| Authors | DR. VISWANATH K. S. |
|---|---|
| Article Type | Research Article |
| Language | English |
| Journal | North Asian International Research Journal of Social Science & Humanities |
| ISSN | 2454-9827 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 28-33 |
| Publication Year | 2024 |
| Publication Date | April 20, 2024 |
| DOI URL | https://doiglobal.org/10.2024/NAIRJCSSH.005 |
Modern Karnataka was created through a long transition from fragmented colonial and princely administrations to a unified linguistic state within the Indian Union. This paper examines that transition from the nineteenth century to the renaming of Mysore State as Karnataka in 1973. It argues that linguistic statehood did not arise from cultural sentiment alone. It emerged from unequal administrative experiences, the expansion of Kannada print and education, anti-colonial mobilisation, demands for responsible government, and negotiations over democracy and development after 1947. The paper gives particular attention to differences among Old Mysore, Bombay Karnataka, Hyderabad Karnataka, Madras Karnataka, coastal districts and Coorg. It shows that unification in 1956 was both an achievement of popular politics and the beginning of a more difficult task: integrating regions with unequal resources and institutional legacies. Karnataka demonstrates that linguistic regionalism, when channelled through constitutional politics, could deepen rather than diminish Indian unity. At the same time, disputes over representation, borders, water and regional imbalance reveal the continuing limits of formal integration.
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