BENGALURU: Kannada and culture minister CT Ravi on Monday announced the state government was taking all possible steps to add Tulu as a recognised regional language under the Constitution of India.
A long pending demand of the coastal districts to recognise the language which is spoken by no less than 2.5 to 3 million people in Karnataka, several campaigns to save Tulu and recognise its distinct nature have been launched online and offline.
On Monday morning, recognising the reach of social media, Ravi posted a letter he had written to chief minister BS Yediyurappa urging him to write to the centre and initiate the process of including the language in the 8th scheduled of the constitution.
Later, speaking to TOI, Ravi said the government has in fact held talks with Tulu Akademi to ensure all requisite documents which need to be submitted to the centre are prepared and kept ready.
“We have already asked for a report from the Akademi, who claim they have all the necessary historical records and documentation recognising the history of Tulu language,” said the minister.
Ravi said the initial process will be to send a letter to the union government, in specific to the ministry of human resource development, after which the documentation to prove the language’s authenticity, popularity and distinct script is provided.
“This is the first step and we will soon try to include the language in our constitution,” said the minister.
At present, the constitution recognises as many as 22 languages in the country.
Of these 22, three languages of Sanskrit, Tamil and Kannada have been given the status of being a classical language.
A long pending demand of the coastal districts to recognise the language which is spoken by no less than 2.5 to 3 million people in Karnataka, several campaigns to save Tulu and recognise its distinct nature have been launched online and offline.
On Monday morning, recognising the reach of social media, Ravi posted a letter he had written to chief minister BS Yediyurappa urging him to write to the centre and initiate the process of including the language in the 8th scheduled of the constitution.
Later, speaking to TOI, Ravi said the government has in fact held talks with Tulu Akademi to ensure all requisite documents which need to be submitted to the centre are prepared and kept ready.
“We have already asked for a report from the Akademi, who claim they have all the necessary historical records and documentation recognising the history of Tulu language,” said the minister.
Ravi said the initial process will be to send a letter to the union government, in specific to the ministry of human resource development, after which the documentation to prove the language’s authenticity, popularity and distinct script is provided.
“This is the first step and we will soon try to include the language in our constitution,” said the minister.
At present, the constitution recognises as many as 22 languages in the country.
Of these 22, three languages of Sanskrit, Tamil and Kannada have been given the status of being a classical language.
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