Shops in Bengaluru were vandalised over displaying non-Kannada boards on Wednesday by activists of a pro-Kannada outfit. The protesters were demanding the immediate implementation of the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike’s (BBMP) order requiring businesses to feature 60 percent sign-boards in Kannada. The deadline to adhere to the new rule was set for Feb. 28, 2024….
Kannada Development Authority Secretary directs Dasara Exhibition authorities Mysore/Mysuru: Following a complaint by pro- Kannada activist Aravinda Sharma, Kannada Development Authority (KDA) Secretary Dr. Santhosh Hangal has directed Karnataka Exhibition Authority (KEA) CEO to take steps to use Kannada language in lieu of English at the ‘Selfie Spot’ in Dasara Exhibition premises in the city….
Mysore/Mysuru: “Whenever Karnataka faces threat to its land, language and water, Kannadigas must unitedly fight setting aside all the differences,” opined Chamarajanagar MP V. Sreenivasa Prasad. He was speaking at a felicitation programme to honour Prof. C. Naganna, who was recently conferred Kannada Rajyotsava Award by State Government, at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Research and Extension…
Mysore/Mysuru: “It is a source of pride that Kannada stands among the select three languages globally known for their completeness,” remarked Nadoja Dr. Mahesh Joshi, President of Kannada Sahitya Parishat. He made these remarks yesterday while inaugurating the Cultural and Sports wings of JSS Arts, Commerce, and Science College on Ooty Road. Dr. Joshi emphasised…
Mysore/Mysuru: The Directorate of Kannada and Culture in association with the Central Institute of Indian Languages, Mysuru, had launched ‘Learning Kannada Language through Post’ on Nov. 1, 1985 for all the Government employees who do not know Kannada. This is a 12-month Kannada coaching classes through post where Kannada language will be taught to Government…
By Dr. B. Shakira Jabeen Kannada, a classical language, has a written history of 1,500 years. The spoken form is much older. Kannada has grown by borrowing vocabulary wherever necessary and by coining new terminology wherever possible. ‘Granthika’ is the standard /written form and there are many ‘vyavaharika’ or spoken forms. The difference between ‘nudi’…
Bengaluru: Taking exception to some Ministers and officials writing notes and putting up files in English, Chief Minister Siddharamaiah has said that Kannada should be compulsorily used in the State administration to the maximum extent. He was speaking after releasing the logo of Karnataka Sambhrama-50 at a programme organised by Kannada and Culture Department at…
Noted Film Music Director Hamsalekha, who has been chosen to inaugurate Nada Habba on Oct. 15, interacts with scribes Mysore/Mysuru: Noted Film Music Director and Lyricist Hamsalekha, who will inaugurate the Nada Habba Mysuru Dasara on Oct. 15, 2023, has strongly advocated for making Kannada a one-point programme during Navarathri festivities, as the language is…
Mysore/Mysuru: Expressing concern over decreasing representation of Kannada at the national level, former JNU (Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi) faculty Dr. Purushotham Bilimale attributed globalisation, commercialisation and other factors for the decline. He was delivering a lecture on the topic ‘Kannada and Karnataka in the National Capital,’ organised by Mysuru District Journalists Association (MDJA), Kannada…
Mysore/Mysuru: Chief Minister’s e-Governance Advisor Belur Sudarshan has said “Apart from the community, the software conducive for the progress of Kannada should also be developed. Knowledge and Technology should go hand in hand, as it is difficult for the technology to progress without the aid of knowledge. If the development of Kannada happens, it will…
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