From a non-native, who once struggled to speak Kannada, to building an online community that helps thousands learn the language, 24-year-old Sakshi Baid’s journey is all about ‘More Than Kannada Gottilla’.
Originally from Mumbai, Ms. Baid moved to Bengaluru three years ago to pursue her engineering degree. Fluent in six languages already- Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati, English, French, and German, she assumed Kannada too would come easily. But once she arrived, the city felt like a new world and conversations at markets, bus stops, and shops seemed out of reach.
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