Archive · 1 Aug 2025
Karnataka Studies Andhra Model for Tulu Official Status
Karnataka is considering giving Tulu the status of an official language, like other languages in the state.
To figure out how to do this, they created a team to study how Andhra Pradesh made its language policies.
This team will go to Andhra Pradesh to learn about the process.
Tulu is a language spoken by people in coastal Karnataka.
The team has three months to write a report with their findings.
Karnataka formed a committee to study Andhra Pradesh's language policy for Tulu.
The committee includes representatives from government departments and cultural institutions.
The team will visit Andhra Pradesh to gather information.
Tulu, spoken in coastal Karnataka and parts of Kerala, is the focus.
The committee must submit a detailed report within three months.
- Who
- The Karnataka government and a five-member study team.
- What
- Karnataka formed a committee to study Andhra Pradesh's language policy for Tulu.
- When
- The government initiated a formal policy review.
- Where
- Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.
- Why
- To consider granting official language status to Tulu.
- Committee Chair
- Gayatri KM, Director of the Department of Kannada and Culture
- Committee Members
- Representatives from Law, Personnel Departments, and cultural institutions
- Task
- Study Andhra Pradesh’s language policy
- Focus Language
- Tulu
- Deadline
- Three months for report submission
