior Pontiff and hence he established the Sri Jagadguru Moorusavirmath Vidyavardhak Sangha at Hubli in 1966 and the Sangha is currently managing successfully as many as 44 educational, social, religious and literary institutions.