Mahavishnu: I also wondered about it.. Given the usage by my kannada friends, I take it as Kannada Sangam. The related words in Tamil are Koottal or Koottam. Koottam ( and sangam/sangamam ) is not quite satisfactory since it typically refers to a gathering and not to a permanent entity/association of people. Koottal is a bit better but may be the word 'Kotram' as in "Neer vazhga ! Nin Kotram Vazhga!" is even closer.mahavishnu wrote:Sreeni: Thanks for your report. And that is a lovely picture too!
I am sure Smt Sheela's kannaDA repertoire had plenty to offer to the crowd.
Btw, I take it that in the kannaDA language you use the word "koota" as gathering and not as "crowd".
We will wait for Sreeni.