Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) in Karnataka have urged the state government to recognize Kannada classes run abroad to teach the language to their children.
Customized curriculum
Speaking at a session titled ‘Building Kannada in a Global Context’ held at Mandya on the third and last day of the 87th Akhila Bharat Kannada Sahitya Sammelan, Rashmi Nagaraj, a resident of Germany, said that the state’s NRIs are addressing the Kannada language. Classes abroad for your kids on weekends. She said, ‘We have adopted the Kali-Nali curriculum taught here in our classes in Germany.
“In German schools, Hindi is allowed to be taught as a third language along with English and French. If the state government recognizes our Kannada classes, it will be considered official. With this we can request the concerned authorities there to implement Kannada as a third language in schools as well. will help in conservation and development abroad. The state government and the Kannada Development Authority should take appropriate steps in this regard,” she appealed.
Speaking on the same topic, Sashidhar Nagarajappa, a resident of the United Arab Emirates, said that a total of 5,866 NRI children are learning Kannada in different countries and 704 tutors are involved in teaching Kannada.
There is also the problem of labour
HK Madhu, a resident of Qatar, emphasized the labor problems faced by Kannadiga workers abroad. “It is alleged that the camp where the workers live does not have basic facilities and they do not get monthly wages. They can come to their hometown once in two years, but it is difficult to pay the air fare,” he said, appealing to the state and central governments to solve their problem.
published – December 22, 2024 at 08:26 PM IST