'Kannada Baruthha'
I am sure most of you in Bangalore
would have heard this, but what is "kannada
barutha?" here it goes. Bangalore the IT
capital of India , the silicon city and now a
Metro city opened its gates to almost all kinds
of people. Very evidently the recent poll census proved that there are only 47% of
original inhabitants in Bangalore/Bengaluru.
The life style of the city has seen a gradual
change with Pizza Corners replacing MTR's,
classy eat out's replacing "Vidyarthi Bhavans"
and flashy pub's replacing all our "Mahalakshmi wine shops". "Change is inevitable" from the days of
BEML, HAL and BHEL to INFOSYS, WIPRO,
BIOCON, TCS, etc; Bangalore has a new look
now on the world map. Gone are the days
where a typical Sunday for any bangalorean
was a nice romantic walk on the pavements of "LALBAGH...", "rave idli and coffee.." at the
nearest yet old looking MTR and a wonderful
Annavra film either at Santosh or central
'talkies'. Today's Bangalore is deluged in
traffic, stress and pressure, Saturday nights
without beer is desolate and a Sunday without a visit to either a nearest spa or health clinic is
schlocky!! The Gandhibazar's are now AC
cooled super markets, majestic is now
replaced by ultra modern and diversified
Brigade road, sri Cauvery coffee joint is now
Coffee days.. and "Bhagyalakshmi coffee adda.. is now barista. With globalization and
more retail market the city will definitely see
more forceful changes. Have all these changed our language?
Kannada the local language of Bangalore is
supposed to be one of the most meaningful
language, it also has an unique script as
compared to its other counterparts; but how
many percentage of people really use Kannada in Bangalore now? The figures are
staggering, only 37% of people speak kannada
in the state's capital, for rest it is only
"Kannada barutha?" Any normal guy starts with this sentence
"Kannada barutha?" while talking to other
person, people confirm before they speak the
language. You want to ask an address in
Bangalore? Or reply to a question then English
is the most preferred language other than Hindi.. It's a famous fact that two kannidagas
in an IT company always talk in a neutral
language!! even the vendors and shop keepers
are channeled with this new wave, the moment
when you step in any shop in Bangalore , you
are always asked "Kannada barutha?" or the entire conversation take! s place in non
kannada languages. People have lost the
confidence of speaking in the local language
and more over speaking Kannada on the
streets of "M.G road "or "Kormangala" is
substandard. Shopping malls in the city have been
completely banned from using Kannada, not a
forced one but definitely an adapted one. One
has to confirm that the other person knows
the language before he starts using any
language. "ondu glass beer" is a insult when it comes to any decorous pub in Bangalore .
"Swalpa menu card kodthira..??" has been
replaced by "Can I have the menu card
please...?" Just to hit some facts, Marathi is still the
largest and common speaking language in
Mumbai even though Mumbai has the highest
no of inhabitants. Telugu is a practiced ritual
in yet another IT HUB Hyderabad. When it
comes to Tamilnadu, beware you can be alive either if you are a fan of Rajnikanth or you
know Tamil.. Malayalam runs in the blood of
every mallu be it Kuwait , Dubai or any
hospital; but when it comes to kannada it is
always "Kannada barutha?" and next is
"Namaskara." I am neither a Kannada activist nor do I run
any Kannada supporting organization, I am
just a plebeian who just love the language.
Globalization is the trend and modernization is
the mantra but at the cost the language?
Sounds no logic.. Is speaking Kasthuri Kannada down market? The answer has to be
found within oneself. Next time when someone
asks you "Kannada barutha?" you just tell
them that “Kannada nan raktha dalli ide"...... Anonymous
I am sure most of you in Bangalore
would have heard this, but what is "kannada
barutha?" here it goes. Bangalore the IT
capital of India , the silicon city and now a
Metro city opened its gates to almost all kinds
of people. Very evidently the recent poll census proved that there are only 47% of
original inhabitants in Bangalore/Bengaluru.
The life style of the city has seen a gradual
change with Pizza Corners replacing MTR's,
classy eat out's replacing "Vidyarthi Bhavans"
and flashy pub's replacing all our "Mahalakshmi wine shops". "Change is inevitable" from the days of
BEML, HAL and BHEL to INFOSYS, WIPRO,
BIOCON, TCS, etc; Bangalore has a new look
now on the world map. Gone are the days
where a typical Sunday for any bangalorean
was a nice romantic walk on the pavements of "LALBAGH...", "rave idli and coffee.." at the
nearest yet old looking MTR and a wonderful
Annavra film either at Santosh or central
'talkies'. Today's Bangalore is deluged in
traffic, stress and pressure, Saturday nights
without beer is desolate and a Sunday without a visit to either a nearest spa or health clinic is
schlocky!! The Gandhibazar's are now AC
cooled super markets, majestic is now
replaced by ultra modern and diversified
Brigade road, sri Cauvery coffee joint is now
Coffee days.. and "Bhagyalakshmi coffee adda.. is now barista. With globalization and
more retail market the city will definitely see
more forceful changes. Have all these changed our language?
Kannada the local language of Bangalore is
supposed to be one of the most meaningful
language, it also has an unique script as
compared to its other counterparts; but how
many percentage of people really use Kannada in Bangalore now? The figures are
staggering, only 37% of people speak kannada
in the state's capital, for rest it is only
"Kannada barutha?" Any normal guy starts with this sentence
"Kannada barutha?" while talking to other
person, people confirm before they speak the
language. You want to ask an address in
Bangalore? Or reply to a question then English
is the most preferred language other than Hindi.. It's a famous fact that two kannidagas
in an IT company always talk in a neutral
language!! even the vendors and shop keepers
are channeled with this new wave, the moment
when you step in any shop in Bangalore , you
are always asked "Kannada barutha?" or the entire conversation take! s place in non
kannada languages. People have lost the
confidence of speaking in the local language
and more over speaking Kannada on the
streets of "M.G road "or "Kormangala" is
substandard. Shopping malls in the city have been
completely banned from using Kannada, not a
forced one but definitely an adapted one. One
has to confirm that the other person knows
the language before he starts using any
language. "ondu glass beer" is a insult when it comes to any decorous pub in Bangalore .
"Swalpa menu card kodthira..??" has been
replaced by "Can I have the menu card
please...?" Just to hit some facts, Marathi is still the
largest and common speaking language in
Mumbai even though Mumbai has the highest
no of inhabitants. Telugu is a practiced ritual
in yet another IT HUB Hyderabad. When it
comes to Tamilnadu, beware you can be alive either if you are a fan of Rajnikanth or you
know Tamil.. Malayalam runs in the blood of
every mallu be it Kuwait , Dubai or any
hospital; but when it comes to kannada it is
always "Kannada barutha?" and next is
"Namaskara." I am neither a Kannada activist nor do I run
any Kannada supporting organization, I am
just a plebeian who just love the language.
Globalization is the trend and modernization is
the mantra but at the cost the language?
Sounds no logic.. Is speaking Kasthuri Kannada down market? The answer has to be
found within oneself. Next time when someone
asks you "Kannada barutha?" you just tell
them that “Kannada nan raktha dalli ide"...... Anonymous
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