How A Speech In Hindi Inspired Karnataka Icon Narasimhaiah

Jan 10, 2020, 7:49 PM IST

A 100-year-old high school in the heart of Bengaluru was instrumental in encouraging a young freedom fighter to fight against the tyrannical British rule. Interestingly, Hanumanthappa Narasimhaiah's journey began with a Hindi speech which needed to be translated in Kannada! In this episode of Culture ‘Shauk’ with Sunita Iyer, we revisit the story of how the Hindi language became a yardstick of inspiration for an icon of Karnataka to fight for freedom and scientific temper.