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List of Featured DYKs related to Karnataka (Numbers 51-100)

...that one of the first discoveries of atmospheric neutrinos was made at India's Kolar Gold Fields?
...that Mummadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, the king of the Mysore kingdom in India, was also a collector and an inventor of board games?
...that the first ever Representative Assembly in 19th century British India was formed in the Kingdom of Mysore?
...that the first ever Ranji Trophy cricket match, played in the year 1933 between Mysore and Madras teams, is the only game in the history of the Ranji Trophy to have been completed in a single day?
...that the tamburi, the principal drone instrument in Carnatic music to this day, was introduced during the Vijayanagara era in India?
...that King Narasaraja Wodeyar II, who ruled over the Indian Kingdom of Mysore for a decade in the 18th century, was either mute or preferred to remain silent throughout his rule?
...that the founders of the Kingdom of Mysore may have been descendents of the Hoysala Dynasty or fugitives from the Vijayanagara Empire court?
...that the first session of the Legislative Council of Mysore State in India was held in the Jaganmohan Palace (pictured) in July 1907?
...that the photographer duo of Krupakar-Senani were kidnapped by the bandit Veerappan, while filming the movie Wild Dog Diaries in India?
...that Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited is the only firm in India authorised to manufacture the indelible ink used to prevent fraudulent voting?
...that the Plaza film theatre in Bangalore, India was modeled after the Piccadilly Circus in London?
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...that the first public interest litigation case to be heard in the Karnataka High Court (pictured) in India was to prevent the demolition of the very building from which it was functioning?
...that Keremane Shivarama Heggade, the founder of folk-art troupe Idagunji Mahaganapathi Yakshagana Mandali was the first Yakshagana artist in India to receive the Rashtrapati Award?
...that centenarian Nittoor Srinivasa Rau, was the first chief of the Central Vigilance Commission of India and also the first to translate Mahatama Gandhi's autobiography to Kannada?
...that many of the carnatic musicians of the Mysore Kingdom were also trained in Western classical music?
...that though the Indian rivers, Tunga and Bhadra originate at Gangamoola, they flow separately for more than 145 km. (90 mi.), before joining at Koodli to form the River Tungabhadra?
...that the Markonahalli Dam across the River Shimsha in India had to be partly demolished in order to prevent excess water from flooding the villages?
...that after the British took control of the Mysore Kingdom in the 19th century, they had a strong influence on Kannada literature?
...the oldest stud farm in India, Kunigal stud farm, was used by Tipu Sultan for breeding horses for cavalry regiments to fight the British?
...that while Sanskrit is the liturgical language for many Indian religions, only one daily newspaper, the Sudharma, uses it?
...that 62 people died in a fire on the sets of the TV serial The Sword of Tipu Sultan in Mysore, India?
...that St. Mary's Basilica is the oldest church in Bangalore and the only basilica in the Indian state of Karnataka?
...that Rangayana is the only repertory in India that is sponsored by the government?
...that Vasanta Habba, an annual cultural event organised by Nrityagram in Bangalore, is considered to be the classical Woodstock of India?
...that Prabhat Kalavidaru, a theatre group based in Bangalore has performed the fairytale, Cinderella over 1000 times since 1977 and that few artists have acted in each of those performances?
...that the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board has made rainwater harvesting mandatory to address a critical water shortage?
...that Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukta Sangha, in the city of Hubli, is the only unit in India authorised to manufacture and supply the national flag?
...that the Kannada film Samskara, initially banned by the censor board, won the President's Gold Medal for the Best Indian Film of 1971?
...that the motorcycle racing couple of Jagat and Anita Nanjappa once completed a rally during which Anita was forced to sit on the petrol tank of the bike to reduce the weight on the rear flat tire?
...that some rocks at the Kupgal neolithic site, near Bellary, India, produce gong-like musical tones when struck with boulders?
...that Hutti Gold Mines Limited, located in the state of Karnataka, is the only company in India that produces gold by mining and extracting it from its ore?
...that Nalvadi Krishnaraja Wodeyar, king of Mysore, set up a factory to manufacture Mysore Sandal Soap because World War I prevented any export of sandalwood?
...that oleoresin extracted from Byadgi chilli is used in making nail polish and lipstick?
...that Rani Abbakka, who fought the Portuguese in the 16th century is regarded as the 'first woman freedom fighter of India'?
...that Karnataka is home to the largest concentration of Siddhis (a tribe of African descent) in India?
...that the Narasinganavar family residing in the Indian state of Karnataka is one of the largest undivided families in the world?
...that Y. G. Parameshwara was the first blind Indian to qualify as a doctor?
...that the poet Dinakara Desai is known as Chutuka Brahma (creator of chutukas) because he invented a four-line limerick form of Kannada poetry known as chutuka?
...that the Kannada film Shanti is one of just a few narrative films with only a single actor?
...that the Bangalore Palace in India, which was built to resemble Windsor Castle in England, has hosted music concerts of bands like Aerosmith, Rolling Stones and Deep Purple?
...that one of the largest rainwater harvesting projects in the world is being implemented in the rural areas of the state of Karnataka, India?
...that Kannada is the only language in which a Jain version of the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata exists?
...that the Bangalore based SELCO company, which promotes solar power in rural India, has twice won an Ashden Award?
...that the world's first birth control clinic was set up in 1930 in the Mandya district of the state of Karnataka, India?
...that the Kodava Hockey Festival held annually in the Kodagu district of the Indian state of Karnataka is one of the largest field hockey tournaments in the world?
...that Gubbi Veeranna's theatre company was the first one in the state of Karnataka, India to employ female artists to portray female characters on the stage?
...that the state of Karnataka, particularly the region belonging to the coastal districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi, is known as the cradle of banking in India?
...that the Lakshminarayana Temple in Hosaholalu, Karnataka state, India is mounted on a platform (jagati), a style unique to Hoysala architecture?
...that Shivappa Nayaka, a king in 17th century Karnataka, India, introduced a unique and variable tax system called Sist?
...that in 1985, Texas Instruments became the first multinational to set up base in Bangalore?

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List of Featured DYKs related to Karnataka (Numbers 51-100)

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