The rich history, culture and heritage of Karnataka extending to thousands of years was recalled at the Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations in Mandya on Wednesday.
The main function was held at the Police Parade Grounds in the town and the Mandya district in charge Minister N. Cheluvarayaswamy also highlighted the social welfare programmes launched by the State government in Mandya district.
He recalled the contributions of Alur Venkataraya, B.M. Srikantaiah, A.N. Krishna Rao, N.S. Hardikar, Hardikar Manjappa, Deputy Channabasappa, Gorur Ramaswamy Iyengar, Kengal Hanumantaiah, Patil Puttappa, poet laureate Kuvempu, and others. ‘’This is an occasion to recall their contributions which led to the unification of all Kannada-speaking regions and formation of one State which was subsequently renamed as Karnataka on November 1, 1973,” said Mr. Cheluvarayaswamy.
