Dakshina Kannada district is located in the state of Karnataka in India, with its headquarters in the coastal city of Mangalore. It is part of the larger Tulu Nadu region. The district covers an area nestled in between the Western Ghats to its east and the Arabian Sea to its west. Dakshina Kannada receives abundant rainfall during the Indian monsoon. It is bordered by Udupi district to the north, Chikmagalur district to the northeast, Hassan district to the east, Kodagu to the southeast and Kasaragod district of Kerala to the south. According to the 2011 census of India, Dakshina Kannada district had a population of 2,083,625. It is the only district in Karnataka state to have all modes of transport like road, rail, water and air due to the presence of a major hub, Mangalore. This financial district is also known as the Cradle of Indian banking.
Sullia is a town in the Dakshina Kannada district of the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of the Sullia taluk. Sullia is located 300 kilometres west of the state capital Bengaluru.
Arebhashe or Aregannada or Gowda Kannada is a dialect of Kannada mainly by Gowda communities in the region Madikeri, Somwarpet, and Kushalnagar taluks of Kodagu district, Sullia, taluks of Dakshina Kannada district; Bangalore and Mysore districts in the Indian state of Karnataka. As well as Bandadka, Kasaragod District in the Indian state of Kerala, Arebhashe is also called Gowda Kannada. The language was recognized by the Karnataka State government and formed an academy in 2011 to preserve the culture and literature of the Arebhahse Region which is named as Karnataka Arebhashe Samskruthi mathu Sahitya Academy supported by then Chief Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda.
Devaragunda Venkappa Sadananda Gowda is an Indian politician who served as the Union Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers of India in the Second Modi ministry from 14 November 2018 to 7 July 2021. He also served as the Minister of Statistics and Programme Implementation of India from 5 July 2016 to 24 May 2019 in the First Modi ministry. He is represented the Bangalore North constituency in the parliament from 2014 to 2024. He also held Ministry of Railways and other cabinet positions in the First Modi ministry. He also served as the 14th Chief Minister of Karnataka.
Ajjavara is a village in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. It is located in the Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.
Aletty is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.
Beluvai is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Moodabidri taluk of Dakshina Kannada district. It is located around 42 km north-east of Mangalore city.
Golthamajal is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. It is situated at a distance of 34 km towards the east of Mangalore city.
Jalsoor is a village in Dakshina Kannada district in the south Indian state of Karnataka. This village is major junction connecting three district headquarters; Madikeri, Mangaluru and Kasaragodu. It is one of the main place of trade and transaction in Sullia taluk.
Kanyana is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Bantwal Taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. The majority of the population are Hindus, Catholics and Muslims and the main languages spoken are Tulu, Kannada, Beary, Malayalam and Konkani.
Koila is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Puttur taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.
Kolnadu is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.
Sampaje is a district border village of Kodagu in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Madikeri taluk. It lies on National Highway - 275 which connects Mangalore city in Dakshina Kannada district with Madikeri, Mysuru and Bengaluru.
Ira is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Bantwal taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka. Ira is situated at a distance of 30 km from Mangalore city. Ira is a showcase gram panchayat known for its cleanliness, sanitation and development projects. KIADB is planning a 700 acres (2.8 km2) small scale industrial park in Ira. This includes a Textile Park of 300 acres (1.2 km2).
Belthangady Assembly constituency is one of the 224 Vidhan Sabha constituencies of Karnataka state in southwestern India.
Elikkala is a place in Aletty in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Aletty post and village Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.
Karnataka Arebhashe Samskruthi mathu Sahitya Academy is an organization under Government of Karnataka for promotion of literature in Arebhashe language. Established on 15 December 2011 by the Government of Karnataka. The purpose of the academy is to preserve and promote the Arebhashe language, Arebhashe literature, and Arebhashe culture. Which has a considerable population of Arebhashe speakers, a language minority in the state Karnataka and Kerala. Arebhashe is a dialect of Kannada spoken mainly by Gowda and other community in the region of Kodagu, Sullia of Dakshina Kannada in the Indian state of Karnataka as well as Bandadka, Kasaragod District in the Indian state of Kerala. The academy was formed by then Chief Minister D. V. Sadananda Gowda.
Kunchadka is a small village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Aletty Village, Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.
The Amara Sullia Rebellion was an armed uprising against the British government organized by the people of Arebhashe, and Tulunadu that took place in 1837, twenty years before the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857.
Ubaradka Mittur is a village in the southern state of Karnataka, India. It is located in the Sullia taluk of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka.
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