By P.T. Bopanna The Congress government in Karnataka headed by chief minister Siddaramaiah is engaged in a diabolical game plan to remove the ‘deemed forest’ tag from devarakadus (sacred groves) in Kodagu (Coorg) district...
By P.T. Bopanna Is the Karnataka government dancing to the tune of Kerala timber lobby yet again to dilute the Kasturirangan report? The report seeks to protect the fragile ecosystem in the Western Ghats,...
By Appanervanda Pavin Appanna Ganapathy One often hears of the valour of the Kodavas in battle and their distinguished careers in the armed forces. But this distinguished son of Kodagu, was a `General’ of...
By P.T. Bopanna The politicians of Kodagu (Coorg) who were vocal during the agitation against the Kasturirangan report, have deserted the people when the district is facing its worst drought. The politicians had...
The writer of this article is Arakere Jayaram (in picture), senior journalist and former chief of bureau of The Hindu, Bengaluru. Jayaram writes: The following is my response to the article by journalist P.T....
By Roona Uthappa Ballachanda The accusation by Facebook page ‘Connecting Kodavas’ that the article “Actress Nidhi: Intolerance To Coorg Women Marrying Non-Coorgs” is written with the aim of increasing TRP for www.coorgnews.in, is both...
By P.T. Bopanna Coorg-born Thaarak Ponnappa is all set to make waves in Sandalwood. This six-footer with an M. Tech degree is very passionate about acting. Hailing from Koothanda clan in Kodagu, Tharaak told...
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,...
