HUMOUR: MODI AND ME ON SAME BOAT
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...
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WOMEN ON PAR WITH MEN: CUSTOMARY RIGHTS OF A KODAVA (COORG) WOMAN
By P.T. Bopanna My new book ‘Kodava Religion at Crossroads’ which is due for release shortly, has an exclusive chapter on the customary rights of a Kodava (Coorg) woman. In the chapter penned by...
INDEPENDENCE & AFTER: WAS KODAGU (COORG) BETTER OFF UNDER BRITISH?
By P.T. Bopanna It may sound unpatriotic, but it is fact that Kodagu was better off under the British. As a result of the long British rule since 1834, Kodagu had a stable government and...
KARNATAKA HORTICULTURE DEPT PLANS GLASS BRIDGE AT LANDSLIDE AFFECTED RAJA SEAT IN COORG
By P.T. Bopanna In a diabolical move, the Karnataka horticulture department authorities sitting in Bengaluru have decided to build a glass bridge at Raja Seat in Madikeri, Kodagu (Coorg) district, without consulting the stakeholders...
KHARGE & ME: ‘HOW ARE YOU PONNAPPA?’
By P.T. Bopanna As the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge (in picture) celebrates his birthday on July 21, I wish to recall my association with him. While I was working for The Times of India...
COORG CELEBRITIES: ACTRESS PREMA’S TALENT VS. RASHMIKA’S SMARTNESS
By P.T. Bopanna Two celebrities from Coorg in Karnataka – actresses Prema and Rashmika Mandanna – have set the social media on fire in the last few days. Celebrated journalist Barka Dutt’s interview of...
JUST DO IT MODI: SHOULD PM MODI STEP DOWN WHEN HE COMPLETES 75 YEARS IN SEPTEMBER?
By P.T. Bopanna The RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat’s recent remark about stepping down at the age of 75 has triggered a political buzz. At a book launch, Bhagwat said: “Turning 75 is nature’s signal...
PROTESTS AGAINST ‘OVER-TOURISM’ IN EUROPE: THIS MAY SPREAD TO COORG IF REMEDIAL ACTION IS NOT TAKEN
By P.T. Bopanna It is time people of Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka protested against ‘over-tourism’ on the lines of recent protests across southern European cities. Thousands of protesters marched across southern European cities in...
KODAVA LANGUAGE: ACTOR KAMAL HASSAN KILLS TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE
By P.T. Bopanna Kodava Thakk being my mother tongue, I wish to note that the Kodava language is as old as the other Dravidian languages, including Kannada and Tamil. International language experts have established...
OUR DRESS, OUR PRIDE: SANDALWOOD KODAVA (COORG) ACTORS FACE BACKLASH FOR ‘MISUSING’ KODAVA ATTIRE FOR REELS PUBLICITY
By P.T. Bopanna The reels which flooded the social media following the naming ceremony of the daughter of sandalwood actors Bhuvan Ponnanna and Harshika Poonacha has upset sections of the Kodava (Coorg) community. I...
