Kannada

Russian girl sings Kannada rhyme with Indian best friend in Bengaluru; netizens melt over bond, ask ‘what’s your excuse?’

August 08, 2025 1:48 pm

Shared on Instagram by the Russian child’s mother, the clip shows the two friends cycling down a street, cheerfully singing ‘Bannada Hakki.’

Bengaluru auto-rickshaw driver calls city ‘first class,' explains Kannada row with grace; says some drunk men create issues

July 25, 2025 6:12 pm

The video, shared on Instagram by user Khyati Shree, features her chatting with an auto-rickshaw driver as she tries to learn some basic Kannada phrases.

A star beyond language and region: Legendary actor Saroja Devi dies

July 15, 2025 2:40 am

Saroja Devi was always up for learning new things, so much so that she opened her Instagram account at the age of 83 years (in 2021).

‘No Karnataka and Maharashtra people harmed’: Gujaratis' warm embrace of Hindi wins hearts online amid language debates

July 10, 2025 5:51 pm

The viral clip features a series of candid street interviews shot in Gujarat. The creator begins the conversations saying, “Main Gujarat mein reh raha hun, par mujhe Gujarati nahi aati" (I live in Gujarat, but I don't know Gujarati).

Bengaluru civil court issues gag order directing Kamal Haasan against speaking about Kannada

July 07, 2025 12:12 pm

A civil court in Bengaluru has passed an ex parte interim order directing film star Kamal Haasan not to comment on Kannada in the wake of a recent controversy over his remarks on the language.

4-year-old Odia boy charms the internet with fluent Kannada in viral video

July 01, 2025 3:03 pm

A young boy from an Odia family responds to several questions in fluent Kannada, wowing the internet.

In protecting 'Thug Life', Supreme Court has protected more than entertainment

June 18, 2025 12:20 pm

The right of filmmakers to express their views is constitutional. The right of the audience to disagree is democratic. But the right to suppress is neither constitutional nor democratic

When did Kannada begin? Tracing the origins of a language and script

June 13, 2025 4:57 pm

Historians have noted that long before any available palaeographic evidence of Kannada script in the region where it is predominantly spoken today, it was Prakrit and Sanskrit that were the languages of the elite and the powerful.

Bengaluru auto driver threatens woman over extra fare, demands she speak Kannada; woman reacts: ‘Mujhe darr lag raha hai’

June 13, 2025 4:23 pm

The video, posted by a woman named Anya S, shows her confronting the driver for allegedly demanding Rs 390 for a ride that, according to her Rapido app, was supposed to cost Rs 296.

Kamal Haasan, and the Tamil vs Kannada over-reaction

June 04, 2025 6:48 am

Outrage over Kamal Haasan’s remark on origin of Kannada is out of proportion. A broader imagination is needed to engage with a cosmopolitan reality

67th Kannada Rajyotsava celebrations: Rajinikanth, Jr NTR in attendance as Puneeth Rajkumar is honoured

November 02, 2022 4:49 pm