It has speakers, of course—nearly 50m of them, mostly in southwestern India. It’s the official language of the state of Karnataka, where active film, television, and music industries broadcast Kannada ...

Bengaluru, Dec 27 (ANI): A Karnataka Rakshana Vedike (KRV) member vandalizes a signboard of a business establishment during a protest to minimalise the usage of English and promote the native language ...

Karnataka High Court dismisses PIL seeking direction to use only Kannada in govt affairs. Court emphasizes importance of a blend of Kannada and English in official communications. Decision based on ...

The award-winning translator reflects on language, cultural rootedness, and resisting the urge to simplify for Western audiences. It is about carrying the rhythms of Kannada into English.

The State government should take up the work of creating new Kannada to English dictionary by updating the one done by Ferdinand Kittel 128 years ago, said writer and former Vice-Chancellor of Hampi ...

State media adviser KV Prabhakar wrote to Meta urging immediate correction of translation errors Mr Prabhakar requested Meta to temporarily halt auto-translation for Kannada content until improved ...

In the wake of Kannada language facing various challenges, the Kannada Language Comprehensive Development Act 2022 should be implemented at the earliest to protect Kannada and Kannadigas, writer and ...

The language row in Karnataka took a fresh turn on Saturday with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah insisting that the use of English and Hindi was “weakening talent of our children”. The senior politician ...

Dharwad: Mere issuing of circulars and orders by the govt for the use of Kannada language in administration will be futile if the contents of these documents are not implemented in letter and spirit, ...