Table Of ContentGAZETTEER OF INDIA
KARNATAKA
STATE GAZETTEER
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GOVERNMENI OW KARNATAKA
KARNATAKA
STATE GAZETTEER
PART. II
SORVANATH ¥, KAMATH
DPRISTED A PANISCAEE PRIVTERS, No, 100:3, NAAN STREFR,
PaLAcy GUTTAWALT, RANGATORFHSEO O05
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA PUBLICATION
1983
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PREFACE
Bvconsta iste iat State io ito publish StatoGasetce
tader he pogramine of Drogg oat the revied seta of
Gaeters ter Independence. Only the Union Taran
ai an Goa Tasebnoght ot vlenes on fit eglons.
bested ten ood ear i i oan on th em Sate
Kerns is og Mot ut fee i ne
‘Tbe Cuzetteer Cait tua great pleaser jo placing thie second
and lust part of the Raroatube Stat
sanetttr into the hands of
the readers, Though we bad scheduled to ccleate this part by
Merch 34, 1993, a varlsp of aeeions, delaved it, and he mast
notable among thew lili bere
inthe size of the volome
beyond our anticipation, The et in power enpply and our sta
being chortered for the ANERDI flection work alsa contributed
to this delay. Oar geting sb4popse ro rhe Teters we mole tw
ariaye Government ofits speking loformations for iaeusion
in these chaptars was alfa: delayed die to the elections,
Atior having pahlished 15 ditcict votomes, the Gazetteer
Unit took op the printing of tho State Volume, Though tbe
State Volume wat being planed right feu 191576, and mest
of the articles in tbs, writen by wpecialits i the varions
fields, were had by 197879, the printing of vbe Part 4 was
taken up only ia July 1982 and fnidled by Oct 1982, 14 took
nut some time ca beele te work of peating te Ut Yar,
‘many details uod ures in the ebupiore in Part U requiced
verteaton aa updating. Printing was arcn'y started on the
wi
6th of Fehrusey and me have cakan only a litle over four
oaths to complete the work.
Generally the pliey to be Fallowed is thatthe scripts of atl
cchapcers in both the parts must be oomplecly eady, and hee
nly the priating most begin, THis ig co avoid disrepancieg (bas
muy arse io a chapter printed exter aud later, dve te new ects
for dotnts coming to Hight, Bul as the period of printing the ewo
parte together di no exceed esem ont fll year (from July 1982
te Joue 1993), there was litle scope for (thoarsirg of} such
isjor diserepancion, OF course, diferences, if any, ja the
stutemenis made in Parc I and IEare of a veey minor autures and
in suc cases, wht tad bell hinted i, part MM hus to be taken
more arcurste, ‘Thete may be disrepuncies ia statomente
made in the district voles publisied tl vow and Ihe State
Volume. Teas even suggested tf the mecting af Ihe Adviory
Comimilie Usain such owe. 4 nde sonst be added to aay that
‘whet ne been uted ia Jeti yolomacs was wrong, and the
statement made here was righ oc Hats. Bur auch notes would
‘have coovamed considerate spacarand per
ps even tied the
pitienee of the sealer wh hve mot ctad tbe detrlt rolumes.
‘Many of dhe dissist volumes were pioneering put
catons, and
fa pinnece is key to maze some wicikes at be in covering
uncharered Aeléa. The Stale Volume being the latest
publication wil naturally be treated ax containing the Intest and
‘ozo authentic ioformulion. When Di.J.F, Fleet was asked
about the diserepancies in hit codclusions reached at vations
stages of is romarshs, he sald th following "We
sn who may
‘wish to quote me wi Jock to my later writings in. preference (0
the eater onas", ‘This holds good even for our publications te0.
This Part TE eats With the ctmaiaing si chapters. Artistes
fa Chapcce VIF (Transport and Comusivaliniy) and Chapter XL
avi
(Cube) ere missy eontaibuted by vation authoritative
personages. [the est of the ehapicrs, mos ofthe wing Was
dome by ove ont ata, wn the last chapter, Pacer of lateret,
was fll coatributed by the Gazetorr Uai
Jn some caste a few
asvolea, writen By some senior seliolars, though authoriative,
were wot a2 comipilcasive an we engected them 10 he, 1s
veh cate, either our ona staf bad ta do. some supplementary
writing (which tue been done Ia he cixe of almost all
‘contributions) or ash some olher schol to add sore portoas 40
make the proscatucon comprehensive. In the case of the writeup
‘on jourasiom, for example, (hough the article did give w futly
ocd idea of growth of journalism, with «view cu make ét manne
comprehensive, along uppsadie fist of newspapers that were
‘publihed cl 1986, was secheed trom sxebolar who ie eogeged in
colletiog wet old nemenapeti, “Our thanks ace due to all who
‘have respanded to our requtl fe they sekclarly coneributlons,
or efforts to do juice tGa0h'Keld of pubic aetiviy by
smuking an account of i a conipcbonae a3 pesvible, eemked ia
‘this part ofthe Stale Volume g/0¥g9 fa siee heyond expectation,
[Rut an the information culleied Here on various aspects wa
being published for the fat time, we thovght to bear witt
such an iuconveniant growth, Information that can serve ay
souros malerinl 0 teeatch sohotata on various aspects of public
Ifo of Karnataka, bas berw atlempied to be gathered here, as
tar an pore.
“The widestizned i obliged 10 repeat the statemenl made ta
the Past 1 dhat $riK, Abbishuokar, former Chie Eaitor ofthis
lice had done ast of the spade work Like planting the lay-out
of the tolome and collecting 4 good number of arvicter har,
Sci N.Y, Kauganstha Reo, fornet Advisor in this ofive, bad
alza takea Jot cf pain to edit tome of the articles ere,
iy
SiN. Veolataowamy, Senior Caltor of this ofee, cated in
1980, cud Sei R. P, Marigowda, Licor, who onpited in 1981. had
toiled also for this volume, Gar colleagues whose lt i= given
separately, have all wukol as oue teams to make the volume
what itis, My heart haaks ure due to all of them. The
reads of Departments oad heads of ofces of the various Stale
vd Cectrat Goverament Units and Corpotatloas have happily
provided with all the information we teyuired for inclusion
hore andearmed our gratitude, Mit Raritheoe Printers hove
whole-heartedly co-operated with ws ia printing the wosk wih
speed snd efcieney and we express our hoartful shook to them.
‘ty supplsing the photostiphéequired by 6, the Divestor
of Information and Mubliity, the Director of Aschacalogy and
Musruma, tae Archaeological Survey of Tris, Mid-Soutbera
Girele and many individuals, ingfilations and profersional
Photopaplecs have helped dhe vuluneement of the uty of Oe
‘volume, We thank (bem il neil.
‘The members of the AasisoHy Committes, who are erudite
and experienced, bave co-shstaied Tully ia our epeedy execution
of the Wook, Packets aller packets of manuscripts were soot 0
‘them, puting a time Hint fur sending thee eomomeuly and they
‘nappily bore with ut and rendered vs tniely help with their hind
and valuable waggestions co inpruve the scripts and to make tham
4s fea trom vite ot possible, They have cared ove gratitude
by their Rind and timely co-eperstion,
‘The Chie! Seercary of Karaataks, Sri R.A, Nally 1d,
who inthe administrative head of our Gazetteyt Department and
slso the Chaltman of eur Advisory Committe, took Been
fotetert even ia the duy-today progress of out wotk and
ravouraged ui But for his Limely acnisance we would not have
Gs)
boon able to print these (wo pats ia one year's time. Ite has
lao taken speci interest in helping ys to bring aut the Kannada
version of the State Volume, Ont veorus fall stun to
schnowledgo ovr gratitude to bim. The Dicector of Printing,
Stationery and Poblcstions, Shi D. Nerasimbaish and
colleagues have rendered wi tiny help by procuring paper and
rendering al ecbniga suilance with areas euthusiasen, whenever
‘se agproscbed them, We ace thnkful to them.
Aste Volume was in prt, feshiafosmation teat cue 10
Tight has Veen Steluded In ths AcMoada, Que such item i tie
revied centut Uguter of 1961; Whst as slrcady heen pristed
in the chapter Places of lneteat andes, popnlatlon inthe ease
of tovins and eitse requis evs by soane eater and chia bas
bees ictaded in the Addex
‘We ars expesting the Garstnments ordet 1@ take up the
work of ltanslation of these 410 Volemce ia Kannada, and if
received erly, Wwe espeit a lease the part T of the State
Volume in Kenmaés by ELEC and pak Wh by 1986-85,
rogetter with oor king vp the work of the dimzict wutome
of Unara Kanade
Suryanath VU. Kemath
aaxeatons Oke cor
Dated 22-6-1953 AARNBTAKA STATE Gazu'TruER
‘he Slate Gausitecr Advieory Committe
Chairman
SWE R.A, Naik, LAS, Chief Secolary to Govesnment, Bangalore
Members
‘Shee G, Aswathonurayana, LA.S.. Secretary w Geveraoent, Education
and Youth Services Depersmest, Bangalore
(She A. S. Malkote, 1,8, Hl 93-89,
Slai R. Molascheamanyans, TL A.S. (Retd., Bangalore
Shai TLL. Nage Gowda, f, ApS (etd, Mangalore
Prof, K.S, Muridas Bhat Ret, Pigeipal, M.O.M, College, Udupi
Prof. S. 5. Molwad, Retd:Princial, Kurnatak College, Dharwad
Di, G, S. Gah, Retd. Chiet piguphist of Government of India,
Biysora
Slxi Anadanayya Pursaiky Adsoeatsiord Author, Ban
Ds. BN, Chopra, Editor (Rel), Gausiees, Govt, of Tada,
‘New Delhi
Svereary
Dr, Surpauath U, Kaunath, Chief Editcr, Ramateka Garsteers,
Bangalore
KARNATAKA CATE GAZETTERR DEPARCMENT
MEMBERS OF THE STAFF
Chics Baier Bs, Suryaoath J, Kamat
itor D.N. Negubbushus Reo
8. Saryanarayioa
MB Pot
M, Keslava Rao
1, Nara
B. Vewra Seley
88 Nopacoja
5, N. Raruncbandraab
HM, Range Gowda
‘A, Nacolla
1, B, Nisrabhadeappe
ered on 30-11-42)
1, R, Keibmaswamny
R, Madboaral
3. A, Jagannath
avetigatn SV akstoninarayaaa Setty
Siddasingaiah
1. Murgeshaish
(ail 35-10-82)
, Jagannatha Rao
1. Daaninlay
K.G, Nagiraj
Stephen Fant
‘A Taleshminwrastnbasn
