Kannada

KANNADA "" THE CLASSICAL LANGUAGE OF THE WORLD.

Kannada has been conferred the official status of a Classical Language on the Kannada Rajyotsava day of 2008 (the formation day of the Karnataka state) i.e., the first day of November 2008, by the Ministry of Culture, India.

Kannada as a language has a high antiquity and a history of about 2000 years. Taking into account the high antiquity, rich heritage and legacy, enormous literature of high quality, variety and versatility Kannada has already been a Classical Language; only the status was recognized or reauthorized by a declaration. Telugu was also given the official status of a classical language in 2008 along with Kannada; prior to this Tamil and Sanskrit languages have been conferred the classical language status in the years 2004 and 2005 respectively. As such the declaration is only a political recognition, most of the times it is done to appease the people speaking a particular language!

In fact most classical languages are simple, rational and elegant; widely accepted, traditional in style and have a practical idea of usage; the inherent quality acquired by a language makes it survive the ravages of time over a long period. A classical language never stands still; it is in a continuous flow. It is this flow that makes it grow and glow, in fact it is time tested and perfected by its users. Latin and Greek though accepted as classical languages long before are free from any political proclamations. So a political declaration is not a necessary criterion to claim the classical status, it"s the users and time that decide whether a language is classical or not.

Kannada being one of the Dravidian languages has emerged from the Moola (original) Dravida language. Both Tamil and Kannada are evolved from a common source. References to Karnataka are found in the great epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata; Ptolemy, a Greek astronomer and geographer (2nd century BC) in his works makes the mention of several towns and ports such as Kalligere, Badaami and Mudugal having Kannada names. Renowned research scholar Prof. T S Venkannaiah has said that early Buddhists wrote classical Kannada literature; unfortunately those works are not available now. In "Early Tamil Epigraphy" (a 2003 Harvard publication) there is a reference that Tamil edicts and epigraphy had some Kannada influence on them in the years of 3rd century B.C. The antiquity of Kannada is unquestionable.

Many prominent literary works over the years have enriched the rich legacy and saga of Kannada. Modern Kannada has eight Jnanpith (the highest literary award in India) awards to its name. Kannada, by the merit of its inherent quality has influenced and got influenced by many languages that came into contact with it; has stood the ravages of time; transformed and bettered itself every time there was an opportunity. Kannada is spoken with its variant accents among different parts of Karnataka; it"s not just a language, it"s the culture of Karnataka. Kannada is the very essence and symbol of pride; self-respect of Karnataka. It"s indeed the classical language.

by: jakson1952

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