Beary to be optional third language in schools soon?

Sumedha V

August 13, 2017

After successfully bringing out the first ‘Beary-Kannada-English’ dictionary, the Karnataka Beary Sahitya Academy has proposed the introduction of the dialect as an optional third language in schools across Karnataka. The Academy is now planning to bring out a Beary grammar book, after which it may exert pressure on the government to consider the new demand.

The state government has already paved way for Tulu and Konkani to be studied academically as third languages, and the students are doing well.

President of the Academy B A Mohammed Haneef said: “There are about 15 to 20 lakh Beary language speakers in Karnataka. A language like Sanskrit, spoken by about 15 thousand people, has a national recognition today. Beary also needs to be recognized and preserved. The best way to do it is to educate children who can carry it forward.”

“Once the grammar book is released, we will approach the Department of State Educational Research and Training (DSERT). We hope to look into the problems of teaching Beary in schools and fix them in the coming days with the help of the state government. We will hopefully be able to get Beary as an optional third language by the next academic year,” Mr Haneef told coastaldigest.com.

He added that the youngsters are the ones who can help in saving a language or a culture and there is no better way to than to get it as a part of their education to instill it in them.

Youngsters of Mangaluru, who belong to the Beary speaking community feel the same. “I would have learnt the language better and explored it more if it was a school subject. Beary has a lot of literary works that we do not read as we tend to read English or sometimes the languages we had in schools,” said Zayn (name changed for anonymity). “As residents of Dakshina Kannada, we hear Tulu and Malayalam spoken everywhere. Beary borrows words mainly from these. Grammatically, it is closely relatable to Tulu and will hence be very easy to be picked up too. Children should be encouraged to learn Beary,” said another Beary boy.

“A dictionary consisting of 860 pages and about 20 thousand Beary words has been published successfully by the Academy. This is a big step for the Academy and will also help preserve the language,” said Chandrahas Rai, the ex-registrar of the Academy.

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Should not give choice to select optional language. Because students will not learn new language. In many cases, students will choose only thier safe zone language, which is they learnt already

Good initiative

Why Beary?

Govt should do something to avoid closing of Kannada medium govt schools. Then do rest

First something to do to make compulsary Kannada learing. Christian management colleges not following compulsary kannada learning.

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Kalaburgi district records maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius

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May 27,2020

Kalaburgi, May 27: Karnataka's Kalaburgi district recorded a maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, as per information provided by the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

In light of the increasing mercury levels, people here were seen consuming sugarcane juice and cold drinks to beat the heat. Animals and birds could also be seen searching for water for relief from the scorching sun.

Locals of the area requested the district administration to take necessary actions such as spraying water on roads, in order to bring down the temperatures.

"We are facing huge heat waves in this district from the past two days, and even the temperature is around 44 to 45 degrees on a daily basis. So, it is a very alarming situation in Kalaburgi. When we move around the city, we are unable to find water and fresh fruit juice, and even if fresh juice is available, we are afraid of getting infected by COVID-19," said one local.

"If we carry cold water, it gets warm within half an hour, and gets unfit for drinking, and it is tough for us. I request the district administration to look into this matter and do the needful such as spraying water on the roads, etc. for slightest relief," he added.

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Mangaluru | 7-day-old baby tests covid positive

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July 2,2020

Mangaluru, Jul 2: A seven-day old baby boy was tested positive for Covid-19, Health Department officials said on Thursday.

The infant is currently undergoing treatment at a designated Covid Hospital here. The baby was born at a private hospital in the city last week.

According to the officials, it was not known as to how the newborn contracted the infection.

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Karnataka records 122 new Covid-19 cases in 19 hours; total 2,405

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May 27,2020

Bengaluru, May 27: A 69-year-old woman from Yadgiri became the 45th COVID-19 related fatality in Karnataka, where 122 fresh cases have been reported, taking the total number of infections in the state to 2,405, the health department said on Wednesday.

With 45 deaths and 762 discharges, there are 1,596 active coronavirus cases in the state, the department said in its mid-day bulletin. It said, the deceased woman, a returnee from Maharashtra was brought dead to designated hospital in Yadgiri on May 20 and tested positive for COVID-19.

Fourteen patients have been discharged in the state so far on Wednesday. Of the 122 new cases, 108 are returnees from neighboring Maharashtra, three from Tamil Nadu, and one each from Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Delhi. While two are returnees from foreign countries- one each from UAE and Nepal.

Remaining four cases are contact of patients earlier tested positive.

Among the districts where new cases were reported, Kalaburagi accounted for 28, Yadgiri 16, Hassan 15, Bidar 13, Dakshina Kannada 11, Udupi 9, Bengaluru Urban 6, five each from Uttara Kannada and Raichur, Belagavi 4, Chikkamagaluru 3, two each from Bengaluru Rural and Vijayapura, and one each from Ballari, Mandya and Tumakuru.