Kolar

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Kolar or Kolara is a city in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is the headquarters of Kolar district. The city is known for its milk production and gold mines. It is also known for the Someshwara and Kolaramma temples.

History

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It was once known as Avantika - Kshetra, a sacred place in Kolar district in Karnataka State. It was famous for its religious establishments from ancient times. It was once known as Aavanya which was under the Ganga prince Madhava Muttarasa, who governed several districts. In about AD 890, its earliest grant relates that Tribhuvana Kartara Deva, who held the title of Kali Yuga Rudra, ruled over the Avaniya Thana for 40 years. During this period he constructed 50 temples and two large tanks. Maharshi Valmiki, the author of the epic Ramayana, lived here. The legend goes further to establish that Seetha Devi, after being sent to exile, gave birth to her twins Lava and Kusha at Avani. The Avani continued to survive as a religious establishment from the 9th to 11th centuries. There are temples dedicated to Lord Rama.

The hill to the west of Kolar called the Shatasringa Parvata or 'Hundred-Peaked Mountain' is 'Antharagange', associated with the story of Parasurama and his fight with King Kartaviryarjuna over Surabhi, the divine cow. As the story goes, King Kartavirya Arjuna (Sahasrarjuna) and his army visited Jamadagni, Parasurama's father, when the king demanded the magical cow from Jamadagni. When Jamadagni refused, the King sent his soldiers to take the cow, but Parashurama killed the entire army and the king with his axe. In return, the princes beheaded Jamadagni. Thus, Parasurama took an oath to behead the entire Kshatriya race, which is said to have taken place on the hills. It is said that the 'kolahala' on the death of Kartaviryarjuna gave its name to the town, which later become Kolar.

Kolar is located at 13°08′N 78°08′E / 13.13°N 78.13°E / 13.13; 78.13.^[3] with an average elevation of 849 metres (2,785 ft).

It is located at a distance of about 70 kilometres (43 mi) from

As of the[update]

The municipality had a sex ratio of 978 females per 1,000 males and 11.5% of the population were under six years old.^[1] Effective literacy was 84.02%; male literacy was 87.28% and female literacy was 80.69%.^[1]

At the time of the 2011 census, 46.50% of the population of Kolar city spoke Urdu, 36.26% Kannada, 11.52% Telugu, 3.04% Tamil and 1.20% Hindi as their first language.^[6] Kolar is part of Morasu Nadu, where both Kannada and Telugu language and culture blend.

Governance and politics

Kolar city is governed by Kolar City Municipal Council.

The city has both open and closed drains.[4] Kolar receives wastewater from Bengaluru as part of the KC project, which was expected to increase groundwater levels but has received criticism when it started contaminating the area.^[15] In 2017, it was reported that non-clearance of garbage by the municipal council had caused unhygienic conditions in the city.^[16]

Tourist attractions

Transportation

Kolar has transportation amenities such as Buses, Taxis, and

Kolar also has a local transportation facility " Antaragange Kolara Nagara Sarige" which was inaugurated in July 2012 but Govt has stopped this services and utilising these buses for rural areas. ^{[citation needed]}

Railways

The district headquarters has a railway station connecting two destinations:

1.

The nearest junction to Kolar is Bangarapet Junction railway station. It is the first railway junction in Karnataka on Chennai Central– Bengaluru City line

2.

• Bengaluru North University, Sri Devaraj Urs Extension, NH 75, Tamaka, Kolar-563103.
• Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College
  (SDUMC) - Next to Horticulture college, NH 75, Tamaka, Kolar-563103.

Notable people

• M. Visvesvaraya – Celebrated Indian Engineer and Statesman, also known as "Father of Indian Engineering" and "The architect of modern Karnataka".
• D. V. Gundappa – was an Indian writer, Kannada poet and philosopher .
• Masti Venkatesha Iyengar – Kannada poet and recipient of Jnanpith Award
• B. K. S. Iyengar - Founder of the style of yoga as exercise known as "Iyengar Yoga", considered one of the foremost yoga gurus in the world.
• N. R. Narayana Murthy - is an Indian billionaire businessman and the founder of Infosys.
• K. C. Reddy
  – First Chief Minister of Karnataka, (then Mysore State)
• Hyder Ali – Ruler of Mysore Kingdom, Father of Tippu Sultan.
• K.G.F: Chapter 2
  fame.
• A. N. Prahlada Rao highest Crossword writer in India.
• K. H. Muniyappa – is an Indian Politician.He is a member of the Indian National Congress (INC) political party.
• Mallikarjuna Reddy – Guinness World Record holder, Micro Artist , Miniature artist.
• S. Muniswamy - is an Indian politician, a member of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and MP of Kolar.
• B. G. L. Swamy - an Indian botanist and Kannada writer who was professor, head of the botany department and principal of Presidency College, Chennai.
• Soundarya - was an Indian actress known for her works primarily in Kannada and Telugu.
• K. N. Ganeshaiah - is an agricultural scientist and an Emeritus professor and a novelist specializing in thrillers, and writes in the Kannada language.

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kolar.

• City Official Website