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...
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MUDDANDA CUP: KODAVA CULTURE GOES FOR A TOSS AT KODAVA (COORG) FAMILY HOCKEY FESTIVAL
By P.T. Bopanna This year’s Kodava hockey festival hosted by the Muddanda family has become the talk of the town in Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka, for all the wrong reasons. At the outset,...
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...
MUDDANDA CUP: KODAVA FAMILY HOCKEY FEST RESEMBLED A CONGRESS PARTY CONVENTION
By P.T. Bopanna The Kodava family hockey festival on April 27 at Madikeri in Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka resembled a convention of the Congress party. Hosted by the Muddanda family, political speeches by...
ARE KODAVA SAMAJAS (COORG ASSOCIATIONS) MEANT ONLY TO SERVE AS GLORIFIED WEDDDING HALLS?
By P.T. Bopanna The time has come for Kodava Samajas, both within Kodagu (Coorg) and outside to introspect on the steps needed to promote Kodavame (Kodava culture). The office-bearers of the samajas should seriously...
HAS BANGALORE KODAVA SAMAJA EXCEEDED ITS LIMIT IN MEMO TO CM TO INCLUDE PONNANNA IN MINISTRY?
By P.T. Bopanna Has Bangalore Kodava Samaja exceeded its limit in submitting a memorandum to chief minister Siddaramaiah to give Cabinet berth to Virajpet MLA A.S. Ponnanna? Kodava Samajas across Karnataka and other major...
OPEN LETTER TO CM OF TELANGANA FROM COORG-BORN TEENAGER JANYA KAAVERAMMA TO SAVE 400 ACRES OF FOREST
By P.T. Bopanna Janya Kaaveramma (13), student of Manthan School in Hyderabad, has written to chief minister of Telangana against the proposed auctioning of 400 acres of forest land in Gachibowli, located near the...
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...
AFTER GRAND KODAVA (COORG) MARCH, NOW IT IS TIME FOR INTROSPECTION
By P.T. Bopanna It was a proud moment when Kodava men and women nattily dressed participated in the grand march in Kodagu (Coorg) district early this month to assert their identity. Going back in...
