November's up. It's that time of the year, my north Indian friends exclaim "Aray Bach, tell me one thing; Why does Karnataka has its own flag and while no other state has one ?". They are both right and wrong simultaneously and let me explain. It is true. Karnataka does identify itself with a flag, … Continue reading Kannada Rajyotsava, the Flag and the Language
Category: kannada
Shakuntala Devi (film) – review
Guys, 'Shakuntala Devi' is a phenomenal movie. I loved it for almost the entire film.!. It's classy, adequately researched and well-narrated. I highly recommend and encourage you to go watch it. Alright. This is going to be a rapid review. The Good part No Nepotism! – That's a huge plus.It's a kind of biopic which … Continue reading Shakuntala Devi (film) – review
WTF Wikipedia!?!
Do you know why Kannada Movie star is an Icon? Because he inspired someone to sell pickles! (WTF! Right?). It is there in Wikipedia: Vishnuvardhan was a good personality. A living example to this is Vardaraja Pai and the Yajaamana Uppinakayi. Vardaraja Pai is Mangalore based businessman and he is an ardent Vishnuvardhan fan. His father … Continue reading WTF Wikipedia!?!
ಹಾಗೆ ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ
ಯಾಕೋ ಓಥರ ಗಿಲ್ಟಿ ಫೀಲಿನ್ಗು, ನನ್ನ ತುಮ್ಬಾ ಇಶ್ಟದ ಭಾಶೆಗೆ ಸರಿಯಾದ ಮರ್ಯದೆ ಕೋಟ್ಟಿಲ್ಲ ಏಮ್ಬ ಬೇಜಾರು. ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಬರೆದು ಸಾವಿರಾರು ವರ್ಶ, ಕನ್ನಡ ಓದಿ ನೂರಾರು ವರ್ಶ ಆದ ಹಾಗೆ! ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ಓನ್ದು ನಲ್ಕು ಉತ್ತರ ಮಾತಾಡೋಕೇ ಅಕ್ಕ ಪಕ್ಕ ನೋಡಿ, ಮರೆತು ಹೋದ ಶಬ್ದ ಭನ್ಡಾರ ಹುಡುಕಿ ವಾಕ್ಯ ಪೂರ್ತಿ ಮಾಡ್ವಾಗ ಬೆವರು ಇಳಿದು ..huh... ಏಲ್ಲಪ್ಪಾ ನನ್ನ ಫೇವ್ರೃಟ್ಟು ಭಾಶೇ! ಇದು ನನಗೆ ಮಾತ್ರ ಅಲ್ಲ (ನಾನು ಬಿಡಿ, ಕರ್ನಾಟಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಓನ್ದು ವಾರದ … Continue reading ಹಾಗೆ ಸುಮ್ಮನೆ
I was a part of Wikipedia logo fix!
Alright, here is the story. Some four years back New York Times wrote about Wikipedia logo, reporting two symbols rendered were not correct. One of them was Japanese and the other was our own Devanagari used by many Indian languages including Sanskrit and Hindi. That was the first time probably someone had a good look … Continue reading I was a part of Wikipedia logo fix!
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