Thangapandi Sridhar

@RishiJoeSanu Most Keralam politicians look simple, accessible and down to earth people. Something very rare worldwide. @grok can you explain?

Kerala was a uniquely a corruption-free state in India even before Pinarayi. Attributing the merits of Malayali society to communism is a common tactic among Malayali communists.

@CivitasSameer @abhispake Cosmopolitan != Multiple languages on the street. Bengaluru can the most cosmopolitan city with just one street and local ancient language - Kannada (without anyone knowing or speaking Hindi). @grok

@abhispake it is the cosmpolitanism of bangalore, that has made bangalore, bangalore. SM Krishna worked very hard for this cosmopolitan tag because that is the future. Your native-kanging will not hold

I love how many Kannadigas have joined voices in opposing the cosmopolitan tag for Bengaluru. Small steps towards a bigger goal

@krs_party Asked @grok about which is a greater threat to Kannada, English or Hindi? See the answer.

ಭಾರತ ಅಂದರೆ ಹಿಂದಿ ಅಲ್ಲ ❌❌❌ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಭಾಷೆಗಳಿಂದ ಭಾರತ 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳 ಯಾವುದೇ ರಾಷ್ಟ್ರೀಯ ಭಾಷೆ ಅನ್ನುವುದು ಇಲ್ಲ ಒಕ್ಕೂಟದಲ್ಲಿ...

@Ashwin12012 In their heart, they know who they are more Tamilian than Malayalee. Any TamBrahm moving out drop Malayalam as unwanted package - last week I met my son's friend whose parents were from Palakkad - knows only English and Tamil. True for most.

Kerala has always treated Tambrahms better than TN has.

@sujitgr8 I just asked @grok which is a direct threat to Kannada, English or Hindi to answer someone? See below.

Many CBSE schools in Maharashtra are behaving more like Hindi medium schools than English medium. They are making Hindi compulsory from Grade 1 all the way to Grade 10, leaving no room for other choices. This feels like Hindi imposition on our children. #Maharashtra #CBSE #मराठी

@sg_tells @ajavgal English or Hindi? Have you ever seen any single bank official in rural Karnataka claiming that he/she will only speak in English? We have seen those entitled Hindi bank officials who will only talk in Hindi (meaning you better learn Hindi or you cannot survive in Karnataka).

@ajavgal Which language is a threat to Kannada: English or Hindi?

Dear Tamil people, Please be mindful when you cast your vote. In Karnataka, the BJP has been consistently pushing policies that promote Hindi supremacy in Kannada land, often at the cost of the Kannada languag. Decisions affecting Karnataka are increasingly influenced by the Delhi high command, limiting the voice of local leadership. There have been several instances where BJP leaders have remained silent on key issues, whether it is the unfair tax distribution affecting Karnataka or the absence of Kannada in Union government examinations. Now, there are growing concerns that the BJP is opposing efforts to keep Hindi as an optional subject and instead pushing towards making Hindi compulsory in Kannada land. This is not just about one state, it is about protecting linguistic diversity, federal values, and the rights of every region. Please consider these realities carefully when you vote. @BJP4India @BJP4Karnataka @saravofcl @edwinarockia @iamAKstalin @Office_of_KK @KanimozhiDMK

@IndianTechGuide Rajasthan doesn't want even a single drop of Punjab's water entering their territory until Punjab coughs up the ₹1.44 lakh crore. They'll build walls, dams, whatever it takes to block it. Meanwhile, Punjab will happily turn into one giant, ever-expanding pond drowning cities

🚨 The Punjab government is demanding ₹1.44 lakh crore from Rajasthan for using Punjab’s river water since 1960.

So many cosmopolitan cities with many ethnic background have been living with one single default language (local) forever - New York/London - English, Paris - French - everywhere. You will never expect a random person to know your non-local language in these cities. Still they are cosmopolitan. But in Mumbai street language changed from Marathi to Hindi. Now that has become the yardstick for being cosmopolitan in India. Hyderabad / Kolkata has added Hindi/Urdu - same language - as another street language without any resistance. Now people assume unless you change your language to Hindi or at least add as an additional street language ("Hindi - Rashtra basha - which is not true - and so I have a right to demand that you speak Hindi" attitude) in India, you are not cosmopolitan. Accepting a new or add a non-local language as the default language has never been the yardstick anywhere in the world for being cosmopolitan. Bangalore need not become Mumbai, not accept Hindi but still can be the most cosmopolitan in India with one single language - Kannada like everywhere else in the world. @grok supports my point.

@ganeshchetan I asked @grok about the reverse number from 2011 census coming to Karnataka - 8,71,809. See the goal to teach 40 million Kannadiga kids Hindi is to help incoming 8,71,809 to avoid learning Kannada diluting Kannada speaker ratio AND burdening kids. @grok ?

For these 35000 people lakhs of students have to study Hindi is it? How stupid.

@the_arun10 @KiranKS Not really. More than 50% comes from US, UK, Singapore, Canada, Australia. Only 38% is from Gulf and Malayalis are 15-20% there as per MEA/Kerala Survey - Malayalis share of remittance 5.7%-7.6% - still very good @grok

@KiranKS And Malayalis from gulf countries contribute a major chunk of these. Some people from other states mocking us for gulf dependence as they are ignorant of our contribution to reducing India’s foreign exchange deficit.

Indian diaspora earns $700 billion per year outside India. And it sends $138 billion per year back to India. $13,000 every three seconds! Almost 50% of India's merchandise trade deficit is covered. Always remember these hard working Indians outside India. #ET

@KA32HHS08 Two subjects = more burden → they fail both. One subject = extra time & passing chance shoots up. Solid logic. Now the real question: what to keep and what to drop? Even if tougher, mother tongue proficiency is non-negotiable. @grok logic ok?

Karnataka govt took a stupid decision of not counting Hindi marks in final SSLC marks card They took this decision by saying most people are failing in Hindi and it is putting burden on students But data shows different reality 165K failed in Kannada 142k failed in Hindi (1/2)

@tamilravi Hindi Imposition = Urdu Imposition -> Linguistic distance between Hindi and Urdu is 2.1 (0 - same 100- unrelated) from elinguistic.com @grok

If Hindi is imposed on Indians using the Perso-Arabic script instead of the Devanagari script, the whole of India will erupt against this imposition.

@kodlady The strongest, most replicated evidence from cognitive science supports bilingualism (mother tongue + one high-utility second language) as delivering meaningful advantages Now a 3rd language most never use (learn later if needed) vs a STEM subject? No brainer @grok as judge

“Learning multiple languages is a skill” - its a myth pushed in Karnataka. Look at Tamil Nadu - it has outperformed Karnataka on many social indicators while sticking to 2 langs. Same is true for most of economically progressive language based countries in Europe and eastern Asia. Skill is the real thing. language without skill doesnt add much value. #TwoLanguagePolicy

@Ellarakannada Nice start! 90% there! Don't stop now! Still Hindi subject is there. Hindi teacher (a bit demoralized) is there. Classes are there. Kids have to waste time. Need to get to where kids use this time for IT/AI like North. All the best!

That's the first step towards removing Hindi imposition in schools. Two Language policy is the best policy for Kannada children. Mother tongue + English is enough. #TwoLanguagePolicy

@teekappa24 Applies to every state. There is insane amount of pressure to send kids to English medium schools precisely for this reason, even in rural area. We used to have a bit of inferiority complex against English medium classmates. @grok agree?

Spoken English as a subject must be taught to Kannada kids from primary school. English is the global language. #TwoLanguagePolicy

@RishiJoeSanu High FSI supports clustering of people, jobs, and amenities in compact areas, which boosts walkability and per capita transport demand - healthy, reduced carbon footprint ( also appealing cityscape). @grok ?

There is a widespread misconception among Indians that high FSI requires more investment into public transit. It's actually the opposite. High FSI densifies cities (sky is free real estate) and raises its logistical/operational efficiency, thereby reducing the overall expenditure per per person needed for public transit. PS: High FSI otoh will induce further demand (Say's Law) by attracting migrant workers into the city which increases strain on public transit but the per-person spending will still remain low. Cities are labor markets, it should attract migrants.

@Kumar41130209 @jithendtk @hamsanandi @grok You are in the right direction - linguists do this, not just one or two words, 200 words of daily use (numbers included) and compare all three languages and work out distance. If no time for that, take what elinguists.net says. No time for me, bye!

@tsridhar @jithendtk @hamsanandi @grok For 100 they say nooru in telugu and kannada. Noonu in Tamil. For water neeru in kannada neellu in telugu, thanni in Tamil. So lot more similarities with telugu and kannada.

Why is Kannada Dravidian? A Deep Dive with Ramprasad Sir Ever wondered what actually makes #Kannada a Dravidian language? 🧬🤔 It was an amazing discussion with Ramprasad Sir @hamsanandi #Linguistics #DravidianHistory #NammaKannada #Karnataka

@Kumar41130209 @jithendtk @hamsanandi @grok For 7, they say Elu in Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam . So it's the same. Kannada = Tamil = Malayalam - only Telugu (ēḍu) is not same? Let us move on.

@tsridhar @jithendtk @hamsanandi @grok For 5 they say aidhu in both kannada and telugu. So it's the same. Telugu = Kannada.

@Kumar41130209 @jithendtk @hamsanandi Kannada is linguistically closer to Tamil than Telugu (See the pictures) - you can verify. Tamil and Kannada belong to the same sub-family whereas Telugu was part of another sub-family, but all same family. @grok ?

@jithendtk @hamsanandi Kannada and Telugu are same in script and language. Tamil is different.

@VenkatH12514 @Kumar41130209 @jithendtk @hamsanandi That is your view - your right. But from linguistic point of view, They are closely related.

@Kumar41130209 @jithendtk @hamsanandi Telugu is an independent language not related to kannada or tamil. Kannada and Telugu use the similar script only