MY MENTOR COLUMNIST T J S GEORGE
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...
Category: Features/Newsmakers
SWEET & SOUR: VIRAJPET MLA PONNANNA IS A ROLE MODEL FOR OTHER MLAs IN KARNATAKA
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...
KODAGU (COORG) LOK SABHA MEMBER YADUVEER WADIYAR IS A GENTLEMAN POLITICIAN
By P.T. Bopanna Unlike previous Lok Sabha members from Kodagu, the present Lok Sabha member Yaduveer Wadiyar, a scion of the Mysuru royal family, is truly working for the people of his constituency. This...
MADIKERI MLA MANTAR GOWDA BOLDLY OPPOSES CLOSURE OF KODAGU UNIVERSITY. WHAT ABOUT THE STAND OF VIRAJPET MLA PONNANNA?
By P.T. Bopanna Madikeri MLA Mantar Gowda’s bold stand against his own Congress government’s proposal to close down Kodagu University has to be commended. On the face of it, it looks like that the...
CONSERVING COORG CULTURE: RATHI VINAY JHA, IAS (RETD) IS COORG PERSON OF THE YEAR, 2024
By P.T. Bopanna Rathi Vinay Jha, IAS (Retd) (in picture) has been selected Coorg Person of the Year, 2024, for her proactive role in promoting Kodava culture at a time when the Kodavas (Coorgs)...
INDIAN HOME SECRETARY, COORG-BORN C.G.SOMAIAH, BANNED RUSHDIE BOOK WITHOUT CONSULTING THEN PM RAJIV GANDHI IN 1988
By P.T. Bopanna One of the biggest mysteries doing the rounds in the last few days, involves the order banning Salman Rushdie’s controversial novel The Satanic Verses way back in 1988. The Delhi High...
TOP ADVERTISING AWARDS FOR MOONSHOT MEDIA CO-OWNED BY DEVAIAH BOPANNA
Moonshot Media co-owned by Devaiah Bopanna (in picture) won three awards at the prestigious IndIAA Awards presented by the India Chapter of International Advertising Association. An annual endeavor to identify, encourage and honor storytelling at...
CURTAIN-RAISER: FOUR COORG WOMEN DOCTORATES WILL FEATURE IN NANJAMMA CHINNAPPA BIOGRAPHY
By P.T. Bopanna My biography of the late Kodagu researcher Nanjamma Chinnappa (in picture) which is expected to be published in the next few weeks, will have the distinction of featuring four Kodavathi women...
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...
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...
