'Learn Kannada With Auto Kannadiga': Pick Up The Basics Of Kannada In An Auto Rickshaw Ride (Image-Instagram/aut0kannadiga0779)
In the vibrant city of Bangalore, which is filled with diverse people and languages, a unique initiative of an autorickshaw driver and a content creator known as Auto Kannadiga to break the language barrier between the commuters is redefining the tags, for which the city is known.
When it comes to a city with diverse people, language plays a crucial role. And when it comes to travelling across the city, the struggle between the commuter and the driver is real. To bridge the language gap for the non Kannadiga passengers, this content creator comes auto rickshaw driver Azzu Sultan comes up with his initiative, Learn Kannada With Auto Kannadiga. He doesn’t just offer rides, but also teaches basic Kannada phrases through a laminated placard stuck inside his auto, which helps passengers to navigate the city.
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This placards features everyday using basic phrases in Kannada translated into English, which aims to help the non Kannada speakers to communicate better in the local language. Interestingly, the placards features all the necessary sentences, which will be used by a passenger during and after an auto travel.
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Starting with the greetings, Namaskara sir (Hello sir) the placards offers sentences like sir swalpa nidhanakke hogi (Sir, go slow), Sir, swalpa bega hogi (Sir ride faster), Sir, ille nilsi (sir, stop here) and many more. The placard also comes with two QR codes, which provide a video demo of Azzu translating a couple of phrases from English to Kannada.
The motto behind this 31 year old auto driver’s initiative is even interesting. He said that this is an initiative to erase the dishonour the city has been receiving lately due to driver-commuter conflict. Highlighting the usual driver-customer conflicts, which brought a bad tag to the Bangalore auto drivers across the country, Azzu Sultan expressed his vision to bring a change. ” I wanted to bring a change and want all auto drivers in our State to be recognised for a different reason”, said the young driver.
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As of Monday, Azzu has printed 500 placards and asked his fellow drivers to place them inside their autos. Moreover, he is also looking for sponsors to carry out this initiative to every auto and cab in the city. He also have placed some of the placards at the autorickshaw stands near the metro stations, which help many customers while they are waiting for a booked auto or cab to arrive.
Azzu made his social media presence prominent many months ago by vlogging his daily life as an auto driver, dancing on trending music and sharing his love for Kannada. He learned video editing a couple of months ago. He says that his friends and family have been his strength and support, and help him create content for social media.
