By P.T. Bopanna* Nearly half a century ago, I had the ‘privilege’ of visiting industrialist Anand Mahindra’s bungalow in Karnataka’s Kodagu (Coorg) district. The Mahindra bungalow, located near Nagarahole forest in Kutta, is in...
By Shrividya Somanna* The story of Parvangada family dates back to the 18th century when Kodagu district, a mountainous region was surrounded by thick forests. The only source of livelihood was the cultivation of...
By P.T. Bopanna My Facebook post a couple of days ago headlined ‘(Mis)Matches are made by Astrologers in Coorg’ went viral. I had shared the post put up by Subbaiah Kadyamada Ganapathi, a filmmaker....
By P.T. Bopanna Kodava (Coorg) beauty and south India’s highest paid actress Rashmika Mandanna (in picture wearing traditional Kodava sari) is being shown by Google search as the National Crush of India. If you...
By P.T. Bopanna The Kodagu (Coorg) district administration headed by deputy commissioner Annies Joy (in picture) has launched the ‘second assault’ on Raja Seat, the famous tourist spot at Madikeri, by deploying excavators. Annies,...
By P.T. Bopanna The Bangalore Kodava Samaja, a socio-cultural association of the Kodavas (Coorgs) living in Bengaluru, has deviated from the Kodava religious faith by performing ‘homa’ in its premises. Kodavas hailing from Kodagu...
By P.T. Bopanna While the Kodagu (Coorg) district administration headed by deputy commissioner Annies Joy (in picture) has succeeded in bringing the Covid-19 pandemic under control, it has failed badly in cracking down on...
By P.T. Bopanna Having covered several Aero India shows in Bengaluru, my fan moment came when I got the opportunity to meet the legendary Russian test pilot Viktor Pugachev (in picture) in 1998. ...
By P.T. Bopanna In his last column for my website www.coorgtourisminfo.com, writer C.P. Belliappa had mentioned about the first visit of Prince Charles to India in 1980. This brought back to memory, my own...
By P.T. Bopanna Kodagu DC Annies Joy (in picture) should look into reports of irregularities in the sale of Jamma lands in Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka. According to reports, revenue officials (tashildars and...
