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Spoken Language is the art of vocal expression: Devendra Beliyur

Bengaluru:  Devendra Beliyur is from Sagar Taluk in Shivamogga district in Karnataka state, India. He is a farmer by profession, while his interests are theatre and folk thought. For him, the most important aspect of language is the mother tongue. He explains, This is true not only for Kannada but for every language. The written form is only a symbolic representation of a language. However, in our society, far greater importance is given to the written language than to the spoken language. This is true not only in Kannada but in almost all Indian languages. Spoken language receives very little attention: Initially, Devendra Beliyur thought this was a problem unique to Kannada. But when he discussed it with scholars of other languages, he realised that spoken language receives very little attention in their languages as well. Four fundamental capabilities must be developed:  Devendra Beliyur emphasises that, in the field of education, when we ask what should be taught in ...