By P.T. Bopanna Is the B.S. Yediyurapp-led BJP government a ‘curse’ or a blessing for the people of Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka? While the people of Kodagu welcomed the Yediyurappa government’s decision to stop...

The late Chonira B. Muthamma, the first woman Indian Foreign Service (IFS) officer in the country, is perhaps the most inspiring Kodava woman ever who will be remembered for her intellectual prowess and courage....

The authorities in Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka seem to be in deep slumber and have failed to take up permanent restoration of major highways damaged in the landslides in the last two years. This...

By P.T. Bopanna Are the so-called Kodava leaders demanding ST tag for Kodavas (Coorgs) have factored in a backlash from the existing Scheduled Tribes? Instead of getting the ST tag, the Kodavas could end...

Justice A.S. Bopanna, first judge from Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka to be elevated to the Supreme Court of India, is the ‘Coorg Person of the Year, 2019’. Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna (in picture), aged 60,...

By P.T. Bopanna The plans of the Modi government to set up a mini airport near Kushalanagar in Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka is a half-baked idea as the land identified for the airstrip...

By Koopadira Deepthi Aiyanna There are many signs of being a Kodava. One of them is feeling immense joy at the drop of the word “Puthari”. Just try it. Close your eyes, bring a...

Is Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yediyurappa (in picture) guided by Kodagu legislators in opposing the draft notification on the eco-sensitive area (ESA) of Western Ghats as recommended by the Kasturirangan committee? Virajpet MLA K.G....