EVERYDAY KANNADA ENCOUNTER-03

Kannada is a beautiful language and learning it becomes easier when you practice with a kannadiga. Practice as you know increasingly makes you confident and fluent in the language. And of course, while you are in Karnataka, you learn to automatically answer in Kannada or seek directions, without batting an eyelid. You will also seek … Read moreEVERYDAY KANNADA ENCOUNTER-03

EVERYDAY KANNADA ENCOUNTER-02

As a Kannada learner, you will see that some of the sentences handpicked by a reader/learner below,for translation, do not use the same words in the English. The meaning is the same though. If you have been with me upgrading your Kannada conversational skills here is Colloquial Kannada @ its best. Common situations! 1)As parents, … Read moreEVERYDAY KANNADA ENCOUNTER-02

EVERYDAY KANNADA ENCOUNTER-01

Learning Kannada has been a successful journey for some,through this blog as some of you have taken the time to email me of your progress. Some have asked for translations of commonly used sentences,and I shall deal with them in a few posts that follow. 1)If I knew I would be treated so insultingly, I … Read moreEVERYDAY KANNADA ENCOUNTER-01

KANNADA KALI

Kindly read the following written in Kannada. See if you can follow. And give me your feedback via comments after the post. Kannada Kalialu nimage aasakthiideye? Naavu eee blog moolaka nimage kannada heLikoLalu prayathnisuthideve. Ishtu dina namma blog postsa nanthara adanne ondu audio clip ina moolakavaagi nimage thalputhithu. Idarindagi nimage Kannada sariyaada reethiyalli uccharisalu haagu … Read moreKANNADA KALI

BUS DAY @ NAMMA BENGALURU

The streets of Bangalore need a breather from traffic- on 4 th Feb, many techies and other concerned citizens are being encouraged to take to public transport (read Volvo/Vajra) to do their bit in easing the city’s air pollution and congestion.  Bangalore needs to have an actively supported campaign such as the one organized by … Read moreBUS DAY @ NAMMA BENGALURU

GRAHANA OR ECLIPSE

Today, 15 th January 2010, the world witnessed a celestial spectacle. The annular solar eclipse when the moon covered the sun for the longest time this millenium was witnessed by many. The next such long lasting annular solar eclipse will be visible only a couple of centuries later. So, those who got to view it … Read moreGRAHANA OR ECLIPSE

SANKRANTI GREETINGS!

January 14 th every year is celebrated as MAKARA SANKRANTI festival. In Tamil Nadu, it is called PONGAL and is celebrated in all parts of India and known by various names. This is the first festival in the Hindu calender and signifies all things new and is associated with the change in solar pattern. The … Read moreSANKRANTI GREETINGS!

NEE BADALADARE- PATRIOTIC SONG FOR ALL INDIANS

Mahatma Gandhi once said,” If you want to make changes in the society, begin with yourself first. Make necessary changes from within.The making of a NEW INDIA(nava Bharata)! The song sung by various famous singers of Karnataka in Kannada in the following video is based on this saying. As you listen to the song, you … Read moreNEE BADALADARE- PATRIOTIC SONG FOR ALL INDIANS

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