THE UNIQUE CULTURE OF THE KODAVAS
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...
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GREEN SIGNAL FOR ‘DATY EXPRESS’ BETWEEN MYSURU & KUSHALANAGAR
By P.T. Bopanna The ‘Daty Express’ between Mysuru and Kushalanagar is going to be a reality as the project has been earmarked Rs 677 core in the railway budget announced on Thursday. This is...
‘THE ROMANCE OF INDIAN COFFEE’ SHORTLISTED FOR GOURMAND FINALS
Indian author P.T. Bopanna’s book ‘The Romance of Indian Coffee’ has been shortlisted for the finals of the ‘Best in the World’ Gourmand International Award. According to an e-mail received recently by the...
ATHLETE M.R.POOVAMMA IS ‘COORG PERSON OF THE YEAR, 2015’
Kodagu-born M.R. Poovamma, winner of the 2015 Arjuna award for her contributions in the field of athletics, is the ‘Coorg Person of the Year, 2015”. Machettira Raju Poovamma, aged 25, won the gold medal...
AUTHOR P.T.BOPANNA SELECTED FOR GOURMAND INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Indian writer P.T. Bopanna (in picture) has been selected for the Gourmand International Award for his book ‘The Romance of Indian Coffee’. An e-mail received by the author from the President of the Gourmand...
TIPU ANNIVERSARY CLASHES IN COORG: SIDDARAMAIAH PARTLY TO BLAME
Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah is partly to be blamed for the incidents which erupted in the tranquil town of Madikeri in Kodagu (Coorg) district on Tuesday over the Congress government’s decision to celebrate for...
NOV 1: BLACK DAY FOR COORG AND THE ‘MISSING’ MP PRATHAP SIMHA
By P.T. Bopanna Why November 1 is a black day for Coorg? Prior to November 1, 1956, when the erstwhile Coorg State merged with Karnataka, Coorg (Kodagu) had its own Lok Sabha seat. Subsequent...
STATE AWARD FOR PANDANDA KUTTAPPA, FOUNDER, COORG FAMILY HOCKEY
Pandanda Kuttappa, who conceived the idea of ‘family hockey’ in Coorg, has been conferred the Karnataka State Rajyotsava award for the year 2015. Kuttappa, popularly known as Kuttani, a retired State Bank of India...
UNION MINISTER SADANANDA GOWDA’S SON’S LAVISH WEDDING IN COORG
Audi-A6, costing Rs 1.3 crore is going to be the most talked about subject at Friday’s wedding of Karthik Gowda, son of Union minister Sadananda Gowda in Coorg. The system of dowry is almost...
IS THEERTHODBHAVA AT TALACAUVERY A BLIND BELIEF?
By P.T. Bopanna Is Theerthodbhava (gushing of water) from a small pond at the holy shrine of Talacauvery is merely a blind belief among the people of Coorg (Kodagu) in Karnataka? Maj Gen C...
