JNU Kannada Language Chair : Activity Report from October 2015 to June 2018.

Kannada Language Chair, CIL/SLL&CS

Activity Report

October 2015- June 2018

Establishment of the Kannada language Chair:

Kannada Language Chair has been started functioning at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) with the financial help of Govt. of Karnataka under the Department of Kannada and Culture. It is part of Centre of Indian Languages (CIL) and is situated in the School of Languages, Literature and Culture Studies. The Chair started its activities from October, 2015 and was officially inaugurated on November 26^th, 2015 by the JNU Chancellor Prof. Kasturi Rangan. The foundation day lecture was delivered by Prof. S Settar, an eminent scholar.   

The chair intends to represent Karnataka, its languages and cultures, in all its multilingual and plural manifestations.  The Chair encourages comparative studies across a wide range of domains and also aims at disseminating knowledge of Kannada language, literature and culture both at National and International levels.

The Chair realizes the privileges of being placed at a University like JNU and emphasizes on the importance of joint collaborations with other academics and institutions. The Chair also able to establish good and productive academic relations with other centers of JNU. 

A short report of the Chair since its inception is given below-

Office of the Kannada Chair:

Currently, the Chair is functioning from room No 44, CIL/SLL&CS with all basic facilities including computer, printer, Wi-Fi and a telephone.

Staff:

Currently Kannada chair has following staff-

1. Professor-One
2. Research Assistant –One and
3. Office assistant-One

Advisory committee:

The chair has constituted an advisory committee consisting of the following scholars for guiding the chair from time to time-

1.   Prof. BA Viveka Rai, Eminent Scholar and Former Vice Chancellor, Kannada University Hampi, Karnataka.

2.    Prof. T S Satyanath, Former Professor of Kannada, Department of Modern Indian Languages, Delhi University.  

3.   Prof. Subha Dasgupta, Visiting Professor, Delhi University.

MPhil/PhD Courses:

The chair has prepared a well-designed curriculum for MPhil course, which has been approved by all concerned authorities including Academic Council.  However, the course is yet to be started.  

Basic Kannada Classes:  

The Chair has started basic Kannada classes for the beginners during 2018 winterer semester. 40 students from various departments attended the class and 27 of them completed the course by reaching Intermediate level.

On line Kannada learning course.

Karnataka Government has provided a special grant to prepare an online Kannada learning course which is readied and will be launched soon.  

Translation projects:  

The Chair has taken translation projects with the objective of rendering into English a whole gamut of classical and non-classical Kannada texts on seminal nature.

During the reporting period, following books have been released-

1. Kavirajamargam of Srivijaya: This 9^th century text was translated to English by Prof. RVS Sundaram of Mysore University and Prof. Deven Patel of University of Pennsylvania, published jointly by Kannada Chair and Manohar publishers Delhi.  

2. Rain boy: 60 folktales from Tulu language has been selected and translated to English by Prof. B. Surendra Rao and Prof. K. Chinnappa Gowda, both from Mangalore University, published jointly by Kannada Chair and Manohar publishers Delhi.

Translations competed and under review:

Following texts were successfully translated and currently they are under  review. However these books will be released before December 2018.

1. Vaddaradhane of Sivakotyacharya: a 9^th century classical prose  has been translated to English by Prof. RVS Sundaram of Mysore University and Ms. Ameli of Pennsylvania University. The script is ready for printing , will be jointly published by Manohar , Delhi
2. Sahasa Bhima Vijayam of Ranna: A 10^th century Kannada classic is also ready for printing, will be jointly  published by Manohar Delhi 
3. Amirbai Karnataki:  Noted singer Amirbai Karnataki’s biography (originally in Kannada by Prof. Rahamat Tarikere) has been translated to English by Mrs. CS Sarvamangala, and is published jointly with BR Publishers, New Delhi.
4. Enagi Ballappa: A biography of an eminent actor Enagi Ballapa (Originally in Kannada by Mr. Gamesh Amingad) has been translated to English by Prof. Krishna Chandar of Mysore university is jointly published by Sanbun Publishers, New Delhi.
5. Kodava theater:  a book on Kodava theater by Dr. Rekha Vasanth has been translated and under review.  
6. After life:  a celebrated novel by Dr. Shivarama Karnth has been translated by Prof. PR Mutalik is under review.

Library:

The Kannada Language Chair has setting up a research library at the main building (6th floor) and planning to house around 15,000 books of which approximately 6000 books have been collected. The chair has hired a qualified librarian who is currently working on classifying and cataloguing the books at main library. The books range from Ancient/Medieval/Modern literature to folklore, criticism, translations etc.

Conferences organized/ collaborated by the Chair:

The Chair in its short history has organized few important seminars, arranged performances, and collaborated with other centers.

International Collaborations:  

1. Collaborated with Delhi University for organizing an international workshop on ‘Disability in the Indian Short Story’ held at JNU, September 14-17, 2016.

2. Collaborated with CHS, JNU for organizing an International conference on ‘Political Economy in South Asia, January 4-6, 2017.

3. Collaborated with Centre for Media Studies, JNU for organizing two days International conference on Media and Language, March 23-24, 2018.

National seminar/conferences:

1. A day long National Seminar on ‘Indian Bhakthi tradition and Kanakadasa’, supported by Kanakadasa study Centre, Bangalore, August 28, 2016.

2. A daylong National Seminar on ‘ Searching for Cultural identity- Dalit, Adivasi and other folk artists in contemporary India’, supported by Prof. Tejasvi Kattimani trust Dharwad, Karnataka, November 18, 2016  

3. A three day National seminar on “Modernity in Post-Independence Indian Literature’ supported Kuvempu Bhasha Bharati Pradhikara, Bangalore, January 19-21, 2017.

4. One day National seminar on – ‘Trajectories of regional media’ , in association with Centre for Media studies, JNU, supported by Karnataka Media academy, Bangalore, March 17, 2017

5. One day National Seminar on Empowering mother tongues in India at CIL in association with Shodh Sansthan, Delhi, on February 21, 2018

Workshops:  

1. A day long workshop organized on ‘Karnataka-One state many voices’, supported by Karnataka Folklore Academy, Bangalore, August 17, 2016  
2. Participated as a resource person in two day conference on Living traditions, organized by NCPA Mumbai on March 16-17, 2018.

Guest lectures:

The chair has started a lecture series on Kannada language, literature and Culture for the benefit of the students of various departments. Under this plan, chair has arranged two important lectures-

1. A lecture on ‘Women’s Autobiographies in Kannada’ supported by Karnataka Sahitya Academy, Bangalore, November 17, 2016
2. A special lecture by Prof. OL Nagabhushana Swamy on ‘Vachana literature of medieval Karnataka, February 15, 2018.

Dissemination activities:

The chair has arranged few performances of Karnataka to showcase its multiple culture for the benefit of the students of other states. The important performances organized are-

1.   Yakshagana performance, November 26, 2015.

2.   Folk dances of Karnataka, supported by Karnataka Folklore Academy, Bangalore, November 18, 2016

3.   Leather puppet show, August 18, 2017.

Personal achievements:

Books:

1. Dalita Bandaya caluvali mattu sahitya (Literary criticism), Bangalore: Abhinava publications, 2017

Journal/Research Articles published:   

1. ‘AK Ramanujan’s folktales from India- a critical view of its selections, translations and interpretations’, Janapada Karnataka (Ed. Manjunataha Bevinkatti), Hampi: Kannada University; June 2016, pp. 16-28.  

2. ‘Land reforms and its effect on folk theater of coastal Karnataka; Devaraju Urs commemorative Volume ( Ed. Siddaramayya S G), Bangalore: Government of Karnataka 2016, Page: 221-260  

3. ‘Siddavesha’, Janavani Beru, (Ed: Siddalingayya), Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi 2016, Page: 198-210.

4. ‘Karnataka folklore and world view’, Dalita Nota-Subaltern Readings series,  Volume 2,   ( Ed: Mallikarjuna Meti),  Karnataka Sahitya Academy 2017, Page: 93-109

Media Articles:  

1. ‘Odeda Karnataka (Broken Karnataka) , Udayavani, Kannada daily, Manipal, Karnataka, November1, 2016

2. ‘Rashtriyateya Prashne’ (the question of Nationalism), Prajavani special issue, October 2017.

3. ‘Enchanting Yakshagana’, On Stage, NCPA, Mumbai, March 2018

4. ‘2011 Janaganati’ (Census of 2011), Udayavani, July 15, 2018.

Participation in Conferences/Seminars/Workshops:  

International Conferences/Seminars/Workshops

1. Presided and presented a paper on ‘Vachana movement of medieval Karnataka’ at a session in an International conference on ‘Hagiography, Humanism, and caste hierarchy in Bhakthi movements’ University of Delhi, October 20-21, 2016.  

2. Presented a paper on ‘Multiple voices from History- a case study of Kumarama’ in an International Conference on ‘Political Economy in South Asia’ in Honor of Professor Noboru Karashima,, Centre for historical studies, JNU, January 4-5, 2017.

3. Presented a paper on ‘Making of Ramayana in Yakshagana ‘ at the  International Conference on ‘Connecting Cultures: Ramayana Retellings in South India and Southeast Asia’, Organized by the National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore on September 14-15, 2017, at NIAS, Bangalore

4. Delivered a special lecture on the status of minor languages in India at Bangla High Commission, New Delhi, February 21, 2018.

International Lectures:

1. Participated and delivered a lecture on ‘Empowering minor languages’ at an International festival of Kempegowda, organized by Kempegowda trust, Dubai, February 5, 2017

National conferences/Lectures :

1.   ‘Amritlal Nagar in Kannada translations’, National symposium on Amritlal Nagar, CIL-JNU, August 10, 2016

2.   ‘Empowering minor Languages of Karnataka’, All India Linguistic Geniality day; Kannada and Culture Department, Bangalore: August 13, 2016

3.   ‘Nala story in Indian traditions and Kanakadasa’, National seminar on Indian Bhakthi tradition,Kanakadasa study Centre and Kannada Language Chair, Delhi, August 28, 2016

4.   ‘Folklore and History’, National seminar on Folk literature: Interdisciplinary perspectives, NS Patel Arts College, Anand, Gujarat, October 10-12, 2016.

5.   ‘Multiple telling- an example of Kumararama’, National folklore conference 2016, University of Mumbai, October 18-20, 2016.

6.   ‘Gender problems in Girish Karnad’s Nagamandala’, National seminar on Gender in Translation: Fidelity reconstructed, Translating genres, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, February 9, 2017

7.   ‘Tellings and texts’, symposium on Unwritten Languages of India,  Sahitya Academy, New Delhi, February 26, 2017.

8.   ‘Current status of Kannada Research, paper presented at All Indian Kannada sammelana , held at Mysore, November 25, 2017.

9. ‘The history of folklore studies in Karnataka’, paper presented in a workshop on ‘Indian Folklore’, organised by NS Patel College, Anand, Gujarat on March 9-11, 2018

10.                Presented a paper on ‘ Introduction to Kannada Classical literature for the participants of the seminar on Tamil Classical literature, organized by Tamil unit of CIL, March 12, 2018

11. ‘An epic and its Hero: Study of Bobbarya epic from Tulunadu’ paper presented at a seminar on ‘Oral and Tribal literatures of Indi’, organized by Centre for English studies, JNU on March 15, 2018.

12.                ‘Recreation of old Kannada literature’, paper presented at the first halagannada sahitya Sammelana held at Shravanabelagola, Karnataka, June 25, 2018.

Lectures Delivered (Outside JNU):

1.   Convocation address delivered at Kannada University, Hampi, Karnataka, March 2016.

2. Delivered a talk on ‘National policy on education and regional languages of India, Mother tongue day, Kannada Development authority, Bangalore , July 2, 2016

3. Delivered a talk on ‘Democracy and theatre’ at the Annual theater festival, Rangayana, Mysore; February 14, 2017.

4. Delivered Foundation day lecture on the subject- Current trends in Kannada Research, Karnataka women’s University, Bijapur, June 21, 2017.

5.   Delivered a special lecture on ‘Multiple Texts’, Dr H M Nayaka Memorial lecture, University of Mysore, September 13, 2017.  

6.   Delivered a lecture on ‘Ambedkar and making of India’, Mysore University, Ambedkar Chair, April 14, 2018.

7.   Delivered two lectures on ‘Dravidian Languages’ for the students of New York state University, organized by the American Institute of Indian  Studies, New Delhi, June 10, 12, 2018.

Awards/Honors/Fellowships:

1. Received the prestigious ‘MP Prakash Award 2016’, July 11, 2016
2. Received HAL Kannada Sangha award (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited) for the year 2016, December11, 2016. Bangalore
3. Received ‘Yaksharanga award’, May, 2017
4. Received Karnataka Are Bhashe sahitya Academy’, August 2017.

Memberships of Boards/Committees (Outside JNU):

1. Member, Board of Studies in School of Humanities and Languages, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga (2014-17)

2. Member, Committee for the autonomy of Centre of Excellence for Classical Kannada.  Kannada Development authority, Government of Karnataka (2016-17).

3. Expert Member, SGC, Prasara Bharati, New Delhi (2013-18)

Number of students awarded Research Degrees under my supervision:

1. MPhil degree was awarded for two students at CIL under my co-guidance

2. Currently three students are consulting me on their research.

Financial status of the Chair:

The Karnataka Government has provided Rs. Five crores as one time grant to the chair. This amount was deposited in Bank which will yield Rs. 37.5 lacs from April 2019. For the current financial year, we have Rs. 50 lacs which is sufficient for the yearlong activities, including few publications.

However, we need to request Government of Karnataka for another grant of Rs. 5 crores that will strengthen the chair in future.

Plans for 2018-19:  

Kannada Classes:

Basic Kannada classes will be continued during both semesters.

Publications:

Following books in English will be released during this academic year-

1.   Biography of Amirbai Karenataki by Rahamat Tarikere

2.   Biography of Enagi Balappa by Ganesh Amingad

3.   Sahasa Bhima Vijayam of Ranna

4.   Vaddaradhane of Shivakotyacharya

5.   After life, a novel by Dr Shivarama Karanth

6.   A book on Kodava theater by Dr. Rekha Vasanth

Projects under progress:

1. Publication of Kannada Dalit poetry in Hindi
2. Translating 20 best articles, which

Seminars/Conferences

1. A seminar on Mahabharata in Classical Indian literature at CIL in association with Odia chair

2. Organizing a national workshop on Oral history at JNU, In association with Centre for Historical studies (CHS) and Karnataka Sahitya Academy.

3. Arranging two guest lectures on Kannada literature

4. Organizing a national symposium on Indian Languages during Mother tongue day, February 2919.

Important visitors:

Many scholars have visited the Chair for discussing about the languages issues in contemporary India. Few important names are listed below-

• K T Chikkanna, Former director, Kannada and Culture Department, Government of Karnataka, August 27, 2016.
• Vidwan Ranga Bhatta, Yakshagana artist, Mangalore, October 26, 2016
• Smt. Vidya kolyur, Noted Yakshagana artist, New Delhi, October 26, 2016.
• Mr. Nagathihally Chandrashekhar, noted film maker on November 10, 2016
• Dr. Nataraj Budalu, Poet writer on November 16, 2016.
• Prof. Basavaraj Donur, Registrar ( Evaluations), Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarakantak on November 17, 2016
• Mr. Pichalli Shrinivas, President, Karnataka folklore Academy, Bangalore on November 18, 2017  
• Prof. Rakesh Ranjan, Colombia University, New York on January 11, 2017
• Dr. Chandrashekhara Kambara, eminent writer and vice president, Sahitya Akademy on January 19, 2017
• Mr. GN Nagaraj, noted writer, Bangalore on February 2, 2017  
• Prof. Sumio Morijiri, Waseda University, Tokyo on February 27, 2017
• Prof. Minakawa, Former Professor, Jumanji University, Japan, February 27, 2017.
• Basthi Vamana Shenoy, President, Vishwa Konkani Kendra, Mangalore, March 7, 2017.
• Dr. A Surya Prakash, Chairman, Prasar Bharati, New Delhi, March 17, 2017.
• Mr. Siddaraju, President, Karnataka Media academy, March 17, 2017
• Mr. Dinesh Amin Mattu, Media Advisor to the Chief Minister of Karnataka on March 17, 2017
• Mr. Om Thanvi, former editor of Janasatta on March 17, 2017.
• Dr. Mohinder Singh, Director, Bhai Virsingh Sahitya Sadan, New Delhi, March 17, 2017.
• D S Nagabhashana, award winning writer on March 25, 2017
• Savita Nagabhushana, eminent writer on March 25, 2017.
• Gowri Lankesh, noted journalist, March 26, 2017
• Ms. Samna Gururaj, South Asian studies, School of arts and Sciences University of Pennsylvania pn April 13, 2018.
• Ms. Mamatha Arasikere, award winning writer, Government College, Hasan, Karnataka on May 3, 2018
• Mr. Keshava Reddy Handrala, eminent short story writer, Bangalore on May 3, 2018.  
• Prof. Deven Patel, University of Pennsylvania on January 2, 2018
• Prof. TS Satyanath of Delhi University on January 12, 2018.
• Prof. Siddalingayya, eminent poet and member, Sahitya Academy on February 14, 2018
• Prof. Bala Saheb Lokapur, award winning short story writer and novelist on February 14, 2018
• Mr. Sarju Katakar, eminent translator on February 15, 2018.

June 2018

CV of Purushottama Bilimale

Dr. Purushothama Bilimale 

Professor of Kannada 

Kannada Language Chair

Centre of Indian Languages

School of Language, literature and Culture Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University,  New Delhi-110067

Ph: 011-26738976, 

Email: pbilimale@gmail.com

Permanent Address:

6098/8, Santhushti Apartments, 

Sector-D, Pocket-6, Vasant Kunj, 

New Delhi – 110 070, Phone: 011-26134345 

Area of Specialization: Literary Criticism, Indian Folklore, Tulu

studies, Cultural Studies and Yakshagana.
 

PROFILE

Dr. Purushothama Bilimale ( August 21, 1955) has served for many years as Professor of Kannada at the Kannada University, Hampi, Karnataka and then as a Director at the American Institute of Indian studies, New Delhi. Currently working as Professor of Kannada at the Kannada Language Chair, Centre of Indian Languages, School of Language, literature and Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

Prof. Bilimale is a teacher, writer, columnist, and consultant who helped students and researchers for over thirty eight years.  He has edited and revised publications that include reports, theses, dissertations, textbooks, proposals, essays, stories, and articles. He has led writing and editing workshops for students and teachers.

He had an extensive experience in the area of Indian folklore. He has carried out field work in both Northern and Southern India. He is also familiar with the needs of Indian folkloristics having taught students of folklore and conducted seminars and workshops in many parts of India.

A long-time student of Yakshagana (a South Indian folk performing art), he has learned and performed Yakshagana for last 30 years. He had published 27 books and more than 75 articles on Indian folklore and literature.

During his tenure as a President of Delhi Karnataka Sangha (2004-2008) he was able to build Delhi Karnataka Sangha Cultural complex at the cost of Rs. 10 crores which is now a center of Cultural activities at the National Capital.

As a professor of the recently established ( October 2015) Kannada Language Chair, JNU, he is promoting excellence in teaching, researching and publishing on language, literature and culture of Karnataka in all its multilingual and plural manifestations. The Chair encourages comparative studies across a wide range of domains and also aims at disseminating knowledge of Kannada language, literature and culture both at National and International levels. The Chair has taken translation projects with the objective of rendering into English a whole gamut of classical and non-classical Kannada texts of seminal nature. This process has been initiated with the translation of three major texts of 10^th century– Kavirajamargam, Sahasa Bhima Vijaya and Vaddaradhane. He is also bringing out book on Tulu and Kodava languages.

He has been the recipient of many awards including Karnataka State award and Karnataka Folklore Academy award. He was a fellow of Japan Foundation during 2009.

Dr. Purushottama Bilimale has visited and lectured at most of the countries including USA, Japan, Belgium, Israel and Britain.

 

OTHER DETAILS

Education:

M.A Kannada (1979) from Madras University, First Class, First Rank.

Ph.D. in Folklore (1985) from Mangalore University.

Experience:

Lecturer of Kannada from July 1979 to August 1984 at N.M. College, Sullia and at the Mangalore University from September 1984 to August 1992.

Professor of Kannada from September 1992 to January 1998 at Kannada University, Hampi, Karnataka.

                                   

Director (Programs) from February 1998 to September 2015 at the American Institute of Indian Studies, Gurgaon.

Professor of Kannada from October 2015 onwards till date at the Centre of Indian Languages, School of Language, Literature of Culture Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

 Administrative and Institute service:

Dean, Faculty of Arts, Kannada University, Hampi, Karnataka (1992-95)
Syndicate Member, Kannada University, Hampi, Karnataka (1992-96)

Head, Department of Folklore, Kannada university Hampi, Karnataka (1992- 1997)

Member, Karnataka Folklore Academy, Government of Karnataka (1995-1998)

Member, Collection Development Committee, Central Secretariat Library, Minister of Culture, Government of India, New Delhi (2007-12) 

Member, Board of Studies in School of Humanities and Languages, Central University of Karnataka, Gulbarga (2014-17)

Expert Member, SGC, Prasar Bharati, New Delhi (2013-18)

Research Guidance:

Successful guidance for eight M.Phil. students and six Ph. D students.

IMPORTANT PUBLICATIONS

Books

Mackenzi Kaifiattugalu 1985, Mangalagangotri (Life and works of Lt. Col. Mackenzi, 154 pages)

Lingarajana Hukum Name1986, Puttur: Samira Prakashana (Local response to colonial Administration in Coorg, 112 pages)

Kambula 1987, Mysore: Human Resources Development (A book on buffalo race, 36 pages)

Dalita Jagattu 1988, Bangalore: Hosadikku Prakashana (Critical essays on the culture of untouchables of South Canara, 122 pages)

Bandaya Dalita Sahitya 1989, Bangalore: Karnataka Sahitya Academy ( A Critical evaluation of the protest literature of Kannada, 180 pages), now in 6^th edition.

Karavali Janapada 1990, Mangalagangothri (Collection of 10 research papers on Folkloristics, 198 pages)

Shista-Parishista 1992, Mangalagangothri: Madipu Prakashana (Collection of 14 essays on Modern Kannada Literature, 220 pages)

Koragaru 1993, Bangalore:  Karnataka Sahitya Academy (Ethnographic writings on Koraga community, 168 pages)

Janapada Kshetra Karya 1993, Hampi: Kannada University,  Handbook of field work in folklore, 32 pages)

Komuvada Mattu Janasamskriti 1993, Hospet : Bandaya Prakashana ( A book on communalism and folk culture, 48 pages)

Hampi Janapada 1995, Hampi: Kannada University (Book on folklore of Hampi, 198 pages)

Koodu Kattu 1997, Chitradurga : Ananda Kanda prakshana,  (Collection of 15 research papers on Folkloristics, 256 pages)

Huligemma 1999, Hampi: Kannada University, (A research book on a folk deity, 90 pages)

Kumararama 1999, Hampi:  Kannada University  ( A book on a  folk hero, 120 pages)

Jana Samskriti 2008, Bangalore:  Kannada Sangha, Christ University, ( A collection of 10 articles on Karnataka Folklore, 130 pages)

Bahuroopa 2014, Hosapete:  Yaji Prakashana,(Collection of 57articles on the culture of India, 240 pages)

Meludani 2015, Hosapete: Yaji Prakashana (Collection of 42 articles on literary criticism, 235 pages)

Bandta chaluvali mattu sahitya 2017, Bangalore: Abhinava Prakashana (a book on literay movement of Karnataka, 190 pages)

Books edited

Kannada Bhasha Patyapustakagalu,  1985, Mangalore: Bandaya Sahitya Prakashana (Collection of analytical essays on Kannada Text Books, 90 pages)

Lohiavada-kelavu tippanigalu, 1986, Mangalore: Bandaya Sahitya Prakashana (Notes on Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, 80 pages)

Devaru Devva Vijanana, 1988, Bangalore, Nava Karnataka Prakashana, (Translation of the writings of Dr. Abraham Kovur, 240 pages)

Yakshagana Prasangagalu, 1989, Bombay: Padavidhara Yakshagana Samiti, (Collection of five Yakshagana episodes, 152 pages)

Akashara Vimochane, 1990, Uchila: Kalagangotri ( Collection of five Yakshagana Prasangas on literacy)

Perspectives on Dakshina Kannada and Kodagu ( with others)   1992, Mangalore university, (349 pages)

Vichara Sahitya, 1992, Bangalore: Karnataka Sahitya Academy (Collection of rational writings in Kannada, 250 pages)

Siri, 1995, Kalagangotri : Mangalore (Felicitation volume presented to Amritha Someshwara, 400 pages).

Rajadhaniyalli Karnataka  2006 New Delhi: Delhi Karnataka Sangha, ( Collection of articles on  Representation of Karnataka at the national Capital, 130 pages)

Belli chikke, 2008, New Delhi, Delhi Vokkaliga Gowda Sangha ( 150 pages)

Kadala Tadiya Tallana 2009 along with Usha Kattemane, Srushti Prakashana, Bangalore

Research Projects Undertaken and Completed

Folktales of Tulunadu, Collected and submitted to RRC Udupi, 1992( unpublished)

Samshodhana Karnataka, Compilation, Submitted to Kannada University, 1993

Hosapete Taluk Darshana (Gazetteer of Hospete Taluk, Karnataka), Kannada University 1996 (unpublished)

Encyclopedia of Folk Deities of  Karnataka, Completed and Submitted to Kannada University 1996, ( Under print)

Godess Huligemma, Completed and submitted to Kannada University, 1997

Folklore of Karnataka, Manuscript submitted to National Book Trust of India, New Delhi for publication, 1998

Kumararama , Completed and submitted to Kannada University Hampi 1998

Kagura, Bhuta and Yakshagana ( A project submitted to the Japan Foundation)  2008

Kannada Kalike , a website for Kannada learning , 2018

Journals guest edited

Rangapatra, 1986-1988, Chaduranga: Mudabidire (Journal on the theatre activities of Coastal Karnataka)

Janapada Gangothri, 1989, Bangalore: Karnataka Janapada Academy (Journal on Karnataka Folkloristics)

Karnataka Folklore News Letter: 1988-89 (With others)

STQ special issue on Yakshagana, 2000 (With Dr. Shubha Chaudhuri), Seagull Publications, Calcutta

Seminars/Workshop Organized 

Four days’ workshop on Folk Arts of Karnataka, 1992, Kannada University, Hampi

Four days’ workshop on Folk Deities of Karnataka, 1993, Kannada University, Hampi

Five days’ workshop on Bayalata Performances, 1994, Kannada University

Hampi

Twenty one day’s workshop on Folkloristics, 1994, Kannada University, Hampi

Three days seminar on Sannatas of North Karnataka, 1995, Kittur, Karnataka

Two days National Seminar on trickster Heroes, 1996, RRC, Udupi, Karnataka.

Two days’ workshop on ‘How to read a book’, December 9-10, 2004, Delhi Karnataka Sangha, New Delhi

Two days National Seminar on ‘ Kuvempu,’ November 12-13, 2005 Delhi Karnataka Sangha, New Delhi

Three days National Seminar on ‘History from below: Oral traditions of South India’, December 2-3-4, 2006, Delhi Karnataka Sangha, New Delhi

One day seminar at Delhi Karnataka Sangha on ‘Karnataka’s contribution to Indian Social Justice’; September 12, 2007.

One day National seminar on the classical Status for Kannada and Telugu Languages in association with the Kannada University, Hampi, Dravidian University, Kuppam, P.S. Telugu University, Hyderabad, and Kannada Development Authority Bangalore at Delhi Karnataka Sangha on July 19, 2008.

Issues of Development: A case study of Dakshina Kannada District, December 6, 2009, organized on behalf of South Kanara Club at Delhi Karnataka Sangha Auditorium, New Delhi

Faculty Development workshop, 2-3, January 2009 at Jaipur

Faculty Development workshop, 2-3, January 2010, Madhurai

Faculty Development workshop 2011, January 2-5, Lucknow

Faculty Development workshop, 4-7, January, 2012.  Gurgaon

Faculty Development workshop 2014, January 2-5, Kolkata

A daylong seminar on Indian Bhakthi tradition, October 22, 2016, JNU

Three days National seminar on Modernity in Indian literature, January 22-25, 2017, JNU

Two days festival of Yakshagana organized by NCPA, Mumbai, March 2018

Workshops Attended:

Five days’ workshop on Research Methodology, 1987, Mangalore University

87 days international workshop on Folkloristics, 1988-89, organized by Ford Foundation and RRC Udupi, Hyderabad and Udupi.

Seven days international Folk Festival, 1991, Bangalore, Organized by Indo-Danish Project.

Six days workshop on Feminist folklore, 1992, Maravante, Organized by RRC, Udupi

Seven days’ workshop on Yakshagana Costumes, 1992, Kateel, Organized by Martha Ashton of University of Chicago.

Six days workshop on Asian Folk Dances, 1994, Tokyo, Organized by JADE, Japan

Three days’ workshop on Tribal Studies, 1996, Bangalore, Organized by Janapada Academy Government of Karnataka

Five days’ workshop on “Children games”, 1999, Tokyo, Youth friendship associations.

Two days’ workshop on “Children education” held at IGNCA, New Delhi, February, 2001

Five days’ workshop on ‘Traditional field play and games’, Tokyo, Japan; November 2-5, 2001.

Three days’ workshop on ‘rethinking religion in India-I’ organized by Kuvempu University, in association with Gent University Belgium held at IGNCA, Delhi, January 21-24, 2008

Participated in Four day work shop organized by Association of US Academic Programs in India ( AUSAPI), United States-India Educational Foundation ( USIEF) Head Quarters, New Delhi, December 3-5, 2008.

Three days’ workshop on ‘Rethinking religion in India-II’ organized by Kuvempu University, in association with Gent University Belgium, IDSA, Delhi, 10-14, January 2009.

Four Days work shop on the Multiplicity of Kannada Language organized by Kannada Development Authority, Shimoga, Karnataka, 8-12, September, 2009.

International workshop on Mahabharata traditions, organized by IGNCA, New Delhi, February 2011

International workshop on Ramayana, organized by IGNCA, New Delhi, February 2012

International conference on Ramayana traditions in South Asia, Organized by National Institute of Advanced Studies, Bangalore, September 2017

Visits abroad:

Tokyo, Japan: As a troop leader and artist of a Yakshagana troop, duration of one month, August, 1994

Tokyo, Japan: Visited Tokyo to participate in International workshop on “Children folk games”, December 1998.

Hebrew University: Visited Jerusalem to participate in an international seminar on “Frames and Framing in Indian literature” on February, 1999.

Tokyo, Japan: To participate in the third international festival on traditional field play and games. November 2001.

Japan Foundation visiting fellow at the Waseda University, Tokyo from September 9 to December 8, 2008.

Ghent University, Belgium, 7-10 May 2008.

Colombia University, New York, March 29, 2011

New York State University, April 2, 2011

University of Haiti, April 6, 2011

University of Texas at Austin, April 8, 2011. 

Important Awards Received:

1. Dr. Gundmi  Chandrashekhara Ithal award for the book Karavali Janapada, 1992, Mangalore
2. B.H. Shree award for the book Shista-Parishista, 1993, Sirsi
3. Mallikarjuna Mansur award for the book Shista-Parishista, 1994, Raichur
4. Arya Bhata award for the book Shista-Parishista, 1994, Bangalore
5. Sarangamata award for the book Kuudukattu, 1998, Koppala
6. K.S. Haridasa Bhat award for the book Kuudukattu, 1998, Udupi 
7.  Karnataka State Janapada mattu Yakshagana Academy award-2006, Bangalore
8.  Dr. Sunitha Shetty award, Karnataka Sangha, 2010, Mumbai 
9. Karnataka State award 2011, November 1, 2011, Bangalore 
10. Akshara Pratishthana award for the book Bahuroopa 2012, Mangalore 
11. MP Prakash Award 2016, Bangalore 
12. Yaskharanga award 2017, Udupi

Fellowship Received:

Hebrew University travel Grant 1999

Japan Foundation Fellowship 2007-2008

Japan Foundation Fellowship 2007-2008

University of Ghent, Belgium travel grant -2008

Council of American Overseas Research Center (CAORC) travel grant 2011.

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Dr. Purushottama Bilimale
Professor of Kannada

Centre of Indian Languages

School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies

Jawaharla Nehru Univrsity

at DKS

Bilimale

Political speeches

ರಾಜಕೀಯ ಭಾಷಣಗಳನ್ನು ಕೇಳುವುದು ನನ್ನ ಇಷ್ಟದ ಹವ್ಯಾಸಗಳಲ್ಲೊಂದು. ಚೆನ್ನೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಎಂ ಎ ಮಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದಾಗ ಮೆರಿನಾ ಬೀಚಲ್ಲಿ ಎಂ ಜಿ ಆರ್, ಕರುಣಾನಿಧಿ ಮೊದಲಾದವರ ಅದ್ಭುತವಾದ ವಾಗ್ಝರಿಗೆ ಮನಸೋಲುತ್ತಿದ್ದೆ. ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ತಮಿಳು ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯವನ್ನು ಉಲ್ಲೇಖಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ರೀತಿಯು ಈಗಲೂ ನನ್ನ ನೆನಪಿನಲ್ಲಿದೆ. 1980ರ ದಶಕದಲ್ಲಿ ಪುಸ್ತಕವೊಂದನ್ನು ಸಂಪಾದಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಹೊತ್ತು ಶಿವಮೊಗ್ಗದ ಗೆಳೆಯ ತೀ ನಂ ಶಂಕರನಾರಾಯಣರಿಂದ ಶ್ರೀ ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ ಅವರ ಭಾಷಣಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಲೇಖನವೊಂದನ್ನು ಬರೆಸಿದೆ. ಆ ಕಾಲದ ಹೋರಾಟಗಾರ ಯಡ್ಯೂರಪ್ಪ ಅವರು ಬಳಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿನ ಕಿಚ್ಚು ನನಗೆ ತುಂಬಾ ಇಷ್ಟವಾಗುತ್ತಿತ್ತು. ಜೆ ಎಚ್ ಪಟೇಲರ ಭಾಷಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ ಪಕ್ವತೆ ಇತ್ತು. ಕಾಫ್ಕಾ, ಕಮೂಗಳೆಲ್ಲ ಅವರ ಭಾಷಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾದು ಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಅದ್ಭುತ ಮಾತುಗಾರ ಯು ಆರ್ ಅನಂತಮೂರ್ತಿ ಅಂತವರೇ ಪಟೇಲರ ಇದಿರು ಸಪ್ಪಗೆ ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಹಿಂದಿನ ಪ್ರಧಾನಿ ಅಟಲ್ ಬಿಹಾರಿ ವಾಜಪೇಯಿ ಅವರ ಭಾಷಣವು ಕವಿತೆಯ ಗುಣವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದ್ದರೆ, ಈಗಿನ  ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಮಂತ್ರಿ ಶ್ರೀ ಮೋದಿಯವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷಣಗಳಿಂದಲೇ ಭಾರತೀಯರ ಮನಗೆದ್ದರು.

ಈಗ ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಸಮಯ. ಶ್ರೀ ಯಡಿಯೂರಪ್ಪ ಅವರ ಭಾಷಣಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹಿಂದಿನ ಕಿಚ್ಚು ಕಾಣುತ್ತಿಲ್ಲ.  ಕುಮಾರಸ್ವಾಮಿ ಅವರು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯ ಮುಖ್ಯಮಂತ್ರಿಯಾಗಿದ್ದರು ಎಂಬುದನ್ನು ನೆನಪಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡರೂ ಯಾಕೋ ಅವರದು ಅಳುಮುಖ. ಹೋರಾಟದ, ವಿಸ್ತಾರವಾದ ಓದಿನ ಶಕ್ತಿ ಮತ್ತು ಲವಲವಿಕೆ ಅವರ ಕನ್ನಡದಲ್ಲಿ ಇದ್ದಂತಿಲ್ಲ. ಈ ನಡುವೆ ಶ್ರೀ ಸಿದ್ದರಾಮಯ್ಯನವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಭಾಷಣದ ರೀತಿಯನ್ನೇ ಬದಲಾಯಿಸಿಕೊಂಡಂತಿದೆ. ಭಾಷೆಯನ್ನು ಬಳಸುವಾಗ ಕಂಡುಬರುವ ಆತ್ಮವಿಶ್ವಾಸ, ಹೋರಾಟ ಮಾತ್ರ ತಂದುಕೊಡಬಹುದಾದ ಎದೆಗಾರಿಕೆ, ವಿರೋಧಿಗಳ ಮೇಲೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಆಕ್ರಮಣ, ತುಸು ವ್ಯಂಗ್ಯ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಂದ ಅವರ ಭಾಷಣಗಳು ಜನಪ್ರಿಯವಾಗಿರುವುದು ಜನರ ಚಪ್ಪಾಳೆ, ಸಿಳ್ಳೆ ಇತ್ಯಾದಿಗಳಿಂದ ಸ್ಪಷ್ಟವಾಗುತ್ತಿದೆ ( ಇದು ವೋಟಾಗಿ ಪರಿವರ್ತನೆಯಾಗುವುದೋ ತಿಳಿದಿಲ್ಲ).

ಕನ್ನಡ ಭಾಷೆಯು ಚುನಾವಣಾ ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಹೊಸದಾಗುವ ಬಗೆಯನ್ನು ನಾವು ಇನ್ನಷ್ಟೇ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ ಮಾಡಬೇಕಾಗಿದೆ.

Mother tongue day

Mother Tongues in India

International Mother language Day is celebrated every year on February 21 since 1990.  To every one of us, mother language is one of the most precious gifts that we have in our lives. The loss of language is part of the loss of whole cultures and knowledge systems, including philosophical systems, oral literary and music traditions, environmental knowledge systems, medical knowledge, and important cultural practices and artistic skills. The world stands to lose an important part of the sum of human knowledge whenever a language stops being used. Maintaining the languages of ethnic and cultural groups is critical for the preservation of cultural heritage and identity of a Nation.

In India, we have more than 1635 mother tongues, of these, 29 languages have more than a million native speakers, 60 have more than 100,000 and 122 have more than 10,000 native speakers.  This basic fact of there being a multiplicity of languages spoken in India is the subject of current seminar.

National Seminar

Role of Mother Tongues in Nation Building

 Jointly Organized By

Kannada Language Chair (CIL/ JNU) and Shodhsamvad/Research Forum

February 2018 (Wednesday)

212 Committee Room, School of Language, Literature and Culture Studies

Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-67

PROGRAM

Morning session-10:00 AM to 1:00 PM

Welcome:                               Atul Vaibhav (Acting President, SS-RF)

Preliminary remarks:             Prof. Purushottama Bilimale,  Kannada Chair, CIL/SLL&CS

Moderator:                             Md. Anjar Husain

Papers:

Regional Languages and The Idea of India :                          Rahul Dev, Senior Journalist

Language Demography and Language in India:                   Dr. Shushant Mishra, JNU

Constitutional Safe Guard and Mother Tongues in India :  Prof. Asha Sarangi, CPS/ JNU

National Policy on Education and the position of Mother tongue:  Dr. Arvind Kumar Mishra ,

 Z akir Hussain Centre of Education, JNU

Vote of Thanks- Priyanka Kumari

Afternoon session- 2.00PM to 5.00 PM

Moderator- Manivannan Murugeshan

Tribal Language in India :                   Dr. Ganga Sahay Meena, CIL, JNU

Three Language Formula :                 Chandrashekhar N.P, Interpreter, Lokasabha 

Role of English in India :                     Dr. Sachin, Dayal Singh College, DU

State Language and Media :             Ramesh Aroli, Kamla Nehru College, DU

Language Politics in India :                Dr. N. Chandrasekaran, Tamil Centre,CIL, JNU)

Vote of Thanks- Sandhya Tiwari