Tulu Nadu state movement

Tulu Nadu in yellow with respect to rest of Karnataka (green) and Kerala (purple)
Map Showing distribution of Dravidian languages in 1913

Tulu Nadu State movement (തുളുനാട് രാജ്യ സമിതി) is aimed at increasing Tulu Nadu's influence and political power through the formation of separate Tulu Nadu state from Karnataka and Kerala. Tulu Nadu is a region on the south-western coast of India. It consists of the Dakshina Kannada and Udupi districts of Karnataka and Kasargod district up to the Chandragiri river in Kerala.[1] The Chandragiri River has traditionally been considered a boundary between Tulu Nadu and Kerala from the fourth century AD onwards.[2][3] The first call for a separate Tulu Nadu state was made just after the Quit India Movement in 1942 by Srinivas Updhyaya Paniyadi, a banker and a press owner from Udupi.[4] Mangalore is the largest and the chief city of Tulu Nadu. Tulu activists have been demanding a separate Tulu Nadu state since the late 2000s, considering language and culture as the basis for their demand.[1][5][6][7][8]

Several major powers ruled Tulu Nadu, including the Kadambas, Alupas, Vijayanagara dynasty, and the Keladi Nayakas.[9] The region was unified with the state of Mysore (now called Karnataka) in 1956.[10] The region encompassing Tulu Nadu formerly comprised the district of South Canara.[11] Tulu Nadu is demographically and linguistically diverse, with several languages commonly spoken and understood, including Tulu, Kundagannada, Konkani, and Beary.[12][13][14]

  1. ^ a b "Tulu Nadu movement gaining momentum". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 13 August 2006. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Parpola 2000, p. 386
  3. ^ Bhat 1998, p. 6
  4. ^ M Raghuram. "Telangana fuels separatist fire in Karnataka". Retrieved 1 August 2013.
  5. ^ Economic and political weekly (1997), v. 32, Sameeksha Trust, p. 3114
  6. ^ "News Headlines (21 October 2006)". Daijiworld Media Pvt Ltd Mangalore. 21 October 2006. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 27 May 2009.
  7. ^ "Tulu organisations to meet soon". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 March 2008. Archived from the original on 21 August 2011. Retrieved 27 May 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Samithi seeks separate Tulu state". Deccan Herald. 21 October 2006. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 27 May 2009.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  9. ^ South Kanara District Gazetteer 1973, p. 36
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference sorg1956 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Caldwell 1881, p. 49
  12. ^ Vasudevan 1998, p. 94
  13. ^ The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 359
  14. ^ The Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 14, p. 360