ಕನ್ನಡ ತೋಟ - Kannada Tota

Janaki with Love - By Jogi - Choice #4 - Why Should I Read? - The author here contemplates how the idea of reading has evolved and how the taste of readers has changed overtime - by drawing in references of K S Narasimhaswamy (KSN of Mysore Mallige Fame) poems with young readers.

Janaki with Love - By Jogi - Choice #3 - Mochi Vs Giliyu Panjaradallilla - Two stories, different thought process of protagonist, one ending, one undertone with that very same resounding message. Jogi beautifully examines two stories in parallel - from two different authors : Mochi by BharathiPriya and Giliyu Panjaradallilla by P. Lankesh. Listen in to review your thought process :)

Mochi is one of the first stories in the story collection book titled "Rudraveene" from author Bharatheepriya. This is a short story about a chance interaction between a backward caste cobbler named "Raacha" and a middle class well-to-do man - and the subsequent events after that. In the book "Janaki with Love" author Jogi examines this story with another similar stor...

Janaki with Love - By Jogi - Choice #2 - English Vs Kannada - How will Kids choose? Here is a very unbiased brutal honest analysis of examining how people including small kids choose something in terms of language

Janaki with Love - By Jogi - Choice #1. Different Perspectives of looking at Govina Haadu story. This is one of the first columns in the book and a very compelling read. It examines the different perspectives of one of Kannada's popular story of Punyakoti / Govina Haadu.

Janaki with Love - By Jogi - Here is a brief on the book details. Wait for the upcoming beautiful articles (My top 10 of 157).. Watch this space for more...

Janaki with Love - By Jogi - Here is a brief introduction of the author in his own words. Wait for the upcoming beautiful articles (My top 10 of 157).. Watch this spae for more...

Janaki with Love - By Jogi - Here is a sneak peek of what the book holds - in the words of Yeshwantha Chittala. Wait for the upcoming beautiful articles (My top 10 of 157).. Watch this space for more...

Janaki with Love - By Jogi - Here is a sneak peek of what the book holds - in the words of Ravi Belagere. Wait for the upcoming beautiful articles (My top 10 of 157).. Watch this space for more...

Nirankusha Matigalaagi (ನಿರಂಕುಶಮತಿಗಳಾಗಿ) - By Kuvempu (ಕುವೆಂಪು). A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Nirankusha Matiyinda Atmashri (ನಿರಂಕುಶ ಮತಿಯಿಂದ ಆತ್ಮಶ್ರೀ) is a book of speeches from the author for the youth of the nation to challenge their intellect and do that with patience and with no fear. This is Chapter 4 of the book. Chapter 4 of this book corresponds to Speech #4 of his four speeches...

Nirankusha Matigalaagi (ನಿರಂಕುಶಮತಿಗಳಾಗಿ) - By Kuvempu (ಕುವೆಂಪು). A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Nirankusha Matiyinda Atmashri (ನಿರಂಕುಶ ಮತಿಯಿಂದ ಆತ್ಮಶ್ರೀ) is a book of speeches from the author for the youth of the nation to challenge their intellect and do that with patience and with no fear. This is Chapter 3 of the book. Chapter 3 of this book corresponds to Speech #3 of his four speeches from the...

Nirankusha Matigalaagi (ನಿರಂಕುಶಮತಿಗಳಾಗಿ) - By Kuvempu (ಕುವೆಂಪು). A rendition by "Kannada Tota".Nirankusha Matiyinda Atmashri (ನಿರಂಕುಶ ಮತಿಯಿಂದ ಆತ್ಮಶ್ರೀ) is a book of speeches from the author for the youth of the nation to challenge their intellect and do that with patience and with no fear. This is Chapter 2 of the book. Chapter 2 of this book corresponds to Speech #2 of his four speeches from the...

Nirankusha Matigalaagi (ನಿರಂಕುಶಮತಿಗಳಾಗಿ) - By Kuvempu (ಕುವೆಂಪು). A rendition by "Kannada Tota". This is Chapter 1 - Part 2 of the book. Chapter 1 of this book corresponds to one of his four speeches titled : Nirankusha Matiyinda Atmashri (ನಿರಂಕುಶ ಮತಿಯಿಂದ ಆತ್ಮಶ್ರೀ). This is a speech from the author for the youth of the nation to challenge their intellect and do that with patience and with...

Nirankusha Matigalaagi (ನಿರಂಕುಶಮತಿಗಳಾಗಿ) - By Kuvempu (ಕುವೆಂಪು). A rendition by "Kannada Tota". This is Chapter 1 - Part 1 of the book. Chapter 1 of this book corresponds to one of his four speeches titled : Nirankusha Matiyinda Atmashri (ನಿರಂಕುಶ ಮತಿಯಿಂದ ಆತ್ಮಶ್ರೀ). This is a speech from the author for the youth of the nation to challenge their intellect and do that with patience and with...

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota". Chapter 14 - This is the final chapter of the book. The Long Walk comes to an end in India where the team is allowed to finally rest and recover. They are treated for their mental trauma, allowed to rest as long as they would wish and doctors help treat them to recover. T...

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota". Chapter 13 - The team gets to experience the other extreme of that of Gobi desert - the extreme cold - in Himalayas. Their desperation to finish their walk vs that of their exhausted body, mind and soul struggle is presented beautifully by the author. We come across to wi...

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota". Chapter 12 - The team reaches Himalayas. The walk now leads them to steeps, deep trenches and valleys where they could hardly walk. They come up with a plan of using the things they have to make a sling so they could climb steeps through the rope instead of attempting to...

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota". Chapter 11 - The team is now in Tibet. They find the first village of Tibet after 6 days walk from the old man in cave. The entire village come to talk to them via a village chief who understands and speaks Russian. The Russian speaking village man helps them with clear d...

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota". Chapter 10 - The remaning members of the team exits Gobi desert and find path way ahead amongst rocky mountains. They get to meet an old man who lives in his cave with his dogs and sheep. The old man treats them to some delicacies and the team gets charmed by his hospital...

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota". Chapter 9 - The team enters Gobi desert and we get to visualize their terrifying journey in it. It details the true struggle in terms of both body and mind. One of the saddest episodes of the book - We witness two deaths among the team through this extreme strech of their...

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota". Chapter 8 - In this episode the team enter Mongolia through Russian-Mangolian border around June 2nd week. They estimate that in about 60 days they have walked around 1400 miles. They also experience their first heavy rain-and-thunderstorm since their flight and struggle...

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota". Chapter 7 - In this episode the team cross river Barguzin. It also details their encounter with few village men - one with a horse stable owner and other a mangolian father-son duo. It also details their scheming plan to steal a pig from its sty to satiate their hunger cr...

ನಟ - A short kannada poem penned by Sri. Raju Kulkarni. Raju Kulkarni is a kannada drama artist since his childhood and is now actively part of Kannada Kala Sangha Tungabhadra Dam, Hospet. Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota". Chapter 6 introduces to the story of 15 year old Poland girl - "Christina Polanska". Also available on youtube at @thriru channel

Mahapalayana (ಮಹಾಪಲಾಯನ) - By K.P. Poornachandra Tejaswi (ಕೆ. ಪಿ. ಪೂರ್ಣಚಂದ್ರ ತೇಜಸ್ವಿ) . A rendition by "Kannada Tota". Chapter 5 throws light on their struggle for food, their accidental encounter of a big deer and their plan to preserve and pack it for their upcoming days in the journey for food and footwear needs. Their path is now somewhere close by to Lake Baikal according to the narr...