Karnataka Rajyotsava: Statehood Day of Karnataka November 1st

Kannadda Rajyotsava: Statehood Day of Karnataka is on the 1st November every year. This was the day in 1956 when all kannada speaking regions of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka.

On this day in 1956, Mysore state, comprising most of the area of the erstwhile princely state of Mysore, was merged with the Kannada speaking areas of the Bombay and Madras presidencies, as also of the principality of Hyderabad, to create a unified Kannada-speaking subnational entity. The newly unified state initially retained the name “Mysore”, which was that of the erstwhile princely state which formed the core of the new entity.
But people of North Karnataka did not favour the retention of the name Mysore, as it was closely associated with the erstwhile principality and the southern areas of the new state. In deference to this logic, the name of the state was changed to Karnataka on November 1, 1973.

November 1, Karnataka will be in a joyous mood. This day is a government holiday. Happy Karnatak Rajyotsava!

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