Kannada people From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Kannadigas Total population 45 million native (2001 census, only India)[1] Regions with significant populations India 45 million United States 100,000 United Kingdom 50,000 Canada 10,000 Australia 5,000 United Arab Emirates 10,000 Languages Kannada Religion Om.svgHinduism • Jain Prateek Chihna.svgJainism Related ethnic groups Dravidian · The Kannada or Kanarese people, known as the Kannadiga,[2] are the people who natively speak the Kannada language.[3] Kannadigas are mainly found in the state of Karnataka in India and in the neighboring states of Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Goa and Maharashtra. The English plural is Kanarese, Kannadas, or Kannadigas. Kannadigas are people who speak Kannada, its variants or its dialects as their native language.[4] The districts of Karnataka have mixed variations of dialects like Dharwad Kannada,[4] Sankethi, Naddvara Kannada, Havigannada, Bengaluru Kannada,[4] Are Bhashe, Mysooru Kannada, Kundagannada,[4] etc. Janapadas[5] of Soliga, Badaga and other tribes of Karnataka having rich contribution to Kannada literature have their own style. Contents 1 Early settlements 2 Immigrants from Karnataka 3 Kannada art 3.1 Sculpture 3.2 Music 3.3 Theater 3.4 Dance forms 3.5 Kalaa Kshetras (the abode of art) 3.6 Martial arts 3.7 Festivals 4 Cuisine 5 Costumes 6 Literature 7 Kannada journalism 8 Contemporary popular Kannadigas 8.1 Spiritual leaders 8.2 Gandhian philosophers 8.3 Modern science and technology 8.4 Environmentalists 8.5 Current cricketers 8.6 Retired cricketers 9 The Kannadiga culture 9.1 Purana 9.2 Punya Koti 9.3 Vishwa Maanava 9.4 Political sphere 9.5 Horanadu Kannadiga 10 Kannada Kannadiga Karnataka 11 Kannada ethnic flag 12 See also 13 Footnotes 14 References Early settlements Main article: History of Karnataka Sala fighting the tiger, the royal emblem of Hoysala Empire Settlement in Karnataka is found to be existent at least from the 2nd millennium BC as explored in Brahmagiri archaeological site near Chitradurga district, central Karnataka. Chandravalli exploration has revealed interaction of Roman and Chinese travelers around the 2nd and 3rd century BC.[6] Kannadigas have built powerful empires and kingdoms with Kannada as the official language.[7] The language was once popular from Kaveri to Godavari as mentioned in Kavirajamarga of 850 CE.[8] Archaeological evidences prove Kannada inscriptions found as far north as Madhya Pradesh (Inscription of Krishna III) and Bihar.[9] The great Karnataka Expansion provides insights to kingdoms of northern India whose originators were from Kannada country.[10] The major empires and kingdoms, their regal capital and most distinguished kings were: Western Ganga Dynasty - Talakadu - Durvinita Kadamba Dynasty - Banavasi - Mayurasharma Badami Chalukya - Badami - Pulakesi II Rashtrakuta - Manyakheta - Amoghavarsha I Hoysala - Belur and Halebidu - Veera Ballala II Kalyani Chalukya - Basavakalyana - Vikramaditya VI Southern Kalachuri - Kalyani - Bijjala II Vijayanagara - Hampi - Hakka, Bukka Keladi Nayaka - Ikkeri - Shivappa Nayaka Kingdom of Mysore - Mysooru - Nalvadi Krishnaraja Odeyar Alupas of Canara - Udupi - Aluvarasa II Minor dynasties that have played an important role in the development of Kannada language, culture and polity were Chutus of Banavasi (feudatory to Satavahana Empire),[11][12] Tuluva Dynasty of Canara,[13] Rattas of Saundatti (Belgaum),[13] Guttas of Guttal (Dharwad region),[14] Banas of Kolar,[15] Nolambas of Nolambavadi,[16][17] Vaidumbas,[18][19] Chengalvas,[13] Kongalvas,[13] Sendrakas of Nagarkhanda (Banavasi province), Yalahanka Nadaprabhu,[20] Sindas of Yelburga (Bijapur-Gulbarga),[14] Kadamba of Hangal.[21] In addition, other well known kingdoms that patronized Kannadiga poets and Kannada language were: Eastern Chalukyas[13] Kakatiya dynasty[13] Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri[22] Shilahara[13] Kadambas of Goa[23] Immigrants from Karnataka Coin of the Kadambas, earliest to use Kannada script In addition to those empires that ruled from the Karnataka region, based on inscriptions and literary evidence historians have discussed the possibility that kingdoms of Kannada origin were established in other parts of India as well. The Karnatak Kshatriyas of Bihar,[9][24] the Chalukyas of Gujarat,[25][26] the Chalukyas of Vengi (Eastern Chalukya),[25][27][28] the Seuna Yadavas of Devagiri,[29][30][31][32] the Rashtrakuta family ruling from Berar (modern Amravati district, Maharashtra),[33] and the Rashtrakutas branch of Gujarat (Lata branch),[34][35] are some possible examples.
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