Archive · 11 Jan 2026
PM Modi Praises Dubai Kannada School
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently talked about a special school in Dubai called Kannada Patha Shaale Dubai (KPSD) in his radio show, Mann Ki Baat.
This school teaches Kannada, a language spoken in the Indian state of Karnataka, to children of Kannada-speaking families living in Dubai.
The school was started by a group called Kannada Mitraru U.A.E. in 2014.
PM Modi praised the school for helping children learn their mother tongue while living abroad.
The school has around 1,400 students and is run by volunteers.
The mention by the Prime Minister made the Kannada community in Dubai very happy and proud.
The school holds classes on Fridays and Saturdays and has different levels for students based on their proficiency in Kannada.
The initiative is driven by the love for the language and aims to preserve it for future generations.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi recognized the efforts of Kannada Mitraru U.A.E. in establishing a Kannada school in Dubai during his Mann Ki Baat address.
The Kannada Patha Shaale Dubai (KPSD) teaches Kannada to around 1,400 students with the help of 19 teachers and 80 volunteers.
The school was founded on November 1, 2014, and conducts classes on Fridays and Saturdays with different levels for students.
PM Modi's recognition deeply moved the Kannada-speaking community in Dubai, with congratulatory messages pouring in from across the world.
The initiative is run purely by volunteers and aims to preserve the Kannada language for future generations.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kannada Mitraru U.A.E., Shashidhar Nagarajappa, Kannada-speaking diaspora in Dubai
- What
- PM Modi recognized the efforts of Kannada Mitraru U.A.E. in establishing a Kannada school in Dubai during his Mann Ki Baat address
- When
- Recently (specific date not mentioned), school founded on November 1, 2014
- Where
- Dubai, UAE
- Why
- To promote and preserve the Kannada language among the Indian diaspora in the UAE
- Organization
- Kannada Mitraru U.A.E.
- School Name
- Kannada Patha Shaale Dubai (KPSD)
- Students Enrolled
- 1,400
- Teachers
- 19
- Volunteers
- 80
- Classes
- 40 (Fridays and Saturdays)
- Founded
- November 1, 2014
- Patrons
- Praveen Kumar Shetty, Mohan Narasimha Murthy