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...
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...
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...
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...
MY MENTOR COLUMNIST T J S GEORGE By P.T. Bopanna I had the privilege of being mentored by veteran journalist T.J.S. George, who is celebrating his 97th birthday today. Though I worked with him...
By P.T. Bopanna This year’s Kodava hockey festival hosted by the Muddanda family has become the talk of the town in Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka, for all the wrong reasons. At the outset,...
By P.T. Bopanna In the recent past, a couple of my reports may have shown Virajpet MLA from Kodagu district A.S. Ponnanna (in picture) in a negative light. I wish to point out that...
By P.T. Bopanna The Kodava family hockey festival on April 27 at Madikeri in Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka resembled a convention of the Congress party. Hosted by the Muddanda family, political speeches by...
By P.T. Bopanna The time has come for Kodava Samajas, both within Kodagu (Coorg) and outside to introspect on the steps needed to promote Kodavame (Kodava culture). The office-bearers of the samajas should seriously...
By P.T. Bopanna Has Bangalore Kodava Samaja exceeded its limit in submitting a memorandum to chief minister Siddaramaiah to give Cabinet berth to Virajpet MLA A.S. Ponnanna? Kodava Samajas across Karnataka and other major...
