Mandya district

Mandya District is an administrative district of Karnataka, India. Mandya District borders on the south by Mysore District, on the west by Hassan District, on the north by Tumkur District and on the east by Ramanagar district. The district was formed in the year 1939.

The main town is in Mandya District is Mandya. As of 2011, the district population was 1,808,680 of which 16.03% was urban.

Etymology

Mandya district gets its name from the city of Mandya which is also the headquarters of the district. Although the widely purported mythical story about the name is that the region is named after a sage called Maandavya, but scholars and academicians have stated based on ancient inscription that this region was referred as 'Man-ta-ya' (ಮಂಟಯ), meaning a habitat preceding a civilization or roughly an ancient abode ("ಆವಾಸಸ್ತಾನ, ಅತ್ಯಂತ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನವಾದ ನಾಗರೀಕತೆಗೂ ಮುನ್ನಿನ ಜನವಸತಿ ಎಂಬ ಅರ್ಥವಿದೆ". "ಸುವರ್ಣ ಮಂಡ್ಯ" ಪುಸ್ತಕದಿಂದ - ಸಂಪಾದಕರು ದೇ. ಜವಾರೇಗೌಡ (ದೇಜಗೌ)). And gradually it became Mandya.

Mandya's history is closely related to the history of the old Mysore State, which included the present district of Mandya and areas around the Cauvery Basin. Ruled successively by the kings of the Ganga dynasty and then the Cholas and the Hoysalas, the area was annexed by the rulers of Vijayanagara in 1346. After the cruel battle of 1565 When the Vijayanagara king was defeated by the combined power of the Sultans of the Deccan, the Vijayanagara Empire began to lose its power and extent. The Wodeyars of Mysore gradually grew in importance. Before long, they had established their own rule over a large part of South India which included all of old Mysore, parts of the present Tamil Nadu and the districts of Dakshina Kannada and Dharwar, with Srirangapatna as their capital.

Mandya

Mandya (Kannada: ಮಂಡ್ಯ) is a city in the state of Karnataka, India. It is the headquarters of Mandya district and is located 40 km from Mysore and 100 km from Bangalore.

Geography

Mandya is located at 12°31′N 76°54′E / 12.52°N 76.9°E / 12.52; 76.9. It has an average elevation of 678 metres (2224 feet).

Economy

The Mysore Sugar Company Ltd. is located in the heart of Mandya City. It is one of the oldest sugar factories to be set up in Karnataka. It has a processing capacity of 5,000 tons of cane per day and was established in 1933-1934.

Demographics

As of 2001 India census, Mandya had a population of 131,211. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. Mandya has an average literacy rate of 73%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 77%, and female literacy is 68%. In Mandya, 11% of the population is under 6 years of age.

Notable people

Politics and Social Service

Mandya (film)

Mandya (Kannada: ಮಂಡ್ಯ) is a 2006 Indian Kannada romantic action film produced and directed by Om Prakash Rao and written by Purushottam Rao. The film stars Darshan, Radhika and Rakshita in the lead roles. The film is a remake of Telugu film Samba (2004) directed by V. V. Vinayak and starring Jr. NTR, Genelia D'Souza and Bhoomika Chawla. Some of the scenes also draws parallels from Tamil films such as Baashha and Madhurey.

The film was released on 6 January 2006 across Karnataka cinema halls and got mixed response from critics and audience.

Cast

Soundtrack

The music of the film was composed by Gurukiran.

References

External source

Mandya (Lok Sabha constituency)

Mandya Lok Sabha constituency (Kannada: ಮಂಡ್ಯ ಲೋಕ ಸಭೆ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಕ್ಷೇತ್ರ) is one of the 28 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Karnataka state in southern India. This constituency covers the entire Mandya district and part of Mysore district.

Assembly segments

Mandya Lok Sabha constituency presently comprises the following eight Legislative Assembly segments:

Members of Parliament

Mysore State:

Karnataka State: