Karnataka Rajyotsava

Karnataka Rajyotsava (ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯೋತ್ಸವ; Karnataka Formation Day) is celebrated on 1 November of every year. On 1 November 1956, Mysore state, comprising most of the area of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore, was merged with the Kannada-speaking areas of the Bombay and Madras presidencies, as also of the principality of Hyderabad, to create a unified Kannada-speaking sub national entity. North Karnataka, Malnad (Canara) and old Mysore were thus the three regions of the newly formed Mysore state.

The newly unified state initially retained the name "Mysore", which was that of the erstwhile princely state which formed the core of the new entity. But the people of North Karnataka did not favour the retention of the name Mysore, as it was closely associated with the erstwhile principality and the southern areas of the new state. In deference to this logic, the name of the state was changed to "Karnataka" on 1 November 1973.

Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the south. The state covers an area of 191,976 square kilometres (74,122 sq mi), or 5.83 percent of the total geographical area of India. It is the seventh largest Indian state by area. With 61,130,704 inhabitants at the 2011 census, Karnataka is the eighth largest state by population, comprising 30 districts. Kannada, one of the classical languages of India, is the most widely spoken and official language of the state alongside Konkani, Marathi, Tulu, Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, Kodava and Beary (Byari). Karnataka also has the only 3 naturally Sanskrit-speaking districts in India.

Though several etymologies have been suggested for the name Karnataka, the generally accepted one is that Karnataka is derived from the Kannada words karu and nādu, meaning "elevated land". Karu nadu may also be read as karu, meaning "black", and nadu, meaning "region", as a reference to the black cotton soil found in the Bayalu Seeme region of the state. The British used the word Carnatic, sometimes Karnatak, to describe both sides of peninsular India, south of the Krishna.

Ref: Wikipedia.

On this special day, I wish all the Kannadigas


Let us enjoy some of those special songs that fills our hearts with pride on this special day.





The above songs were penned by Kuvempu.
(Kuppali Venkatappa Puttappa (29 December 1904 – 11 November 1994), popularly known by his pen nameKuvempu, was an Indian novelist, poet, playwright, critic and thinker. He is widely regarded as the greatest Kannada poet of the 20th century. He is the first among Kannada writers to be by decorated with the Jnanpith Award.)



Film: Gandhada Gudi A song by P B Srinivas



Lyrics Penned by K S Nissar Ahmed. Music composed by Mysore Anantaswamy & Sung in voice of Ravi Moorur, Vinay Kumar, Uday Ankola ,Supriya Acharya, Mangala Ravi.


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Dear Shravs,

Surprisingly, even now this day makes us emotional and nostalgic. The songs on the glory of Karnataka bring in a flood of warm memories.

 

@Srama, those were the days when we experienced the real pride and happiness! Even now, a view of Vidhana Souda surprisingly makes me so happy!

Raj Kumar was such a fantastic singer too. Raj Kumar, P B Srinivas and S Janaki are synonymous with Kannada identity!

 

Thank you, putta. Your enthusiastic presence here makes the day special. Thanks for posting the link of this beautiful patriotic song.

 

Thank you so much, dear Ammu. Happy Rajyotsava to you too.