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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, [1] and Bangalore replaced Mysore as the state's capital.
Mysore (/ maɪˈsɔːr / ⓘ my-SOR), officially Mysuru (Kannada: [ˈmaɪˈsuːɾu] ⓘ), is the second-most populous city in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. [5] . It is the headquarters of Mysore district and Mysore division.
Karnataka (/ kərˈnɑːtəkə / kər-NAH-tə-kə; ISO: Karnāṭaka, Kannada: [kɐɾˈnaːʈɐkɐ]) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, and renamed Karnataka in 1973.
Nov 1, 2023 · The age-old name Mysore slided back into history when the State was rechristened ‘Karnataka’ to-day. Millions of Kannada speaking people went gay celebrating the occasion.
Nov 9, 2023 · This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Mysore state’s renaming as Karnataka. The rechristening happened on November 1st, 1973, 17 years after the state was formed in 1956
Nov 1, 2023 · The age-old name, Mysore, slided back into history when the State was rechristened ‘Karnataka’ to-day. Millions of Kannada-speaking people went gay celebrating the occasion.
Nov 8, 2024 · Mysuru, city, south-central Karnataka state, southern India. It lies northwest of Chamundi Hill and midway between the Kaveri (Cauvery) and Kabani (Kabbani) rivers on the undulating Deccan plateau at an elevation of 2,525 feet (770 metres).
While former chief minister D. Devaraj Urs is credited with renaming the Mysore state as Karnataka on November 1, 1973, historians and writers claim the name itself is centuries old.
3 days ago · The name Mysore—or Mysuru, which more accurately reflects the pronunciation in Kannada—is from the Sanskrit word for “buffalo town,” as Karnataka formerly was called. It derives from the destruction of the buffalo-demon Mahishasura by the goddess Chamunda.
Oct 29, 2024 · The word Mysuru is a corrupted version of “ mysooru “, which is derived from the word “ mahishur ” or “ Mahishasurana Ooru “, which means the town of Mahishasura in Kannada, the local language. Mysuru has been associated with the Puranic story found in the Devi Bhagavatha.
