By P.T. Bopanna Former Madikeri MLA Appachu Ranjan’s reported announcement that he would be contesting the 2028 Assembly elections has caused a flutter in political circles. It was assumed that Ranjan and K.G. Bopaiah,...
By P.T. Bopanna Kodagu MLA A.S. Ponnanna (in picture wearing suit) works hard for his Virajpet constituency, and also dresses up nattily when the occasion demands. Ponnanna is not a traditional politician. He...
By P.T. Bopanna Hailing from Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka, I am passionate about the game of hockey. It is said that hockey flows in the blood of Kodavas (Coorgs). But I am not...
By P.T. Bopanna My ‘sweet and sour’ post on Bengaluru south MP Tejasvi Surya has generated huge response, especially from Surya’s female fans. I had hinted in the post that Surya had ‘matured’ after...
By P.T. Bopanna Bangalore South MP Tejasvi Surya, the poster boy of the Hindutva brigade, known for his immature behaviour, seems to have matured after his marriage to Chennai based classical singer, dancer and...
By P.T. Bopanna Instead of rebuilding the pathetic roads in Kodagu (Coorg) district, Madikeri MLA Mantar Gowda wants to build a mini airport near Madikeri town. It is time the two MLAs from Kodagu,...
By P.T. Bopanna Kodavas are passionate about the game of hockey. Hence, I have used the hockey analogy to highlight the implications of the caste survey and the national census in 2027. In the...
By P.T. Bopanna When my book ‘Are Kodavas (Coorgs) Hindus?’ (back cover of the book in picture) was published way back in 2018, the red flags went up in the Kodagu unit of Sangh...
By P.T. Bopanna Have Kodavas (Coorgs) in Karnataka ditched the BJP? The ongoing caste survey of the Siddaramaiah Congress government has proved that the sun has set on the saffron party which ruled the...
By P.T. Bopanna Prime minister Modi and myself are on the same boat when it comes to our university degrees. While Modi has got his M.A. in political science from Gujarat University as an...
