Celebrating Kannada and Karnataka
We are celebrating 69th Rajyotsava Day on the first of November. At this juncture, it is necessary to fathom how we came to view language the way we do. How do we celebrate Kannada and Karnataka?
The linguistic States of South India were carved out of a large geographical area — Madras Presidency/Province, which encompassed many languages. Kannada, Tamil, Telugu and Malayalam speaking areas formed linguistic States.
Language scene of Karnataka is unique. Kodagu, Dakshina Kannada, Ballari, some parts of Bombay Presidency, merged with the Princely State of Mysore to form the Unified Kannada linguistic State.
Each of these areas is a multilingual space which brought in Kodava, Byari, Arebhashe, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Konkani, Marathi and many more languages to the already existing multiple languages of Princely Mysore State. What began as Mysore State, was renamed as Karnataka in 1973.
Each of these areas is a multilingual space which brought in Kodava, Byari, Arebhashe, Malayalam, Tamil, Telugu, Konkani, Marathi and many more languages to the already existing multiple languages of Princely Mysore State. What began as Mysore State, was renamed as Karnataka in 1973.
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