Tagged: Kannada

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Banu Mushtaq and Dasara

Dasara Festival is celebrated as ನಾಡ ಹಬ್ಬ (Nāḍa habba), which translates to state festival, following India’s transition to a republic. It’s sponsored and run by the GoK using tax money. It’s not the private affair of the ex-royal1 family of Mysore, or any other individual. In fact, the ex-royal family is allowed a...

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Cinema Sundays with My Parents

I watched so many (probably hundreds?) movies with my parents as a child and a teenager. We mostly saw them in theaters; in fact, there was no other option. The first set I remember is Premaloka and Ranadheera, directed by Ravichandran. Both were remakes, but it didn’t matter. Premaloka was released in 1987...

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Two Poems of Kuvempu to mark Today

Kuvempu, who is known for Sri Ramayana Darshanam, is a much more revolutionary poet and writer than known for creating a liberal Rama. When he was alive, his Ramayana Darshanam and other writings came under heavy fire from the right wing. Now I understand how. Today, Kuvempu would have been criticized more than...

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Weekly Notes 22/2023

I was at the IITM campus the weekend. I met a bunch of students and witnessed some of them graduating. Overall it was a happy experience. I should plan for a more extended visit next time. 

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Weekly Notes 30/2022

It was an exciting week. Many things got done, and it was a reasonably successful week.

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Feb 2021 – Reading Status

The last year 2020, was terrible in terms of reading. I heard a lot of podcasts but didn’t read much. This year’s goal is to read 25 Kannada books minimum; any books I read in English are special. You can track them under the tag #25KA2021 on my social blog. In Jan and Feb, I read five, which is a decent start.