Am fascinated by the euphoria that is attached to the kannada rajyotsava that is celebrated throughout the world by kannadigas . This led to some research and its true essence was discovered. Here are the snippets
1. Kannada is also known as Kanarese -one of the oldest dravidian languages. Kannada is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 48 million people across the globe. It is one among the top 40 most spoken languages in the world.
2. Spoken kannada is in use since 2500 years and the written form has its own script since 1900 years.Spoken kannada varies according to the region of karnataka, while the written form remains constant.
3. On Nov 1 ,2008 the union government declared kannada to be a classical language
4. Kannada is the 3rd oldest language of india ( after sanskrit & Tamil)
5. Nov 1 every year is celebrated as kannada rajyotsava day throughout karnataka state and is declared a state holiday. This was the day that the name karnataka was given to the Mysore state
6. The first kannada -english dictionary (shabda kosha) was compiled in 1894 by a german priest -Ferdinand kittel.He also wrote a book on kannada grammar entitled " A grammer of the kannada language" comprising the three dialects of the language.
7. Several noted centuries old literary work of kannada have been translated into sanskrit ,and other languages
8. This language is not just confined within the borders of karnataka, for you will find it spoken by people in parts of neighboring states of AP,TN and maharashtra.
9. Vachana Sahitya is a type of prose written in the kannada language in India. Madara Chennaiah was one of the first poets to pen this type of writing in the 1000's. Basaveshwara ,who was the prime minister of Indian in the southern kalachuri empire, helped this type of literature.
10.Pampa was one of the earliest poets of the kannada language.Adikavi Pampa, Ranna and Sri Ponna together are called the "3 gems of kannada literature". Their contributions to kannada literature is considered unparalleled.
Jai Karnataka
Sd/-
Roohul Haq
1. Kannada is also known as Kanarese -one of the oldest dravidian languages. Kannada is spoken in its various dialects by roughly 48 million people across the globe. It is one among the top 40 most spoken languages in the world.
2. Spoken kannada is in use since 2500 years and the written form has its own script since 1900 years.Spoken kannada varies according to the region of karnataka, while the written form remains constant.
3. On Nov 1 ,2008 the union government declared kannada to be a classical language
4. Kannada is the 3rd oldest language of india ( after sanskrit & Tamil)
5. Nov 1 every year is celebrated as kannada rajyotsava day throughout karnataka state and is declared a state holiday. This was the day that the name karnataka was given to the Mysore state
6. The first kannada -english dictionary (shabda kosha) was compiled in 1894 by a german priest -Ferdinand kittel.He also wrote a book on kannada grammar entitled " A grammer of the kannada language" comprising the three dialects of the language.
7. Several noted centuries old literary work of kannada have been translated into sanskrit ,and other languages
8. This language is not just confined within the borders of karnataka, for you will find it spoken by people in parts of neighboring states of AP,TN and maharashtra.
9. Vachana Sahitya is a type of prose written in the kannada language in India. Madara Chennaiah was one of the first poets to pen this type of writing in the 1000's. Basaveshwara ,who was the prime minister of Indian in the southern kalachuri empire, helped this type of literature.
10.Pampa was one of the earliest poets of the kannada language.Adikavi Pampa, Ranna and Sri Ponna together are called the "3 gems of kannada literature". Their contributions to kannada literature is considered unparalleled.
Jai Karnataka
Sd/-
Roohul Haq
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