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Mangalore is the oldest port city of Karnataka, India. It is accessible by road, sea, rail and air. Nature has blessed Mangalore with many a splendour: sun kissed, virgin beaches; sweet water serpentine rivers slithering through palm groves and mangroves forests of the Western Ghats, and then idling through the lush green paddy fields to in the Arabian Sea. The city is known for the tile factories, cashew kernels, temples and churches then,is now become the cynosure of the State with the advent of multinational companies.

Above all the city is known for its very hospitable, intelligent and peace loving people with hundreds of educational institutions offering professional courses to locals as well as outsiders.

Though Mangalore has tried to live upto its image of a fast-growing city, it has never been able to shake off its character of being an "overgrown village". The city was named after the deity - Mangala Devi in whose honour a Temple was constructed just on the outskirts of what is the present day urban limits and where worship is carried on, even till today. Mangalore also known as Kodial from Kudla or Junction was established sometime in the 10^th century.

        Sarojini Naidu, the "Nightingale of India" described Mangalore as a city of coconut palms, for its enchanting beauty. This port city has had historical trade links with the Persian Gulf and Europe. The Greek Geographer, Ptolemy of the 2^nd century AD, has made mention of Mangalore Port in his travelogue. Greek dramas allude to this part of India's west coast, particularly to Udyavara about 40 kms.to the north of Mangala or Mangalore.

      Mangalore is famous for its terra-cotta roofing tiles, cashew processing and   for its beedies (handrolled khaki cigarettes).

      The population of Mangalore and its environs was about 27 lakhs, as per the 1991 (last) census.

       The climate in Mangalore is very tropical and the weather, a cool winter means a very good fruit season which comes in the month of May. The monsoon rains come in June and extend upto August. The staple food of the local people is rice and fish, and coconut in different forms is always a part of the cooking.

   Three languages - Tulu, Konkani and Kannada are ethnic to Mangalore (and the District of Dakshina Kannada) with different dialects of each language prevailing in parts of the district and among the different religious groups of Hindus, Christians and Muslims each of whom claim Mangalore to be their home. All three communities live in balance and harmony with each other.

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