podcasts

It was a sunny day and the usual Bangalore pollution was in the air. We were headed through the freaky traffic of Mysore Road towards Kengeri with our own imagination of how a farm near the city would be like. For me, it turned out to be very different from what I had imagined. It was an atmosphere very different from the city and that too just few Kms away from here; almost as if we were teleported to somewhere much inside Karnataka! This was the "Maithri Farm" we visited on a Sunday in January to record a podcast with rare thinker, environmentalist - Nagesh Hegde.

Limitation in funds, time have stalled improvements on Sampada for a while. The fact that we never expected traffic to burgeon into what it has during last 12 months on Sampada also added to it (we have been getting over 3 million hits each month). Need for better infrastructure has put a roadblock on new projects which has made few of us contemplate a lot on what needs to be done with Sampada and related projects in future.

So, we've decided to invite suggestions from everyone to see the options we have and decide on which works out the best. Get in touch with us over email if you have any.

Meanwhile, Sampada Podcasts have seen thousands of hits each in last one year. This had made us feel even more guilty of not coming up with interviews regularly. But this time around we did manage to come up with a podcast after a long time. It was the sheer interest shown by writer Narendra Pai that made another edition possible.

The 9th edition is with Vivek Shanbag who is well-known for his short stories and as the editor of the popular literary magazine - Desha Kaala.

Listen to the podcast here, and leave a comment if you liked it (that would encourage future podcasts).

Sampada Foundation

Sampada Foundation was brought into existence in last few months to manage sampada.net and other related projects in a better way. The organization would also be taking up several projects related to Kannada and technology.

Sampada.net has done a lot of difference to the Kannada community on the Internet over last two years. Our dream now is that this new organization would bring in new stuff that makes huge difference to Kannada loving people (and people who use Kannada) both inside and outside the cyber world. In this initial and critical juncture though, we need support from all of you to get started.

Here's what you can do:
1) Contribute funds to Sampada Foundation.
2) Volunteer

Your contribution could translate into work that makes difference to Kannada language in various vital aspects. As always, feel free to get in touch with us if you have queries regarding the contribution.