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Karnataka Rajyotsava Karnataka Rajyotsava or Karnataka Formation Day is celebrated on 1 November of every year. This was the day in 1956 when all the Kannada language-speaking regions of South India were merged to form the state of Karnataka The Rajyotsava day is listed as a government holiday in the state of Karnataka and is celebrated by Kannadigas across the world.
Siddaramaiah govt had constituted a 9-member committee last year to design the state flag. The panel has recommending a yellow-white-and-red flag for the state. BENGALURU: Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah invoked Kannada pride ahead of the assembly elections in May and released an official state flag on Thursday.
Kannada is the official and most widely spoken language in the state. 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 nadu, meaning elevated land. Kannada, whose native speakers are called Kannadigas number roughly 50 million, making.