By P.T. Bopanna Madikeri Dasara is next only to Mysore Dasara in grandeur and popularity. This year’s Dasara celebrations turned out to be a major social media event. The highlight was the ‘selfie’ by...
By P.T. Bopanna My ‘finest hour’ as a professional journalist came when H.D. Deve Gowda (in picture) became the prime minister of India in 1996. Around that time, I was working as a Principal...
By P.T. Bopanna With a view to promote excellence among young Kodavas (Coorgs) from disadvantaged backgrounds, retired IAS officer from Chennai, P.M. Belliappa (in picture), has created an endowment fund of Rs 50 lakhs...
By P.T. Bopanna With many hillocks across Kodagu (Coorg), including the Brahmagiri hill range near the Talacauvery temple in Karnataka developing cracks, the time has come to declare the entire district as Ecologically Sensitive...
By P.T. Bopanna Though I am neither a foodie, nor have any basic knowledge of cooking, I have been successful in running www.coorgrecipes.com, a website devoted to Coorg recipes. During the course of my...
By P.T. Bopanna In the light of reports of “illegal” sale of Jamma lands in Kodagu (Coorg), both the buyers and sellers need to be aware of the fact that the matter is before...
By P.T. Bopanna Firebrand Kodava politician and the first Karnataka State President of the BJP, A.K. Subbaiah (aged 85), who later turned a bitter critic of the saffron party, passed away on Tuesday. Ajjikuttira...
By P.T. Bopanna The Modi government has indicated that the exemption given to Kodava community (Coorgs) in Karnataka to possess firearms will continue, but a foolproof system will be in place to prevent misuse...
By P.T. Bopanna With river Cauvery flowing above the danger level across Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka, three top women officials have been visiting the affected areas to review the safety measures and monitor relief...
By P.T. Bopanna The newly elected chief minister of Karnataka B.S. Yediyurappa (in picture) should be commended for taking up issues concerning Kodagu (Coorg) a day after he assumed office. This is probably first...
