Karnataka 1799 ⇄ 1956 — Interactive 3D Ekikarana Map
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Why November 1st is celebrated across Karnataka as an emotion, not just a statehood date:
After Tipu Sultan fell in the 4th Anglo-Mysore War at Srirangapatna (May 4, 1799), the British and their allies tore Kannada-speaking lands into six separate administrations:
- Bombay Karnataka — Hubballi, Dharwad, Kittur, Belagavi, Vijayapura (Marathas → Bombay)
- Hyderabad Karnataka — Bidar, Gulbarga, Raichur, Koppal (Nizam of Hyderabad)
- Mysore State — 9 inland districts from Chamarajanagar to Harihar (Wadiyar Kingdom)
- North Kanara & South Kanara — Karavali coast sliced between Bombay & Madras
- Kodagu & Ballari — Held under Direct British Crown rule
157 years later, on November 1, 1956, the grassroots Ekikarana movement finally pieced them back into one linguistic homeland.
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