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...
By P.T. Bopanna Coorg-born Poonam Caveriappa Chattoo (in picture) has shown through her football initiative the way forward to restore normalcy in the troubled Kashmir Valley. From its inception, the Bengaluru-educated Poonam has been...
By P.T. Bopanna Asha Mandapa, the daughter of the late K.C Madappa, an IAS officer, who retired as Secretary to the President of India, was trained in art by Egyptian artist, Prof. Yusuf Kowkab. Her...
By Neelamma Subramani Poonacha* Wedding is a memorable and eventful day for a woman. For a Kodava bride in Karnataka’s Kodagu (Coorg) district, the accumulation of trousseau is an exciting journey which starts months...
By P.T. Bopanna Being a hardcore journalist, I have not taken the writings of author Chetan Bhagat (in picture) seriously. Chetan Bhagat is India’s bestselling novelist and his books include Half Girlfriend. I must...
