Category: HistoryPart of speech: nounDifficulty: IntermediateRecommended for ★ UPSC
ಚಳವಳಿ
/chalavali/Roman
English meaning: Movement / Agitation
Definition
A group of people working together to achieve a particular social, political, or cultural goal. The Karnataka Rajyotsava (statehood) movement was a major linguistic reorganisation campaign leading to the formation of Karnataka on 1 November 1956.
Example
“ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ರಾಜ್ಯ ಏಕೀಕರಣ ಚಳವಳಿ ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಮಹತ್ವದ ಹೋರಾಟ.”
In English: “The Karnataka state unification movement was an important struggle of Kannadigas.”
Literary Heritage
“ಕನ್ನಡಿಗರ ಕೀರ್ತಿ ಕಡಲಾಚೆ ಹಬ್ಬಿತ್ತು, ಅವರ ವೀರ ಚರಿತೆ ನಾಡ ಭೂಷಣ”
/kannaḍigara kīrti kaḍalāce habbitu, avara vīra carite nāḍa bhūṣaṇa/
“The glory of Kannadigas spread across the seas; their history of valor is the jewel of the land.”
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Language information
- Language
- ಕನ್ನಡ
- Kannada
- Script
- Kannada
- Family
- Dravidian
- Speakers
- 60M