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Carnatic Mission
Carnatic most often refers to: *Carnatic region, Southern India *Carnatic music, the classical music of Southern India Carnatic may also refer to: *Carnatic Wars, a series of military conflicts in India during the 18th century *, a ''Bangor''-class minesweeper of the Royal Indian Navy, that served in World War II *, a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Deptford in 1783 *, a 74-gun third rate ship of the line of the Royal Navy, launched at Portsmouth Dockyard in 1823 * – one of several vessels of that name *Carnatic Hall Carnatic Hall was an 18th-century mansion that was located in Mossley Hill, Liverpool, England. The house was built in 1779 for slave trader Peter Baker, who served as Mayor of Liverpool in 1795. Originally on the site of Mossley Hall (home of ..., built by slave trader, now closed university residence {{disambiguation, ship ca:Carnàtic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnatic Region
The Carnatic region is the peninsular South Indian region between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal, in the erstwhile Madras Presidency and in the modern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and southern Andhra Pradesh. During the British era, demarcation was different, including Karnataka and the whole region south of Deccan with black soil. Etymology A number of theories exist as to the derivation of the term ''Carnatic'' or ''Karnatic''. According to Bishop Robert Caldwell, in his ''Comparative Grammar of the Dravidian Languages'', the term is derived from ''Kar'', "black", and ''nadu,'' "country", i.e. "the black country", which refers to the black soil prevalent on the plateau of the Southern Deccan. Hattangadi Narayan Rao suggests a derivation from ''karu'', "elevated", + ''nadu'', "land", thus "an elevated land", also descriptive of the region's geography. Geography The region that was named Carnatic or Karnatak (Kannada, Karnata, Karnatakadesa) by Europeans lies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
