<p>Those residing in Karnataka but unfamiliar with Kannada can now log on to the state government's e-Kannada portal to take online lessons. </p>.<p>Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday launched the e-Kannada programme, as part of which online Kannada lessons in print, audio and video format are available on ekannada.karnataka.gov.in</p>.<p>These lessons start from the basics such as greetings in Kannada and provide the learner lessons in basic Kannada vocabulary and sentences.</p>.<p>The lessons also contain practice exercises in the end. The lessons are free and are designed for self-learning. </p>.<p>On the occasion, Bommai said the government will issue an order making it mandatory for all administrative software to have Kannada as the basic template. </p>.<p>Not restricted to Kannada lessons, e-Kannada is a larger programme that emphasises the use of Kannada in administration.</p>.<p>For instance, henceforth, the email addresses of all ministers will be available in Kannada.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the Kannada email addresses of Bommai and Kannada Development Authority chairperson T S Nagabharana were launched.</p>.<p>"The idea is to get all ministers to adopt this eventually," Nagabharana told DH. </p>.<p>The portal also contains several other features meant to emphasise Kannada in administration.</p>.<p>One such feature is 'Pada Kanaja,' where as many as 59 dictionaries have been digitised. About 6 lakh Kannada words have been made available in this.</p>.<p>This is expected to be useful for administrative purposes as any government official can access Kannada synonyms for various words here. </p>.<p>Sources in the e-governance department said, "Sometimes, officials make use of wrong words in a particular context. Pada Kanaja will aid officials to get the right word for the context." </p>.<p>There is also 'Digital Jagali,' where the public can launch a discussion and leave feedback on various government initiatives, sources added. </p>
<p>Those residing in Karnataka but unfamiliar with Kannada can now log on to the state government's e-Kannada portal to take online lessons. </p>.<p>Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Tuesday launched the e-Kannada programme, as part of which online Kannada lessons in print, audio and video format are available on ekannada.karnataka.gov.in</p>.<p>These lessons start from the basics such as greetings in Kannada and provide the learner lessons in basic Kannada vocabulary and sentences.</p>.<p>The lessons also contain practice exercises in the end. The lessons are free and are designed for self-learning. </p>.<p>On the occasion, Bommai said the government will issue an order making it mandatory for all administrative software to have Kannada as the basic template. </p>.<p>Not restricted to Kannada lessons, e-Kannada is a larger programme that emphasises the use of Kannada in administration.</p>.<p>For instance, henceforth, the email addresses of all ministers will be available in Kannada.</p>.<p>On Tuesday, the Kannada email addresses of Bommai and Kannada Development Authority chairperson T S Nagabharana were launched.</p>.<p>"The idea is to get all ministers to adopt this eventually," Nagabharana told DH. </p>.<p>The portal also contains several other features meant to emphasise Kannada in administration.</p>.<p>One such feature is 'Pada Kanaja,' where as many as 59 dictionaries have been digitised. About 6 lakh Kannada words have been made available in this.</p>.<p>This is expected to be useful for administrative purposes as any government official can access Kannada synonyms for various words here. </p>.<p>Sources in the e-governance department said, "Sometimes, officials make use of wrong words in a particular context. Pada Kanaja will aid officials to get the right word for the context." </p>.<p>There is also 'Digital Jagali,' where the public can launch a discussion and leave feedback on various government initiatives, sources added. </p>