";s:4:"text";s:5607:" [162] Karnataka has the second highest number of nationally protected monuments in India, second only to Uttar Pradesh,[163] in addition to 752 monuments protected by the State Directorate of Archaeology and Museums. [42] During the sixteenth century, Konkani Hindus migrated to Karnataka, mostly from Salcette, Goa,[43] while during the seventeenth and eighteenth century, Goan Catholics migrated to North Canara and South Canara, especially from Bardes, Goa, as a result of food shortages, epidemics and heavy taxation imposed by the Portuguese.[44]. Karnataka has been ranked as the fourth most popular destination for tourism among the states of India. [160] Some species of trees found in Karnataka are Callophyllum tomentosa, Callophyllum wightianum, Garcina cambogia, Garcina morealla, Alstonia scholaris, Flacourtia montana, Artocarpus hirsutus, Artocarpus lacoocha, Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Grewia tilaefolia, Santalum album, Shorea talura, Emblica officinalis, Vitex altissima and Wrightia tinctoria.
JSTOR is part of ITHAKA, a not-for-profit organization helping the academic community use digital technologies to preserve the scholarly record and to advance research and teaching in sustainable ways. Contemporary theatre culture in Karnataka remains vibrant with organisations like Ninasam, Ranga Shankara, Rangayana and Prabhat Kalavidaru continuing to build on the foundations laid by Gubbi Veeranna, T. P. Kailasam, B. V. Karanth, K V Subbanna, Prasanna and others. Lingayatism preached women equality by letting women wear Ishtalinga i.e. Recognized experts and brilliant young minds write on economic policy, social [71], Karnataka has a parliamentary system of government with two democratically elected houses, the Legislative Assembly and the Legislative Council. [119] Ugadi (Kannada New Year), Makara Sankranti (the harvest festival), Ganesh Chaturthi, Gowri Habba, Ram Navami, Nagapanchami, Basava Jayanthi, Deepavali, and Balipadyami are the other major festivals of Karnataka. For over three However, he committed suicide in March 2015 amid allegations from his family that he was murdered. Foreigners can enter Mangalore through the New Mangalore Port with the help of Electronic visa (e-visa). There are Tibetan refugee camps in Karnataka. Contemporary Kannada literature has received considerable acknowledgement in the arena of Indian literature, with eight Kannada writers winning India's highest literary honour, the Jnanpith award. [104] This port handled 32.04 million tonnes of traffic in the fiscal year 2006–07 with 17.92 million tonnes of imports and 14.12 million tonnes of exports. The Haridasa devotional movement is considered as one of the turning points in the cultural history of India. [166] The Gol Gumbaz and Ibrahim Rauza are famous examples of the Deccan Sultanate style of architecture. [30][31] Parts of modern-day Southern Karnataka (Gangavadi) were occupied by the Chola Empire at the turn of the 11th century. 10–11. The Ahinda vote bank supported not just Munirathna but they supported the Congress party. [117] Christianity reached Karnataka in the sixteenth century with the arrival of the Portuguese and St. Francis Xavier in 1545.[118]. 000-08:00 2013-12-21T05:41:01.