Posts : Language and Culture

Kannada Baralla to Kannada Barutte - Learning Kannada is the Hot Trend in Namma Bengaluru

Vasanthkumar Mysoremath - 1-AUG-2013

Cafe Coffee Day, Mac Donald and other yippee outlets are full of youngsters trying to learn Kannada, understand Kannada and talk Kannada in their own yuppee style.  report at:

Life of Piscine Molitor brings an Oscars for the Bangalore boy Vibhish Shivakumar

psaram42 - 26-FEB-2013

India is often perceived as a land of magical or spiritual powers. In India the existence of individual spirits as separate from the physical bodies is an accepted belief. Though highly unscientific bereft of any evidence it is deep rooted in the Indian psyche.

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Bangalore is Mine - 16-JAN-2013

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10 less known, but Interesting facts about Karnataka

murali772 - 2-NOV-2012

Ten less known, but Interesting facts about Karnataka - in no particular order.

Is Mary Kom prepared for a crash course in Kannada?

murali772 - 28-AUG-2012

Karnataka sports minister Appachu Ranjan said the government would welcome Mary to the city. For the full report in the ToI, click here

The language cauldron and the English creep

srkulhalli - 9-JUN-2012

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This is a longish four part essay/discussion on English and our native languages.

Part 1: The status of our native/ mother tongues (they are dying, by the way)

Kannadiga's deprived of "Satyameva Jayate" viewing

murali772 - 9-MAY-2012

Praising Aamir Khan for his maiden television show Satyameva Jayate, Shiv Sena chief Bal Thackeray lambasted Karnataka for banning the dubbed telecast of the show in the state.

'Soft' measures to promote Kannada - the time is now?

silkboard - 17-NOV-2011

Okay. I wrote this on Rajyotsava day itself, but didn't post for fear of generating the wrong kind of debates. Two weeks later, here it is.

BANGALORE AS A CREATIVE CITY

murali772 - 27-SEP-2011

BANGALORE AS A CREATIVE CITY: An Open Consultation to discuss Policy Recommendations involving Urban Arts and Culture Spaces will be held on Thursday 29th September, 2011 (10.30AM to 7 PM), at The National Gallery of Modern Art, Manikyavelu Mansion, 49 Palace Road, Bengaluru - 52 (Ph: 2234 2338)

Unfair criticism of NRN and Infosys

murali772 - 10-MAR-2011

Create excellent, world-class school textbooks in Kannada in maths and science. Encourage students to take part in Kannada events. Kannada must be made attractive to children, but not by shutting off some other language.