On 1 November 1956 Karnataka was first known as Mysore State and in November 1973, it was replaced by the name of Karnataka.
Interesting and fun facts about Karnataka | Historical Facts
- The name Karnataka comes from the word ‘Kari Nadu’. Which means the land of black soil.
- India’s flag is manufactured and supplied in Karnataka, which is done in Hubli of Bungari.
- For which Karnataka Khadi Village Industries Association established in 1957 has special rights and authority.
- Mysore Palace is one of the most spectacular royal palaces in India. Mysore Palace is the tourist attraction in India.
- In Mysore, Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali made the artillery of rocket (made of the iron) in 1780.
- The Bangalore city of Karnataka has become the hub of IT industry with its growing presence.
- Madras Engineering Group started the oldest army engineering regiment in Bangalore in the 1770s.
- The Victoria Hospital of Bangalore was formally inaugurated by the Viceroy of India and Lord Curzon on 8 December 1900. The hospital was constructed in honor of Queen Victoria’s 60 years of completion.
- More than 7.85% of raw silk is produced in the state of Karnataka in India.
- In Karnataka, 59% of India’s coffee and 47% ragi are produced. This is one of the lesser-known facts about Karnataka.
- Gersoppa(Jog Falls), the second largest waterfall in the country.
- Karnataka has many popular personalities like Prakash Padukone, Bhimsen Joshi, HD Deve Gowda, K.V. Putappa, Shakuntala Devi, and Girish Karnad.
- The father of Karnataka music, Purandra Dasa, arranged the whole system of teaching of Karnataka music, which is going on till date.
- India’s oldest library, which is known as the Oriental Research Institute.which is in Mysore.
- The first Kannada weekly newspaper was published in 1859 in Mysore city.
- In 1935, MV Gopalaswami started the station for India’s first private radio broadcasting service.
- Karnataka is associated with 6 states’ borders, Goa and Maharashtra in the west, Andhra Pradesh in the northeast of Telangana in the north, Tamil Nadu in the east-southeast and South-west of Kerala.
- Karanji Lake in Mysore is known as Butterfly Park.
- Before the fourth century BC, Karnataka was part of the Great Mauryan Empire.
- Satavahanas ruled this region for almost 300 years.
- Karnataka is predominantly agricultural state.
- About 66% of Karnataka’s population lives in rural areas.
- 60% of Karnataka’s land is cultivable, 72% of which is rainy, while the remaining 28% is cultivated from irrigation.
- The soap and sandalwood oil of Karnataka is famous.
- Karnataka is the leading state in hydropower generation.
- The capital of this state is Bengaluru.
- The number of districts in this state is 30.
- The official language of this state is ‘Kannada’.
- The area of Karnataka is 191,791 sq km.
- The major rivers of Karnataka are Kaveri, Tungabhadra, Krishna, Malay Prabha and Sharavati.
- The highest point in Karnataka is the Mullayan Giri Mountains of Chikmangalur district.
- The world’s first family planning clinic was opened in this state.
- Karnataka is a popular place in India in terms of tourism. Here you can see a large range of ancient and old temples, attractive mountains, modern cities, vast beaches, and large jungle.
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