CHASING A DREAM: A JOURNALIST REVISITS MUMBAI AFTER 40 YEARS
By P.T. Bopanna I first came to Mumbai 40 years ago as a jobless youth. It was at the instance of my cousin Satish Ganapathy I left my native Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka and...
Category: Features/Newsmakers
TOP COORG-BORN RESEARCHER WINS FULBRIGHT FELLOWSHIP
By P.T. Bopanna Dr. Sowmya Dechamma , Associate Professor at the Centre for Comparative Literature, University of Hyderabad has been awarded the Fulbright-Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship for the year 2019-2020. She will be hosted by the...
INCUBATING GREATNESS: P.M.BELLIAPPA, IAS (RETD) REMINISCES HIS CAMBRIDGE DAYS
By P.M. Belliappa (in picture wearing suit), IAS (Retd)* Had I not gone to Cambridge, I may not have met Venki (Nobel laureate), and my life would have been poorer for that. “Cambridge University...
THE STORY OF KAVERI: ACE DIRECTOR AYAPPA’S FILM WINS TOP AWARDS
By P.T. Bopanna ‘The Story of Kaveri’, a short film directed by ace ad film director K.M. Ayappa, in which Nanjamma Chinnappa (in picture with her husband Boverianda Chinnappa) played the role of Kaveri,...
THE FIRST REPRINT STORY: THE TRAVAILS OF AUTHORS IN COORG
By P.T. Bopanna (in picture) Coorg is not an ideal place for selling books as there are no regular book shops. Though there are no exclusive book shops, a few departmental store owners have...
COORG GENERALS: WAS JOURNO SHEKHAR GUPTA ECONOMICAL WITH TRUTH?
By P.T. Bopanna Was eminent journalist Shekhar Gupta (in picture) was being economical with truth when he said that prime minister Narendra Modi was parroting the RSS line on the reported bad treatment meted...
SUPERMODEL DAYANA ERAPPA TO DEBUT IN MANI RATNAM FILM
By P.T. Bopanna One of India’s top models, Dayana Erappa, is all set to debut in the next Mani Ratnam film which has a star-studded cast. Coorg-born Dayana is a big name in the...
COORG-BORN RENUKA UTHAPPA CONFERRED PhD BY USA UNIVERSITY
Coorg-born Nadikerianda Renuka Uthappa has been conferred a doctorate (PhD) in English by Wayne State University, Detroit, Michigan, USA. Renuka (in picture) is the daughter of Dr. N.Seetha Uthappa and the late Dr. N.S.Tumu Uthappa,...
P.M. BELLIAPPA, IAS (RETD) TO BE FELICITATED BY COORG EDUCATION FUND
The iconic Coorg Education Fund is felicitating P.M. Belliappa (in picture), retired IAS officer from Tamil Nadu for his outstanding contribution in the field of education and administrative services. The President of the Fund...
COMMENDABLE: RESEARCHER KAVINA GANAPATHY’S THESIS ACCEPTED FOR Ph.D
By P.T. Bopanna Dr Shantheyanda Kavina Ganapathy’s thesis in the area of neuro-regeneration and Parkinson’s disease has been accepted by the Manipal University for award of a Ph.D. This is a commendable achievement for...
