ನುಡಿ - ಪ್ರಶ್ನೆ 4

ರೆಡ್ಡಿಯವರೇ, ನಿಮ್ಮ ಆಸಕ್ತಿ, ಪ್ರತಿಕ್ರಿಯೆಗಳಿಗೆ ನನ್ನಿ. ಪ್ರೊಫೆಸರ್ ಎ.ವಿ. ನರಸಿಂಹಮೂರ್ತಿ, ಮೈಸೂರು ವಿಶ್ವವಿದ್ಯಾಲಯದ ವಿಭಾಗವಾದ ಪ್ರಾಚೀನ ಚರಿತ್ರೆ ಮತ್ತು ಉತ್ಖನನ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರದ ಮಾಜಿ ಮುಖ್ಯಸ್ತರು, ಇವರ ಬರಹದಿಂದ ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡ ಮಾಹಿತಿ. ಮೂಲ ಇಲ್ಲಿದೆ. http://www.ourkarnataka.com/Articles/starofmysore/halmidi007.htm "Antiquity of Kannada: Recently some Tamil inscriptions were found at Sittannavasal in Pudukottai district. These inscriptions contained some Kannada words like Gavudi, hosilu, tenku etc. The date of these inscriptions is second century BC. Hence occurrence of these Kannada words in DISTANT Pudukottai is significant. In addition to all these, some early coins have also been discovered. Marshalling all these facts, some important points emerge. Kannada as a literary language was already in vogue during the centuries of pre - Christian era .It was not just localised in the area but had become well known in far South and had even attracted foreign notices. Halmidi inscription is just a firm point in this stage and many more centuries of evolutionary process should have taken place to arrive at the stage of Halmidi record. Thus Halmidi inscription is an important and significant pointer to understand the antiquity of Kannada language. A Kannada record of pre - Halmidi date is bound to be discovered with proper efforts. That should be the aim of future explorations in the field."