What is the fastest train in Karnataka?

 In terms of Fastest train within Karnataka which takes less time and their Average speed is High

1. 20661/Ksr Bengaluru-Dharwad Vande Bharat Express

Takes 6 hours 15 min with 5 halt within 492 km, average speed is 78km/h

Dharwad Vande Bharat Express is the currently fastest train Within Karnataka.

2. 26751/Belagavi-KSR Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express

It takes 8 hours with an average speed 75 km/h and distance 612 km, 6 halts.

3. 22231/Kalaburagi-Smvt Bengaluru Vande Bharat Express

Duration:- 8 hours with a distance of 560 km and it's average speed is 70 km/h, only 7 halts.

4. 12079/Ksr Bengaluru Hubli Jan Shatabdi Express

Takes 6hour 50min With an average speed of 69 km, distance of 469 km, 10 halt

5. 20654/Belagavi- Ksr Bengaluru Superfast Express

Takes 9 hr 30 min with distance of 613 km, 6 halt with an Average speed of 64 km/hr

⭐Some of fastest and long distance operating train to Other States from Karnataka

12214/ Yesvantpur-Delhi Sarai Rohilla AC Duronto Express

Takes 32 hours 10 min, 2363 km, 6 halt inbetween Yesvantpur and Delhi, This train is known for nickname Toofan Duronto, due to non stop skip 400–500 km, interesting fact is It skips New Delhi station…The only train premium.

22691/Ksr Bengaluru-Hazrat Nizamuddin Rajdhani Express

Takes 33 hours 30 min, 2377 km distance. India's High Revenue Premium Train and Daily Operating Train.

These trains have less stops and known for non stop journey from Bengaluru to Delhi.

5. Between Howrah and Bangalore

12245/Howrah-SMVT Bengaluru Duronto Express via Vizianagaram, Duvvada, Renigunta Jn

Takes 29 hours 05 min with 4 halts, such a non stop train.

⭐Inter State Faster Vande Bharat Express services over 500–600 km distance:

1. 20672/Madurai-Bengaluru Cantonment Vande Bharat Express via Trichy, Namakkal, Salem, Bangarapet

Takes 7 hours 45 min with a distance of 572 km and 6 halt inbetween

1. 20704/Yesvantpur-Kacheguda (Hyderabad) Vande Bharat Express via Gooty, Dhone, Kurnool

(8 hr 15 min journey, when existing trains takes 11–12 hours with a distance of 611 km, 5 halt inbetween)

This will be the first premium train day time connecting Bengaluru and Hyderabad, significantly reducing the travel time between the two cities.

2. 26651/ KSR Bengaluru-Ernakulam Jn Vande Bharat Express via Bangarapet, Salem

(8 hours 40 min, distance of 626 km, 7 halt inbetween)

Some of these trains may have different average speeds, as the figures are based on sources I found on Indiarailinfo site. However, they are generally high-priority trains and don’t necessarily have lower priority or significant speed restrictions.

Actual speeds can still vary depending on the section, track conditions, stoppages, and other operational factors.

What are the best contributions from Karnataka to the world?

 Being from Karnataka I agree that the state has rich natural vegetation but not as developed as Kerala, Maharashtra , Goa,Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Andhrapradesh, Telangana, North East Indian states, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, in HDI, literacy rate, cleanliness and GDP.

But I believe Karnataka is better in natural vegetation or natural beauty, fauna(wildlife) and flora while Kerala, Maharashtra , Goa,Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Andhrapradesh, Telangana, North East Indian states, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh are better in HDI, cleanliness and GDP.

Mandya is the capital of Karnataka and important city in Karnataka and India, cultural capital of Karnataka and indirectly India.

Mandya has given sugar production centres, Bird sanctuary , Wildlife sanctuary and contributed to economy of Karnataka and also indirectly contributed to economy of India.

Karnataka is a beautiful state with very rich biodiversity and natural vegetation, history and architecture.

Karnataka home to Western Ghats, a rich biodiversity, rich wildlife and ecosystem and can termed as mini Amazon basin/Selva like Ecosystem.

Hassan has given a lot of architecture marvels to Karnataka and indirectly India.

What are the best places to visit in Karnataka, India?

 

One state Many Worlds

Karnataka might not be as developed as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Goa , Telangana, North East states Gujarat or Uttar Pradesh but it is a beautiful state with very rich biodiversity and ecosystem and natural vegetation.

In my opinion Karnataka is the most beautiful state in Southern India and one of the most beautiful in entire India after Kashmir, Jammu, Uttarakhand and other North East states.

Places to visit

Mandya is the capital of Karnataka and cultural capital of Karnataka.

Hassana

• Hubballi Dharwada
• Davangere
• Chikkamagaluru

• Gadaga
• Gulbarga
• Raichuru
• Western Ghats

Hence Karnataka is called one state many worlds.

What are some unique things that only happen in Karnataka?

 Karnataka is unique in many things. I will share few points which I know. List would be definitely longer than this.

• Biggest Coffee producer in India

Coffee in India is grown mainly in South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu with Karnataka alone accounting for 70% of the total coffee production. It is grown in Chikkamagaluru, Hassan and Kodagu districts.

Coffee estate

• Hub of Sandalwood

Karnataka has abundance of Sandalwood tress in India. It is for this reason Kannada film industry is also named as Sandalwood. Many sandal products are manufactured and exported all over the world like Sandal soap and oil.

• Highest producer of silk in India.

Karnataka produces 9,000 metric tons of mulberry silk of a total of 14,000 metric tons produced in the country, thus contributing to nearly 70% of the country's total mulberry silk. In Karnataka, silk is mainly grown in the Mysore district.

• The Oriental Research Institute

The oldest surviving manuscript of the Arthashastra is in the Oriental Research Institute, originally set up as the Mysore Oriental Library in 18th century.

It has around 50,000 palm leaf manuscripts.

• Highest number of Tigers in India

Karnataka has the highest number of tigers with more than 408. Other states with significant populations included Uttarakhand (340), Madhya Pradesh (308), Tamil Nadu (229), Maharashtra (190), Assam (167), Kerala (136) and Uttar Pradesh (117).

• Only state where election ink is manufactured.

Mysore Paints and Varnish Limited located in Mysore is the only authorised centres having rights to manufacture the indelible black ink used to cast vote during Elections in India. So when you vote next time and see the ink on your finger, remember Karnataka :P.

• Only state to have an official permission to manufacture and supply Indian flags.

Karnataka Khadi Gramodyoga Samyukhta Sangha in Hubli is the only unit in India that has an official permission to manufacture and supply Indian flags. It is in Bengeri in Hubli, is the only unit in India that is authorised to manufacture and supply the Flag of India.

official flag manufacturer in India

• Only state which celebrates state formation day in a very grand manner.

Karnataka is the only state which celebrates it’s state formation day in a very grand manner compared to other states with official holiday and numerous cultural activities. It is also called as Karnataka Rajyotsava which literally means festival of state. It is celebrated on Nov 1st every year.

We can see Karnataka flags on almost every vehicle and so many activities.

Karnataka Rajyotsava - Wikipedia

• Only state where a state flag is used.

Karnataka has unofficial state flag and it is used and respected by all. It is very common to see the flag on vehicles, flag polls in many streets.

• Only state where state anthem has the word Bharata.

Karnataka is one of the few states in India to have it’s own state anthem and it is the only state anthem to have the word Bharata (India). The anthem invokes Mother India first and then invokes Mother Karnataka.

ಜಯ ಭಾರತ ಜನನಿಯ ತನುಜಾತೆ,
ಜಯ ಹೇ ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ ಮಾತೆ!

Jaya bharata jananiya tanujate
Jai he Karnataka mate

Victory to you Mother Karnataka, the daughter of Mother India! is the meaning.

• Sanskrit speaking villages

There are two villages in Karnataka, Matturu and hosahalli, where Sanskrit is used for speaking.

• Sanskrit newspaper

Mysore in Karnataka is the only place in India where Sanskrit newspaper is published.

• Has the best quality buses run by the government.

KSRTC (Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation) is the best when it comes to quality of buses in India. It is praised by non Karnataka people also. It has one of the best ticket booking websites.

• IT capital

Karnataka with Bangalore is the IT capital and has the maximum software exports.

• Rave Idli.

Karnataka is the only state where idly is made from both rice and rave. During the world war 2 when there was a lack of rice to prepare the idlis, MTR used Semolina(rave) instead of rice and in that experiment we got this delicious breakfast item called Rave Idli.

What are the contributions of the cholas to Karnataka?

 Cholas have the habit of building temples wherever they go because they were hard core spiritual people who were continously engaging in religious activities and all.

The even dig lakes in the regions they go and hence in their rule of the regions of than Karnataka, they have built many temples and also have constructed many lakes in Karnataka especially in Southern Karnataka where they had ruled for a longer period of time( 987 to 1118CE) by overthrowing the western Gangas.

Bhoga Nandishwara Temple,Chikkabalapura

They even contributed donations to the temples built by other Kings and they were patrons of Shaivism

Most of these temple have been built during the time of Arulmozhi Varman aka Raja Raja Chola, Rajendra Chola and Rajadhiraja Chola cause we get this information from the Tamil inscriptions that are found in the temples in Karnataka.

Cholas are said to have left inscriptions by recording everything from place names to the contributions made in all the places they ruled unlike other kingdoms and this gives us a clear view on what all they did.

Pancha Lingeshwara Temple,Begur.

We can find Chola temple mainly in Southern Karnataka in districts such as Bangalore Urban, rural Bangalore, Ramanagara, Kolar,Mysore, Chamrajanagar,Tumkur,Dakshina Kannada and in Mandya and they even created temple towns in Karnataka region just like in Tamil region.

Actually much research isn't done on the Chola temples in Karnataka and I got many information shared by people in Facebook through the pages I follow rather than in Google.

A ruined Chola Temple and Mantapa in Mysore.(Name unknown)

Bangalore region alone has nearly 25 temples built by Cholas and two of such temples are very near to my place Indiranagar- The Chokkanathawamy Temple dedicated to Perumal( The Shila is brought from the Nepal) of Domlur and the Someshwara Temple in Ulsoor dedicated to Lord Shiva which houses the 68 Nayanmars of Tamil country- Both these temples are just near 2 kms from my house which I usually visit. Even the Madiwala lake is constructed during Chola era as per the inscription in the Madiwala Shiva Temple.

Mukthinateshwara Temple, Binnamangala

Nearly 100+ temples are there in Southern Karnataka which has been built Cholas in their brief period of rule which is really astonishing. Even in Northern Karnataka here and there we can Chola temples like below one.

Kalleshwara Temple,Davangere,North Karnataka

From one of the inscription we can also get to know that the Bangalore region was called as “Illaippakka Nadu” .

Southern Karnataka was called as “Thadikaipaadi" by Cholas and they had renamed it to Raja Raja Chola Valanaadu and still some names of places named by Cholas are still is use in Karnataka!

Someshwara Temple, Halasuru

I will share some links of the temples constructed by Cholas in the region.

Sources:-

Top 25 List of chola temples in Bangalore With Detailed information 2021

1,000-year-old Chola temple in K’taka ‘missing’: Ex-TN police officer

Locals and tourists rue sorry state of Chola temples in Karnataka, urge authorities to preserve them

Karnataka: Archaeologists confirm remnants of Chola temple near Kunigal Lake | Bengaluru News - Times of India

Puratattva

Chola Temples in Karnataka - Department of Archaeology

Roots up south: Kadugodi got its name from temple cholas helped build