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Mysore State, colloquially Old Mysore, was a political territory within the Dominion of India and the subsequent Republic of India from 1947 until 1956. The state was formed by renaming the Kingdom of Mysore, and Bangalore replaced Mysore as the state's capital.
Following India's independence in 1947, Bangalore became the capital of Mysore State, and remained the capital when the state was enlarged and unified in 1956 and renamed Karnataka in 1973.
The capital of the state, Bangalore, is known as the Silicon Valley of India, for its immense contributions to the country's information technology sector. A total of 1,973 companies in the state were found to have been involved in the IT sector as of 2007. [18]
5 days ago · Karnataka, state of India, located on the western coast of the subcontinent. The state extends for about 420 miles from north to south and for about 300 miles from east to west. Its coastline stretches for some 200 miles. The capital is Bengaluru. Formerly known as Mysore, it took its present name in 1973.
4 days ago · Following India’s independence in 1947, Bangalore became the capital of Mysore State. The two urban settlements of Bangalore which is the old city and cantonment had developed as independent entities merged into a single urban center in 1949.
Jun 1, 2024 · Following India’s independence in 1947, Bangalore became the capital of Mysore State, and remained capital when the new Indian state of Karnataka was formed in 1956. The two urban settlements of Bangalore – city and cantonment – which had developed as independent entities merged into a single urban centre in 1949.
Nov 25, 2021 · Bangalore, India. Officially referred to as "Bengaluru," Bangalore is the largest city and the current capital of the Indian State of Karnataka. The city of Bangalore occupies the central part of the Mysore Plateau in the southeastern corner of the Indian State of Karnataka.
