Comments on: The Dakshina Kannada Model http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/ Issues & insights Wed, 9 Jul 2008 02:03:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.1 By: Raveesh Kumar http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-264315 Raveesh Kumar Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:46:18 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-264315 I agree with you most points but to say Yakshagana is derived from Kathakkali seems lack of research on your part to make such statements. Even the Malayalam script was derived from Tulu Script. Please go to the following link for details - http://www.yakshagana.com/tulu.htm. It is the proactiveness and entrepreneurship of the people in various sectors like Transport, Education, Banking which has made this region developed than the rest of Karnataka. State Govt help is minimal in this regard. With Mangalore fast developing as business hub, great times ahead for people of DK. I agree with you most points but to say Yakshagana is derived from Kathakkali seems lack of research on your part to make such statements.
Even the Malayalam script was derived from Tulu Script. Please go to the following link for details - http://www.yakshagana.com/tulu.htm.

It is the proactiveness and entrepreneurship of the people in various sectors like Transport, Education, Banking which has made this region developed than the rest of Karnataka. State Govt help is minimal in this regard. With Mangalore fast developing as business hub, great times ahead for people of DK.

]]> By: Raveesh Kumar http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-264314 Raveesh Kumar Thu, 14 Feb 2008 06:44:33 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-264314 I agree with you most points but to say Yakshagana is derived from Kathakkali seems lack of research on your part to make such statements. Even the Malayalam script was derived from Tulu Script(click<a href="http://www.yakshagana.com/tulu.htm" rel="nofollow">here</a> for details). It is the proactiveness and entrepreneurship of the people in various sectors like Transport, Education, Banking which has made this region developed than the rest of Karnataka. State Govt help is minimal in this regard. I agree with you most points but to say Yakshagana is derived from Kathakkali seems lack of research on your part to make such statements.
Even the Malayalam script was derived from Tulu Script(clickhere for details).

It is the proactiveness and entrepreneurship of the people in various sectors like Transport, Education, Banking which has made this region developed than the rest of Karnataka. State Govt help is minimal in this regard.

]]> By: nabeel http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-264207 nabeel Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:02:23 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-264207 Why others thinks that there is only communist party in kerala.Infact congress also ruled kerala(more time in power than cpm just check the history of kerala politics).look at westbengal where cpm rules for more then 3 decades.i am a keralite i felt congress govt has done better than cpm when they are in power.But anyway i want cpm to be powerful in state coz they are important to prevent the growth of communal and divisive ugly party like Bjp in kerala coz people of different religion and caste lives here amicabily and help each other. Why others thinks that there is only communist party in kerala.Infact congress also ruled kerala(more time in power than cpm just check the history of kerala politics).look at westbengal where cpm rules for more then 3 decades.i am a keralite i felt congress govt has done better than cpm when they are in power.But anyway i want cpm to be powerful in state coz they are important to prevent the growth of communal and divisive ugly party like Bjp in kerala coz people of different religion and caste lives here amicabily and help each other.

]]> By: Arun http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-263999 Arun Thu, 31 Jan 2008 07:08:09 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-263999 Well i partly agree with the article.Look, u cannot compare Kerala with DK.I was born in Udupi and grew up in Kasaragod.Iam part Kannadiga , part Malayalee.You people call DK as one of the most developed parts of Karnataka.I call Kasaragod as a backward area of Kerala.But in transport infrastructure and quality of life, Kasaragod par excels more than DK.Your highly "developed DK" is nothing when compared to the "mediumly developed" district of Kannur.About the literacy rate, more than half of the people who constitute your literacy rate come from Kerala, Maharastra and Goa.If you seperate their literacy rate, then the only left will be some 45% or so.Also, your banking industry largely thrives due to foreign remittence from Kerala, Goa, Andhra and Maharastra.Communist government in Kerala has only led to a peaceful neutral society there, thus creating a secular atmosphere.Your DK society is largely hindus and thus possess a religional touch.How much advanced u are, u always seems to be not so much.Actually, Kerala is supporting ur DK in spheres of Health(hospitals),education etc.Without Kerala, DK would be impossible. Also people of DK always fight for language.If they continue to do so, DK will become economically stagnant.Instead of fighting for language, please fight for the welfare of society, just as malayalees do it.U people are culturally more aligned to Malayalees.After all , we should fight for our country, not for other silly things.DK has a bright prospect.Pls utilise it properly.Or else, i will see my DK die... Well i partly agree with the article.Look, u cannot compare Kerala with DK.I was born in Udupi and grew up in Kasaragod.Iam part Kannadiga , part Malayalee.You people call DK as one of the most developed parts of Karnataka.I call Kasaragod as a backward area of Kerala.But in transport infrastructure and quality of life, Kasaragod par excels more than DK.Your highly “developed DK” is nothing when compared to the “mediumly developed” district of Kannur.About the literacy rate, more than half of the people who constitute your literacy rate come from Kerala, Maharastra and Goa.If you seperate their literacy rate,
then the only left will be some 45% or so.Also, your banking industry largely thrives due to foreign remittence from Kerala, Goa, Andhra and Maharastra.Communist government in Kerala has only led to a peaceful neutral society there, thus creating a secular atmosphere.Your DK society is largely hindus and thus possess a religional touch.How much advanced u are, u always seems to be not so much.Actually, Kerala is supporting ur DK in spheres of Health(hospitals),education etc.Without Kerala, DK would be impossible.

Also people of DK always fight for language.If they continue to do so, DK will become economically stagnant.Instead of fighting for language, please fight for the welfare of society, just as malayalees do it.U people are culturally more aligned to Malayalees.After all , we should fight for our country, not for other silly things.DK has a bright prospect.Pls utilise it properly.Or else, i will see my DK die…

]]> By: Diwakar Shenoy http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-263430 Diwakar Shenoy Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:49:31 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-263430 The original DK district was in Madras state and the coastal belt had similar cultures. Your comparison of Kerala to DK and finding them similar is in order. Like Kerala, DK also thrived on NRI remittance. Mangalore and nearby centre Bantwal had communist MLAs and good number of followers in 50's and 60's. There were strikes by Tile workers, Beedi workers and in Cashew factories. The militancy has eroded these days in both places, much faster in DK. But the weakening of communism has given space for communalism - the slow poison to destroy peaceful society. The original DK district was in Madras state and the coastal belt had similar cultures. Your comparison of Kerala to DK and finding them similar is in order. Like Kerala, DK also thrived on NRI remittance. Mangalore and nearby centre Bantwal had communist MLAs and good number of followers in 50’s and 60’s.
There were strikes by Tile workers, Beedi workers and in Cashew factories. The militancy has eroded these days in both places, much faster in DK.
But the weakening of communism has given space for communalism - the slow poison to destroy peaceful society.

]]> By: rose http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-260082 rose Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:46:49 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-260082 I've always wondered just how much of the emigration patterns have influenced politics/govt back home in Kerala; to be sure the socioeconomic conditions have changed largely due to the "dubai dollars"..does DK have similar patterns of development? I’ve always wondered just how much of the emigration patterns have influenced politics/govt back home in Kerala; to be sure the socioeconomic conditions have changed largely due to the “dubai dollars”..does DK have similar patterns of development?

]]> By: The Examined Life » Blog Archive » I Get Published http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-257037 The Examined Life » Blog Archive » I Get Published Mon, 12 Nov 2007 09:05:22 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-257037 [...] Mint  has published a post on the Dakshina Kannada model I made on the Indian Economy blog as an article in today’s edition.  I rewrote the post almost completely to make it an article. Did I make it better or worse? [...] […] Mint  has published a post on the Dakshina Kannada model I made on the Indian Economy blog as an article in today’s edition.  I rewrote the post almost completely to make it an article. Did I make it better or worse? […]

]]> By: Ravikiran Rao http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-256977 Ravikiran Rao Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:36:41 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-256977 Ravi, I could have, but it would not have told us anything new. Of course, I do not want to exaggerate the cultural similarity between DK and Kerala - citizens of DK themselves consider themselves a part of Karnataka, and there is an entire district of Kasargod which is disputed because there are both Tulu and Mallu speakers there. Ravi, I could have, but it would not have told us anything new. Of course, I do not want to exaggerate the cultural similarity between DK and Kerala - citizens of DK themselves consider themselves a part of Karnataka, and there is an entire district of Kasargod which is disputed because there are both Tulu and Mallu speakers there.

]]> By: Ravi Joshi http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-256693 Ravi Joshi Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:29:02 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-256693 Hi Ravi, I couldn't agree more with your assessment. I am from north Karnataka, and have always felt a degree of envy towards DK for the kind of success it has had vs. North Karnataka. However, I would have liked it much better had your assessed DK against rest of Karnataka, in stead of Kerala. I believe DK has much more in common with rest of the state than it does with Kerala. -Ravi Hi Ravi,
I couldn’t agree more with your assessment. I am from north Karnataka, and have always felt a degree of envy towards DK for the kind of success it has had vs. North Karnataka.
However, I would have liked it much better had your assessed DK against rest of Karnataka, in stead of Kerala. I believe DK has much more in common with rest of the state than it does with Kerala.
-Ravi

]]> By: GVV http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-244733 GVV Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:09:07 +0000 http://indianeconomy.org/2007/10/22/the-dakshina-kannada-model/#comment-244733 The success of DK is due to the presence of entrepreneurial caste/religions. The GSB and Muslims have true business/trading culture.The shivollis also possess some entrepreneurial culture. The success of DK is due to the presence of entrepreneurial caste/religions.
The GSB and Muslims have true business/trading culture.The shivollis also possess some entrepreneurial culture.

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