Kannada Tangi Tullu Stories Manual [2025]

Dear all,

The title was an oxymoron. “Tangi” means “younger sister” in Kannada. “Tullu” is the lively, earthy folk dance of coastal Karnataka. A manual for sisterly stories in dance form? Ananthacharya, a scholar of dry grammar, almost tossed it aside. But a single, damp spot—perhaps a tear—had smudged the opening instructions. Kannada Tangi Tullu Stories Manual