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Sir Sherlock Holmes & The Indian Princess

शर्लक बाबू और भारतीय राजकुमारी

Chapter 1 || Masterlist || Chapter 2

Chapter Summary: In England, Sherlock Holmes receives an alarm letter from his dear friend Doctor John Watson. In Delhi, You don't mind being a teacher, but with new building plans, you reflect on your circumstances and opportunities.

Pairing: Sherlock Homes x Desi!reader

Chapter Warnings: 18+ Dead Dove Do Not Eat, Slow burn, generational trauma, colonisation, implied murder, death of a parent, classism & caste.

Word Count: 6k

Author Notes:

★ Everything written in bold is being said in Hindustani

★The Reader character goes by the last name Newalkar and is the daughter of Damodar Rao Newalkar → the adopted son of Rani Laxmibai. I must advise this story is pure fiction but based in the occupation of the British Raj that invaded and Colonised India.

★I am a White European/Australian woman, I apologise for any cultural or historical inaccuracies. I am receiving help from online sources and desi Tumblr mutual @livesinfantasyland and I heavily encourage other Indian/South Asian/Desi readers to share their thoughts, constructive criticism and help as I write this story.

Inspiring Song: "Paint it Black" by Ciara

11:35pm Thursday 26th June 1890, 221B Baker Street, Marylebone, Westminster, London, England.

This story begins and ends with the sound of rain.

Tink!

The roof had begun a leak. And when this leak came to play it had a habit of landing directly on the head of a disgruntled and lonely fellow.  The greatest detective in London who could not find a friend. Granted I must inform you, Mr Sherlock Holmes did in fact have some friends, but by misfortunes, none were presently in the country.

Tink!

He angrily sighed. Another drop of rain hit his head.

He launched from his arm chair and grumbling moved an empty teapot to sit on the cushion he previously sat. The drops thus made a small tinkling as they landed inside the empty pot.

Plonk!

He rubbed his eyes and checked the time on the mantle piece clock. He had lost weeks of his life. Hours squeezed down to into unknown days or months, he could not tell. It did not help how he consistently drew the curtains closed to design total darkness other than the fireplace and his candles to light up his home.

A light shiver ran up his spine. The weather was dangerously cold today. His fingertips upon inspection grew from pale white to a dark pink.

Plonk!

He wandered if perhaps it was time to have a holiday in sunny Spain.

A knock on his door broke his imagined vacation like a hammer to glass.

His pesky landlady Mrs Hudson intruded on his stuffy dust filled space. She grumbled nonsense about the filth of her apartment she’s rented out to the famous Detective before handing him a thick envelope.

Plonk!

And the moment he could see and recognised the handwriting he snatched the Letter from her wrinkly fingers and banished her with a bellowing shout. The woman fluttered out and muttered her further disgusts of his treatment.

Plonk!

But Sherlock did not care for her opinion or rather anyone’s for that matter, Sherlock only cares about the stamp he tore opened the parchment he eagerly unfolded.

John Watson. Doctor, soldier and dear friend. He was Sherlock’s greatest companion to note. He had never felt such brotherly love until he met the very man seeking a roommate here in baker street.

Doctor and detective used to comb London for clues to solve crimes and very noticeably took an interest at the sports of pleasure. The luxurious brothels of London welcomed him and his friend with open arms and spread legs. Doctor Watson was the easy victim of sex while Sherlock was one to enjoy his opium pipe and watch his friend succumb to the mouths of half-pound harlots.

And among these adventures of interesting women did the doctor find himself in a savage tussle with another jealous male patron...

Sherlock recalled the evening with mirth. His dear friend, brother in arms had been pummelled to a pulp and drunk as a daisy. So when Sherlock escorted him to a hospital, the imbecile had declared that he was doctor of the ward and did not need any stitches. It is a grand thing perhaps Doctor Watson could not fathom the memory of yelling too proudly that his medicine could be only found in the elixir of a woman’s warm cunny.

His nurse, a dirty bird at heart had giggled at this...that nurses name was Mary Mortenson. And she became the very enamoured Mrs Mary Watson.

Sherlock was not fond of his friend becoming so besotted with his bride. He tolerated the woman’s presences at best. Unspokenly, the detective saw competition to gain the doctors attention and it was becoming far too obvious that Mrs Watson would win. Every. Single. Time.

After a month of young love the married pair had decided their honey-moon should be experienced back in John’s birth land...Delhi, a city in India. Mary was to meet the senior Mr and Mrs Watson. Coincidently, the English rose was not averse to the foreign lands…she so happened to have been born in Agra. Happy and married, they boarded and sailed across the sea.

Sherlock had high hopes their ship would run scarce of supplies so they might return quickly. He missed his dear friend and even his annoying wife.

The letter in between if thumbs and fingers were the first words from them he had gotten in nearly three months. The letter read as followed...

“Dear Sherlock,

Mary and I have come to my home I grew up in as a boy. I was blessed with my parents merry welcome. However, unfortunate circumstances have designed two coffins. For merely a week into our visit my beloved parents have passed. I have yet to decide whether to bury them in the English tradition or burn them in the Hindi ritual. My predicted return back to Baker Street may appear futile and non-existent. Please. Come visit us as soon as it is convenient.

13, 25, 27, 16, 1, 18, 5, 14, 20, 19, 27, 8, 23, 5, 27, 2, 5, 5, 14, 27, 13, 21, 18, 4, 5, 18, 5, 4.

Your sincere faithful friend, Doctor John H. Watson.”

Plonk!

Sherlock’s eyes raced over the page, and cupped his mouth staring at the plethora of numbers. They were not any numbers. John was a simple man, he wasn’t the smartest being but Sherlock appreciated his humble attitudes, he liked the doctor admitting he wasn’t a world genius, just a man who knew his medicines.

So when an enigmatic set of numbers was written at random Sherlock thought of the most simplistic cypher.

For every number was a letter. 1 being A and 26 being Z, leaving 27 to be a space between a word.

His brows lifted. The message was clear and alarming.

Plonk!

“My Parents Have Been Murdered.”

He determined his dear doctor had written this cryptic message under the desire of secrecy. His eyes lit up. It meant John needed Sherlock’s help. A case. Something was amiss. John did not know the killers name. If he did, he would’ve written it or not bothered to write asking Sherlock to visit at all.

He couldn’t have run faster to his rooms to start backing as soon as possible.

Plonk!

Sherlock Holmes had know idea what he was going to find in a land he had only heard stories from Watson’s childhood. He was eager to see his friend, to help him and to finally have an adventure.

01:35pm Friday 11th July 1890, Anglo Arabic Secondary School, Desh Bandhu Gupta Rd, Ajmeri Gate, Delhi.

You dragged the piece of white chalk across a black board and sketched a simple phrase in the English language. You smiled to the young faces that filled the room, sitting in long benches and desks. Their eyes wide and curious, eager to learn.

You waved your hands, “Now, clean your chalk slates students, you are going to learn how to spell good afternoon in English.”

They wipe them down with their small damp clothes and tucked them away in the groove at the top of their slanted desk. You waited patiently until they all sat with their hands resting flat on the wooden desks, mouths shut, eyes seeking knowledge.

You underlined each letter of the first word, “Gee, ouw, ouw, dee, this spells ‘Good’ and now ‘Afternoon’ is Aya, eff, tee, Ee, Ara, eynnn, ouw, ouw, eynn.”

The young boys sounded it out with you. Their sweet pubescent voices unionised. You smiled. They were so advanced at such a young age, most of the boys had come from average and wealthy families that could afford them to come to such a fine school. Many were Muslim, others Hindu, it was a good sign of peace. The youth coming together despite their differences. And on odd days you would teach the white children, boys and girls of British and French families who wanted their children to learn Hindi, Arabic and Urdu.

You didn’t mind teaching white children, some of the boys could be very disrespectful but you gathered it was behaviour picked up from their arrogant fathers. It wasn’t the young boys who had pillaged these lands, it was their fathers and grandfathers.

“The gee,” you circled the G, “Remember in English is also pronounced like Guh and,” you tapped the double o’s, “Ouw ouw in english together when two is said ‘oooowa’. Followed by dee being said as Dah. So, let’s say it together?”

You dragged a white line under the word and sounded it out with your students.

“Guh-oooow-dah.”

You smiled.

You repeated, “Good.”

“Now let’s look at the word ‘afternoon’,” you announced.

You cleaned the board and looked back at your students. One of the little boys who sat in the front was rubbing his eyes. You smiled softly. He was only six years old. His older brother, a young man now would most likely be the one to collect his brother from school and carry him sleeping back home. You looked at the bell tower just outside the window. It was nearly time for your students to go home and you to return back to your lodgings.

“Aye and eff is said as AAaff, then tee is a quick Tuh! And what is Ee and Arrra sound together children?”

“Errr,” they all purred.

You sounded out half of the word with them, “Aafftuherrr.”

You rubbed your chalk dust covered fingers together and further explained as you pointed to each important letter, “eynnn makes a Na, sound. And we just practiced double ouw, so sound it out.”

Like a symphony of speech, you all said together, “Guh-oooow-dah Aafftuherrr, Na-ooow-na. Good Afternoon.”

The deep bowing clang of the bells outside rang through the yard and open window shutters. The children looked eager to leave. Their hands were readily holding their slates, ready to put them inside the empty wooden box in the corner of the classroom where they kept all their slates and dusters and the bucket for where they kept their chalk.

“Good afternoon students,” You bided.

“Good afternoon Teacher Madam,” They called back.

“You may go back home now. Practise your English alphabet song.”

The boys were fast as rabbits, leaping from their desks and fleeing the classroom out the hall and down the stairs. But some at least saluted you as they left. It was a habit they’d picked up from the white boys who saluted their male teachers. You smiled to yourself as you waved them out. Each left with beaming smiles and playful chatter among themselves.

As you went about sweeping the floor after wiping the chalk from the board, you wondered if you should go to the temple and pray for your students successful education or if you should consider washing your clothing today. It had been very dry today, any moment and you knew the wet season and humid rain would arrive to flood the streets clean of dust and fill the forests with life of green goodness.

As you put away the English education books on the small shelves by the door, a familiar face came rushing in, flushed and excited

If it wasn’t her jingling anklet and bangle that announced her To your classroom, it was her shrill cry of your name that did.  

“Y/N! Quick!” Miss Anjuli Paraiyars exclaimed, “You need to come with me.”

Her dark ink hair was peaking out from her sun patterned veil. The wispy curls stuck to her sweaty forehead and framed her dazzling walnut eyes. They were flooded with mischief that matched her biting lip. Her brows wriggled lightly.

Placing the last book onto the shelf you turned to acknowledge your dear friend.

“Anjuli,” you happily sighed, “Whatever is the matter?”

She waved her hands about, hoping to quicken you along and out the door, “It is the Watson son, Doctor Watson, he wants to speak with you with important news.”

Your eyes widened. ‘What on earth does that poor soul wish to say to me? After the death of the good Mr and Mrs Watson, I would assume he was still in mourning, why would he call upon me?’

Following your friend outside into the scorching sun, you lifted your saree over your head. She had her family Ox and cart waiting outside the school gates.

“What important news Anjuli?” You said a little standoffishly.

“He’s offering you a job,” She said giddily. She climbed up into the cart and leant down offering her hand to you.  Once in the cart side by side she sighed, “That’s all he would tell me,” She grabbed the reigns and cane and tapped the Ox to start moving out onto the dirt road, “But we all know how very generous he can be like his dear parents.”

Anjuli was right. The late Victoria and Hamish Watson’s were angelic to the local community. Victoria had been the very soul to teach your late mother English and she was the one to encourage you to attain education enough to become one of the very few first female Indian teachers. She was a well known philanthropist, often aiding the sick and homeless and funding the Indian hospitals. Hamish was a local accountant, financial advisor and lawyer. He was known to be good to the children particularly. He would often hand out sweets as he walked down the street with his briefcase bag. He often aided the locals find new homes when the British planned to evict them and replace white families in their place. The English couple had lived in the country for many decades, long before you were even born. They spoke fluently enough and mimicked the culture so well that you could’ve believed they were born here themselves.

You sat back and nodded, “May their souls attain moksha.”

02:45pm Friday 11th July 1890, Willingdon Crescent, Central Ridge Forest, Delhi, India.

The sun baked down on the streets of Dehli. The Ox cart rolled along, it’s tail flicking the flies circling it’s flank every so often.

You pinches your saree scarf and covered your face before a bug could fly into your mouth.

Anjuli had to hold the reigns and cane, she leant closer to you and giggled as she nodded to the khaki covered soldiers. Walking by in many small groups.

Anjuli had a terrible habit, she fell in love too easily. For some ungodly reason Anjuli admired the foreigners that had come so long ago and invaded your beautiful country. Maybe she liked how different they looked. The flaxen hair and ice blue gazes in the faces of pale freaks were so opposite to the raven manes and hairy russet warmth of Indian men. It was erotic for her. You just didn't understand how she could so easily find infatuation with the people you considered an enemy, and so should she.

“Oh look at them,” she giggled girlishly.

You rolled your eyes, “I’m looking.” There was a timid strain in your voice. You had no real interest to entertain Anjuli’s fascination.

When Anjuli noticed how you in fact we’re not looking but rather looking ahead on the road path she playfully smacked your arm.

“Look!” She sucked her teeth and teasingly scolded, “Do you not know delight at the sight of men?” She reached forward and abruptly touched the front of your blouse, squeezing around for the softness of your breasts, “Are you sure you’re a full grown woman?” she smiled wickedly and prodded her finger in between your legs covered by your top petticoat.

You squeaked loudly and batted her hand. She howled with laughter and kept giggling even as you scowled at her beneath your veil.

You turned your head away from her and scoffed, “I am not as easily swayed by British soldiers. They look so sickly as pale as they are,” your nose wrinkled, “How could I righteously take a husband in front of beloved Lakshmi and her Vishnu when they look like they tempt Yama too take them at any moment?”

Your friend rolled her eyes, “Oh nonsense,” she tapped your hand and waved her fingers into a crowd of soldiers, “See there that one, his hair the colour of wheat, he is a handsome man. He would make a fine husband.”

And as the cart rolled passed, you couldn’t help gag at the smell of the same man Anjuli proclaimed would make a fine husband.

‘A fine swine perhaps. Many sow in heat could come trotting to him from miles with such a putrid scent.’

Your head wobbled and your flat palm waved at her, “A husbands good qualities are not to stand on his appearance alone. One day he will grow old, fat, bald and ugly.”

A long dragging sigh came out from the woman beside you. She managed to move both reigns into one hand and playfully tugged your saree away from your face

“You’re no fun, come on,” she jerked her chin out to the same street as the ox was about to pass another group, “Tell me you don’t find any of them a little attractive?”

You stared at the oncoming group and now sucked your teeth. You crudely stated, “They’d be far more attractive if they left. Went back to their lands, leave our villages and the people of Bharat in peace.”

Anjuli stared blankly at you. Before she could pinch and prod you again you relented and noticed one of the men in the crowd so different from the others.

He was tall, his hair a dark chestnut that matched the shade of his suit. His face was bare and clean in comparison to the soldiers who all adorned moustaches and muttonchop beards on their faces. He was carrying a rather large brief case and walking stick.

“Fine...that one,” you nodded, “In the brown English clothes.”

“The one wearing a suit?” Anjuli snickered, “He’s not a soldier though?”

You giggled,“And it is for such a reason I find he is most handsome among them.”

You both gazed at him as the ox fully passed by. Anjuli smiled at you.

“He is rather tall. Strong. What do you think he does?” She asked, “Maybe he is a farmer, or a bricklayer?”

You shook your head. ‘No. He couldn’t be.’

“He dresses too finely. It is not their Christian Sunday Sabbath today. He probably is a rich businessman, with a wife and children.”

You looked back to the path as the dusty road became thicker in trees and travel further away from the street. You thought about that strangers wife, what she might look like, probably some English rose with a house full of servants at her command, surrounded by maids and wet nurses for her children. She would live in a grand house and hold soiree’s, welcoming guests from all around to celebrate life. She would have a massive library and a place of worship. It was the life you should’ve had, the life you were owed and denied merely by the changing events of history and the extinguish of your father’s birthright.

Your soft smile faded; you felt a twinge of repulsion mixed with a hint of anger. You’d think after all these years you would’ve chosen to forget this, ignore this, let go and accept your circumstances in this life.... You didn’t live with your father anymore who would remind you practically daily why not to trust the English or any white man, as if you didn’t witness their subjecting abuse and consistent disrespect.

Your eyes fluttered shut, you reached to your side and touched Anjuli’s wrist. She was your truest friend despite her differences and low status. Anjuli came from a Shudra family, and you? You were the daughter, the descendant of Brahims and Kshatriyas...now lowered to the Shudra caste class…You never knew the lavish life of the Jhansi palace, nor tasted the rich foods served on golden plates and surrounded by pretty creatures of the palace menagerie. You would never know the joys of running through the gardens with other children in the royal family.

Everyone was gone, everything was gone. All that was left was your father who scarcely remembered that life but shared all he remembered so his memories would live on through you and bring you hope that one day it would be yours. It was a cruel false hope…

Eighteen years ago, you had been born inside of a nice house in Indore to the daughter of a prestige painter Vasudeoraobhau Bhatavdekar. As far as you knew, your father loved your mother very much for the incredibly brief time that they were married. A rare jewel in beauty is how he described her often. A marriage of love and choice. Your father said she was softly spoken and obedient, but it was her unconditional love for him and his dreams that held his heart in appreciation.

It was by unfortunate command that she would fall ill to childbed fevers after you were born. After you…a girl...not a son. You were nothing in the eyes of the British raj and had no chance of being installed as an heir for any restoration…you were the last hope and failed before your first breath. And that was something you’d never forget.

For a small time, you were raised in that home and then it was decided by your father that you would learn English. His tutors were not available, so he cut your hair short and shipped you off to Delhi with your young uncle Save to the Anglo Arabic Secondary School…It did not take the teachers and headmaster long to discover you were a girl. Before you were to receive the beating of a lifetime it was Mr Hamish Watson who so happened to be accounting the school costs to save you. He took you to his wife who taught you English and then set you to live with his maid servants, Anjuli’s mother.

Your friend spoke after some time of silence, “Oh, I’m meant to tell you- My cousin Vijay sent word this morning, he’s seeking a wife. My mother wants me to ask if you’d like to meet him, a prospective match.”

Your lips curled into a sneer, “Isn’t he the one that use to tie our braids together in a knot during Diwali and chase us around the street making animal noises?”

You recalled a young teenage boy about five years your senior with a tooth gap and ruffled hair. He was so annoying, calling you names and bullying you by calling you fat and ugly. He was spoilt and rude. He mocked you when you told him you were a princess. He said you were a princess of pimple pox and nothing more. Oh how you remembered the way your blood boiled.

“We were children, he was playing, only a boy,” she smiled, “He’s a man now, studying to be a barrister in Bombay but he will be visiting in a few weeks to help us move.”

Ah yes, the dilemma you needed to find a solution too soon. It was a month ago that a letter had been nailed to the house door, it was an eviction commandment made by the British military and government. The Paraiyars family and you had to leave the home in Raisina hill, why? Because the British do what they like…building concrete monstrosities over beautiful land and demolishing the history of your people like it was worthless dust. Rumours spread about a grand governors palace was to be built there, but they couldn’t burn the village to ash with people living inside...well....at least not on their "morally good Christian conscious."

“Vijay I believe owns a cottage near the seaside. You could be his bride and live with him instead of moving back to Indore to your father.”

Moving back was not possible...not after his most recent letter.

“Father has…felt it improper for me to move back to Indore. He believes that my existence would cause me more harm than good under his jailers’ eyes…His pension he shares I give mostly to your mother for board. I have saved my wages, I am considering…moving to a boarding workhouse in Jhansi or Agra, but tell your mother I would like to greet Vijay when he arrives…”

You smirked looking down at your fingernails, “Lakshmi forbid I run out of money and need to resort to the ‘charity’ of Christians or to prostitution.”

Anjuli made a face, shaking her head and brushed her shoulder into yours, “You wrinkle your nose at every man, white, black or bronze,” she smiled cheekily, “I doubt you’d make a good prostitute.”

“Anjuli!” You shrieked.

Both you and her erupted into a large happy shrill of giggles enough to gain head turns from passing public. You and her playfully poked your elbows into each other. Anjuli was right, there was no chance that you could make a suitable prostitute…you hadn’t had sex and didn’t know how to please a man, most men you barely liked. They could be selfish. Anjuli on the other hand, she was a frisky thing. She had kissed a hundred men and given her ��precious flower’ to a boy back when she was thirteen. She had no shame. Anjuli had shared her sordid tales of lust to you many times. You knew her boyfriends that snuck her out at night and returned her by morning. You promised never to tell her mother or father who surely would’ve disowned her if they knew how promiscuous she was. It was best if they believed she made money with her parents in the markets selling dyed clothes and wooden jewellery boxes.

03:04pm Friday 11th July 1890, 5 Bistdari Road, Central Ridge Forest, Delhi, India.

Arriving to the Watson Bungalow was simple enough, the ox cart rolled and bumped over the rock and sandy grooves of the path. Anjuli pulled the reigns of her beast and helped you both down. She tied her ox to the outside gate posts, the precious creature lowered its head and munched on dry grass that still was hinted in green. The ox would be glad as soon the wet season would hit and all the food delight lush and green would return.

You and Anjuli stepped inside and removed your sandals, Anjuli then led you through the house. It had been some time since you had been here. Anjuli’s mother was dismissed as Mrs Victoria Watson’s maid when the new Watson bride had arrived.

Doctor Watson, their son was a short ferrety man. His face was covered in a long mutton mustache like a snake of hair slithering along his face. He was a grown man from the teenager you had met many years ago. His parents had sent him to Europe to school, as far as you were aware he had join the army and fought in some notorious war battles like The of Battle of Abu Klea.

As you entered the bureau office, you found him hunched over some paperwork, his brows scrunched. His eyes lifted up and brightened his face on seeing you both.

“Oh Miss Paraiyars, Anjuli dear,” he said clapping his hands and opening a drawer in his desk, “Thank you so much dear for bringing darling Miss Newalkar here. Here,” he handed Anjuli a small bag and slipped four rupees into her hand, “and take these sweets back to your Mataji, Mrs Paraiyars.”

Anjuli put her hands together and smiled, wobbling her head before leaving you alone to return outside back to her ox cart.

You had your hands pressed together peacefully while the doctor hobbled over to you from around the desk. He was smiling brightly and nodded his head to you, offering you a chair in front of the desk.

“Y/N thankyou for coming on such short notice. I requested your presence in person to offer you a job position.”

Your smile fell, you sheepishly explained to the man, “I am currently employed at the Anglo school Doctor, Babu.”

The doctor nodded, “Yes…Anjuli tells me you are still teaching the children English and Hindi?”

“Yes Doctor Babu,” you confirmed.

“How much are you paid per month?” he asked quickly, touching his lips lightly in thought.

“Twenty five rupees,” you said softly, you didn’t dare try to sound prideful.

The doctor smiled and pulled out a piece paper contract, he then stated, “I will pay you a hundred per month.”

Your eyes widened, and then narrowed. It was too spectacular to be true, it sounded Impossible. Your fathers pension was only a hundred and fifty rupees a year, for the doctor to give you a hundred per month was unfathomable wealth. What on earth was he wanting from you!?

“What is the position,” you swallowed breathlessly, “Doctor Babu?”

“Housekeeper and…a carer,” he sighed, “I need you to live here, and watch over one of my friends. He is from England and I am afraid he might not understand the customs here.”

He leant against the desk cocking his head and looking down at his feet awkwardly. “Please,” he begged, “he is different to other men. He is particular and perhaps rather spoilt. I need you to make sure he doesn’t get lost, harmed or too upset. It is pressing that I should return to my wife in Agra. I would have hired Mrs Paraiyars, in fact I did offer this role to her, but I have been informed she will be moving and her English is not as it once was…and my English friend is rather…particular and impatient with broken speech...”

He wrote a signature across the bottom of the document and held it out for you to read. It was real…your mouth watered. You could save more than your regular wage and easily move back to Indore without burdening your father or mother’s family.  

“If you accept my offer, you may live here as a free lodging, you recall where the servant quarters are I am sure? You will also receive a handsome budget for food. And-” he paused looking up and pocketing the cheque, he gasped, “Sherlock! Dear god man! Did you walk here from the train station?!”

You turned around in the chair and took in the sight of a familiar looking soul.

He was the gentleman from the road. The supposed businessman with his briefcase. He was taller standing here with you then when you sat above in the ox cart. He was standing in the doorway to the office. He stepped inside and lowered his walking stick and briefcase.

“My friend,” the handsome stranger gleefully called, “My dear John Watson, I came the moment I read your message. One of the khaki coated lads pointed me here.”

Up close now you could observe his features on a better judgement. Sherlock Holmes was well known in the British gazette for his distinct physical appearance. With his broad angular frame, sharp hard features, and mighty frame, he exuded a striking and intimidating aura that commanded respect. He reminded you of warriors you imagined before bed in story's of battles your father described at Jhansi Fort.

His face was marked by a strong, sharp pointed nose and intense, deep-set sapphire eyes. His hair was kept combed and short below his ears short and slicked back, revealing his angular eyebrows, and his pink lips that were tightly pursed. He wore a grand brown suit coat with a crisp white shirt, and woolen sweater vest beneath it. And at the base of his throat was a dark burgundy tie. Something about the time reminded you of blood. A cut throat. You felt cold.

His eyes smoothly shifted to you and your presence, his lips parted softly, he glanced back at John, “A patient of yours Doctor?”

The moustached man bristled and shook his head, he stuttered and leant his hand out to you. you carefully chose to take it and rise from the chair as he introduced you.

“Oh- I- Sherlock…um, Sherlock Holmes, I would like you to meet Miss Y/N Newalkar.”

“Miss Newalkar,” the doctor waved his hand over the figure of the giant stock of a man, “This is the very gentleman I was informing you about. This is my friend Detective Sherlock Holmes.”

You pressed your hands together and nodded in greeting. One of Sherlock’s brows raised and his lips hardened in a straight line.

Doctor Watson explained back to the detective, “I was in the middle of discussing whether this dear lady would like to accept a role of housekeeping during your stay here.”

“Whatever for?” Sherlock snickered, “Is your lady wife not up to par with her duties?” he shoved his hands into his pockets and rocked on his leather shoes while his eyes scanned all the way down to your bare feet. It was a crude look of judgement. The westerner seemed to forget not everyone shared the same styles and habits here. You tried not to roll your eyes at him as he scanned your arms and the parts of your belly that the saree did not cover.  Those dark blue orbs crawled up and settled over your faux sweetened smiling face.

“Some…plans have come up unexpectedly. Mary is back in Agra, staying safe with her family,” John stated, his fingers rubbed together, “I need to be with her. And the hospitals are in desire of my services as a surgeon. I ask that you will look around, see if you can find anything here…” he leant in closer and whispered to the man, “I will visit every couple of days, to check up on you and see if there is truth to be founded in my suspicions.”

'Suspicions?'

“John…” the detective pat his friends shoulder, “I am happy to see you. I promise I will do my very best.”

“Thankyou,” said the doctor.

Sherlock jerked his chin to your direction, “How much does the dear girl here know?”

“Well, I…not much,” the doctor blushed and looked back to you, “Miss Newalkar, your thoughts on the job position role?”

You swallowed and nodded slowly, “I accept the conditions, thankyou for your most gracious offering, Doctor Babu.”

The doctor smiled and carefully touched your back, leading you to the exist of his office as he happily stated.

“Splendid! Please, this is the contract. Sign it and return with your belongings later on a few hours while I converse with my friend and guest.”

You looked back at the mysterious Sherlock Holmes and back to the contract. You wobbled your head in goodbye and went on your way. The way you could feel his eyes over your body walking away made you shiver. He was a intimidateding looking man. You left the home and slipped your sandals on.

You thought about how you would now be the housekeeper of a prestigious British family in the community. A wave of relief to your stability washed over you. You didn’t need to crawl to your father and your mother’s family. You started smiling ear to ear. All you needed to do was take care of a house and baby-sit an Englishman who was vulnerable to these new lands.

“Did you see him go in?” Anjuli smirked from the ox cart, waving you over, “The British man you fancied?”

You jerked your chin up proudly exclaiming, “I met him.”

Your friend gasped with a wide smile, “What is he like?”

“I don’t really know,” you shrugged before waving the contract in front of your friends face, “but I am going to be his housekeeper, I need to inform the school of my resignation.”

Anjuli looked at the contract, she couldn't read english but made a light sad sound and sucked her teeth before sighing, “Oh, those children will miss you dearly.”

And that you could both agree. You grabbed the ox reigns and tapped its flank with the cane rolling back to the school again quickly to collect your last wage.

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Panghat: Meaning

Panghat is a Hindi compound word combining pani (water) and ghat (steps leading to a water body). In poetic lore it refers to a river bank where Lord Krishna used to hang out around Gopis.

Lord Krishna & Gopis on Panghat Painting

Rama Ho Rama Humne Gaon Ke Panghat Pe - by Mukesh in Ek Bechara (1972)

Film cast: Jeetendra, Rekha, Vinod khanna, Pran, Bindu, Kalpana,  Johny Walker, Anwar Hussan, Salome

Singer: Asha Bhosle, Lata Mangeshkar

Lyricist: Anand Bakshi (This Song was Written on Indian context)

Translation of This funny Song

In our country, it was said

That every girl is Hindustani

Either Radha or Sita or Rani of Jhansi.

We had seen woman carrying water at Bank of river or well in the village.

But We became dizzy after seeing these women of the cities.

Here are the roads, there were lanes,

Here are thorns, there were buds,

There was a tanga (two wheel carriage) Here is a vehicle with four wheels

There was fairy, Here is madam

There was anklets, Here is sandal,

There was a chandelier, here is the pandel,

There was a veil, Here is splendor (Charm)

There was peace, Here is rebellion

With small Matter they make preparations for fighting,

Some are nightingals, some are butterflies,

Some are fire, Some electricity,

Some M.A., Some are B.A., Some are P.A.

Just the name is a real one

The rest is all fake,

No  Pallanquin 

No wedding procession 

They Choose life partner themselves

Often virgins makes love before marriage

We became dizzy after seeing these women of the cities

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Rani Hindustani Song Out: 'शकुंतला देवी' से विद्या बालन का बेहतरीन गाना, देखकर खुद डांस करने लगेंगे आप!

Rani Hindustani Song Out: ‘शकुंतला देवी’ से विद्या बालन का बेहतरीन गाना, देखकर खुद डांस करने लगेंगे आप!

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विद्या बालन (Photo Grab- ee Music Company/Youtube Video) विद्या बालन (Vidya Balan) की फिल्म शकुंतला देवी (Shakuntala Devi) से उनका गाना ‘रानी हिंदुस्तानी’ (Rani Hindustani Song Out) रिलीज हो चुका है.

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Rani Hindustani Song Out: 'शकुंतला देवी' से विद्या बालन बेहतरीन गाना, देखकर खुद डांस करने लगेंगे आप!

Rani Hindustani Song Out: ‘शकुंतला देवी’ से विद्या बालन बेहतरीन गाना, देखकर खुद डांस करने लगेंगे आप!

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विद्या बालन (Photo Grab- ee Music Company/Youtube Video) विद्या बालन (Vidya Balan) की फिल्म शकुंतला देवी (Shakuntala Devi) से उनका गाना ‘रानी हिंदुस्तानी’ (Rani Hindustani Song Out) रिलीज हो चुका है.

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'Shakuntala Devi' film's new song ‘Rani Hindustani’ out now: Watch here 'Shakuntala Devi' is set to release on July 31 on Amazon Prime Video. http://www.headlineenglish.com/other-news/shakuntala-devi-films-new-song-rani-hindustani-out-now-watch-here/?feed_id=4623&_unique_id=5f1b0190cece3 #newsongout #ranihindustani #shakuntaladevi #vidyabalan

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Shakuntala Devi song Rani Hindustani: Vidya Balan flaunts her desi swag in western style in this fun track

Shakuntala Devi song Rani Hindustani: Vidya Balan flaunts her desi swag in western style in this fun track

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After an impressive promo, the makers of Vidya Balan starrer Shakuntala Devi dropped the track titled Rani Hindustani, which has a fun and peppy vibe. Talking about the song, we the human computer aka Shakuntala Devi trying to learn new habits and culture in the west but her Indian-ness comes out everytime, which wins our hearts. The song is crooned by Sunidhi Chauhan, who…

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Remembering #JahanaraKajjan on her birth anniversary. Hailed as the reigning queen of the stage, the glamorous movie actor, the trained singer, the fashionable modern girl, and the trendsetter, Jahanara Kajjan or Kajjan Bai, better known as Miss Kajjan was many a splendored personality. No wonder, in her heyday she was saluted as the ‘Lark of Hindi cinema’ and the ‘Beautiful Nightingale of Bengal Screen’. As a young lad in Lahore, I dimly remember, seeing her in Madan Theatres’ “Laila Majnu (1931). I recall its roaring publicity through splash of posters and eye-catching hoardings all over the city with dazzling pictures of Miss Kajjan. The novelty of Talkies was still fresh and cinema houses attracted big crowds, more so when films were packed with songs. “Laila Majnu” featuring Miss Kajjan and Master Nissar, the most popular singing pair of the stage was a spectacular success. I vaguely remember, a scene from the film, where Majnu (Nissar) looking for Laila (Kajjan) in the wilderness sings Laila Laila Pukarun Mai Ban Mein, Laila Pyari Basi More Man Main. “I am crying for Laila in the jungle when the beloved Laila is residing in my heart”. Those days, there were hardly any film magazines and the practice of publishing spicy interviews of stars was still a couple of decades away. There is a mention of Kajjan by Kathryn Hanson, a leading scholar of South Asian theatre history in her book “Stages of Life” (2011). Jahanara Kajjan (1915-1945) is pronounced there as ‘Popular singing actress, daughter of the courtesan Suggan and the Nawab of Bhagalpur’. There is a question mark on her date of birth since no authentic information is available. This applies practically to all female artistes from the professional class, who turned famous as theatre and cinema actors. However, the circumstantial evidence culled from Kajjan’s stage and cinema career in the late 1920s and early ’30s and also some reference to her love affairs during that period leads us to conjecture that she was born sometime around 1910. Kajjan belonged to a family of professional artistes, who carried the tag of tawaifs or courtesans. They were also invited by the princely courts and aristocracy to perform at their private mehfils. With their refined manners they provided stimulating company to the male elite. An established code of conduct ruled out marriage in their profession but they were allowed to have a liaison with a chosen patron. Kajjan’s mother Suggan apparently had one such relationship with her father. The anti-nautch campaign at the beginning of the 20th Century denigrated the singing and dancing profession. Some, among them, became gramophone singers or theatre stage actors. Kajjan received education at home and even learnt English. Well versed in Urdu literature, she wrote poetry under pen name “Ada” and some of her poems were published in Urdu magazines. She received intensive training in Hindustani classical music from Ustad Hussain Khan of Patna. Noting her mastery of ragas, her mellifluous voice and also her charming looks, she was hired by a theatre company at Patna. She is said to have performed on stage for three days at a fee of Rs.250 per show. She enchanted the audience with her golden voice. This paved the way to her joining Alfred Company owned by Madan Theatres of Calcutta. According to Fida Hussain, a Parsi theatre legend, “He worked with actress Jahanara Kajjan becoming her director and leading man”. Kajjan attained name and fame as a very popular singer and actor of the stage. The advent of talkies in 1931 brought a revolution in the entertainment scene. The phenomenal success of the first talkie “Alam Ara” in March 1931 inspired a number of producers to make their “all talking, singing, dancing films”. Madan Theatres of Calcutta, were already in the field and were only a few weeks behind when they hit the screen with “Shirin Farhaad” based on the stage play scripted by the renowned playwright Agha Hashar Kashmiri. “Shirin Farhad” beat “Alam Ara” as it was more refined technically and featured 42 songs by Kajjan and Nissar, already popular singing pair of the stage. The film was a tremendous success across India with Kajjan emerging as the first superstar of Hindi cinema. It is said that a tongawala in Lahore pawned his horse to see “Shirin Farhad” 22 times. It was followed by another super hit “Laila Majnu”, featuring the same duo Kajjan and Nissar. Another film that created history was “Indrasabha” based on the play written by Agha Hassan Amanat, the court poet of Wajid Ali Shah, the last Nawab of Awadh. Loaded with 71 songs, the film still holds the world record as “film with most number of songs”. The film with duration of three and half hours (211 minutes) was entirely in verse and Kajjan sang several songs, ensuring its roaring success all over the country. Some of the most popular numbers sung by Kajjan were — “Toone to mora man har leeno more banke saanwaria ” (Oh my dearest you have captivated my heart); “Chaman ko yun mere saqi ne maikhana bana diya ” (My wine server has turned the garden into a tavern); “Kab se khadi hun terey dwar, bula le mohe balam re ” (My love please call me as I have been waiting at your door for so long). Some of her other memorable movies were “Bilwamangal”, “Shakuntala”, “Alibaba aur Chalis Chor”, “Aankh ka Nasha”, “Zehari Saanp”, etc. By mid 1930s, the early enthusiasm for song-dramas, mythological stories and Persian love tales was wearing off and many film producers were forced to close shop, Madan Theatres among them. The classical numbers sung by the likes of Kajjan were losing their appeal and so was her theatrical acting style. She failed to receive any offers from the new producers. A wealthy woman, she stayed on in Calcutta, but after a couple of years with depleting resources, she was compelled to move to Bombay. Her Parsi connection, especially with Sohrab Modi, the doyen of Parsi theatre, helped her to get some acting assignments there. Kajjan’s career in Bombay was short-lived from 1941 to 1944, during which she appeared in six marginal films, with the exception of Sohrab Modi’s “Prithvi Vallabh”. Further, she was given only minor roles and got little chance to display her singing calibre. She lived a lavish life at Calcutta. Fond of pets, she even had two tiger cubs for some time. Kajjan was cited as a fashionable modern girl. A studio portrait of late 1920s shows her wearing makeup, ear rings, nose pin with finger waived hair, dressed in a sari with laced blouse. This very photograph was carried in an advertisement for face powder and hair products by “The Crisis (New York) 1928”. Kajjan had learnt western dancing and was a regular visitor to Calcutta Club, mixing freely with the elite gentry. On a personal front, she had a colourful life, with roaring love affairs with many of her co-stars. Fida Hussain, her theatre director and co-star openly speaks about the ups and downs of his romantic relationship with her. She was also intimately involved with Najmul Hassan, a very handsome actor of his time, who landed at New Theatres, Calcutta after being sacked by Bombay Talkies for his notorious affair with the leading star Devika Rani. There is little information about her personal life in Bombay, where she passed away unsung in 1945. Courtesy- The Hindu

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Review of The Forgotten Army – Azaadi Ke Liye

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The Forgotten Army-Azaadi ke Liye review: A series showcasing all efforts and sacrifices given by Azad hind fauj during the British- Japanese war.

Series cast: Sunny Kaushal , sharvari wagh , shruti seth , Karanvir Malhotra , TJ bhanu, M. K. Raina, Rohit chaudhri

Series Director: Kabir Khan

Series rating: 8.1/10

Series narrated by: Shah Rukh Khan

The series is available in Hindi, but the subtitles are available in different languages.

Plot:

The Forgotten army is a series based on history. So much pain & atrocities faced by our freedom fighters who gave their all to fight for the freedom of our nation and they have been silently forgotten in the meantime. In this series, the use of our soldiers for personal gain by British and Japanese are shown. Without the Hindustani fauj England couldn’t rule in our country. And we are taught that old tarts like Gandhi Nehru fought for our freedom. Our history has been compromised at a big level. Thanks to Kabir Khan for this amazing series about INA. Shahrukh khan is narrating the forgotten army.

Great resolve and stubborn patriotism can only get you so far. Kabir Khan attempts to put across the immense struggles faced by the INA in their efforts to get back to Delhi, India. The Chalo Dilli movement inspired a spark of hope but as the soldiers learn, there were a lot of sacrifices to be made in bringing that vision to life.  

Episodes:

The series contains 5 episodes. (i.e Shonan , POW , Chalo Dilli , Harakiri , Maya )

episode 1: Shonan

Mr.Sodhi, An introvert is coming to his sister’s(Urmila’s) home, where he meets Shubhash(Urmila’s son) and Amar(Shubhas’s son) in Singapore. Amar is studying journalism and is working on 42’s war. He gets in touch with Mr.Sodhi and recalls the British-Japanese war.

Episode 2: POW

During the war, Britishers surrender themselves and on the field, the British army wins the battle. The Goras got killed and the Indian soldiers were taken to Singapore to form an Azad hind fauj. Where Mr.sodhi comes in contact with Maya. The Indian soldiers transformed when Netaji inspired them to form the Indian National Army. Maya, an aspiring photographer, joins this freedom army by giving her earrings. After that, Sodhi and Arshad realize that they have to fight to free Bharat Mata from British people.

Episode 3: Chalo Dilli

The first-ever women regiment was conducted at that time. Maya and rasamma both joined the Indian army with other girls aged 19-20. The training session got started for all the recruits. All of them were allowed to leave the army after the orders came. But none of them left the army. A very wonderful thing is that none of them been to India but they were ready to die for their motherland Where in the present time( in 1996) Amar reaches Burma with Mr. Sodhi and in the crises, Mr.sodhi fires a gun to the cop and runs away.

Episode 4: Harakiri

The tents got bombarded by the planes but the Indian soldiers didn’t lose hope. Dai-Chi committing suicide, his head is sloshed off before the sword hits the ground. In the present day, they keep running from the Japanese cops and find himself in Rangoon. The Indian soldiers got lost and the women recruitment is in search of it. Maya writes a letter and keeps it below the buddha statue. She keeps believing that she will find Sodhi soon. In the rains, she found the Indian army and heals their wound with the help of the Rani Jhansi regiment. Due to this, the Japanese were offered to retreat.

Episode 5: Maya

Maya plays short but a very important role in Surinder Sodhi’s life. The Azad hind fauj was attacked by the British air force. The fauj was given two options; one to survive and reach Rangoon or to fight for the motherland. Sodhi orders all injured soldiers to leave the campsite and reach Rangoon with a women regiment. The war got to begin and Maya worrying about Sodhi leaves the campsite and come back to the battlefield. She looks for Sodhi but could not find him. Then she changes her identity and runs a school for women/girls. She always keeps saying that Mr.sodhi is the man she loved. In 1996, they keep escaping away and old Sodhi injures his leg. He asks Amar to leave and get help from the Indians. He fights their but loses his life at the place where the Indian fauj martyred.

The Forgotten Army is a series that has action, drama, and history. Kabir khan has used real footage of the Indian army and the Chalo Dilli march to show the realism in the series. The dialogues are not only the key for a successful movie/series but the execution is. Sunny Kaushal(Surinder Sodhi) has done a fabulous job in dialogue delivery and with his expressions also with an appropriate bass in his voice. When he’s talking with Maya, the softness comes out in this voice, when he’s giving orders, the voice is on a peak, When he’s with his friends while chilling, he uses a normal voice but sounds jolly.

On the other hand, Sharvari wagh (Maya) is someone who wants to fight for the country but parents don’t allow her. the dai-chi, he was a wonderful character, rude and arrogant. TJ Bhanu(Rassamma) who cleans the courtyards, and is called by British peoples to spend a night, when she said no, the officer raped her in a forest. then she fights for her self respect.

These all small characters have a different past but for the sake of motherland India, they get united and fought. but they were forgotten for a long time, they were not given pension from the Indian government, but when the public protested against the government they were given the respect and a statue was built for those who were martyred during the fight.

The Forgotten Army- azaadi ke liye is available on amazon prime video for free.

The series contains a patriotic song named Azaadi Ke Liye(has won a National award). Have it on youtube.

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Karnataka GK Quiz: Currents affairs General Knowledge Questions

Facts About Karnataka

  Facts About Karnataka   The modern state of Karnataka was created on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Re-organisation Act. Earlier the state was known as State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state is associated with a horde of historical activities since the ancient prehistoric civilization. The earliest of recorded history dates back more than two millenniums. The Satavahana dynasty ruled for around 300 years from 230 BCE till 3rd Century CE. This period led to the kingdom being given an independent stature and Kannada language given an administrative status. After Independence, the Mysore State was created in 1953, wherein all the Kanada dominant areas under different dispensations were unified and the enlarged Mysore state carved in 1956 and was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The word “Karnataka” is derived from the Kannada words “Karu” and “Nadu” which means “Elevated Land”. Karnataka is the place where the two main river systems of India flow out to the Bay of Bengal. These are river Krishna and Kaveri. Government of Karnataka Governor – Vajubhai Vala Chief Minister – Siddaramaiah High Court – Karnataka High Court Chief Justice – Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee Capital – Bengaluru Number of Districts – 30     State Symbols Emblem – Gandaberunda Language – Kannada Song – Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate Dance – Yakshagana Animal – Asian elephant Bird – Indian Roller Flower – Lotus Tree – Sandalwood     Seats Legislature – Bicameral (224 + 75 seats) Lok Sabha – 28 Rajya Sabha – 12     Wildlife Sanctuaries Adichunchunagiri WLS Arabithittu WLS Attiveri WLS Bhadra WLS Bhimgad WLS Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple WLS Brahmagiri WLS Cauvery WLS Chincholi WLS Dandeli WLS Daroji Bear WLS Ghataprabha Bird WLS Gudavi WLS Gudekote Sloth Bear WLS Malai Mahadeshwara WLS Melkote Temple WLS Mookambika WLS Nugu WLS Pushpagiri WLS Ranebennur Black Buck WLS Ranganathittu Bird WLS Ramadevara Betta Vulture WLS Rangayyanadurga Four-horned antelope Sharavathi Valley WLS Shettihalli WLS Someshwara WLS Talakaveri WLS     National Parks Anshi National Park Bandipur National Park Bannerghatta National Park Kudremukh National Park Nagarhole National Park     Thermal Power Plants Raichur Thermal Power station Bellary Thermal Power station     UNESCO Heritage Sites Group of Monuments at Hampi Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Western Ghats (Shared Site)     Famous Temples Udupi Sri Krishna Matha The Marikamba Temple at Sirsi The Sri Manjunatha Temple at Dharmasthala Kukke Subramanya Temple and Sharadamba Temple at Shringeri Shravanabelagola, Mudabidri and Karkala are famous for Jain history and monuments. Kudalasangama and Basavana Bagewadi are holy sites of Lingayats.     Other Heritage Sites The Amruteshwara Temple in Chikmagalur district Vatapi (famous for cave temples) in Bagalkot district Belur Temple in Hassan district Halebidu Temple (Hoysala Temples) in Hassan district Mysore Palace Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple in Nandi village The Kempegowda Fort located in Magadi The Golden Temple or Namdroling Monastery (Beautiful Buddhist Monastery) situated at Bylakuppe Mirjan Fort in Uttara Kannada district Sri Veera Narayana Temple in Belavadi village of Chikmaglur district.     Hill Stations Nandi Hills Kermana Gundi(Chikmagalur) Gangamoola Madikeri Kudremukh Biligiri Hills     Festivals Ganesh Chaturthi, Basava Jayanthi, Deepavali, Ramzan, Ugadi, etc. are some of the important festivals celebrated in Karnataka.     Famous Dances Veeragase Kamsale Kolata Dollu Kunitha Yakshagana – Classical Dance Drama     Ports Karnataka has one major and ten minor ports in this coastal belt. Major Port – New Mangalore Port     Some Famous Personalities  Shakuntala Devi – Famously known as Human Computer Aishwarya Rai Bachchan RK Laxman – Cartoonist Basavaraj Rajaguru – The King of Hindustani Music H D Devegouda – Former Prime Minister of India Bhimsen Joshi – Khayal Singer KV Puttappa – Greatest poet of Kannada literature Purandara Dasa (1484-1564) – Known as the “Father of Carnatic Music”, he was born near Tirthahalli in Shivamogga (Shimoga) district.     Tidbits about Karnataka Kittur Rani Chennamma (1778-1829), Queen of the princely state of Kittur, was the first woman to lead an armed rebellion against British governance and kappa tax in 1824. Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS) in Bengeri in Hubli, is the only unit in India that is authorized to manufacture and supply the Flag of India. Karnataka hosts the maximum number of Jnanapith awardees. The state has won eight.     2011 Census Population of Karnataka is 6.25 crores (50.9% are male and 49.1% are female). Sex ratio is 973 females to 1000 males. Literacy rate is 75.4%. Child Sex Ratio is 948.    

Karnataka General Knowledge Questions and Answers

  When did Karnataka acquire its present name? (A) 1 January 1951 (B) 15 June 1971 (C) 21 August 1991(D) 1 November 1973 (Ans : D)

Karnataka State Question Answer

  Which is the capital of Karnataka? (A) Hubli (B) Dharwad (C) Bangalore (D) Karwar (Ans : C)   What is the area of Karnataka? (A) 41,284 sq. mi. (B) 74,051 sq. mi. (C) 52,622 sq. mi. (D) 12,482 sq. mi. (Ans : B)

Karnataka GK Quiz : Top 100 Questions & Answers 2017

  Which is the official language of Karnataka? (A) Tulu (B) Konkani (C) Kodava (D) Kannada (Ans : D)   5.Total Number of Districts in Karanataka ? (A) 29 (B) 32 (C) 30 (D) 26 (Ans : C)   Which Festival celebrations are famous in Mysore ? (A) Diwali (B) Dasara (C) Holi (D) Shivratri (Ans : B)

Karnataka GK Quiz: Currents affairs General Knowledge Questions

  Which of the following states is to the north of Karnataka? (A) Maharashtra (B) Kerala (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Odisha (Ans : A)   Which sea is to the west of Karnataka? (A) Ionian (B) Adriatic (C) Arabian (D) Beaufort (Ans : C)   When did the British annex Kanara? (A) 1757 (B) 1799 (C) 1780 (D) 1805 (Ans : B)   Which kingdom in Karnataka did the British annex in 1834? (A) Coorg (B) Vijayanagara (C) Bidar (D) Gulbarga (Ans : A)   How was Karnataka formerly known? (A) Bimaru (B) Mysore (C) Laccadive (D) Amindivi (Ans : B)

Karnataka General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers 2018

  Which of the following dam is located in Karnataka state ? (A) Dudhawa (B) Kaushalya dam (C) Nagarjuna sagar (D) Almatti dam (Ans : D)   Who is known as “Father of Karnataka music”? (A) Kanaka Dasa (B) Purandara Dasa (C) Raghavanka (D) Sarvagna (Ans : B)   The “Bramhagiri” edict in Chitradurga belongs to which Emperor? (A) Kadamba (B) Ashoka (C) Amoghavarsha (D) Pulikeshi (Ans : B)   Recently names of Cities in Karnataka changed New name of Belgaum city is ? (A) Belagavi (B) Belagav (C) Belurgam (D) Bellaam (Ans : A)   Total number of Loksabha seats in Karnataka state ? (A) 25 (B) 28 (C) 29 (D) 30 (Ans : B)

General Knowledge of Karnataka State

  “Rakkasa Thangadi” or Thalikote war which ruined the glory of Vijayanagara dynasty was held in which year? (A) 1545 (B) 1565 (C) 1550 (D) 1560 (Ans : B)   Who among the following had built beautiful temples at Pattadakallu and Aihole? (A) Chalukya (B) Hoysala (C) Shatavahana (D) Rastrakuta (Ans : A)   Doddaballapura is famous for Which of the following industries ? (A) Steel (B) Plastic (C) Fuir Juice (D) Silk (Ans : D)   The temples at “Halebidu and Belur” belong to which of the following dynasty? (A) Kadamba dynasty (B) Hoysala dynasty (C) Rastrakuta dynasty (D) Badami Chalukya dynasty (Ans : B)   Total Number of Assembly Seats in Karnataka ? (A) 198 (B) 209 (C) 224 (D) 213 (Ans : C)   Which ruler is credited for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka? (A) Chandragupta Maurya (B) Bimbisara (C) Ashoka (D) Samparati (Ans : A)   Which among the following waterfall is created by the Sharavathi River in Shimoga district of Karnataka ? (A) Gokak Falls (B) Kalhatti Falls (C) Lalguli Falls (D) Jog Fall (Ans : D)   Which among the following place in Karnataka is the present location of capital of Vijayanagar Empire? (A) Hampi (B) Kulyadi (C) Kottigehara (D) Thokur (Ans : A)   Which Karnataka City is piligrimage detination in jainism ? (A) Belur (B) Shravanabelagola (C) Shorapur (D) Tumkur (Ans : B)   Which of the Famous Temple is located at Belur ? (A) Chenna Keshava Temple (B) Hanuman Temple (C) Ganesh temple (D) Vishnu Temple (Ans : A)   Karnataka Lokayukta Act was enacted in which among the following years? (A) 1987 (B) 1984 (C) 1986 (D) 1990 (Ans : B)   In which of the following place Ashok’s minor rock edict has been discovered in Karnataka? (A) Halmidi, Hasan (B) Maski, Raichur (C) Mulabagil, Kolar (D) Hoskote, Bengaluru (Ans : B)   29.Karnataka State formed in which year ? (A) 1959 (B) 1956 (C) 1957 (D) 1960 (Ans : B)   Adi shankaracharya established his first of four 'mathas' at ? (A) Tumkur (B) Belgaum (C) Mysore (D) Sringeri (Ans : D) Read the full article

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Facts About Karnataka

  Facts About Karnataka   The modern state of Karnataka was created on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Re-organisation Act. Earlier the state was known as State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state is associated with a horde of historical activities since the ancient prehistoric civilization. The earliest of recorded history dates back more than two millenniums. The Satavahana dynasty ruled for around 300 years from 230 BCE till 3rd Century CE. This period led to the kingdom being given an independent stature and Kannada language given an administrative status. After Independence, the Mysore State was created in 1953, wherein all the Kanada dominant areas under different dispensations were unified and the enlarged Mysore state carved in 1956 and was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The word “Karnataka” is derived from the Kannada words “Karu” and “Nadu” which means “Elevated Land”. Karnataka is the place where the two main river systems of India flow out to the Bay of Bengal. These are river Krishna and Kaveri. Government of Karnataka Governor – Vajubhai Vala Chief Minister – Siddaramaiah High Court – Karnataka High Court Chief Justice – Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee Capital – Bengaluru Number of Districts – 30     State Symbols Emblem – Gandaberunda Language – Kannada Song – Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate Dance – Yakshagana Animal – Asian elephant Bird – Indian Roller Flower – Lotus Tree – Sandalwood     Seats Legislature – Bicameral (224 + 75 seats) Lok Sabha – 28 Rajya Sabha – 12     Wildlife Sanctuaries Adichunchunagiri WLS Arabithittu WLS Attiveri WLS Bhadra WLS Bhimgad WLS Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple WLS Brahmagiri WLS Cauvery WLS Chincholi WLS Dandeli WLS Daroji Bear WLS Ghataprabha Bird WLS Gudavi WLS Gudekote Sloth Bear WLS Malai Mahadeshwara WLS Melkote Temple WLS Mookambika WLS Nugu WLS Pushpagiri WLS Ranebennur Black Buck WLS Ranganathittu Bird WLS Ramadevara Betta Vulture WLS Rangayyanadurga Four-horned antelope Sharavathi Valley WLS Shettihalli WLS Someshwara WLS Talakaveri WLS     National Parks Anshi National Park Bandipur National Park Bannerghatta National Park Kudremukh National Park Nagarhole National Park     Thermal Power Plants Raichur Thermal Power station Bellary Thermal Power station     UNESCO Heritage Sites Group of Monuments at Hampi Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Western Ghats (Shared Site)     Famous Temples Udupi Sri Krishna Matha The Marikamba Temple at Sirsi The Sri Manjunatha Temple at Dharmasthala Kukke Subramanya Temple and Sharadamba Temple at Shringeri Shravanabelagola, Mudabidri and Karkala are famous for Jain history and monuments. Kudalasangama and Basavana Bagewadi are holy sites of Lingayats.     Other Heritage Sites The Amruteshwara Temple in Chikmagalur district Vatapi (famous for cave temples) in Bagalkot district Belur Temple in Hassan district Halebidu Temple (Hoysala Temples) in Hassan district Mysore Palace Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple in Nandi village The Kempegowda Fort located in Magadi The Golden Temple or Namdroling Monastery (Beautiful Buddhist Monastery) situated at Bylakuppe Mirjan Fort in Uttara Kannada district Sri Veera Narayana Temple in Belavadi village of Chikmaglur district.     Hill Stations Nandi Hills Kermana Gundi(Chikmagalur) Gangamoola Madikeri Kudremukh Biligiri Hills     Festivals Ganesh Chaturthi, Basava Jayanthi, Deepavali, Ramzan, Ugadi, etc. are some of the important festivals celebrated in Karnataka.     Famous Dances Veeragase Kamsale Kolata Dollu Kunitha Yakshagana – Classical Dance Drama     Ports Karnataka has one major and ten minor ports in this coastal belt. Major Port – New Mangalore Port     Some Famous Personalities  Shakuntala Devi – Famously known as Human Computer Aishwarya Rai Bachchan RK Laxman – Cartoonist Basavaraj Rajaguru – The King of Hindustani Music H D Devegouda – Former Prime Minister of India Bhimsen Joshi – Khayal Singer KV Puttappa – Greatest poet of Kannada literature Purandara Dasa (1484-1564) – Known as the “Father of Carnatic Music”, he was born near Tirthahalli in Shivamogga (Shimoga) district.     Tidbits about Karnataka Kittur Rani Chennamma (1778-1829), Queen of the princely state of Kittur, was the first woman to lead an armed rebellion against British governance and kappa tax in 1824. Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS) in Bengeri in Hubli, is the only unit in India that is authorized to manufacture and supply the Flag of India. Karnataka hosts the maximum number of Jnanapith awardees. The state has won eight.     2011 Census Population of Karnataka is 6.25 crores (50.9% are male and 49.1% are female). Sex ratio is 973 females to 1000 males. Literacy rate is 75.4%. Child Sex Ratio is 948.    

Karnataka General Knowledge Questions and Answers

  When did Karnataka acquire its present name? (A) 1 January 1951 (B) 15 June 1971 (C) 21 August 1991(D) 1 November 1973 (Ans : D)

Karnataka State Question Answer

  Which is the capital of Karnataka? (A) Hubli (B) Dharwad (C) Bangalore (D) Karwar (Ans : C)   What is the area of Karnataka? (A) 41,284 sq. mi. (B) 74,051 sq. mi. (C) 52,622 sq. mi. (D) 12,482 sq. mi. (Ans : B)

Karnataka GK Quiz : Top 100 Questions & Answers 2017

  Which is the official language of Karnataka? (A) Tulu (B) Konkani (C) Kodava (D) Kannada (Ans : D)   5.Total Number of Districts in Karanataka ? (A) 29 (B) 32 (C) 30 (D) 26 (Ans : C)   Which Festival celebrations are famous in Mysore ? (A) Diwali (B) Dasara (C) Holi (D) Shivratri (Ans : B)

Karnataka GK Quiz: Currents affairs General Knowledge Questions

  Which of the following states is to the north of Karnataka? (A) Maharashtra (B) Kerala (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Odisha (Ans : A)   Which sea is to the west of Karnataka? (A) Ionian (B) Adriatic (C) Arabian (D) Beaufort (Ans : C)   When did the British annex Kanara? (A) 1757 (B) 1799 (C) 1780 (D) 1805 (Ans : B)   Which kingdom in Karnataka did the British annex in 1834? (A) Coorg (B) Vijayanagara (C) Bidar (D) Gulbarga (Ans : A)   How was Karnataka formerly known? (A) Bimaru (B) Mysore (C) Laccadive (D) Amindivi (Ans : B)

Karnataka General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers 2018

  Which of the following dam is located in Karnataka state ? (A) Dudhawa (B) Kaushalya dam (C) Nagarjuna sagar (D) Almatti dam (Ans : D)   Who is known as “Father of Karnataka music”? (A) Kanaka Dasa (B) Purandara Dasa (C) Raghavanka (D) Sarvagna (Ans : B)   The “Bramhagiri” edict in Chitradurga belongs to which Emperor? (A) Kadamba (B) Ashoka (C) Amoghavarsha (D) Pulikeshi (Ans : B)   Recently names of Cities in Karnataka changed New name of Belgaum city is ? (A) Belagavi (B) Belagav (C) Belurgam (D) Bellaam (Ans : A)   Total number of Loksabha seats in Karnataka state ? (A) 25 (B) 28 (C) 29 (D) 30 (Ans : B)

General Knowledge of Karnataka State

  “Rakkasa Thangadi” or Thalikote war which ruined the glory of Vijayanagara dynasty was held in which year? (A) 1545 (B) 1565 (C) 1550 (D) 1560 (Ans : B)   Who among the following had built beautiful temples at Pattadakallu and Aihole? (A) Chalukya (B) Hoysala (C) Shatavahana (D) Rastrakuta (Ans : A)   Doddaballapura is famous for Which of the following industries ? (A) Steel (B) Plastic (C) Fuir Juice (D) Silk (Ans : D)   The temples at “Halebidu and Belur” belong to which of the following dynasty? (A) Kadamba dynasty (B) Hoysala dynasty (C) Rastrakuta dynasty (D) Badami Chalukya dynasty (Ans : B)   Total Number of Assembly Seats in Karnataka ? (A) 198 (B) 209 (C) 224 (D) 213 (Ans : C)   Which ruler is credited for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka? (A) Chandragupta Maurya (B) Bimbisara (C) Ashoka (D) Samparati (Ans : A)   Which among the following waterfall is created by the Sharavathi River in Shimoga district of Karnataka ? (A) Gokak Falls (B) Kalhatti Falls (C) Lalguli Falls (D) Jog Fall (Ans : D)   Which among the following place in Karnataka is the present location of capital of Vijayanagar Empire? (A) Hampi (B) Kulyadi (C) Kottigehara (D) Thokur (Ans : A)   Which Karnataka City is piligrimage detination in jainism ? (A) Belur (B) Shravanabelagola (C) Shorapur (D) Tumkur (Ans : B)   Which of the Famous Temple is located at Belur ? (A) Chenna Keshava Temple (B) Hanuman Temple (C) Ganesh temple (D) Vishnu Temple (Ans : A)   Karnataka Lokayukta Act was enacted in which among the following years? (A) 1987 (B) 1984 (C) 1986 (D) 1990 (Ans : B)   In which of the following place Ashok’s minor rock edict has been discovered in Karnataka? (A) Halmidi, Hasan (B) Maski, Raichur (C) Mulabagil, Kolar (D) Hoskote, Bengaluru (Ans : B)   29.Karnataka State formed in which year ? (A) 1959 (B) 1956 (C) 1957 (D) 1960 (Ans : B)   Adi shankaracharya established his first of four 'mathas' at ? (A) Tumkur (B) Belgaum (C) Mysore (D) Sringeri (Ans : D) Read the full article

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Karnataka GK Quiz: Currents affairs General Knowledge Questions

Facts About Karnataka

  Facts About Karnataka   The modern state of Karnataka was created on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Re-organisation Act. Earlier the state was known as State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The state is associated with a horde of historical activities since the ancient prehistoric civilization. The earliest of recorded history dates back more than two millenniums. The Satavahana dynasty ruled for around 300 years from 230 BCE till 3rd Century CE. This period led to the kingdom being given an independent stature and Kannada language given an administrative status. After Independence, the Mysore State was created in 1953, wherein all the Kanada dominant areas under different dispensations were unified and the enlarged Mysore state carved in 1956 and was renamed Karnataka in 1973. The word “Karnataka” is derived from the Kannada words “Karu” and “Nadu” which means “Elevated Land”. Karnataka is the place where the two main river systems of India flow out to the Bay of Bengal. These are river Krishna and Kaveri. Government of Karnataka Governor – Vajubhai Vala Chief Minister – Siddaramaiah High Court – Karnataka High Court Chief Justice – Justice Subhro Kamal Mukherjee Capital – Bengaluru Number of Districts – 30     State Symbols Emblem – Gandaberunda Language – Kannada Song – Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate Dance – Yakshagana Animal – Asian elephant Bird – Indian Roller Flower – Lotus Tree – Sandalwood     Seats Legislature – Bicameral (224 + 75 seats) Lok Sabha – 28 Rajya Sabha – 12     Wildlife Sanctuaries Adichunchunagiri WLS Arabithittu WLS Attiveri WLS Bhadra WLS Bhimgad WLS Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple WLS Brahmagiri WLS Cauvery WLS Chincholi WLS Dandeli WLS Daroji Bear WLS Ghataprabha Bird WLS Gudavi WLS Gudekote Sloth Bear WLS Malai Mahadeshwara WLS Melkote Temple WLS Mookambika WLS Nugu WLS Pushpagiri WLS Ranebennur Black Buck WLS Ranganathittu Bird WLS Ramadevara Betta Vulture WLS Rangayyanadurga Four-horned antelope Sharavathi Valley WLS Shettihalli WLS Someshwara WLS Talakaveri WLS     National Parks Anshi National Park Bandipur National Park Bannerghatta National Park Kudremukh National Park Nagarhole National Park     Thermal Power Plants Raichur Thermal Power station Bellary Thermal Power station     UNESCO Heritage Sites Group of Monuments at Hampi Group of Monuments at Pattadakal Western Ghats (Shared Site)     Famous Temples Udupi Sri Krishna Matha The Marikamba Temple at Sirsi The Sri Manjunatha Temple at Dharmasthala Kukke Subramanya Temple and Sharadamba Temple at Shringeri Shravanabelagola, Mudabidri and Karkala are famous for Jain history and monuments. Kudalasangama and Basavana Bagewadi are holy sites of Lingayats.     Other Heritage Sites The Amruteshwara Temple in Chikmagalur district Vatapi (famous for cave temples) in Bagalkot district Belur Temple in Hassan district Halebidu Temple (Hoysala Temples) in Hassan district Mysore Palace Bhoga Nandeeshwara Temple in Nandi village The Kempegowda Fort located in Magadi The Golden Temple or Namdroling Monastery (Beautiful Buddhist Monastery) situated at Bylakuppe Mirjan Fort in Uttara Kannada district Sri Veera Narayana Temple in Belavadi village of Chikmaglur district.     Hill Stations Nandi Hills Kermana Gundi(Chikmagalur) Gangamoola Madikeri Kudremukh Biligiri Hills     Festivals Ganesh Chaturthi, Basava Jayanthi, Deepavali, Ramzan, Ugadi, etc. are some of the important festivals celebrated in Karnataka.     Famous Dances Veeragase Kamsale Kolata Dollu Kunitha Yakshagana – Classical Dance Drama     Ports Karnataka has one major and ten minor ports in this coastal belt. Major Port – New Mangalore Port     Some Famous Personalities  Shakuntala Devi – Famously known as Human Computer Aishwarya Rai Bachchan RK Laxman – Cartoonist Basavaraj Rajaguru – The King of Hindustani Music H D Devegouda – Former Prime Minister of India Bhimsen Joshi – Khayal Singer KV Puttappa – Greatest poet of Kannada literature Purandara Dasa (1484-1564) – Known as the “Father of Carnatic Music”, he was born near Tirthahalli in Shivamogga (Shimoga) district.     Tidbits about Karnataka Kittur Rani Chennamma (1778-1829), Queen of the princely state of Kittur, was the first woman to lead an armed rebellion against British governance and kappa tax in 1824. Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha (KKGSS) in Bengeri in Hubli, is the only unit in India that is authorized to manufacture and supply the Flag of India. Karnataka hosts the maximum number of Jnanapith awardees. The state has won eight.     2011 Census Population of Karnataka is 6.25 crores (50.9% are male and 49.1% are female). Sex ratio is 973 females to 1000 males. Literacy rate is 75.4%. Child Sex Ratio is 948.    

Karnataka General Knowledge Questions and Answers

  When did Karnataka acquire its present name? (A) 1 January 1951 (B) 15 June 1971 (C) 21 August 1991(D) 1 November 1973 (Ans : D)

Karnataka State Question Answer

  Which is the capital of Karnataka? (A) Hubli (B) Dharwad (C) Bangalore (D) Karwar (Ans : C)   What is the area of Karnataka? (A) 41,284 sq. mi. (B) 74,051 sq. mi. (C) 52,622 sq. mi. (D) 12,482 sq. mi. (Ans : B)

Karnataka GK Quiz : Top 100 Questions & Answers 2017

  Which is the official language of Karnataka? (A) Tulu (B) Konkani (C) Kodava (D) Kannada (Ans : D)   5.Total Number of Districts in Karanataka ? (A) 29 (B) 32 (C) 30 (D) 26 (Ans : C)   Which Festival celebrations are famous in Mysore ? (A) Diwali (B) Dasara (C) Holi (D) Shivratri (Ans : B)

Karnataka GK Quiz: Currents affairs General Knowledge Questions

  Which of the following states is to the north of Karnataka? (A) Maharashtra (B) Kerala (C) Tamil Nadu (D) Odisha (Ans : A)   Which sea is to the west of Karnataka? (A) Ionian (B) Adriatic (C) Arabian (D) Beaufort (Ans : C)   When did the British annex Kanara? (A) 1757 (B) 1799 (C) 1780 (D) 1805 (Ans : B)   Which kingdom in Karnataka did the British annex in 1834? (A) Coorg (B) Vijayanagara (C) Bidar (D) Gulbarga (Ans : A)   How was Karnataka formerly known? (A) Bimaru (B) Mysore (C) Laccadive (D) Amindivi (Ans : B)

Karnataka General Knowledge (GK) Questions and Answers 2018

  Which of the following dam is located in Karnataka state ? (A) Dudhawa (B) Kaushalya dam (C) Nagarjuna sagar (D) Almatti dam (Ans : D)   Who is known as “Father of Karnataka music”? (A) Kanaka Dasa (B) Purandara Dasa (C) Raghavanka (D) Sarvagna (Ans : B)   The “Bramhagiri” edict in Chitradurga belongs to which Emperor? (A) Kadamba (B) Ashoka (C) Amoghavarsha (D) Pulikeshi (Ans : B)   Recently names of Cities in Karnataka changed New name of Belgaum city is ? (A) Belagavi (B) Belagav (C) Belurgam (D) Bellaam (Ans : A)   Total number of Loksabha seats in Karnataka state ? (A) 25 (B) 28 (C) 29 (D) 30 (Ans : B)

General Knowledge of Karnataka State

  “Rakkasa Thangadi” or Thalikote war which ruined the glory of Vijayanagara dynasty was held in which year? (A) 1545 (B) 1565 (C) 1550 (D) 1560 (Ans : B)   Who among the following had built beautiful temples at Pattadakallu and Aihole? (A) Chalukya (B) Hoysala (C) Shatavahana (D) Rastrakuta (Ans : A)   Doddaballapura is famous for Which of the following industries ? (A) Steel (B) Plastic (C) Fuir Juice (D) Silk (Ans : D)   The temples at “Halebidu and Belur” belong to which of the following dynasty? (A) Kadamba dynasty (B) Hoysala dynasty (C) Rastrakuta dynasty (D) Badami Chalukya dynasty (Ans : B)   Total Number of Assembly Seats in Karnataka ? (A) 198 (B) 209 (C) 224 (D) 213 (Ans : C)   Which ruler is credited for the spread of Jainism in Karnataka? (A) Chandragupta Maurya (B) Bimbisara (C) Ashoka (D) Samparati (Ans : A)   Which among the following waterfall is created by the Sharavathi River in Shimoga district of Karnataka ? (A) Gokak Falls (B) Kalhatti Falls (C) Lalguli Falls (D) Jog Fall (Ans : D)   Which among the following place in Karnataka is the present location of capital of Vijayanagar Empire? (A) Hampi (B) Kulyadi (C) Kottigehara (D) Thokur (Ans : A)   Which Karnataka City is piligrimage detination in jainism ? (A) Belur (B) Shravanabelagola (C) Shorapur (D) Tumkur (Ans : B)   Which of the Famous Temple is located at Belur ? (A) Chenna Keshava Temple (B) Hanuman Temple (C) Ganesh temple (D) Vishnu Temple (Ans : A)   Karnataka Lokayukta Act was enacted in which among the following years? (A) 1987 (B) 1984 (C) 1986 (D) 1990 (Ans : B)   In which of the following place Ashok’s minor rock edict has been discovered in Karnataka? (A) Halmidi, Hasan (B) Maski, Raichur (C) Mulabagil, Kolar (D) Hoskote, Bengaluru (Ans : B)   29.Karnataka State formed in which year ? (A) 1959 (B) 1956 (C) 1957 (D) 1960 (Ans : B)   Adi shankaracharya established his first of four 'mathas' at ? (A) Tumkur (B) Belgaum (C) Mysore (D) Sringeri (Ans : D) Read the full article