Comments on: Ancient Tulu Language

By: Suchindrum L.Padmanabhan Potti

Suchindrum L.Padmanabhan Potti — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:21:13 +0000

I pray the Goverment concerned to take suitable action for the Development of Tulu Language

By: Suchindrum L.Padmanabhan Potti

Suchindrum L.Padmanabhan Potti — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 13:41:25 +0000

In the second para Sri Balakrishna Rao(3-10-2010) says that Tulu is dying Language. I felt that he is killing our mother Language. Why should not at least he himself take action for his valuable suggestion in this regard. All Tulu Speaking people will follow him and future generation will be very grateful to him. I am a Tulu Brahmin living in the Tamilnadu doing service in the SLOGAN 1)Linguistic Minorities 2) Always speak in Tulu Language 3) Development of Tulu Language. I am doing Shastaanga Namaskara for his feeling in Tulu Language.

By: KANAKOOR PRAKASH V SHETTY

KANAKOOR PRAKASH V SHETTY — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 15:40:33 +0000

Great to know that so many good books are published. Can we get to know to where we can buy these books.

Prakash

By: Seby Fernandes, Goa

Seby Fernandes, Goa — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 18:50:05 +0000

Dear Sir,
This is Seby Fernandes working as a Konkani Language expert at National Translation Mission, whch has its headquarters at CIIL, Mysore.
I have a great interest in learning new languages and translation have been my Strong hold for so many years. I have been in touch with the Tulu community which resides in Coorg district of Karnataka. When they speak, I found that there are many similarities with Konkani language.
I am interested in translating a good book from Tulu (Any writings) into Konkani. So please let me know if anything of yours have been translate into English or Hindi, so that I can do the same in Konkani and Marathi languages on which I have a equal command.

regards
Seby Fernandes
Goa

By: r.varma

r.varma — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 08:59:54 +0000

is there any translation of the tulu books into english.pl reply

By: Balakrishna Rao

Balakrishna Rao — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 12:58:09 +0000

Let me narrate my feelings about this topic. I do not claim to know or practice the script. Like many of us I was ignorant of the its existence, richness, past history, its usefulness etc. Thanks to the scholars who revealed and brought it to the attention of many of us. We are grateful to these scholars – Venkatraj Puninchithaya, Dr. Padmanabha Kekunnaya and others to name a few, for their research, effort to preserve and propagate. We know lot more about Tulu lipi now than a few decades ago! For example, the Malayalam must have been derived from the then existing older common script of Tulu (controversial assumption!).

So what? What use is the Tulu script for us anyway? Why bother to develop the script or the language when no one seems to be interested! (but you are not one among them! Or else you would not have responded to the exhibit I had at the AVG booth!). It is a dying language !?! May be. (That is what we were told about Sanskrit in those days, remember?) We may not find its usefulness now.(Technology can only prosper with a sound basic science research!) But when they collect those palm scripts from various sources such as our ancestral homes, would there be someone to read and decipher or transliterate into Kannada or English? We may store in the library. But who would read them? What will happen to those palm leaves which otherwise would have been scrapped because nobody knows how to read them or witness the tragedy of being eaten by termites! I even heard that they have used as fuel for fire?! We will never know what treasure we lost because of the ignorance.

What is the solution? What can we do before it is too late? If I made you aware of this I have accomplished the purpose, at least half of it. First task is to urge the people who own these palm leaves to deposit in libraries in Dhamashtala or Manipala or any library that can undertake the preservation and catalog properly. Second task would be to train students to read and write the scripts and create interest in Tulu literature. As an exercise they could use the Tulu Bhagavatho, Tulu Mahabharatho or Devi mahatme etc. In trying to do this keep in mind that we have already lost a generation of students. So we have to start from children of elementary level. No parents would want their children to start another language if they can help! Everyone wants their children to learn only English and I presume that even Kannada will have to be taught through English in Karnataka!

So, under these circumstances, we are left with the choice of only compulsory teaching of Tulu in elementary schools. Again, public schools which depend on government support are out of the question. Private schools will have to be funded. Can we foresee this happening? What choice do we have? If Tulu is not encouraged in the Tulu region of Karnataka where else can we expect of its survival, preservation and propagation?

One more suggestion. Udupi Ashta-matha Swamis are generous in providing free shelter, food, education etc. to a number of children. They prepare them to get to the high school so that they be on their own. I understand they are being taught Kannada, English, Sanskrit and Hindi and other subjects for this purpose. Why not teach Tulu script with its grammar until they go to high school? Are there teachers to do this? Can we encourage them undertake this aspect?

I welcome other suggestions. You are not obliged to answer or respond to this email if you choose. This is just to make you aware of the situation. That is all. Sorry, for long narration.

By: B. S. Hegde

B. S. Hegde — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 22:09:05 +0000

There are lots of false conclusions relating to early rule of Vijayanagara Rayas in Tulunadu. There is an inscription of 1336 A.D. relating to construction of a fort in Barkur by Hariappa Dannayaka, which is wrongly attributed to Harihara I. In fact Barkur was ruled by Hoysalas till 1345 A.D., though they had accepted overlordship of Vijayanagara in 1336 itself. harihara I or Hukka was a Teluga of Sangam dynasty and it is unlikely that he had knowledge of Tulu. Karnaparvo imust have been written by some Tuluva Brahmin poet, possibly Arunabja Kavi himself, in the name of Hariappa Dannayaka.

By: Ramesh Salian

Ramesh Salian — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 10:54:41 +0000

The research on ancient tulu language shows its glorious past as one of the oldest dravidean language. Discovery of palm leaf manuscript is really great. I congratulate to all the contributors to these studies and request them to keep up this good work.

I only appeal to all the parents of tulu community to teach our great language to the children so that it doesn’t get vanished like the manuscript.

By: Uday Shetty

Uday Shetty — Mon, 17 May 2010 11:13:10 +0000

please put some light on SIRI PARDANA

By: aruna pujari

aruna pujari — Sat, 15 May 2010 03:51:29 +0000

it is really very important to let our younger generation know about our rich language tulu.I belong to mangalore and am proud to call myself as mangalorean-tulu speaking.