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Navigating the English medium conundrum in Karnataka

February 15, 2019 Revathi Siva Kumar

State budget has announced that 1,000 Karnataka Public Schools will start English-medium sections in Class 1, in addition to the Kannada medium, in pilot mode, Is the vision behind English mediums schools justified?

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What do Bengaluru Kannadigas read these days?

November 6, 2017 Shree D N

Why does the market for Kannada books appear discouraging? Who’s reading Kannada in Bengaluru? What is the major threat Kannada faces today?

Cultural Organisations

Sixth edition of Blr Lit Fest on Oct 28, 29

October 17, 2017 Sridevi Rao

Rajdeep Sardesai, Nidhi Razdan, Indira Lankesh, Bagchi Karkaria, Manu Joseph, R Jagannathan, Sagarika Ghosh are just some names that will be seen in the Bangalore Literature Festival (BLF) today.

Arts & Culture

Mahesh Shantaram’s African Portraits encourages dialogue around racism in India

September 21, 2016 Kate Clark

Photographer Mahesh Shantaram seeks to dispel the myths around African migrants in India and lend them a human face through his portfolio, now on display at a city gallery.

Arts & Culture

One lesson at a time, they teach Kannada online

July 24, 2016 Kate Clark

Internet access is all it takes to learn Kannada in Bengaluru. Tech advancements have made it easy for anyone to learn the local language!

Arts & Culture

How a cartoonist is teaching Kannada on Facebook

January 13, 2016 Ganga Madappa

Whether out-of-towners should learn Kannada has been a long-standing bone of contention in Bengaluru. Here is a man who is teaching them how to speak Kannada.

Arts & Culture

Dubbing: Will it turn a double-edged sword for Kannada visual media?

August 11, 2015 Akshatha M

Many Kannada organisations are up in arms against each other, due to the dubbing ban controversy. What is the issue? Why do some people oppose dubbing, while others support it? Here’s an informative article on the issue.

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