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India became Independent in 1947, and according to the States Reorganization Act, 1956, the Kannada-speaking areas of Hyderabad State, Madras State were unified with Mysore State. The state was renamed as Karnataka in 1973.
Jun 2, 2021 · Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 as Mysore State, renamed Karnataka in 1973 Part of Bombay State, Coorg State, Hyderabad State and Mysore State Kerala
The Unification of Karnataka or Karnataka Ekikarana refers to the formation of the Indian state of Karnataka (then named Mysore State) in 1956 when several Indian states were created by redrawing borders based on linguistic demographics. Decades earlier during British rule, the demand for a state based on Kannada demographics had been made.
It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, and renamed Karnataka in 1973.
Nov 9, 2024 · The transfer of additional territories to the state in 1953 and 1956 united the Kannada-speaking peoples, gave the state an outlet to the sea, and greatly extended its boundaries. The state took its present name, a Kannada word meaning “lofty land,” in 1973. Area 74,051 square miles (191,791 square km). Pop. (2011) 61,130,704. Land
3 days ago · The state was renamed Karnataka in 1973. Since 1947 the state largely has been governed by the Indian National Congress (Congress Party), with interludes by the Janata (People’s) Party (1983–89), its successor, the Janata Dal (1994–99 and [as the Janata Dal (Secular)] 2006–07), and the Bharatiya Janata Party (2007; 2008–13).
Nov 1, 2016 · On November 1, 1956, the different Kannada-speaking regions of southern India were brought under a single state through the linguistic re-organization of states. But, as the state observes...
In 1916, he visited Belagavi and stayed there for five days by inaugurating the Bombay State Political Conference. Later, the first Karnataka State Political Conference was held at Dharwad in 1920, and according to its decision, nearly 800 people from Karnataka attended the Nagpur Congress in 1920.
Karnataka (Kannada: ಕನಾ೯ಟಕ, IPA: [kəɾˈnɑːʈəkɑː]), a state in the southern part of India, was created on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, the government renamed it Karnataka in 1973.
Feb 9, 2024 · Professor Rajendra Chenni’s treatise on the historical processes that led to the formation of the state of Karnataka was published in 2023, exactly 50 years after the name of the Kannada-speaking...
