By P.T. Bopanna* Contrary to the narrative being sought to be created by Kodava activists and the Sangh Parivar, there is no evidence of any massacre of Kodavas (Coorgs) in 1785 by the ruler...
By P.T. Bopanna* I have begun work on my new book ‘Coorg Role Models’. In the book, I plan to profile the winners of the ‘Coorg Person of the Year’ title. So far, 17...
By P.T. Bopanna Bowing to pressure from the Kerala timber lobby, the BJP government in Karnataka headed by B.S. Yediyurappa has rejected the Kasturirangan report to conserve the Western Ghats. This is a tragic...
Dr Sanjana Kattera, Coorg Person of the Year, 2020 Dr Sanjana Kattera (in picture), a corona warrior who was part of the Oxford Covid-19 vaccine trial team, is ‘Coorg Person of the Year, 2020’....
By P.T. Bopanna* Nearly half a century ago, I had the ‘privilege’ of visiting industrialist Anand Mahindra’s bungalow in Karnataka’s Kodagu (Coorg) district. The Mahindra bungalow, located near Nagarahole forest in Kutta, is in...
By Shrividya Somanna* The story of Parvangada family dates back to the 18th century when Kodagu district, a mountainous region was surrounded by thick forests. The only source of livelihood was the cultivation of...
By P.T. Bopanna My Facebook post a couple of days ago headlined ‘(Mis)Matches are made by Astrologers in Coorg’ went viral. I had shared the post put up by Subbaiah Kadyamada Ganapathi, a filmmaker....
By P.T. Bopanna Kodava (Coorg) beauty and south India’s highest paid actress Rashmika Mandanna (in picture wearing traditional Kodava sari) is being shown by Google search as the National Crush of India. If you...
By P.T. Bopanna The Kodagu (Coorg) district administration headed by deputy commissioner Annies Joy (in picture) has launched the ‘second assault’ on Raja Seat, the famous tourist spot at Madikeri, by deploying excavators. Annies,...
By P.T. Bopanna The Bangalore Kodava Samaja, a socio-cultural association of the Kodavas (Coorgs) living in Bengaluru, has deviated from the Kodava religious faith by performing ‘homa’ in its premises. Kodavas hailing from Kodagu...
