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ಇತಿಹಾಸ

/itihāsa/Roman

English meaning: history

Kannada Definition

(ಕನ್ನಡ)

ಹಿಂದಿನ ಘಟನೆಗಳ ಅಧ್ಯಯನ, ವಿಶೇಷವಾಗಿ ಮಾನವ ನಾಗರಿಕತೆಯ.

English Definition

The study of past events, especially human affairs and civilisations.

Example

ಇತಿಹಾಸ ನಮಗೆ ಭೂತಕಾಲದಿಂದ ಕಲಿಯಲು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡುತ್ತದೆ.

In English: History helps us learn from the past.

Synonyms

  • ಚರಿತ್ರೆ

Literary Heritage

ಕಾಯಕವೇ ಕೈಲಾಸ

/Kayakave kailasa/

Work itself is paradise — honest labour is divine.

Basavanna · Philosopher, Social Reformer & Poet · 1131–1167 CE

Vachanas

Basavanna's foundational teaching on the dignity of labour

ಓ ನನ್ನ ಚೇತನ ಆಗು ನೀ ಅನಿಕೇತನ

/O nanna chetana aagu nee aniketana/

O my spirit, become one without a fixed abode — free, boundless, universal.

Kuvempu (K. V. Puttappa) · Rashtra Kavi (National Poet of Karnataka) · 1904–1994

Viswamanuva Geete

Kuvempu's call for a universal human identity beyond caste, religion, and region

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ಕನ್ನಡ
Kannada
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