| D. S. Nadkarni | |
| Birth Date: | 1910 |
| Birth Place: | Bankikodla |
| Death Date: | 2000 |
| Death Place: | Ankola |
| Occupation: | Member of Legislative Assembly, Karnataka |
| Nationality: | Indian |
Dayanand Sarveshwar Nadkarni (1910–2000) was an activist, a freedom fighter, and a Member of the legislative assembly to the Karnataka State, Bangalore during 1967-1971 (from Ankola Constituency as a Praja Socialist Party candidate),[1] when Veerendra Patil was the Chief Minister of the Karnataka state. Nadkarni was also the founder member of The Kanara Welfare Trust.[2]
D. S. Nadkarni was originally from Bankikodla village. Around 1955, Nadkarni migrated to Ankola to work with Dinakara Desai; Nadkarni was right hand-man of Dinakara Desai. Nadkarni was a member of the Rural Education Society of the Chitrapur Saraswats who founded the A. H. School.[3]