Kannada Linguist K.V. Narayana Dies at 78
Noted Kannada linguist and critic K.V. Narayana has died in Bengaluru at the age of 78. He had called for treating the Kannada community as a source of knowledge, moving away from European-centred ideas. His views add to the wider debate about how Indian languages and knowledge are studied.
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Context: Kannada is a Dravidian language spoken mainly in Karnataka and has a long literary tradition. Scholars there often debate how much to rely on Western frameworks when studying local culture and knowledge.
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