Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV), translated as Karnataka Protection Forum, is a pro-Kannada, non-partisan organization located in the state of Karnataka, India. It claims that it has more than 6 million (as of 2012) members enrolled from around the world spanning to about 12,000 branches across Karnataka in all 30 districts as well as international branches in the USA, UK, UAE, Singapore, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia and Malaysia.