Occupation
Time in Bangalore/
Native
Amount of language learnt
Mode of learning
Motivation
Housewife
15 years/ A.P.
Little
Maid/ read a little
Shopkeepers or auto drivers charge more
Housewife
18 years/ Haryana
One knew little and could read little Maid/vegetable vendor, a
/ husband and son knows-learnt
book(learn kannada in 30 Need to talk to local people
through internet ,needs in college
days)
Housewives (2) 15 years/Haryana
Not at all/ husband and children
know
None. English/ Hindi suffices
--
Area wise need is more
Treatment towards non kannada speakers is
different, abusive sometimes. Difficulty at small
shops(chai, cigarette, etc.) or asking for
directions
Cameraman
2 years/ schooling
here/ Maharashtra
Can understand and read, but can't
speak much
Newspaper and friends
Housewife
3 years/ Maharashtra
Not at all / husband and children
know
Plans to take classes in O
Not much need felt, no kannada friend in circle
block
Students(4)
1.5 years/Delhi,
Maharashtra
A couple of words
Through friends
Too much effort needed as kannada is not close
to hindi. No proper mode. English/hindi works
Working
professional
3 years/ Maharashtra Very basic-understandable
Newspapers
Problems faced at govt. offices, forms written in
kannada
--
Hindi/ English suffices. Didn’t feel the need.
Kannada too difficult and different from Hindi.
IT engineer(2) 2 years/ Delhi
Not at all
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