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Dr. A. N. Krishna Rao (1908-1971)popularly known as Anakru, was one of Karnataka's famous novelist. He was popularly known as Kadambari Sarvabhouma (Emperor of Novels).

Anakru was born in Arakalagudu in Hassan District of Karnataka, India. His father was Narasingaraya and mother Annapurnamma.The period Anakru entered the literary world, was one when there was not Kannada readership, nor sale of books. From such shackles of literary traditionalism, Anakru liberated the Kannada reader. Through his first novel was Jeevana Yatre.Subsequently, he wrote Udayaraaga, Sandhyaaraagaa, Mangalasutra, Natasarvabhouma, Sahithyarathna, Taayiya Karulu, Grihalakshmi, Taayi Makkalu, Aasheervada and Anugraha which won him great popular name Kadambari Sarvabhouma.His literary output exceeded 80,000 pages.Then came the social reform when he wrote Nagna Sathya, Shani Santaana and Sanje Gaththalu, that threw light on the issues of prostitution, the traditionalists and protagonists of religion were shaken and called him a "vulgar writer" for writing on such a subject. "if telling the truth is vulgar, then I am a vulgar writer; if the act of covering with a cloth, a downtrodden, helpless, naked woman on the street is vulgar, then I am a vulgar writer" was Anakru's reply. It is an irony that the very same people who criticized Anakru, wrote on the same subject later.

Anakru’s contributed significantly to the growth of Kannada culture. He inspired an entire generation of Kannadigas and was the pioneer who instilled the Kannada reading habit and a value for Kannada. He also worked towards Integration of Karnataka. Once introducing him to an audience, one of Kannada's other major writer Maasti Venkatesh Iyengar said “I am a Tamil Kannadiga, Sir Mirza Ismail is a Muslim Kannadiga, and Anakru is a pure Kannadiga”. This tribute from a literary like Maasti mirrors of Kannada fervor Anakru was known for.

A. N. Krishna Rao acted as the president of the 43rd Kannada Sahitya Sammelana held in Manipal. Anakru was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Karnataka State award. Mysore University awarded Anakru a honorary doctorate in literature.
Based on Anakru's fiction Sadhyaraga, the Kannada movie Sandhyaraga released in 1966 was a hit movie.

The house, in Visvesvarapuram Bangalore of the first Kannada chaluvaligar, which had been a meeting place for writers during Anakru's lifetime is now being used as a footwear godown. Lot of people had urged the Government to convert this house into a memorial. But from almost 10 years this is still pending. Government said that the ownership of the building had to be ascertained before converting it into a memorial.

Some of his writings are ,

Sahitya and Kamprachodane
Sahitya mattu jeevan
Porake (Harate)
Kaman Billu
Nannannu nanekande
Maduveyo Manehalu
Raj Nartaki
Bannad Bisanike
Rasikagrani
Samra Sundari
Ran Vikram
Anna Tangi
Sandhyaraga

BeeChi, (1913-1980) was a well-known humorist in the Kannada language. His real name was Rayasam Bheemasena Rao. He preferred to write his pen name bilingually as ಬೀchi. He was also known as Karnataka's George Bernard Shaw..

Beechi was born in the year 1913 in Harapanahalli in the Davanagere district of Karnataka state, India. His father was Srinivas Rao and mother was Bharatamma. He discontinued studies after SSLC and joined a Government office as an attender.Having no formal exposure to Kannada or its literature, Beechi was motivated towards Kannada literature after reading A. N. Krishna Rao's novel Sandhyaraga on a long train journey. He considered A. N. Krishna Rao as his guru.

Beechi's writings were humour-based, and his first novel was Dasakoota, published when he was 32.His primary character was timma (ತಿಂಮ) (Used in Kannada to denote a man who is considered silly/crazy). Beechi released a lot of books with timma in the title. Churning out novels at a prolific rate, he wrote around 60 books in his lifetime.



His autobiography, entitled Nanna bhayagraphy, met with some controversy upon its release. References within the book to Omar Khayyam's 'Rubaiyyat' and how the great Kannada poet G. P. Rajaratnam seemed to have been inspired by it greatly sparked much anger in Rajaratnam and Rajaratnam is said to have written his 'Nirbhayagraphy' in protest.

His famous quotes...

ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬ ಗಂಡಸಿಗೂ ಮನೆ ಮತ್ತು ಹೆಂಡತಿ ಇರಲೇ ಬೇಕು...ಸ್ವನ್ಥದಾದಷ್ಟು ಒಳ್ಳೇದು...
Every guy needs a house and a wife - the more they are his own, the better...

ನಮಗೆ ಬೇಕಾದಾಗಲೆಲ್ಲ ದೇವರು ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷವಾಗುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ಧಿಡೀರೆಂದು ದೇವರು ಪ್ರತ್ಯಕ್ಷವಾಗುವುದು ಕೇವಲ ತಮಿಳು ಸಿನಿಮಾ ಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಮಾತ್ರ.
God does not appear before us whenever we want. He appears unexpectedly only in Tamil movies.

ನೀವು ಓದಿ ಇಂಜಿನಿಯರ್ ಆಗಿ, ಡಾಕ್ಟರ್ ಆಗಿ, ಲಾಯರ್ ಆಗಿ ಅಥವ ಯಾವ ಕೆಲ್ಸನು ಸಿಗ್ಲಿಲ್ಲ ಅಂದ್ರೆ, ಟೀಚರ್ ಆಗಿ. ದಯವಿಟ್ಟು ರಾಜಕಾರಣಿ ಮಾತ್ರ ಆಗಬೇಡಿ. ಯಾಕೆಂದರೆ: ಪಾಲಿಟಿಕ್ಸ್ ಇಸ್ ದಿ ಲಾಸ್ಟ್ ರೆಸಾರ್ಟ್ ಆಫ್ ದಿ ವೊರ್ಸ್ಟ್ ಸ್ಕೌಂದ್ರೆಲ್!
You study and become an engineer, doctor or a lawyer or else at least become a teacher; but never become a politician. Because: Politics is the last resort of the worst scoundrel!

ಜೀವನದ ದುರಂತವಿದು, ಎಂದೋ ಬಯಸಿದುದು ಇಂದು ಸಿಗುತ್ತದೆ, ಅದು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಬೇಡವಾಗಿ ಪರರಿಗೆ ಉಪಯೋಗವಾಗುವಾಗ,
ಉದಾರಹಣೆಗೆ : ಮುಪ್ಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಕಿರಿಯ ಹೆಂಡತಿ.
It's the irony of life. The wishes of yesteryears are fulfilled only today; only when they are no longer useful to oneself but useful only to others.
As an example: A young wife at an old age.


One of them who got inspired was B Pranesh also called as Gangavati Beechi..He is a person who knows something about BeeChi(original) and people say that he talks the way "Beechi" used to talk. So he is called Gangavati Beechi.









     
     
     

Yakshagana is a dance drama popular in the state of Karnataka. It is believed to have evolved from pre classical music form and theatrical arts. Yakshagana is popular in the districts of Uttara Kannada, Shimoga, Udupi, Dakshina Kannada and Kasaragod district of Kerala. This would be considered to be a form of opera in western eyes. Actors wear costumes and enact the various roles. Traditionally, Yakshaganas would go on all night. It is sometimes simply called as Aataa in both Kannada and Tulu.

Yakshagana consists of a Himmela (background musicians) and a Mummela (dance and dialog group) which together perform a Yakshaga Prasanga. Himmela consisting of Bhagawata who is also the singer, Maddale, Hormonium for drone and loud drums. The music is based on pre-Karnataka Sangeetha Ragas characterised by melodic patterns called Mattu and Yakshagana Talas. Yakshagana performance begins at the twilight hours with the beating of several fixed compositions on drums called Peetike, for up to an hour before the 'actors' get on the stage. The actors wear resplendent costumes, head-dresses, and painted faces which they paint themselves. A performance usually depicts a story from the Hindu epics and puranas. It consists of a narrator(Baghawatha) who either narrates the story by singing or sings precomposed dialogs of a character, backed by musicians playing on traditional musical instruments as the actors dance to the music, with actions that portray the story as it is being narrated. It is not uncommon for actors to get into philosophical debates or arguments without going out of the framework of the character being enacted.

There are two variants of Yakshagana. The two styles differentiate from one another through the instruments played & costumes displayed.

The Tenkutittu style, is prevalent in Southern areas of South Canara, that is, from Mulki to Kasargod. One notable practitioner of Tenkutittu style Yakshagana was the late Sheni Gopalakrishna Bhat.

The second variation, the Badagutittu style is prevalent in Northern parts of South Canara, from Padubidri to Byndoor and North Kanara District. The Badagutittu style was popularized by Shivram Karanth's Yakshagana Mandira at Saligrama village in Dakshina Kannada. Keremane Shivarama Heggade, the founder of the Yakshagana troupe, Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali is an exponent of this style of Yakshagana. He is also the first Yakshagana artist to receive the Rashtrapati Award.

Keremane Shivarama Hegde was born in Keremane, Honnavar taluk of the Uttara Kannada district on 21 June, 1908. He could not complete his primary education because of poverty and to earn a living he had to do odd jobs like driving a bus and booking tickets. He started performing Yakshagana from a young age of age of 14 and in the year 1934, he started his own troupe called as Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali. A famous temple of the God is located in the village of Idagunji in the Uttara Kannada district. He toured around the state of Karnataka with his troupe and started earning various awards for his efforts. He won the state award in 1965, Central Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1970 and a Rajyotsava Award in 1985. The highest award won by him was the Rashtrapati Award. His autobiography called as Nenapina Rangasthala was recorded on cassette by G S Bhat in 1981 and published as a book by the Akshara Prakashana, Heggodu in the year 1996.

Kermane Shambhu Hegde, son of Shivarama Hegde also entered the field of Yakshagana like his father and also earned various awards including the Sangeet Natak Akademi award. He brought in changes to the Yakshagana tradition by introducing truncated versions of the art form to make it more acceptable to people outside its traditional base. He went on to become the chairman of the Karnataka Janapada and Yakshagana Academy. He has also acted in films and won the Karnataka State Film award for his supporting role in the Kannada film, Parva in the year 2001-2002. He is a member of the Governing body of the South Zone Cultural Centre and also a member of Rangasamaja which looks after the working of the repertory Rangayana.

Keremane Shivananda Hegde, son of Shambhu Hegde and is another exponent of Yakshagana. He has toured abroad with the troupe and was also invited to participate in the Asia-Pacific Performance Exchange (APPEX) workshop held in the University of California, Los Angeles. He has also learnt Kathak and choreography under the guidance of Kathak artist Maya Rao.

Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali has given performances all over India and overseas as well. Under the sponsorship of the Indian Council of Cultural Relations, the troupe undertook a tour of South East Asia in August 2000, where they gave performances in Myanmar, Singapore, Malaysia, Laos and Philippines. The troupe has also given performance in Vasantahabba 2002.They have also given performances in New York and Atlanta.



Update : Keremanmanmane Shambhu Hegde, a renowned Yakshagana artiste and former president of state Yakshagana and Janapada Academy, died of cardiac arrest at Idagunji, his native place at 4.30 am on 02/03/2009 . He was 71. He complained of chest pain after playing the role of Rama in a Ramayana episode, Lava-Kusha Kalaga (war) at Idagunji.
He was still wearing the costume.



     

Aravind Adiga , born 23 October 1974 is a journalist and author, who holds dual Indian and Australian citizenship. His debut novel, The White Tiger, won the 2008 Man Booker Prize.

Aravind Adiga was born in Madras (now Chennai) K. Madhava and Usha Adiga, Kannadiga parents hailing from Mangalore, Karnataka. He grew up in Mangalore and studied at Canara High School, then at St. Aloysius High School, where he completed his SSLC in 1990. He secured first rank in the state in SSLC. After emigrating to Sydney, Australia, with his family, he studied at James Ruse Agricultural High School. He studied English literature at Columbia College, Columbia University in New York, where he studied with Simon Schama and graduated as salutatorian in 1997.[6] He also studied at Magdalen College, Oxford, where one of his tutors was Hermione Lee.

Adiga began his journalistic career as a financial journalist, interning at the Financial Times. With pieces published in the Financial Times, Money and the Wall Street Journal, he covered the stock market and investment, interviewing, among others, Donald Trump. His review of previous Booker Prize winner Peter Carey's book, Oscar and Lucinda, appeared in The Second Circle, an online literary review. He was subsequently hired by TIME, where he remained a South Asia correspondent for three years before going freelance. During his freelance period, he wrote The White Tiger. He currently lives in Mumbai, India.

Aravind Adiga's debut novel, The White Tiger, won the 2008 Booker Prize. He is the fourth Indian-born author to win the prize, after Salman Rushdie, Arundhati Roy and Kiran Desai.
The Novel is about Balram Halwai , homicidal chauffer, is from the Darkness, born where India's downtrodden and unlucky are destined to rot. Balram manages to escape his village and move to Delhi after being hired as a driver for a rich landlord. Telling his story in retrospect, the novel is a piecemeal correspondence from Balram to the premier of China, who is expected to visit India and whom Balram believes could learn a lesson or two about India's entrepreneurial underbelly. Adiga's existential and crude prose animates the battle between India's wealthy and poor as Balram suffers degrading treatment at the hands of his employers (or, more appropriately, masters). His personal fortunes and luck improve dramatically after he kills his boss and decamps for Bangalore. Balram is a clever and resourceful narrator with a witty and sarcastic edge that endears him to readers, even as he rails about corruption, allows himself to be defiled by his bosses, spews coarse invective and eventually profits from moral ambiguity and outright criminality.

Biography
Date of Birth - 10 May 1944, Kanakapalya
Date of Death - 5 January 2006, Bangalore

For over three decades Vajramuni , a winner of the lifetime achievement award (2004) instituted by the State Government has been a "feared" and respected household name mainly for skillfully portraying negative roles in Kannada language films. He has acted in more than 340 Kannada movies. He made his debut in "Mallmamma Pavada" which was directed by renowned Putana Kanagal, and thereafter continued acting in movies until he faced serious health problems.
When Shankar Nag-starrer Vajramushti was released the prime attraction of the film was that all villains of Kannada film industry had been cast in the film. But it was Kannada's unparalleled villain Vajramuni who made his entry amidst a thunderous applause and whistles galore. People jumped on to their seats, tossed coins at the screen and danced ecstatically. Despite Shankar Nag being in the lead role, it was Vajramuni who made his audiences overjoyed. Blood-shot eyes, twitching right eye, eyebrows forever ready to shoot up,a rugged, resonating voice that spoke chaste Kannada were the hallmarks of this Kannada screen's star villain. Vajramuni's contemporaries tried their hands at other supporting roles, but Vajramuni stuck to be a villain till the very end. And during his illustrious career that spanned nearly two-and-a-half decades, he spared no big star. Vajramuni clobbered all of them, including the hero who ruled the industry.

How can a true-blue Kannadiga forget the robust, forceful delivery of: "Atala sutala paataladalladagiddaroo sari, Mayura ninnanu hidide teeruttene" in chaste Kannada? Neither can one forget the blindman he played so poignantly in Bharjari Bete, nor the feudal gowda in Bettale Seve.

Background

Vajramuni was yet another contribution of Kannada professional theatre to the film industry. Like most other actors of his time, he too came from theatre background. Till the '70s, Vajramuni had been active in theatre, playing lead roles in most mythologicals. He probably owes his fine diction, clarity of speech and voice culture to this early training. In the early '60s, Vajramuni had played the lead in Kanagal Prabhakar Shastri's Prachanda Ravana, and it was this performance that propelled him to popularity. Till date, it continues to be one of the most sought-after mythological plays. And for most actors, playing the role of Ravana was one of their life's most cherished dreams. Many have played Ravana's role, but none has matched Vajramuni's histrionics.

Interestingly, it was Ravana's role that brought him into the Kannada film industry. Puttanna Kanagal, who was watching the play, was floored by Vajramuni's performance and cast him in Mallammana Pavada. Producers insisted that Udaya Kumar would be a better choice to match to Shivaji Ganeshan who played the role in the Tamil version, but Puttanna insisted that it had to be Vajramuni. He finally had his way. Of course, Vajramuni didn't fail Puttanna's expectations and he eventually went on to become the unequalled bad man of Kannada film industry is now history. So much so that villainy and Vajramuni became synonymous. In fact, he did a number of films such as Mayura, Sampathige Saval, Daari Tappida Maga, Premada Kanike, Giri Kanye, Shankar Guru and Akasmika with Kannada's megastar Dr. Rajkumar. Needless to say Vajramuni never paled in comparison. Remember the delightful Sudhakara-Ramanna pair of Sipayi Raamu.

Vajramuni didn't limit himself to just acting. He, surprisingly, tried his hands at politics, film production, and even real estate business! In fact, he was so adventurous that he contested from the Congress party as the Basavanagudi candidate and lost. His popularity, sadly, didn't get translated into votes. Also, unfortunately for him, his anti-hero image didn't work too well for his political career. Many women believed that he was a villain and a rapist even in real life. Vajramuni, in one of the interviews, even said how women refused to open the door when he went on a door-to-door election campaign. Some women had even clenched their fists, taken the name of a character he had played in a film, and cursed him! He also sadly admitted how, when his kids were young, they would be scared to come to him.

During this time he also produced five Kannada films. He stopped acting in films when he developed multiple complication and was on dialysis. On January 5, 2005 following kidney failure he passed in Bangalore, leaving behind a wife and three sons.
As President of Jayanagar cooperative bank he has been instrumental in providing sites for more than 100 artistes and technicians in Padmanabhanagara in Bangalore.

Sadly, the man who was the king of Kannada industry for such a long time went into oblivion with his illness. In this passage of time, many villains came, his contemporaries passed away, heroes became villains, but none could take Vajramuni's place.

Master Kishan Shrikanth is bringing more fame to India than any other youngster today. Born to the Shrikanth-Shylaja couple in Karnataka on January 6, 1996, this young chap is all set to enter the Guinness Book as the youngest film director at the age of 10.
He has more cinematic success than many older professionals.Kishan Shrikant, who’s in the Guiness Book for being the world’s youngest director. He bagged 3 awards at the Cairo International Film Festival for his film "Care of Footpath" on street children.
Besides, directing the project, Kishan is also playing the lead role. He has also written the story and is quite knowledgeable about calling shots from behind the camera. His cinematography and directional skills were acquired during his acting days from the age of 6 .
While most children his age spend time watching movies, Kishan Shrikanth of Bangalore prefers to call the shots from behind the camera.
The film won the Children’s Jury Award, the Special International Jury’s Award and a third special achievement award. In the past such awards have been given to superstars such as Amitabh Bachchan.
Says the young director, "The journalists of Cairo press made a group, and the movie was screened in a private theatre. They then presented an achievement award to me. They told me that this same trophy is there with Mr Amitabh Bachchan and you have got a similar one and so I was really happy hearing that."
Besides working behind the camera, Kishan has acted in many regional language films, and now looks forward to future ventures, such as a Hindi film in 2010.When Kishan, who idolises Steven Spielberg, is not shooting he’s busy researching new scripts, planning his next shots and discussing new scenes.
“Care of Footpath” tells the story of a street urchin who gets to go to school and makes it big, his example meant to be an inspiration for millions of street children, says Kishan.
The 170,000 dollar, 135-minute film is being produced by Kishan’s mother, Shailaja, who herself is a movie music director.

    

History of Karnataka
Kadambas and Gangas
Chalukya dynasty
Rashtrakuta Dynasty
Western Chalukya Empire
Southern Kalachuri
Hoysala Empire
Vijayanagara Empire
Bahmani Sultanate
Bijapur Sultanate
Kingdom of Mysore
Unification of Karnataka

ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಭಾರತದ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ದಾಕ್ಷಿಣಾತ್ಯ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು. ೧೯೭೩ ಕ್ಕೆ ಮೊದಲು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಹೆಸರು "ಮೈಸೂರು ರಾಜ್ಯ" ಎಂದಿದ್ದಿತು. ಇದಕ್ಕೆ ಕಾರಣ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಮೊದಲ ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ ಮೈಸೂರು ಸಂಸ್ಥಾನವನ್ನು ಆಧರಿಸಿದ್ದು (೧೯೫೦ ರಲ್ಲಿ). ೧೯೫೬ ರಲ್ಲಿ ಸುತ್ತಮುತ್ತಲ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳ ಕನ್ನಡ ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳನ್ನು ಸೇರಿಸಲಾಯಿತು.
"ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ" ಎಂಬ ಹೆಸರಿಗೆ ಅನೇಕ ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿಗಳು ಪ್ರತಿಪಾದಿಸಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿವೆ. ಎಲ್ಲಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಾಗಿ ಒಪ್ಪಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿರುವ ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿ ಎಂದರೆ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಎಂಬುದು "ಕರು+ನಾಡು" ಎಂಬುದರಿಂದ ವ್ಯುತ್ಪತ್ತಿಯನ್ನು ಪಡೆದಿದೆ. ಕರು ನಾಡು ಎಂದರೆ "ಎತ್ತರದ ಪ್ರದೇಶ" ಎಂದು ಅರ್ಥ. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಮಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ಸರಾಸರಿ ಎತ್ತರ ೧೫೦೦ ಅಡಿ ಇದ್ದು ಇದು ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ಅತಿ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಸರಾಸರಿ ಎತ್ತರವುಳ್ಳ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು.
ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದ ಪಶ್ಚಿಮಕ್ಕೆ ಅರಬ್ಬೀ ಸಮುದ್ರ, ವಾಯವ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಗೋವ ರಾಜ್ಯ, ಉತ್ತರಕ್ಕೆ ಮಹಾರಾಷ್ಟ್ರ, ಪೂರ್ವಕ್ಕೆ ಆಂಧ್ರ ಪ್ರದೇಶ ಆಗ್ನೇಯಕ್ಕೆ ತಮಿಳುನಾಡು ಮತ್ತು ನೈರುತ್ಯಕ್ಕೆ ಕೇರಳ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಿವೆ.

ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಮೂರು ಮುಖ್ಯ ಭೌಗೋಳಿಕ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಿವೆ:
ಕರಾವಳಿ ಪ್ರದೇಶ - ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಘಟ್ಟಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಅರಬ್ಬೀ ಸಮುದ್ರದ ನಡುವೆ ಇರುವ ತಗ್ಗಿನ ಪ್ರದೇಶ, ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಮಳೆ ಪಡೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.
ಪಶ್ಚಿಮ ಘಟ್ಟಗಳು - ಅರಬ್ಬೀ ಸಮುದ್ರದ ತೀರದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಸಾಗುವ ಪರ್ವತ ಸರಣಿ, ಸರಾಸರಿ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಮಟ್ಟದಿಂದ ೯೦೦ ಮೀ ಎತ್ತರದಲ್ಲಿದೆ. ಇಲ್ಲೂ ಸಹ ಸಾಕಷ್ಟು ಮಳೆ ಆಗುತ್ತದೆ.
ಬಯಲು ಸೀಮೆ - ದಖನ್ ಪ್ರಸ್ಥಭೂಮಿ, ರಾಜ್ಯದ ಒಳನಾಡು, ಮಳೆ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಇರುವ ಪ್ರದೇಶ
೨೦೦೧ ರ ಜನಗಣತಿಯಂತೆ, ೫ ಕೋಟಿಗೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆ ಇರುವ ಹತ್ತು ಭಾರತೀಯ ರಾಜ್ಯಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕವೂ ಒಂದು. ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ರಾಜಧಾನಿಯಾದ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ಮಾತ್ರ ೧೦ ಲಕ್ಷಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನ ಜನಸಂಖ್ಯೆಯನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದ ನಗರ. ಇತರ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ನಗರಗಳೆಂದರೆ ಮೈಸೂರು,ಹುಬ್ಬಳ್ಳಿ-ಧಾರವಾಡ, ಮಂಗಳೂರು, ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ, ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ, ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ.
ಭಾರತದ ಚಿನ್ನದ ಉತ್ಪಾದನೆಯ ಶೇ. ೯೦ ಕ್ಕೂ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ನಡೆಯುತ್ತದೆ.

Karnataka is a state in the southern part of India. It was created on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganization Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the southwest. It is the eighth largest Indian state by area, the ninth largest by population and comprises 29 districts. Kannada is the official and most widely spoken language.
The state has three principal geographical zones: the coastal region of Karavali, the hilly Malnad region comprising the Western Ghats and the Bayaluseeme region comprising the plains of the Deccan plateau. The highest point in Karnataka is the Mullayanagiri hills in Chikkamagaluru district which has an altitude of 1,929 metres (6,329 ft). Some of the important rivers in Karnataka are the Kaveri, the Tungabhadra, the Krishna and the Sharavathi.Karnataka experiences four seasons. The winter in January and February is followed by summer between March and May, the monsoon season between June and September and the post-monsoon season from October till December. Agumbe in the Shimoga district receives the second highest annual rainfall in India.The highest recorded temperature was 45.6 °C (114 °F) at Raichur and the lowest recorded temperature was 2.8 °C (37 °F) at Bidar.

೧ : ಬಾಗಲಕೋಟೆ
೨ : ಬ್ಯಾಂಗಲೋರ್ ರೂರಲ್
೩ : ಬ್ಯಾಂಗಲೋರ್ ಅರ್ಬನ್
೪ : ಬೆಳಗಾವಿ
೫ : ಬಳ್ಳಾರಿ
೬ : ಬೀದರ್
೭ : ಬಿಜಾಪುರ್
೮ : ಚಮರಜನಗರ್
೯ : ಚಿಕ್ಕಮಗಳೂರು
೧೦ : ಚಿತ್ರದುರ್ಗ
೧೧ : ದಕ್ಷಿಣ ಕನ್ನಡ
೧೨ : ದಾವಣಗೆರೆ
೧೩ : ಧಾರವಾಢ
೧೪ : ಗದಗ್
                                                  ೧೫ : ಗುಲ್ಬರ್ಗ
                                                  ೧೬ : ಹಾಸ್ಸನ್
                                                  ೧೭ : ಹಾವೇರಿ
                                                  ೧೮ : ಕೊಡಗು
                                                  ೧೯ : ಕೋಲಾರ್
                                                  ೨೦ : ಕೊಪ್ಪಲ್
                                                  ೨೧ : ಮಂಡ್ಯ
                                                  ೨೨ : ಮೈಸೂರ್
                                                  ೨೩ : ರೈಚುರ್
                                                  ೨೪ : ಶಿಮೊಗ
                                                  ೨೫ : ತುಮಕೂರ್
                                                  ೨೬ : ಉಡುಪಿ
                                                  ೨೭ : ಉತ್ತರ ಕನ್ನಡ
                                                  ೨೮ : ಚಿಕ್ಕಬಳ್ಳಾಪುರ
                                                  ೨೯ : ರಾಮನಗರ

ಕನ್ನಡ ಅಂಕೆಗಳು - Kannada Numbers

ಕನ್ನಡ ಸ್ವರಗಳು - Kannada Vowels

ಕನ್ನಡ ವ್ಯಂಜನಗಳು - Kannada Consonants

ಪೇಪರ್ ಕಟ್ಟಿಂಗ್ - Paper Cutting - Origami

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