¨ Langauge - Kannada.

¨ Old name - Mysore

¨ 8th largest state in area & population.

¨ Formed on Novemner 1st 1973.

¨ Bicameral legislature.

¨ The name "Karnataka" was dervied from the word.

¨ "karunadu"which means `lofty land`.

¨ Main rivers:- Krishna & Kaveri. Both fall into Bay of Bengal.

¨ Aeronautical capital of India - Bangalore.

¨ Bangalore is also known as Silicon Valley of India, Garden city, Space city, Electronic city & Pensioner`s paradise.

¨ Karnataka is the state having single largest / anglo-Indian population.

¨ Oldest hydro- Electric power station in Asia is Shiva Samudran(1902), in Mysore, It is in Kaveri river.

¨ Airforce training command is in Bangalore, Hindustan Aeronautic Limited(HAL) Bharat Electronic Limited(BEL), Bharat Earth Movers Limited, Indian Institue of Science(IIS)Indian Institute of Astro Physics are in Bangalore

¨ Indian dairy research Institute & National T.B. Institute are in Karnatrka.

¨ Important Places-Statue of Gomateswara at sravanbelgola, Kolar & Hutty Gold Mines,jog(Gersoppa)Wateralls in Sharavthi river, Brindavan gardens in MysoreGolgumbaz(biggest dome in Inda)in Bijapur, Whispering gallery Srinagarmutt.

¨ Karnataka is the leading producer of sandal wood, coffee, ragi, rose silk & sunflower.

¨ Dasara is the state festival.

¨ Dance form - Yakshgana (founder partha suppaiah)

¨ Chinnaswami stadium is famous for Cricket.

¨ Kaveri water dispute is between Karnataka & ¨ TamilNadu.

¨ Krishnarjuna sagar dasm is in Mysore.

¨ Thungabhadra power project is a joint project by Andhra & Karnataka

¨ India`s 3rd Naval base, Seabird is being set up in  Karwar.

¨ Kaiga aromic power station.

¨ `Mahithi` is the millennium IT policy introduced by Karnataka.

¨ Home Ministry of India introduced a project to make "Bellari district in Karnataka as AIDS free district with in 2005.

¨ Kudremukh iron are project.

¨ Konkan railway is the rail link between Mumbai & Magalore.

¨ Gandhiji is worshiped as a God in Garodhi Koti, Chennaian temple in Padil near mangalore.

¨ The idel was installed in 1948 is worshipped daily.

¨ Bandipur wild life sanctuary (tigers), Bhadra tiger reserve, Rangathitto wild life sanctuary, Nagarhole national park etc.

¨ Karnataka is the first Indian state to conduct a census of death.

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