Tulu Nadu

Tulu Nadu
Region
Flag of Tulu Nadu
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South Canara, an erstwhile district, forms the centre of the Tuluva region called 'Tulu Nadu'.
South Canara, an erstwhile district, forms the centre of the Tuluva region called 'Tulu Nadu'.
Coordinates: 13°00′N 75°24′E / 13.00°N 75.40°E / 13.00; 75.40
Country India
StateKarnataka, Kerala
DistrictsDakshina Kannada, Udupi, and Kasaragod
Largest CityMangalore
No. of districts & Talukas3 District and 18 Taluks
Area
[1][2]
 • Total
10,432 km2 (4,028 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)[3]
 • Total
4,574,385
 • Density356.1/km2 (922/sq mi)
Demonyms
Languages
 • Lingua FrancaTulu
 • SpokenTulu, Malayalam, Kannada, Konkani, Beary[4]
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)
Telephone code0824, 0825
ISO 3166 codeISO 3166-2:IN
Vehicle registrationKA19, KA20, KA21, KA62, KA70, KL14.

Tulu Nadu or Tulunad is a region and a proposed state on the southwestern coast of India.[5] The Tulu people, known as 'Tuluva' (plural 'Tuluver'), speakers of Tulu, a Dravidian language, are the preponderant ethnic group of this region.[6] South Canara, an erstwhile district and a historical area, encompassing the undivided territory of the contemporary Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka State and Kasaragod district of Kerala state forms the cultural area of the Tuluver.[7]

Historically, Tulu Nadu lay between the Gangavalli River (Uttara Kannada district) in the north and the Chandragiri River (Kasaragod district) in the south.[8] Currently, Tulu Nadu consists of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka state and Kasaragod district of Kerala state.[9] This region is not an official administrative entity.[10][11]

Mangalore, the fourth largest (in terms of area and population)[12] and a major city of Karnataka is the largest city of Tulu Nadu.[13] Udupi and Kasaragod are the other major cities of this region.[14]

Moreover, the term "Tulunad" is cited as "Tuḷu Nāṭṭu" in the "Akananuru", which is a classical Tamil poetic work and part of the "Eight Anthologies" (Ettuthokai), a collection of Sangam literature composed around more than 2000 years ago.[15] [16]

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  2. ^ "Tour to Udupi". Tourism of India. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  3. ^ "Census GIS India". Census of India. Archived from the original on 11 January 2010. Retrieved 26 March 2008.
  4. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Karnataka". www.censusindia.gov.in. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ Anthropological Survey of India (Department of Anthropology) (1980). Bulletin of the Anthropological Survey of India, Volume 25. Director, Anthropological Survey of India, Indian Museum. p. 41.
  6. ^ Minahan, James B. (2012). "Tuluvas". Ethnic Groups of South Asia and the Pacific: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia. Ethnic Groups of the World (illustrated ed.). ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-1-59884-660-7.
  7. ^ Bhat, N. Shyam (1998). "Introduction". South Kanara, 1799–1860: A Study in Colonial Administration and Regional Response. Mittal Publications. pp. 1–16. ISBN 9788170995869.
  8. ^ Bhatt, P. Gururaja (1969). Antiquities of South Kanara. Prabhakara Press. p. 2.
  9. ^ "Tuluvere Paksha seeks separate statehood for Tulu Nadu, language". Deccan Herald. 28 March 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2021.
  10. ^ Unnithan, Rajmohan (7 January 2020). "A case for including Tulu in the Eighth Schedule". The Hindu. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  11. ^ B, Sreekantswamy (21 July 2017). "With separate 'flag,' Tulu activists up demand for statehood". Deccan Herald. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  12. ^ "About Mangalore" (PDF). Mangaluru Online. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  13. ^ Sheth, Anisha (6 November 2014). "This city has six names in six languages, and the official one Mangaluru, is the least popular". The News Minute. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  14. ^ Malli, Karthik (28 February 2019). "Mapping Tulu: A rich oral tradition with deep roots in Karnataka". The News Minute. Retrieved 15 January 2020. Tulu is a southern Dravidian language that's spoken by 1.85 million people in Dakshina Kannada, Udupi and Kerala's Kasargod district.
  15. ^ Kesikan, Puliyur (2010). அகநானூறு மூலமும் உரையும் I (in Tswana) (1st ed.). Gowra Book Fair. pp. 43–44.
  16. ^ "Reference Of Tulunadu". Tulupedia. Retrieved 18 March 2024.