By P.T. Bopanna The statue of Squadron Leader Ajjamada Bopayya Devayya, the only Indian Air Force officer to be awarded the Maha Vir Chakra (MVC) posthumously, was unveiled on September 7 at Madikeri in Kodagu (Coorg) district...
By P.T. Bopanna This year’s Kailpod, the festival of arms, being celebrated by the Kodavas (Coorgs) in Karnataka on September 3 is special because for the first time the Union government has recognised the...
By Major General Arjun Muthanna (Retd) The British had a system of awards for different ranks. There were awards and medals, for the military and for the civilians. The Victoria Cross (VC), the highest...
Former Karnataka minister and senior Congress leader K.J. George (in picture) suffered a setback on Friday when a Special Court for legislators in Bengaluru rejected the ‘B’ report submitted by the CBI in Dy...
By P.T. Bopanna Even before the people of Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka have recovered from three consecutive years of landslides, the Modi government has ‘fast-tracked’ a slew of projects which could cause permanent damage...
By P.T. Bopanna Most parts of Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka are under a power blackout mainly because the district administration was not geared to face the challenge posed by the monsoon fury, despite...
By P.T. Bopanna Eminent ecologist Prof Madhav Gadgil (in picture) has suggested the ‘Swiss model’ to prevent future landslides in the Western Ghats, including Kodagu (Coorg) in Karnataka which has been devastated by landslides...
By P.T. Bopanna One of my recent posts on Facebook about my cousin Biddanda Daisy Achia (wearing specs), a cancer survivor, had a huge response. Nearly 10 years ago, Veena Rao (in pink dress)...
By P.T. Bopanna Former additional advocate-general A.S. Ponnanna (in picture), who was recently appointed chairman of the state Congress legal, human rights and RTI departments, has been tasked by the Congress leadership to strengthen...
By P.T. Bopanna Is saffronisation killing the soul of the Kodavas (Coorgs), a microscopic community in the state of Karnataka? Not long ago, because of their high literacy rate and their long exposure to...
