Kannada Text Corpus

Kannada Text Corpus

Language

Kannada (ಕನ್ನಡ) is a Dravidian language belonging to the Southern Dravidian branch of the Dravidian language family. It is the official and administrative language of the Indian state of Karnataka and is also spoken by communities in neighbouring states such as Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Goa, as well as among diaspora communities in the United States, United Kingdom, and the Gulf region. According to Glottolog, Kannada belongs to the Southern Dravidian group alongside Tamil, Malayalam, and Tulu. Kannada has a literary tradition spanning over a thousand years and was one of the first Indian languages to be accorded Classical Language status by the Government of India. Most speakers are bilingual in Hindi or English depending on their region and level of education.

Script

Kannada Script

ಅ, ಆ, ಇ, ಈ, ಉ, ಊ, ಋ, ಎ, ಏ, ಐ, ಒ, ಓ, ಔ, ಅಂ, ಅಃ, ಕ, ಖ, ಗ, ಘ, ಙ, ಚ, ಛ, ಜ, ಝ, ಞ, ಟ, ಠ, ಡ, ಢ, ಣ, ತ, ಥ, ದ, ಧ, ನ, ಪ, ಫ, ಬ, ಭ, ಮ, ಯ, ರ, ಲ, ವ, ಶ, ಷ, ಸ, ಹ, ಳ, ಕ್ಷ, ಜ್ಞ

Domains of the Text

• Informational Blog: Practical, informative blog writing covering everyday topics of general interest for a broad Kannada-speaking audience.
• Personal Narrative Blog: Informal personal blog posts covering everyday topics such as technology and mobile devices, along with software and application overviews.
• Poetry Creative Writing Blog: Creative poetry exploring personal, reflective, and lyrical themes.
• Travel Blog: Personal travel journal entries documenting experiences month by month.
• Research Based Historical Analysis Blog: Research-oriented writing offering historical analysis and critical commentary.
• Creative Writing Blog: Creative and narrative writing including reflective and literary prose.
• Socio-Educational Blog: Wide-ranging blog posts spanning education (teacher recruitment, school administration, and exam guidance), social and cultural commentary, festivals and traditions, health and wellness, spirituality, and everyday practical advice.
• Personal Blog: Personal blog featuring literary book reviews and reflective, poetic prose.
• Nature Blog: Blog writing centered on nature and environmental themes.

Dataset Structure

The dataset is organized by author, each containing domain-specific sub-collections:

Kannada Text Corpus/
│
├── Chandrashekara K/
│   ├── Informational Blog/
│   ├── Personal Narrative Blog/
│   ├── Poetry Creative Writing Blog/
│   └── Travel Blog/
│       └── 2011 April to September/
│
├── Dr. Sachin S Bhat/
│   └── Research Based Historical Analysis Blog/
│
├── Nenapina Sanchi/
│   └── Creative Writing Blog/
│
├── PRASANNA K HEGDE ಸವಿ ಸಿರಿ ಗಂಧ/
│   └── Socio-Educational Blog/
│       ├── 2015 to 2026/
│       │   ├── 2015/
│       │   ├── 2016/
│       │   ├── 2017/
│       │   ├── 2018/
│       │   ├── 2019/
│       │   ├── 2020/
│       │   ├── 2021/
│       │   ├── 2022/
│       │   ├── 2023/
│       │   ├── 2024/
│       │   ├── 2025/
│       │   └── 2026/
│       ├── 2016 to 2026/
│       │   ├── 2016/
│       │   ├── 2017/
│       │   ├── 2018/
│       │   ├── 2019/
│       │   ├── 2020/
│       │   ├── 2021/
│       │   ├── 2022/
│       │   ├── 2023/
│       │   ├── 2024/
│       │   ├── 2025/
│       │   └── 2026/
│       └── Blog/
│
├── Raghavendra Joshi/
│   └── Personal Blog/
│       └── Posts/
│
└── Shivaprakash Adavann/
    └── Nature Blog/

Authors & Collections

• Chandrashekara K — Informational Blog, Personal Narrative Blog, Poetry Creative Writing Blog, Travel Blog
• Dr. Sachin S Bhat — Research Based Historical Analysis Blog
• Nenapina Sanchi — Creative Writing Blog
• PRASANNA K HEGDE ಸವಿ ಸಿರಿ ಗಂಧ — Socio-Educational Blog
• Raghavendra Joshi — Personal Blog
• Shivaprakash Adavann — Nature Blog

Metadata

Sample Text

• ವಿಜ್ಞಾನಿ, ಇ೦ಜಿನಿಯರ್, ಅದ್ಭುತ ವಾಕ್ಪಟು, ಖ್ಯಾತ ಅರ್ಥಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಜ್ಞ, ನೈಜ ಇತಿಹಾಸಕಾರ, ಅ೦ಕಣಕಾರ ಎ೦ಬ ಮಾಮೂಲೀ ಹೊಗಳಿಕೆಗಳಾಗಲೀ....... ಕೋಲಾ ಕುಡೀಬೇಡಿ, ಅಮೇರಿಕ ಕ೦ಪನಿಗಳನ್ನು ಓಡಿಸಿ ಎನ್ನುತ್ತಾ ಊರೂರು ತಿರುಗುವ ಕೆಲಸವಿಲ್ಲದ ಆಸಾಮಿಯೆ೦ಬ ತೆಗಳಿಕೆಗಳಾಗಲೀ...... ಊಹೂ೦, ಯಾವುದೂ ಸರಿಯಾಗಿ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಭಾಯಿಯನ್ನು ಬಣ್ಣಿಸುವುದಿಲ್ಲ. ವಿದೇಶೀ ಕಂಪನಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಸಿ೦ಹಸ್ವಪ್ನ, ಸ್ವದೇಶಿ ಚಿಂತನೆಯ ಹರಿಕಾರ, ಆಜಾದಿ ಬಚಾವೋ ಆ೦ದೋಲನದ ರೂವಾರಿ, ಭಾರತ ಸ್ವಾಭಿಮಾನಿ ಆಂದೋಲನದ ಪ್ರವಕ್ತಾ, ಅಪ್ರತಿಮ ಸ್ವಾತ೦ತ್ರ್ಯ ಹೊರಾಟಗಾರ ಎ೦ಬ ವಿಶೇಷಣಗಳೂ ರಾಜೀವ್ ಭಾಯಿಯ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿತ್ವವನ್ನು ತಿಳಿಸುವಲ್ಲಿ ತೀರ...