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Kannad gothilla - Love for language

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        Ah, what a great morning to wake up to when you read an article in the newspaper that touches your heart. Yes its 29th May today and the paper is TOI with article being "No more 'Kannad gothilla',...". Its just too good to see outsiders in Karnataka starting to learn Kannada, our language. In the midst of decline of few of the languages, I appreciate and grateful for those who started learning. Courtsey - Times of India Newspaper       A reuter blog  talks about a survey from People's Linguistic Survey of India where more than 220 languages are lost in  just 50 years and another 150 is due in next 50. Is it got to do with the diminishing capabilities of reading, writing or rather the love for languages?  Well, if you read the reuter blog its all those and nomadic culture to a great extent.  The decline of language is mostly seen in the coastal areas and in the nomadic people group. Added to that if your next gene...

Bharatha or India - Which one do you prefer?

    Bharatha the name derived by the emperor Bharata or the modernized version 'India' or the Persian term 'Hindustan' or land of Hindus - does it matter what name we call our nation?     What is in a name? It is just an identity to differentiate one over the other. By the way let me not get in to the marketing concept of branding for now, which am sure would need a name to be branded for popularity. Let me get to the real topic I want to put it in front of you for discussion in this blog.     India or Bharatha is on the verge of a revolution. Some may say it is an economical revolution, some an ethical revolution, some might want to call it a cultural revolution. I would say it is a mixture of all.    The open economy in 1991 led to change in Information Technological sector. This boom had its impact on almost every other sector be it real estate, infrastructure, BFSI or retail for that matter.       Next big revolut...