Daijiworld Media Network – Bengaluru

Bengaluru, Nov 2: Once a non-Kannadiga who could barely recognise a single Kannada word, 24-year-old Sakshi Baid from Mumbai has now become a proud promoter of the language. Today, she runs an online community helping non-Kannadigas learn Kannada, a journey that has transformed her from saying ‘Kannada gottilla’ (I don’t know Kannada) to confidently teaching it to others.

Originally from Mumbai, Sakshi moved to Bengaluru three years ago to pursue engineering. Fluent in six languages — Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, English, French, and German — she assumed Kannada would be easy to pick up. However, upon arriving in the city, she realised language was a major barrier. Whether at markets, bus stands, or shops, she found it difficult to communicate, making h

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