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  2. Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    Karnataka also contains some of the only villages in India where Sanskrit is primarily spoken. [18] [19] [20] Though several etymologies have been suggested for the name Karnataka, the generally accepted one is that Karnataka is derived from the Kannada words karu and nādu, meaning "elevated land".

  3. List of city and town nicknames in India - Wikipedia

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    Steel City of Karnataka; Kalaburagi: Land of Toor Dal; Land of Sharana's; Bellary: Land of Mining; Sun City; Indi: Land of Lemons; Bidar: Crown of Karnataka; Land of Bamboo Art; Chitradurga: Fort City (Kote Nadu) Kodagu: Scotland of India [30] Mangaluru • Capital of Tulunad Rome of The East [31] Ice Cream Capital of India [32] Gateway of ...

  4. Etymology of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    Karnataka's name may have originated from the two words Kabbu Nadu, which means land of sugarcane. This etymology might be possible as Karnataka is a huge sugarcane-cultivating land. But, this theory might not be very factual as sugarcane production boomed in South Karnataka only after the building of KRS Dam by Sir M. Vishweshwarayya.

  5. Timeline of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    The name Karnataka is derived from Karunadu, meaning 'lofty land' or 'high plateau', due to its location on the Deccan Plateau. The name can also mean 'land of black soil' (kari, 'black'; nadu, - 'area' or 'region') in Kannada. There are other possible roots of the name. [1]

  6. History of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    The credit for doing early extensive study of prehistoric Karnataka goes to Robert Bruce-Foote and this work was later continued by many other scholars. [5] The pre-historic culture of Karnataka (and South India in general) is called the hand-axe culture, as opposed to the Sohan culture of North India.

  7. List of districts of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    The southern Indian state of Karnataka consists of 31 districts grouped into 4 administrative divisions, viz., Belagavi, Bengaluru , Gulbarga, and Mysore.Geographically, the state has three principal variants: the western coastal stretch, the hilly belt comprising the Western Ghats, and the plains, comprising the plains of the Deccan plateau.

  8. Bengaluru - Wikipedia

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    Bengaluru (Kannada : Beṅgaḷūru ⓘ), formerly called Bangalore, is the capital and largest city of the southern Indian state of Karnataka.As per the 2011 census, the city had a population of more than 8.4 million, making it the third most populous city in India and the most populous in South India.

  9. Outline of Karnataka - Wikipedia

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    Location of Karnataka. The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Karnataka: Karnataka is the 6th biggest, 8th most populous, 13th highest and 16th most literate state of the 28 states of the democratic Republic of India. Karnataka is ranked 3rd in the country in tax revenue and 7th in the country in GDP.