Kannada Rajyotsava
Kannada Rajyotsava is the day on which the state KARNATAKA was formed by Independent India. On 01 November 1950, a little over 3 years of independence from British rule the state got formed.
As a remembrance of this, many people, associations, groups and Organizations celebrate the occasion by performing a pooja to goddess KannaDambe and hoist state flag. The state flag of Karnataka is twicolored with Yellow forming the upper part and Red forming the lower part. Frankly, I do not know what these colors signify. The National flag of India is a tricolored one with Saffron, White and Green. It also has emblem of Ashoka Chakra. The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation; the white, for purity and truth; the green for faith and fertility.
A group of Kannadigas (people who speak Kannada) in my office got together and decided to celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava. The good thing is the entire event is planned to kept unofficial (not involving office). The date has been chosen as 13th of Nov. List of Kannadigas in office was prepared, an e-group was also formed to carry out communication.
Now, is the turning point of the story: having lectured about Kannada Rajyotsava above and being born in a Kannada speaking family, I did not wanted to be a part of it. Well, in the era of Globalization, how much importance does it holds to identify myself with a language (mother tongue) I speak, the skin color I am of, the caste I belong to ….?
My belief of forming states in India was to share and delegate Governance. One single body will not be able to handle all the interests of the citizen of the country and hence sharing of task and responsibility is inevitable. This rather has resulted in the barriers (more of mental than physical) among people living this country. The state has witnessed worst of riots and communal clashes during scarcity of potable water from the basins of River Cauvery (Kaveri).
If we do not put an end to barriers of mental discrimination, these barriers will put an end to us.
As a remembrance of this, many people, associations, groups and Organizations celebrate the occasion by performing a pooja to goddess KannaDambe and hoist state flag. The state flag of Karnataka is twicolored with Yellow forming the upper part and Red forming the lower part. Frankly, I do not know what these colors signify. The National flag of India is a tricolored one with Saffron, White and Green. It also has emblem of Ashoka Chakra. The saffron stands for courage, sacrifice and the spirit of renunciation; the white, for purity and truth; the green for faith and fertility.
A group of Kannadigas (people who speak Kannada) in my office got together and decided to celebrate Kannada Rajyotsava. The good thing is the entire event is planned to kept unofficial (not involving office). The date has been chosen as 13th of Nov. List of Kannadigas in office was prepared, an e-group was also formed to carry out communication.
Now, is the turning point of the story: having lectured about Kannada Rajyotsava above and being born in a Kannada speaking family, I did not wanted to be a part of it. Well, in the era of Globalization, how much importance does it holds to identify myself with a language (mother tongue) I speak, the skin color I am of, the caste I belong to ….?
My belief of forming states in India was to share and delegate Governance. One single body will not be able to handle all the interests of the citizen of the country and hence sharing of task and responsibility is inevitable. This rather has resulted in the barriers (more of mental than physical) among people living this country. The state has witnessed worst of riots and communal clashes during scarcity of potable water from the basins of River Cauvery (Kaveri).
If we do not put an end to barriers of mental discrimination, these barriers will put an end to us.
posted by Rao at 3:48 AM
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