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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
