Bangalore rename : -ooru or -uru?

silkboard - 3-AUG-2007

The renaming thing is almost done. Did you see the "official" spelling submitted to central govt for approval? It is Bengaluru, not Bengalooru. Shouldn't it be -ooru if one really wants all non native speakers to say it the right way?

Learning Kannada as a Non-Kannadiga

shas3n - 20-JUN-2007

Deepa illustrates her plight of trying to learn to speak Kannada.

In spite of being willing to learn, she was mocked at and mostly was met by indifference.