By P.T. Bopanna Senior IAS officer P. Manivannan (in picture), who was shunted out from his post a couple of days ago by Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa, is a pioneer in using technology...

By P.T. Bopanna Pandanda Kuttappa (aged 85), who conceived the idea of ‘Kodava family hockey festival’, passed away on May 7 at Bengaluru. Popularly known as Kuttani, he started the family hockey tournament exclusively...

By P.T. Bopanna* From my personal experience, I am convinced China is a rogue nation which has absolute disregard for life and should be held responsible for the havoc caused across the world by...

By P.T. Bopanna There is no doubt that the Kodagu (Coorg) district administration in Karnataka headed by women officials have done an excellent job in tackling the challenge posed by the dreaded coronavirus. While...

By P.T. Bopanna* Ever since the lockdown, it has been a roller-coaster ride for me as a journalist. Being a journalist who caters news to the Kodagu (Coorg) segment in Karnataka, my readers are...

By P.T. Bopanna For the second year in a row, the unique Kodava family hockey festival has been cancelled. While the festival was cancelled last year in the wake of unprecedented floods and landslides,...

By P.T. Bopanna The Kodagu (Coorg) district administration headed by deputy commissioner Annies Joy (in picture) has to be commended for raising up to the challenge posed by the coronavirus, close on the heels...

The newly launched book ‘My Coorg Chronicles’ traces the journalistic journey of P.T. Bopanna, his foray into writing books, his activism, and importantly his efforts to chronicle various facets of Kodagu (Coorg) district in...

By P.T. Bopanna In India’s homestays capital of Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka, the district administration’s periodic threats to close down illegal homestays have become a joke. The latest warning has come from Kodagu deputy...