HUMOUR: MADE FOR EACH OTHER
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...
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BANGALORE MP SURYA IS A CHANGED MAN AFTER MARRIAGE. CREDIT SHOULD GO TO SIVASRI
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...
AIRPORT IN COORG: MADIKERI MLA MANTAR GOWDA’S PIPE DREAM
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,...
ONGOING SIDDARAMAIAH SURVEY IS PRACTICE MATCH FOR KODAVAS (COORGS). MODI’S CENSUS IN 2027 WILL BE THE FINALS
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...
SIDDU CASTE SURVEY: MY BOOK ‘ARE KODAVAS (COORGS) HINDUS?’ HAD RAISED HACKLES OF SANGHA PARIVAR
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...
SIDDU CASTE SURVEY: HAS THE KODAVA COMMUNITY (COORGS) DITCHED BJP?
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...
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...
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...
