Kannada Rajyotsava: The day the state was created, Kannada Rajyotsava, falls on November 1 every year, also known as the Karnataka Formation Day. The Karnataka flag is raised, the Rajyotsava awards are given out annually, and numerous other cultural activities are held to commemorate the state holiday.
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Here is a glance at the past on this momentous day:
- The name Karnataka was chosen in 1973 when residents of the present-day North Karnataka objected to the name Mysore since it signified the princely territory and other southern regions of the state. When the state was given the name Karnataka, Devaraj Arasu served as the chief minister.
- After India became a republic in 1956, the first area in the current state of Karnataka to be divided based on the language spoken there was Mysore. Malnad (Canara), old Mysore, and North Karnataka were all included in the "Mysore state."
- In 1956, the region—which comprised kingly domains—was combined with some parts of the Bombay and Madras presidencies that had sizable Kannada-speaking inhabitants. The Hyderabad principality was also included in this.
- The creation of the state was significantly influenced by a number of powerful individuals. A significant figure in the Karnataka Ekikarana movement was the historian, author, and journalist Aluru Venkata Rao.
- Other litterateurs who spoke of integrating the state included K. Shivaram Karanth, Kuvempu, Masti Venkatesha Iyengar, A. N. Krishna Rao, and B. M. Srikantaiah.
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