HUMOUR: MODI AND ME ON SAME BOAT
By P.T. Bopanna Prime minister Modi and myself are on the same boat when it comes to our university degrees. While Modi has got his M.A. in political science from Gujarat University as an...
Category: Features/Newsmakers
KHARGE & ME: ‘HOW ARE YOU PONNAPPA?’
By P.T. Bopanna As the Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge (in picture) celebrates his birthday on July 21, I wish to recall my association with him. While I was working for The Times of India...
COORG CELEBRITIES: ACTRESS PREMA’S TALENT VS. RASHMIKA’S SMARTNESS
By P.T. Bopanna Two celebrities from Coorg in Karnataka – actresses Prema and Rashmika Mandanna – have set the social media on fire in the last few days. Celebrated journalist Barka Dutt’s interview of...
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...
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...
