By P.T. Bopanna Kodagu district administration seems to be in deep slumber even as geologists predict a repeat of landslides this year also on the lines of the devastation which struck Coorg last August....
By P.T. Bopanna The annual Kodava family hockey tournament which was initially called off on account of last year’s landslides in Kodagu, took off on Saturday in a different format. It may be recalled...
By P.T. Bopanna Are Kodavas (Coorgs), especially the women, once known for their broad-mindedness, becoming intolerant? Kodavas, a microscopic community who hail from Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka, have high literacy rate because of...
By P.T. Bopanna The neglect of the Kodagu (Coorg) segment of the Mysuru-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency by the sitting BJP member Pratap Simha (in picture) could prove costly for him this time. Journalist-turned politician...
By P.T. Bopanna The people of Coorg (Kodagu), once known as the land of the generals, have been reduced to the status of the foot soldiers of the Hindutva brigade. Perhaps Coorg is the...
Jammada A. Karumbaiah (in picture), former president of the Kodagu zilla parishat and senior Congress leader, passed away at his residence at Kaikeri near Gonikoppal in Kodagu district on April 1. Karumbaiah (82), popularly...
By P.T. Bopanna As the major political parties have failed to field candidates from Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka, the people of Kodagu should exercise the NOTA (none of the above) option in the forthcoming...
By P.T. Bopanna Though Coorg is a BJP fortress, the Modi government has been an unmitigated disaster for Coorg, especially the planters. The steep fall in the price of pepper, triggered reportedly by the...
By P.T. Bopanna If merit is the criterion, then Congress leader Brijesh Kalappa (in picture) is the right candidate to represent the Mysuru-Kodagu seat. Brijesh is a Supreme Court advocate and has been an...
By P.T. Bopanna Coorg-born pilots have been the flavour of the season ever since Wing Commander Abhinandan shot down the Pakistan Air Force’s F-16 last month, proving the point that it is not the...
