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“If dreams were made out of stone, it would be Hampi.” It was truly said centuries ago and now dreams are seen, foreseen and fulfilled in Bangalore.
Remember both the mentioned cities have been the part of south Indian state Karnataka. Bangalore is the capital and largest city as well of the state. Karnataka has been home to some powerful kings and dynasties of India and the place has produced various scholars and spiritual leaders as well.
Geography
With an area of around 74 thousand sq miles Karnataka is eighth largest state of India. If we try to divide, there are three major geographical zones in Karnataka comprising coastal area of Karavali, hilly region with Western Ghats and the plains with Deccan
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Later part comprises most of the area of the state and it is very fertile as for as agriculture is concerned. Kaveri, Tungabhadra, Krishna and Sharavati are few major rivers and Mullayanagiri hills are the highest point of state with altitude of 6329 ft.
Demographics
The population of Karnataka is 52850562 according to the census of 2001 and the major part of population speaks Kannada. Literacy rate of the state is 66.6% with around 76%male and 57% female literate population. Sex ratio in this south Indian state is better than most of the states as there are 964 women as per 1000 men. With the birth rate of 2.2% and 0.19% maternal mortality rate Karnataka has a better record in public health care and health awareness with the world class medical facilities available in the state.
History
Karnataka has been the home of famous and powerful dynasties of ancient India. Kadamba, Badami Chalukyas, Rashtrakuta, Western Chalukyas and Hoysalsas have been the dominant dynasties which administrated the region. Most of the kings of above mentioned dynasties were religious and had great love for temples; therefore there are numerous temples in Karnataka with the class act of architecture.
The above mentioned dynasties were later followed by Vijaynagara Empire, but they were vanished by an association of Islamic sultanates. This incident led Karnataka to a culture of Urdu Persian flavor and Indo saracenic architecture. There are various examples of this architect as well and Gol Gumbaz of Bijapur is the finest one to this style.
Adding some more to the glory
Not only this, Karnataka had very long tradition music and literature. Not only has it contributed to Karnataka music but also to Hindustani music as well. By getting most number of Jnanpith awards, writers have added new chapters to the glorified past of Kannada literature.
Karnataka has been a hub of manufacturing industry PSUs and science and technology research centers. Adding to this now Bangalore is called as Silicon Valley of India for numerous major soft ware firms of the world. |
