By P.T. Bopanna One of my recent posts on Facebook, explaining the legend behind why the mother tied the ‘pathak’ (Coorg mangalsutra) to the daughter on the eve of the wedding, had gone viral....
By Roona Uthappa Ballachanda Kodavathi actress Nidhi Subbaiah recently announced her plans to get married. She sounded ecstatic in her description of their relationship and her fiancé’s proposal and one would assume that people...
Note: This article is an introduction to my proposed new book. By P.T. Bopanna Are Kodavas (Coorgs) Hindus? The answer is both ‘yes’ and ‘no’! If one defines Hinduism as a way of life,...
By P.T. Bopanna After 15 years of hard work and research, a Kodava couple has brought out a comprehensive dictionary in Kodava Takk (Kodava language). The project was conceived by Dr Boverianda C. Uthaiah...
By Boverianda Nanjamma and Chinnappa (in picture) Kodagu and Kodavas Kodagu (Coorg, as the British called it), the smallest district in Karnataka, is perched on the Western Ghats at a height...
