id author title date pages extension mime words sentences flesch summary cache txt en-wikipedia-org-2977 Karnataka - Wikipedia .html text/html 13839 1713 71 Karnataka (ISO: Karnāṭaka, Kannada pronunciation: [kəɾˈnɑːʈəkɑ]) is a state in the south western region of India. Literature flourished during this time, which led to the emergence of distinctive Kannada literary metres, and the construction of temples and sculptures adhering to the Vesara style of architecture.[33][34][35][36] The expansion of the Hoysala Empire brought minor parts of modern Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu under its rule. A majority of the silk industry in India is headquartered in Karnataka, much of it in Doddaballapura in Bangalore Rural district and the state government intends to invest ₹700 million (equivalent to ₹1.2 billion or US$16 million in 2019) in a "Silk City" at Muddenahalli in Chikkaballapura district.[91][92] Kannada is the official language of the state of Karnataka, as the native language of 66.54% of its population as of 2011 and is one of the classical languages of India. ./cache/en-wikipedia-org-2977.html ./txt/en-wikipedia-org-2977.txt