By P.T. Bopanna Asha Mandapa, the daughter of the late K.C Madappa, an IAS officer, who retired as Secretary to the President of India, was trained in art by Egyptian artist, Prof. Yusuf Kowkab. Her...
By Neelamma Subramani Poonacha* Wedding is a memorable and eventful day for a woman. For a Kodava bride in Karnataka’s Kodagu (Coorg) district, the accumulation of trousseau is an exciting journey which starts months...
By P.T. Bopanna Being a hardcore journalist, I have not taken the writings of author Chetan Bhagat (in picture) seriously. Chetan Bhagat is India’s bestselling novelist and his books include Half Girlfriend. I must...
By P.T. Bopanna In the wake of the recent landslides at Talacauvery, the birth place of river Cauvery in Kodagu (Coorg) district, the Karnataka government should immediately declare the Bhagamandala-Talacauvery temples as pilgrimage...
By P.T. Bopanna The statue of Squadron Leader Ajjamada Bopayya Devayya, the only Indian Air Force officer to be awarded the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) posthumously, was unveiled on September 7 at Madikeri in Kodagu (Coorg) district...
By P.T. Bopanna This year’s Kailpod, the festival of arms, being celebrated by the Kodavas (Coorgs) in Karnataka on September 3 is special because for the first time the Union government has recognised the...
By Major General Arjun Muthanna (Retd) The British had a system of awards for different ranks. There were awards and medals, for the military and for the civilians. The Victoria Cross (VC), the highest...
Former Karnataka minister and senior Congress leader K.J. George (in picture) suffered a setback on Friday when a Special Court for legislators in Bengaluru rejected the ‘B’ report submitted by the CBI in Dy...
By P.T. Bopanna Even before the people of Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka have recovered from three consecutive years of landslides, the Modi government has ‘fast-tracked’ a slew of projects which could cause permanent damage...
By P.T. Bopanna Most parts of Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka are under a power blackout mainly because the district administration was not geared to face the challenge posed by the monsoon fury, despite...
