In her latest interview to GQ India, India’s leading style & fashion magazine, Coorg-born supermodel Dayana Erappa, talks about what men should know about style. “A classic, well-fitted black suit is my favourite...
By P.T. Bopanna Is the Congress government in Karnataka interfering in the ‘religious practices’ of the Kodava community (Coorgs) by bringing in limits on the number of liquor bottles a family can store in...
Dr Kottangada Pemmaiah, a doctor working at the Gonikoppal government hospital, has secured the 247th rank in the civil services examination conducted by the UPSC. What is special about this 26-year-old doctor is the...
By P.T. Bopanna Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Sunday offered bagina to Kabini river to celebrate the reservoir reaching the maximum level in the month of June itself, for the first time in 12...
Mandepanda Savitha Poovaiah, of Ammathi, is one among the few women wildlife photographers from Coorg. Born into the Mallengada clan at Badagarakeri near Birunani, the rich flora and fauna of her village enabled...
By P.T. Bopanna While working on my book ‘The Romance of Indian Coffee’, I spotted this Moplah girl (see picture) picking coffee berries at an estate in Coorg. She had light eyes which caught...
By P.T. Bopanna Ammathi is a one-horse town near Virajpet in Kodagu (Coorg). Noted writer Kavery Nambisan, who also heads the Tata Coffee-run hospital in the town, has aptly described the town as follows:...
By P.T. Bopanna Though she is a tough cop who has shown the local politicians their place, Kodagu SP Katiyar seems to forget that she is working in a democratic set-up and not a...
In a record of sorts, the first batch of the ‘Discover Coorg Video DVDs’, the first full-fledged DVD on Coorg, has been sold out within two months of its launch. The DVD produced...
Is the Kodagu district administration turning a blind eye to the criminal activities, including flesh trade that is going on in unauthorised Coorg homestays? Though senior Kodagu politician M.C. Nanaiah (in picture) had...
