By P.T. Bopanna It looks like Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah has played a joke on the people of Kodagu (Coorg) by announcing in his budget to develop an airstrip at Madikeri. In the first...
By Pria Makanda Finding the right man as your life partner is a myth, just like spotting a Ferrari in the city traffic. But I would rather be happy with my Kodava Kinna (boy)...
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....
