By P.T. Bopanna Having covered several Aero India shows in Bengaluru, my fan moment came when I got the opportunity to meet the legendary Russian test pilot Viktor Pugachev (in picture) in 1998. ...
By P.T. Bopanna In his last column for my website www.coorgtourisminfo.com, writer C.P. Belliappa had mentioned about the first visit of Prince Charles to India in 1980. This brought back to memory, my own...
By P.T. Bopanna Kodagu DC Annies Joy (in picture) should look into reports of irregularities in the sale of Jamma lands in Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka. According to reports, revenue officials (tashildars and...
By P.T. Bopanna Amid chaotic scenes at Talacauvery in Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka during the recent annual pilgrimage, Congress leader and MLC, Veena Achaiah (in picture wearing traditional Kodava sari), has criticised the...
By P.T. Bopanna The gay wedding involving a Kodava (Coorg) man in the United States has exposed the fault lines in the Kodava community rooted in Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka State. The same-sex...
By K. Natasha Ponnappa* Being from the beautiful land of ‘Kodagu’ (Coorg), we always have taken such pride in its unique culture, mesmerizing landscapes and the warmth of the kind souls that are a...
By P.T. Bopanna My association with Coorg jewellery started way back in 2006 when I was putting together my first book ‘Discover Coorg’. I had visited writer C.P. Belliappa’s home (Home Estate!) in Kodagu...
By P.T. Bopanna Kodagu-born Maneyapanda Appaiah Ganapathy (in picture), IPS, has been appointed as the director general of the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security (BCAS). The 1986 batch IPS officer of Uttarakhand cadre has...
By Shrividya Somanna* The residents of a remote place called Balele in Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka have developed a passion for cycling. Initiated by Armanamada Shashi, a group of cyclists started touring around...
By P.T. Bopanna The Balele Kodava Samaja in Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka seems to have got its priorities mixed up. The Samaja recently passed a resolution (in picture) not to rent their premises...
