Article written for Vijay Times CIRCA 10 October 2003, 01:27:34 Marathis in Karnataka Karnataka has been the socio-cultural hub for many years starting from the time of Vijayanagara till the time of Bendakaluru. Kannadigas have been known to welcome and accept new creeds into their lives. One of the oldest communities is that of Marathas who have been part and parcel of our lives from hundreds of years. The history dates back to the Marathi's inscription at Shravanabelagola, which is found at the foothill of the statue. Then during Shivaji Maharaj's time his brother Shah Ji who came in to Bangalore and then moved on to Tanjore and lived his complete life there. His army and court men who stayed in Bangalore never got any instruction from their superiors to go back so they stayed on and the first major influx of Marathi's was on the history books. The Bangalore presence can be seen in the stone inscription in the Kadu Malleshwara Temple in Mallesh...