B. V. Baliga was a Konkani activist and a writer as well as a poet. He was the founder editor of the Konkani Magazine 'Panchkadayi' (started in 1967). He served as the president of Karnataka Konkani Sahithya Academy. He was honoured with the title 'Konkani Kalo' at the First World Konkani Convention held in Mangalore.^[1]