OFFBEAT: ARE KODAVAS (COORGS) HINDUS?
Zarina Sannu Mallangada says: “As a Kodava, I am privileged not to be bound or bundled by something called religion and it gives me both an edge to privacy while freedom to watch and...
Category: Kodagu Culture
KODAVA NEW YEAR: REVIVAL OF AN OLD TRADITION BY THE COORGS
Today (April 14) is the first day of the Kodava month of Edmyaar. It marks the commencement of the Kodava calendar and the start of the agriculture cycle in Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka. Kodavas...
DEBATE: ARE KODAVAS HINDUS? AM I KODAVA OR AM I HINDU, ASKS A WRITER
By Roona Uthappa Ballachanda “I am no longer a Hindu!’ I declared, years ago, while in a rebelliously angry mood, after reading some of the misogynistic laws in the “Manusmrithi”. I was young, a...
KODAGU GIRL IN SEARCH OF A SUITABLE BOY: WHAT ARE HER EXPECTATIONS?
By Pria Makanda Finding the right man as your life partner is a myth, just like spotting a Ferrari in the city traffic. But I would rather be happy with my Kodava Kinna (boy)...
DEBATE: ARE KODAVAS HINDUS? AN OVERALL PERSPECTIVE BY A JOURNALIST
The writer of this article is Arakere Jayaram (in picture), senior journalist and former chief of bureau of The Hindu, Bengaluru. Jayaram writes: The following is my response to the article by journalist P.T....
REACTION TO NIDHI REPORT: A CASE OF SHOOTING THE MESSENGER?
By Roona Uthappa Ballachanda The accusation by Facebook page ‘Connecting Kodavas’ that the article “Actress Nidhi: Intolerance To Coorg Women Marrying Non-Coorgs” is written with the aim of increasing TRP for www.coorgnews.in, is both...
ACTRESS NIDHI: INTOLERANCE TO COORG WOMEN MARRYING NON-COORGS
By Roona Uthappa Ballachanda Kodavathi actress Nidhi Subbaiah recently announced her plans to get married. She sounded ecstatic in her description of their relationship and her fiancé’s proposal and one would assume that people...
AUTHOR P.T. BOPANNA’S NEW BOOK: ‘ARE KODAVAS (COORGS) HINDUS?’
Note: This article is an introduction to my proposed new book. By P.T. Bopanna Are Kodavas (Coorgs) Hindus? The answer is both ‘yes’ and ‘no’! If one defines Hinduism as a way of life,...
MONUMENTAL: KODAVA COUPLE BRINGS OUT KODAVA TAKK DICTIONARY
By P.T. Bopanna After 15 years of hard work and research, a Kodava couple has brought out a comprehensive dictionary in Kodava Takk (Kodava language). The project was conceived by Dr Boverianda C. Uthaiah...
THE UNIQUE CULTURE OF THE KODAVAS
By Boverianda Nanjamma and Chinnappa (in picture) Kodagu and Kodavas Kodagu (Coorg, as the British called it), the smallest district in Karnataka, is perched on the Western Ghats at a height...
