news about Kannada
Jun 15, 2019 22:34
His courage in standing up to fundamentalists has led some to celebrate Karnad as an exemplary ‘activist’ and ‘public intellectual’. This, to my mind, is a mischaracterisation. We should remember him rather as a great playwright and superb actor, and... read more
Jun 13, 2019 07:09
The report also added that the maximum chunk of hate speech was Islamophobic (37%), followed by false news (16%) and posts targeting gender\/sexuality (13%) and caste (13%). read more
Jun 10, 2019 23:58
Chandrashekhara Kambara, a Jnanpith Award winning playwright and novelist, described his relationship with Karnad, who passed away after a prolonged illness at 81, as an “intellectual jousting competition”. read more
![One of the recommendations of the committee is that Sanskrit will be offered at all levels of school and higher education as one of the optional languages on a par with all Schedule VIII languages [22 official languages].](https://www.hindustantimes.com/rf/image_size_300x200/HT/p2/2019/06/03/Pictures/cabinet-pokhriyal-nishank-minister-development-meeting-resource_cf157ef8-8628-11e9-ab40-33c30d629efb.jpg "Emphasis on Sanskrit, classical languages")
Jun 04, 2019 01:04
One of the recommendations of the committee is that Sanskrit will be offered at all levels of school and higher education as one of the optional languages on a par with all Schedule VIII languages [22 official languages]. read more
Jun 01, 2019 22:10
Kalburgi was murdered on August 30, 2015, and the investigation into the crime had stalled. However, earlier this year the SIT probing the murder of the journalist Gauri Lankesh was handed over the case considering its swift progress in the case. read more
May 10, 2019 20:38
All over the country, 2,758 students scored full marks in Sanskrit, 1,820 in English communication, and 24 in English language and literature. read more
May 06, 2019 21:09
Actor Ajith Kumar’s Tamil blockbuster Viswasam, which released earlier this year for Pongal festival, is all set to be remade in Kannada. Superstar Shivrajkumar is in talks to star in the remake. read more
Apr 18, 2019 17:39
Second phase of the Lok Sabha elections was held on Thursday in 95 parliamentary constituencies. read more
Apr 12, 2019 16:05
This week’s selection of good reads includes the journals of one of India’s finest poets and folklorists, a translation of a protest poem on Jallianwala Bagh that was banned in 1920, and a retracing of the life of Udham Singh who assassinated one of... read more
Mar 08, 2019 17:50
Sridevi: Queen of Hearts is a fan’s tribute to the superstar who went away too soon read more
Mar 08, 2019 14:59
Vijay Deverakonda’s next film Dear Comrade will release in all the four South Indian languages. the actor took to Twitter to share the news. read more
Feb 04, 2019 01:22
Starting from the age of 19, Kaikini has won many prizes, including the Karnataka Sahitya Akademi Award in 1974 for his debut book of poems. read more
Feb 01, 2019 15:58
Jayant Kaikini who has won the DSC prize for South Asian literature 2019 on why he writes, his favourite authors and why literature and medical science are similar. read more
Jan 26, 2019 07:52
No Presents Please, originally written in Kannada by noted author Jayant Kaikini and translated into English by eminent translator Tejaswini Niranjana has been announced as the winner of the prestigious DSC Prize for South Asian Literature 2018. read more
Jan 10, 2019 16:21
13th Pune Design Festival will be held in the city on January 11 and 12. The theme, this year, is Collab, where designers will be encouraged to discuss collaborations beyond design read more