Background of Mangalore

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Mangalore has been considered as one of the beautiful cities of India. It is an extensive city whose suburbs are preched on the side of hills and valleys. The view fro the light- house hill is one which takes the visitors by surprise, the splendour of the natural scene with the blue Arabian sea shimmering in the sun being momentarily thrown into the background surrounding a city, hidden completely by the swaying plam and the luxuriant tropical vegetation. It is perhaps the breath taking natural scenic beauty that meets a newcomer's eyes as one sails into the port by sea or files towards Bajpe Airport or crosses the Ghats via Saklespur or Agumbe or Sampaje or Charmadi or Hulikal Madikeri which makes Mangalore the cynosure of all eyes with her abundant rains, laxuirous vegetation, salubrious climate, a grand panorama of coconut groves, the sandy beaches and a people endowed with a plentitude of intelligence and industry which makes the city hold a unique position in the country. The city has developed at the confluence of the two legendary rivers - the Nethravathi and Gurupura river. The ancient name of Mangalore is "Aluve Kodi" or Kudla. "Alve" in Tulu means the meeting place of two rivers and Kodi, the meeting place of two water sources. The place where a river meets a stream or a lake is also called Kodi. Cosninos Indiko Plsustes (6th century)\\ refers to the port of Mangarouth - mANGALORE. Mangalore has been referred to in Pliny's Natural History where he describes the sea route from the river Nile to India. In this history he has mentioned the river Nethrias, Ptolemy refers to "Nitra" both probably referred to the River Nethravathi. Mangalore or Mangaluru the place name has orginated from the Mangalore Devi Temple. Mangalore was the capital of the undivided district of South Canara or Dakshina Kannada. Recently the district has been devided into Udupi and Mangalore (D.K) However the "Tulu" langauage was spoken much earlier than Kannada in this region. hence the popular name "Tulu Nadu". This coastal belt roughly measures 170 kms long, 40 kms broad at its narrowest about 80 kms at its broadest. The major languages of their area include Kannada, Tulu, Konkani and Byari. In the whole the entire area is a multiingual, multicultural and multireligious one. The district has been playing a pioneer role in many fields. The first Kannada Newspaper Mangaluru Samachar (1843), the First Kannada novel Indirabai (1988) etc. are all this firsts, belonging to this district. Rich flok arts, the music, dance, drama, theatre, Thalamaddale, a variety of Yakshagana without costume and dance. The folk art like Bhutha worship is still in practice for its supernatral belief. Basel Mission started its work in 1834 at Mangalore with Rev. J.C. Lechren, C.V. Greiner and S. Hebich. Mr. Hellen a trained specialist introduced in 1851 the first handloom with fly shelter cottage industry. He also invented new dyes and colour out of indigenous ingredients. Khaki was his first product of invention. Lord Robertson who visited the weaving establishment was recommended the newly invented Khaki for the british army uniform world over. The factory was the most important work of the Basel Mission started in the District in 1865. The tile industry on whole of the northern bank of Nethravathi River in Mangalore as a forest of Chimenys of about 34 tile factories to supply the needs of India. Cylon, Burma, East Africa, Austrilia, and other parts of the world. Cashew industry is another major industry of Mangalore.