Prescribing specific raaga/ tune for singing the State Anthem in qualified spaces, is not an arbitrary action by the State Govt: Karnataka HC
‘Jaya Bharata Jananiya Tanujate’ was penned by Kaviratna Kuppalli Venkatappa Puttappa ‘Kuvempu’, in 1930, which was adopted as State Anthem by the Government of Karnataka on 29-12-2003.