45th day of our blog

  Hello Readers,

Today is 45th day of our blog.  I hope you will like it.  So here we go………

 Famous food of Karnataka

Ennegai

Ennegai is a popular dish of North Karnataka. This dish has multiple versions of the recipe from region to region, This is a quick and easy method of stuffed eggplant / brinjal curry, which is a perfect dish to enjoy with jowar roti’s (jolada rotti) it is a typical north Karnataka style preparation. A quick and easy recipe prepared with roasted peanuts, roasted niger seeds which gives a aromatic nutty flavor to the curry.  Just try and enjoy as a side dish for jowar roti, akki rotti or with chapati’s.

Karnataka Culture - Know about tradition

Dollu Kunita

Dollu Kunitha is a traditional dance form in Karnataka. Dollu Kunithâ is high on energy and performed all over the state during major festivals and celebrations. It is a popular folk dance associated  with the worship of Sree Beeralingeshwara who is considered as a form of Lord Shiva, originated in the rituals of the Kuruba Gowda community of North Karnataka.

History:

Dollu or drum is associated with Lord Shiva, known for his aggression and fierce dance (bhairava tandava dance) when upset. Shiva is believed to have made a drum from the skin of demons he killed. Shiva’s main devotees, from Kuruba community, celebrate the killing of demons by beating the drums.

The Troupe:

Dollu Kunithâ is performed in a group of 10-12 drummers. Both men and women can be part of the Dollu Kunithâ team. 

The Performance:

Dollu Kunitha performance never goes unnoticed, due to high decibel, high energy performance put forward by the troupe. Drum dance is usually performed in a circular or semi-circular fashion with drum holders beating their drums in rhythm, along with singing and accompanying music.

Dollu Kunitha performance demands lots of stamina and endurance to be able to hold the heavy drum for hours and dance with it. Because of this only well built men used to take part in Dollu Kunitha. Of late lighter, smaller size drums are also available, which are suitable for everyone. Villagers and spectators often jump in to dance along with the Dollu Kunithâ troupe and indulge themselves.

Where to witness Dollu Kunitha:

Dollu Kunithâ is an integral part of various temple festivals, cultural events and celebrations. Karaga festival procession, Mysuru Dasara,  Jambu Savari, Bengaluru Habba, various temple car festivals often include Dollu Kunithâ performances. 

Let’s Learn

In this Section you are going to learn how to read, write and speak Kannada fluently in a fun way. So let’s start. Yesterday’s edition we have asked readers to translate the sentence from English to Kannada from previous lessons. Hope you have completed😀 So here you have translation in Kannada to yesterday’s questions☺️

1.How are you? {Neevu Hegiddira}

2. I am fine. { Naanu chennagiddhini}

3. This is my book. { Idu nanna Pusthaka}

4. Today is Sunday.{ Evattu bhanuvaara or ravivaara}

5. My House. { Nanna Mane}

We are excited to know how you have translated the same…..Please write it in comment section…We want to see your progress👍

Now Translate these Sentence from English to Kannada

1. Thank you very much

2. I Love You

3. Who are you?

4. I want 500 Rupees

5. I don’t want this pen

We have given sentence based on information given in this blog…So please read and try to answer. Please write your answer in the comment section.

We hope you will like our post.  Please let us know what do you want to know in comment section. We will try to add those things.

Let’s meet tomorrow with new post😀

Yours,

Seema