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in German.Advanced Kannada Readings at the Institute of Indology and Tibetology, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Advanced Kannada Readings
Kannada (also called ‘Canarese’ in old English-language historical
sources) is one of the leading modern literary languages of India, and for
its historical importance has also been officially granted the status of a
classical language by the Indian government. After learning the modern
written language, one immediately gains access to over eight centuries of
literary history.
Kannada is also the sole administrative language of the south Indian state
of Karnataka, with which the Free State of Bavaria has entered into a
partnership agreement for scientific, technical, commercial and cultural
cooperation in the year 2007. Therefore Kannada is the single most
important modern Indian language for Bavaria. Prof. Robert Zydenbos has
lived for seventeen years in Karnataka and has mastered the modern
language better than any other professionally still active Indological
colleague in the whole of Europe (this may sound a bit overweening, but it
can be verified).
The course “Kannada-Lektüre” is meant for those who have a mastery
of the language at least at the level of Kannada II. The material to be
read will be determined in discussion with the students in the first
meeting of the semester.
Vidyasagara Prof. Dr. Robert J. Zydenbos