SOUTH INDIAN CULTURE- KARNATAKA



SOUTH INDIAN CULTURE – KARNATAKA

Originally known as the State of Mysore and later renamed in 1973, Karnataka is a state of India located in the south west of the country. It precedes Andhra Pradesh in terms of area, with three principal geographic areas, them being, the coastal Karavali, the region of Malenadu and the region of Bayaluseeme and houses the Kannadigas as well as the Tuluvas, Kodavas and Konkanis.









ART

Dance, music, drama, storytelling and others come under the shade of Traditional folk arts of Karnataka which includes a classical dance drama, Yakshagana that is an important stage form of the state. The organisations of Rangayana, Ranga Shankara, Ninasam and others continue to nurture contemporary stage forms in Karnataka, thus protecting its richness over the years.








DANCE

While Bangalore is the foremost centre of Bharatanatyam, the Mysore style of Bharatanatyam stays popular in Karnataka.

MUSIC

Karnataka contributes greatly to Indian Classical music with both Carnatic and Hindustani styles. The state has produced several of the celebrated musicians such as Mallikarjun Mansur, Bhimsen Joshi, Sawai Gandharva in the Hindustani genre of music, while popularising Veena Sheshanna, Doreswamy Iyengar, Violin T. Chowdiah and others in genre of Carnatic music. The state practices a classical music genre Gamaka and also a popular music genre, Kannada Bhavageete that draws inspiration from modern poetry.











PAINTINGS

Karnataka consists of an organisation that promotes Mysore style of paintings, called Chitrakala Parishat. Imminent painters from the Mysore school of painting include, Sundarayya, Tanjavur Kondayya, B. Venkatappa and Keshavayya.









CLOTHING

Saree is the traditional attire of the women in Karnataka, while the Panche or Dhoti is the traditional attire of men. The traditional headgear of Southern Karnataka is the Mysore Peta, while the Pagadi or Pataga is the tradition in Northern Karnataka. 



CUISINE

The staple food of the south is Rice and Ragi, in contrast to the north, being Jolada rotti and Sorghum. The popular foods include, Bisi bele bath, Jolada rotti, Ragi mudde, Uppitu, Benne Dose, Masala Dose etc with sweets like  Mysore Pak, Karadantu, Belgaavi Kunda and Dharwad pedha.


RELIGION

Jainism has contributed greatly to the religion and culture of Karnataka with Islam reaching the state in the tenth century, along with the rise of the ruling parts of the Bahamani and Bijapur sultanates in Karnataka, while Christianity was presented to Karnataka by the Portuguese and St. Francis Xavier in the sixteenth century. Buddhism was also known to gain popularity in some parts of the state during the first millennium.








LANGUAGE

Kannada is the official language of Karnataka, with minor native languages Tulu, Konkani and Kodava. Urdu is spoken by the Muslim population, while other languages like Beary Bashe and Sankethi are also spoken.

By Faadila Aisha

Comments

  1. imaginatively creativeFebruary 11, 2019 at 7:54 PM

    This blog is a great work and explains the varied culture in a nice way. I got to know more about the different languages spoken here.
    G.Abirami

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  2. BlogFebruary 11, 2019 at 9:08 PM

    This blog explains about the various cultural forms of the famous South Indian state Karnataka in a beautiful manner. Their cultural forms are so interesting.
    Varshaa.R

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  3. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 4:42 AM

    Hamsika:
    Good job! The cuisine and art forms of Karnataka is bewitching.

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  4. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 6:34 AM

    A very crisp and informative blog -Archita.T. Menon

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  5. imaginatively creativeFebruary 12, 2019 at 6:37 AM

    Very informative and interesting Blog. The pictures were also very attractive
    Faaiqa Aisha

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