KDAs Kannada course in foreign countries

BANGALORE: The Kannada Development Authority (KDA) is offering Kannada classes abroad for those interested to learn the language.
Filmmaker B Suresh, a KDA member, said the authority is conducting Kannada classes in a number of foreign countries for nonresident Kannadigas. "We have 14 centres in America, two in UK, three in Australia and two in Dubai. The KDA is conducting classes along with local Kannada organisations at these places," he stated.According to Suresh, they have prescribed a syllabus designed by linguist late Lingadevaru Halemane. It is a threemonth course and classes are being taken for eight hours in a week. "Most of these classes are conducted during weekends," he said.