Today, November 1, 2011, is the 56th Karnataka Rajyotsava, India became a Republic in the year 1950 and in same year linguistic provinces were formed. The state of Mysore is one such state in south India. The state of Mysore was created taking into fold various parts of the region, which were ruled by kings. […]
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Column: Ecommerce – save on group buying sites
My 14th column in “Vijay Next” newspaper (Kannada) was about Group Buying in India. Main points were, The year 2010 has seen very good e-commerce activity in India. We saw one of the leading e-commerce companies, Makemytrip.com, got listed in the US stock exchange successfully. Bulk buying is nothing new. In Bangalore, the rates in […]
Column: Contribute to Kannada Wikipedia to strengthen namma Kannada
My thirteenth column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada) was about writing in Kannada Wikipedia. Main points were, A brief introduction to Wikipedia Wikipedia was formally launched on Jan 15, 2001, by Jimmy Wales & Larry Sanger (he quit in 2002). Jimmy Wales has actively promoted Wikipedia over the years. A mere 60 employees are employed by […]
Column: Want to type in Kannada on the internet?
My column in Vijaya Next newspaper on how to enter text in Kannada language
Column: Use Internet Maps and you will never lose your way!
My eleventh column in “Vijaya Next” (Kannada) was about mapping applications. Main points were, In my opinion, these applications are a huge blessing. Have you ever asked people for directions before? Many confidently give you directions even if they don’t know what you are asking for. And the other phrase you hear the most is […]