ANNUAL APPRAISAL: VIRAJPET MLA A.S. PONNANNA
By P.T. Bopanna Though Virajpet MLA A.S. Ponnanna carries a good image in Kodagu (Coorg), his work at the grassroots level has been uninspiring. From the time he became an MLA, I have been...
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LETTER TO KODAGU (COORG) DC VENKAT RAJA
LETTER TO KODAGU (COORG) DC ON ILLEGAL CONVERSION OF PADDY LANDS FOR HOUSING LAYOUTS From: P.T. Bopanna Journalist & Author To: Sri Venkat Raja (in picture) Deputy Commissioner of Kodagu During my last visit...
UNSAFE GLASS BRIDGES: COORG DIST ADMINISTRATION FAILED TO ACT
By P.T. Bopanna I had warned last year against giving permission for glass bridges in landslide-prone Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka, without proper safety audit, as it could endanger lives of tourists. Now,...
REMOVED POST ON CRICKETER ROBIN UTHAPPA’S RELOCATION TO DUBAI FROM COORG-KODAGU NEWS PAGE
By P.T. Bopanna I have removed the post on cricketer Robin Uthappa’s relocation to Dubai from my Coorg-Kodagu News Facebook page because of the toxic nature of the debate. The post had garnered over...
CRICKETER ROBIN UTHAPPA SAYS HE RELOCATED TO DUBAI DUE TO SAFETY ISSUES AND CHILDREN’S EDUCATION
By P.T. Bopanna Bangalore boy Robin Uthappa, who has been described as the ‘Walking Assassin’ for his style of batting, shifted to Dubai over a year ago with his family. Robin, son of Aiyudda...
NITHYA’S ‘KING SIZED’ ‘KOKKETHATHI’ (COORG JEWELLERY)
By P.T. Bopanna I was surprised to see the ‘king sized’ Kokkethathi being worn by my Canada-based Facebook friend Nithya Arasu. I have featured Nithya several times in the past. Her Dalgona coffee recipe...
CUTTING-EDGE TECHNOLOGY: COORG’S TRUPTHI DEVAIAH IS ENGAGED IN POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH IN SWEDEN
By P.T. Bopanna Trupthi Devaiah (in picture) is a home grown scientist who did her schooling and college in Kodagu. Presently, she is doing postdoctoral research at Uppsala University in Sweden, where she is...
BEHEADING OF GIRL EXPOSES FAULT LINES IN KODAVA (COORG) COMMUNITY
By P.T. Bopanna The recent beheading of a Kodagu girl has exposed fault lines in the Kodava (Coorg) community in Karnataka. Udiyanda Meena, aged 16 years, a student of Surlabbi school in Somwarpet taluk...
FAREWELL TO JUSTICE BOPANNA: CHIEF JUSTICE OF INDIA CHANDRACHUD SPEAKS IN KODAVA LANGUAGE
By P.T. Bopanna The farewell function to mark the retirement of Justice A.S. Bopanna (in picture), Judge, Supreme Court, showed the love and affection he enjoyed in the legal fraternity. It was a moment...
GUINNESS RECORD: KODAVA (COORG) SOCIETY IS NO MORE THE MONOPOLY OF HALF A DOZEN FAMILIES (CLANS)
By P.T. Bopanna Kundyolanda, a little known Kodava clan in Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka, created history on April 28, 2024, by securing a Guinness World Record for hosting the largest field hockey tournament...
