Karnataka Rajyotsava to be celebrated on November 1
The state government directed all establishments in Karnataka to declare a holiday on 
November 1 for Kannada Rajyotsava. Labour minister B N Bachhe
Gowda and Kannada Development Authority (KDA) chairman Mukhyamantri Chandru told reporters here on Thursday that the directive is effective from this year and all establishments must abide by it.
“Kannada Rajyotsava has been declared a national festival. To celebrate it in a meaningful way and with more employee participation, the government by invoking Section 3 of the Karnataka Industrial Establishments (National Festivals) Act 1963, has declared a holiday on November 1,” Gowda said. If a company is unable to give holiday that day, it should give employees a compensatory holiday.
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November 1, 2008
To Add Icing on the Cake, Kannada has been given the status of Classical/Traditional Language.
October 31, 2008
Kannada Rajyotsava or the Karnataka Formation Day (literally “Birth of the Kannada State”) is celebrated on 1 November every year. This was the day in 1956 when all the Kannada speaking regions of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka.