Kannada Rajyotsava, which falls on November 1 yearly, is the day that the state was shaped and is therefore additionally referred to as the the Karnataka Formation Day. A state vacation is well known by making a gift of the Rajyotsava awards yearly, hoisting the Karnataka flag, and plenty of different cultural occasions are held.
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On this historic day, here’s a lookback on the historical past:
1. Karnataka first received its title in 1973 when the folks of current North Karnataka opposed the title Mysore because it represented the princely area and different southern elements of the state. Devaraj Arasu was the chief minister when the state was named Karnataka.
2. Mysore was the primary area in current Karnataka to be shaped on the premise of language spoken after India turned a republic in 1956. The ‘Mysore state’ included North Karnataka, Malnad (Canara), and outdated Mysore.
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3. The area, which included areas dominated by kings, was merged with some areas of Bombay and Madras presidencies with vital Kannada-speaking populations in 1956. This additionally included the principality of Hyderabad.
4. A number of influential figures performed a significant position within the formation of the state. Aluru Venkata Rao, a historian, author and journalist, was one of many key individuals within the Karnataka Ekikarana motion.
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5. Different litterateurs like Okay. Shivaram Karanth, Kuvempu, Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, A. N. Krishna Rao and B. M. Srikantaiah have been a few of folks to talk of unifying the state.