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This composition was sung as a welcome song at the All India Congress Session held at Belgaum under the President-ship of Mahatma Gandhi. This song infused a new spirit among the Kannadigas to work towards the goal of a unified Karnataka. Thirty two years later on 1st November 1956 this dream was realized when the then President of India, Dr. Rajendra Prasad inaugurated the unified New Mysore State at Bangalore by pressing a button whereby the map of the new state was brilliantly lit. On this occasion once again the song Udayavaagali namma cheluva Kannada nadu was sung by P.Kalinga Rao.