My twelfth column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada) was about writing in Kannada script on PCs/internet. Main points were,
- In what language do most of us speak at home? In our ‘mother tongue’. When it comes to the internet, why should we communicate in English only? Luckily you don’t have to. You can write in ‘namma Kannada’.
- There are many people who can understand Kannada but cannot read/write Kannada. But their love for Kannada doesn’t stop them for writing Kannada in English, this is known as “Roman script”. You can write “Ee Sunday ninadu yenu planu? Nanu picturege hogethini”.
- Mytoday.com has launched news alerts in Kannada. But many phones don’t support Kannada font, so they have a channel for Kannada in Roman script.
- There are two basic options for keyboards – inscript & transliteration.
- Popular Kannada fonts: Baraha, Nudi, Lohit
- To read and write in Kannada on mobile phones, your handset maker should have shipped Kannada font with the phone. Check here for a list of mobile phones with Indian fonts.
Write in Kannada on the internet
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