In what could be considered a matter of pride for Kodagu, Yashoda Somanna Padeyanda has been conferred Ph.D in environmental engineering by the Chungnam National University, Daejeon, South Korea. Yashoda, a first rank-holder...
In her latest interview to GQ India, India’s leading style & fashion magazine, Coorg-born supermodel Dayana Erappa, talks about what men should know about style. “A classic, well-fitted black suit is my favourite...
Dr Kottangada Pemmaiah, a doctor working at the Gonikoppal government hospital, has secured the 247th rank in the civil services examination conducted by the UPSC. What is special about this 26-year-old doctor is the...
Mandepanda Savitha Poovaiah, of Ammathi, is one among the few women wildlife photographers from Coorg. Born into the Mallengada clan at Badagarakeri near Birunani, the rich flora and fauna of her village enabled...
By P.T. Bopanna Ammathi is a one-horse town near Virajpet in Kodagu (Coorg). Noted writer Kavery Nambisan, who also heads the Tata Coffee-run hospital in the town, has aptly described the town as follows:...
By P.T. Bopanna My report in my Facebook page Coorg-Kodagu News titled “A Coorg Family’s Priceless BMW Bike: A Daughter’s Tribute To Her Father” has been read by over 10,000 people. On an...
This BMW R25/3 owned by a family of bikers from Coorg is one of the most iconic BMWs in India. It was ridden by Codanda Nanjappa Jairam, all the way from Germany in...
ARE KODAVAS A SEPERATE RACE OR A TRIBE? By Maj Gen C K Karumbaya,SM (Retd). I am grateful to Justice (Retd) P P Bopanna for his comments on my article – ‘ Kodavas...
Bavna Achayya (in picture) tries to answer the question: Women today demand the right to be treated as equals. It is less a fight of feminism and more one of the right to dream...
By Bavna Achayya Progress: We progress every day, progressing exceeding the expectations we set for ourselves. Building bridges; man on the moon, life in outer space, robots to replace man’s best friend. Despite all...
