Karnataka Rajyotsava or Kannada Rajyotsava is a very special day celebrated by the people of Karnataka in every year on 01 November. On this day, all the Kannada-speaking people or Kannadigas throughout the world celebrate this day as a festival and decorate their houses. This was the day in 1956 when all the Kannada language-speaking people of south India were merged to form the state of Karnataka.