By P.T. Bopanna Kundyolanda, a little known Kodava clan in Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka, created history on April 28, 2024, by securing a Guinness World Record for hosting the largest field hockey tournament...
By P.T. Bopanna On the occasion of the World Book Day, I am happy to announce that I am planning a book on Dr Nanjamma Chinnappa (in picture), noted Kodagu researcher, who passed away...
By P.T. Bopanna Well-known media personality, Deepak Thimaya, hailing from Kodagu (Coorg), has officially joined the Congress party. I personally feel Deepak (Biddatanda), a talented and creative personality, should not have joined the ‘cesspool...
By P.T. Bopanna Writer C.P. Belliappa (in picture) has been associated with my books and website projects from the beginning. Belliappa has been writing a column for my website www.coorgtourisminfo.com ever since it was...
By P.T. Bopanna Despite being a rationalist, it has been a quirky habit with me to read the astrological predictions usually titled ‘This week for you’ published in various magazines. Though I believe the...
By P.T. Bopanna Both General K.S. Thimayya, one of India’s most popular generals and India’s first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru, were my heroes during my growing up years. General Thimayya, whose birth anniversary the...
By P.T. Bopanna Renowned Kodava researcher Boverianda Nanjamma Chinnappa (in picture) passed away on the morning of March 31 at Mysuru in Karnataka. According to family sources, Nanjamma (89) was briefly hospitalized for...
By P.T. Bopanna This piece is written half in jest. Being a journalist, I have covered most of the elections, including the mother of all, the 1999 Bellary election which was won by Congress...
By P.T. Bopanna I have known Roshan Cariappa (in picture sipping coffee) from his school days. He was the best buddy of my son Devaiah Bopanna. Cariappa hosts podcasts @Bharatvaarta and @OperatorStartup. Cariappa recently...
By P.T. Bopanna Sitting Kodagu-Mysuru MP Pratap Simha (in picture) was mainly denied BJP ticket because he dented the carefully crafted strongman image of prime minister Narendra Modi as a man with a 56-inch...
