http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=131960

ಈ ಬರಹವನ್ನು ಗಮನಿಸಿ....

"The genesis of the dispute has its origins in the historic Chola Empire. Chola kings developed the delta as a rice bowl, exploiting the river Kaveri to the hilt. Tamil literature refers to Kaveri as a Penn (damsel), portraying the Chola King as her lover.When the basin was developed, the notion of Bharat Mata (mom) was nonexistent. The concept of Aryavarta that existed in medieval times consisted essentially of the Indo-Gangetic valley with fuzzy boundaries. The idea of Hindoostan took shape during the Mughal era, but it did not include most part of Deccan, south of Vindhyas. The concept of India as a nation-state evolved only during the-British period. Weird ideas like the installation of a rail network by them was to bind Bharat Mata with steel shackle were floated during this period."

ಆದರೆ ಕನ್ನಡ ಸಾಹಿತ್ಯ ಕಾವೇರಿಯನ್ನ ಯಾವಾಗಲೂ ’ತಾಯಿ’ ಎಂದು ಎಣಿಸಿದೆ ಎಂದು ಓದಿದ ನೆನಪು...!!