Safeguarding Kannada is challenging: Kumaraswamy
3 months, 1 week ago

Safeguarding Kannada is challenging: Kumaraswamy

The Hindu  

Union Minister for Heavy Industries and Steel H.D. Kumaraswamy on Sunday said it was a challenging task to safeguard Kannada language amidst the ongoing development and urbanisation and added that people were concerned over the impact of other languages on Kannada following an increase in the use of non-Kannada languages in the State. Echoing the views expressed by Dr. Channabasappa on schools, Mr. Kumaraswamy said the sammelana had discussed the importance of saving Kannada schools and added that the State government had to support and ensure Kannada schools were not shut down. Expressing concern over the stories in today’s films, Mr. Kumaraswamy, who recalled his association with the film industry, before joining politics, said there had been a lot of difference between the films of yesteryear and those being released now and expressed displeasure over the kind of stories in today’s Kannada films. Recalling the films and songs of Dr. Rajkumar, he said the Kannada film industry needed films with a difference and that could do good to society.

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‘Karnataka has historically been a multilingual, plural, multicultural society’: author Srikar Raghavan
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‘Karnataka has historically been a multilingual, plural, multicultural society’: author Srikar Raghavan

The Hindu  

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1 month ago

Karnataka mandates extensive use of Kannada in governance, education, business

India Today  

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Act against Kannada schools teaching in English medium, says S.R. Gunjal
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Act against Kannada schools teaching in English medium, says S.R. Gunjal

The Hindu  

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Scholar advocates for Kannada as language of technology
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Scholar advocates for Kannada as language of technology

The Hindu  

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Preserving Kannada culture, heritage more important as world turns into global village, says Siddaramaiah
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Preserving Kannada culture, heritage more important as world turns into global village, says Siddaramaiah

The Hindu  

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Nagabharana calls for getting united to protect, develop, and expand Kannada
2 years, 9 months ago

Nagabharana calls for getting united to protect, develop, and expand Kannada

The Hindu  

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He took Kannada places, even the UN Assembly!
6 years, 4 months ago

He took Kannada places, even the UN Assembly!

Deccan Chronicle  

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83rd Sahitya Sammelana sees cry for Kannada peak
7 years, 4 months ago

83rd Sahitya Sammelana sees cry for Kannada peak

Deccan Chronicle  

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Screaming Kannada from rooftops
7 years, 4 months ago

Screaming Kannada from rooftops

The Hindu  

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Nagathihalli makes a spirited defence of Kannada
7 years, 7 months ago

Nagathihalli makes a spirited defence of Kannada

The Hindu  

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