KPSC KAS Prelims and Mains Exam
Chalukyas of Kalyana (C.973-1189) The Chalukyas of Kalyana who claim to be the scions of the Badami Chalukyas, overthrew the Rashtrakutas in 973, and Taila II (Trailokya Malla), the first ruler of the dynasty, later defeated the Chola rulers like Uttama and Rajaraja I, and even killed Paramara Munja of Dhara. His son Satyashraya (997-1008) … Read more
Spread of education by missionary and voluntary bodies in modern India Role of Christian Missionary Education in India during British Colonial period Education in India was a privilege of elite upper classes. It was limited to gurukuls where upper caste young boys would go to study under the tutorship of a guru. Even women from … Read more
KARNATAKA Two-day National Cultural festival in Namma Kudla from January 19 A two-day cultural extravaganza – Rashtriya Sanskriti Mahotsava – featuring all states is set to captivate residents of this coastal district starting January 19. The respective states – Karnataka included in this case – will co-host the festival, an initiative of union … Read more
Strengthening of ethical and moral values in governance The notion of “Good Governance” has become the buzzword these days in wake of globalization. Good governance is commonly described as a style of governance that is efficient, effective, responsive, corruption free and citizen friendly for ensuring people’s trust in government and promoting social harmony, political stability … Read more
KARNATAKA Karnataka reported 200 ragging cases in 9 years; 41 in 2017 Close to 200 ragging cases were reported in Karnataka in the past nine years; 41 of them were registered in 2017. Despite the government’s efforts to put in place anti-ragging cells, 191 cases were reported since 2009. The government has ordered district-level antiragging committees to … Read more
Pre History : Karnataka has a hoary past. It is blessed with innumerable inscriptions, memorial (viz. Hero, Mahasati and Self immolation) stones and monuments of rich historical and cultural heritage. It has many sites of Prehistoric period and most of them are found scattered on the river valleys of Krishna, Bhima, Malaprabha, Ghataprabha, Cauvery, Hemavathi, … Read more
The Marathas : The Marathas, who were encroaching upon the Bijapur dominion came to have control over parts of Karnataka to the North of the Tungabhadra. Shivaji built forts at Ramadurg, Nargund, Parasgad, Gajendragad, Katkol etc., in North Karnataka. In the South they had their Bangalore jahgir administered first by Shahji (1637-63) and later by … Read more
Science and Technology in Ancient Period: Mathematics, Astronomy, Physics, Chemistry, Botany, Zoology, Physiology and Medicine (including Surgery), Ship- building, Mining and Metallurgy, Engineering and Architecture Like people in any other part of the world Indians too, have a rich legacy of scientific ideas. A desire to now the unknown, accompanied with experimentation and observation have … Read more
Mughal contributions to literature and Music Development of Literature during the Mughal Period Interdiction There was a tremendous development in the field of literature during the Mughal times. Babar and Humauan were lovers of literature. Baber was himself a great scholar of Persian. He wrote a book known as Tuzek-e-Babari which is highly esteemed by … Read more
Moral thinkers Rabindranath Tagore The centre of Tagore’s philosophy was man of god. Even his concept of God was influenced by the humanism inherent in his outlook. The supreme reality thus according to Tagore, essentially human and could be realised only through love of man. Love of God was thus translated into love of human. … Read more