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About
Karnataka
 Situated in the southern part of India, the province of
Karnataka spreads over the Deccan Plateau. At 300B.C., it had
formed the southern tip of Mauryan empire. Its boundaries
enlarged or receded swaying to the drum beats of history &
today it accounts for a sixteenth area of India & has a
population of about 45 million. Its language is Kannada &
its people are known as kannadigas. The three distinct regions
are a narrow coastal area along Arabian Sea; high hills, the
Western Ghats; & sprawling plains towards the east.
The
State is bounded by Maharashtra and Goa States in the North
and North-West; by the Arabian sea in the West; by Kerala and
Tamil nadu States in the South and by the State of Andhra
Pradesh in the East. The State extends to about 750 km from
North to South and about 400 km from East to West, and covers
an area of about 1,91,791 Sq. Km.
The name of the land Karnataka has
come from `Kari-nadu` meaning the land of black soil say the
scholars, & some others hold that `Karunadu` also means
beautiful country; either way the land is celebrated as
beautiful throughout its ancient literature. The water-soaked
western strip across the Arabian sea is humid & warm in
summer, water-soaked in monsoon, profuse with coconut grooves
& paddy fields crises crossed by strips of silvery streams
& sparkling stretches of sand.
The hilly uplands of
Malnad, One of the wettest regions of the world, where the
bamboo flourishes wild & areca, teak, rosewood & matti
are grown. It is also the home of the stately gaur &
langur. In its southern reaches frequent kheddas are held to
capture roaming groups of elephants. Also the swift deer & the deadly tiger, whose eyes burning bright in forest night
roam animatedly in the forests.
 The east of the ghats
is strikingly bare. This elevated stretch is supposed to be
the oldest land on the earth where ancient rocks of earth are
seen jutting in & out odd shapes. Rivers like Cauvrey,
Sharavathi & Ghataprabha pass through upgraded valleys
& resulting in water-falls & occasional rapids. The
torrental fall of these rivers have been harnessed to generate
hydro-electric power in an area where black coal is
scarce.
The Capital par
excellence Bangalore today has become an Industrial
Metropolis. It is also called India`s science city.
Sophisticated industries in the public sector employ thousands
and thousands of workers. It is also called the Electronics
city because most of the country's basic electronic industries
are based here. It is the fastest growing city in Asia.
Aircraft-building, telecommunication, aeronautics, machine
manufacture, etc., have taken giant strides here. Bangalore
was known for its salubrious climate which however is now
being debated because of the accelerated progress of modern
industry. It was called an air-conditioned city and a
pensioner`s paradise but with these advances it is to be seen
how long it could retain these epithets.
Karnataka
popularly known for Karnatic Music
through out the World has given much more to the World
than Carnatic Music, a unique form of Classical Music patroned
by many across the continents. Karnataka with all its Richness
in Culture and Traditional Grandeur is also one of the fastest
growing States in terms of Industries and Facilities.
Karnataka is also known as the Capital of Agarbathi (Incense
Sticks), Arecanut, Silk, Coffee and Sandal Wood. All this is
apart from the fact that it has been the Culture Center for
hundreds of years and its testimony stands spread across the
State pulling millions of Tourists from all parts of the World
to Karnataka.
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