Kannada as a Spoken Language- Pragmatic thought for Improvement

I was reading a book written by our Taralabalu Swamiji "Ontegalla Madhuveyalli Kathegala Sangitha" ( this could be understood by only Kanglish Kannadigas) , In one of the articles he was sharing his experiences about Kannadigas abroad & how Kannada has been still existing in other states & countries

As I was reading this book and my eyes saw below lines from the poem written by Rashtrakavi Kuvempu on the side board of Vajra bus (Volvo)

ಎಲ್ಲಾದರು ಇರು   ಎಂತಾದರು ಇರು  ಎಂದೆಂದಿಗು  ನೀ  ಕನ್ನಡವಾಗಿರು

I felt that growth of Kannada language is not only by Literature & Poem's………. but Growth of Kannada Language is only possible by constantly exploring means and ways by which we can make Kannada popular as a spoken language among today's Youth & Urban Population of Developing Karnataka!!!! Or else it would lose its edge over a period of time.
When I thought what could be those ways and means by which we could make this popular among today's generation, few questions came to my mind for which probably I found answer for one of them but others I would have to explore further in the world of "Google" which also supports search in Kannada!

1.       Why can't people have Kannada has a language in their mobile and send Kannada SMS for their regular communication?

·         Upon exploring my mobile's settings I could see that there was an option for setting "KANNADA" as a default language and also I was really amazed to see that my mobile keypad supported the typing of Kannada letters & Kannada SMS!!!!!! Then I really appreciated the thought of this Mobile company which had thought about this Language requirements also and had implemented them in the mobile! This mobile company is not an India based but still if it can think about our languages then why can't we Kannadigas?????? Immediately I sent the SMS to my friends in Kannada !

·         While I was struggling to type SMS in Kannada I realized how far I was from Kannada's Grammar & it took some time to type in SMS….but really worth the effort

·         Further an idea for Government to make this Kannada SMS popular is by pushing the service providers like Airtel, BSNL & Vodafone……with a lesser charges for SMS if communicated via Kannada Language!!

 2. Why can't Software Code be written in Kannada by Kannadiga Software engineers? If we look at countries like Germany, Japan…….. Who have developed software's in their own languages by writing code in German & Japanese Language, then why can't we develop software's and make the software solution work across Globe?
 
3. Why can't we have Computer Keyboards with option of typing Kannada letters?
- There are already Computer Keyboards with Kannada letters!!!! 


4. Why can't we read one of the engineering subjects in Kannada in every semester? As I see in Germany, Japan that complete engineering studies could be done in their Native languages



The intent of these questions was if we are able to find suitable & pragmatic answers for the above questions, also every Kannadiga Software engineer and Government is able to implement them in meaningful manner.
The Spoken Language of Kannada will improve and will find new ways by which Kannada will progressively grow & cross boundaries of Karnataka!!!!!


At last but not least the above thoughts are also relevant for other Indian Languages ( Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Marathi, Oriya........)
 
If you find answers to the above unanswered questions feel to write to me purushothamb@gmail.com