I Love Kannada Quotes

A strong woman wears a salwar kurta, a sari, pants   or a dress. A strong woman speaks in Hindi, Punjabi, Rajasthani, Kannada or English. A strong woman is vital, joyous and alive with dreams, hopes and thoughts. A strong woman can love and care deeply for her family. A strong woman chooses marriage and family, early, late or never. A strong woman chooses to stay at home and never work outside the home or chooses a career and family passionately. A strong woman chooses to compete and excel or not. A strong woman chooses what and when to sacrifice for her family and society. A strong woman cares and pleases but also knows when to stop. A strong woman is not by definition oppositional; she chooses when to collaborate, when to oppose, when to support and when to be a solo player. A strong woman is unapologetic about her choices, yet she has the wisdom to know when she has wronged someone and the humility to say ‘I am sorry’ without making ‘sorry’ her life mantra.

Amma and I both participated in Tata’s theatre experiments. We also used to travel with his dance-drama troupes. As I grew older, when both travelled, I took on more responsibilities in the house and even at the printing press because Amma loved to travel with him if she could. Amma was a good writer in Kannada. Her name has been listed in a volume on early women writers of South Kanara edited by short story writer Manorama Bhat. The volume contains a fine profile of Amma written by Rekha Bannadi, which cites examples of her literary talents. If she had a greater opportunity to nurture her own talents, undoubtedly, Amma too would have been a reputed writer in her own right.