Moodbidri : One killed in bike accident
Moodbidri, June 3: One person killed when two motorcycles collided head-on near Mahaveera College in the town on Sunday morning.
The deceased is identified as Praveen (27) of Nainadi near Belthangady.
Moodbidri police have registered a case and investigating.
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You, your kids should learn Kannada: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu's advice to Bengaluru residents
Bengaluru: Zoho CEO Sridhar Vembu waded into the language debate that has gripped the state of Karnataka over the past few months. He recently reacted to a post on X by sharing that people who have made Bengaluru their “home” should know how to speak Kannada. In his opinion, not doing so is “disrespectful.”
The comment was in response to a post featuring two men wearing T-shirts with the phrase "Hindi National Language" written on them, accompanied by the caption, “Perfect T-shirt for Bangalore trip.”
Vembu, in his reply, emphasised the importance of cultural assimilation. Vembu wrote, “If you make Bengaluru your home, you should learn Kannada and your kids should learn Kannada.”
“Not doing so after living many years in Bengaluru is disrespectful. I often request our employees in Chennai coming from other states to make an effort to learn Tamil after they come here,” he added.
Vembu’s comments drew support from some, while others disagreed. "I agree. I took pride in learning Kannada, watching Raj Kumar movies and try to speak Kannada where possible. It's been 25 years now and from salfa salfa barute, now it's become gotila. One day, I do want to learn Tamil and Sanskrit when am back to India," a user said.
However, another user argued that this is immature, adding “being disrespectful for any language, culture is unacceptable but not learning a language is being disrespectful? Logic dies there.”
Another user wrote, “I have many Kannada friends in Mumbai, living here for decades. No one can speak Marathi. Not one word. Fair?”
Sridhar Vembu, whose net worth is estimated at $5.8 billion according to Forbes, is the founder and CEO of Zoho, a company that creates cloud-based business software.
I agree with this sentiment. If you make Bengaluru your home, you should learn Kannada and your kids should learn Kannada.
— Sridhar Vembu (@svembu) November 15, 2024
Not doing so after living many years in Bengaluru is disrespectful.
I often request our employees in Chennai coming from other states to make an effort to… https://t.co/1cIQ47FMjn
