From: P.T. Bopanna, Author and journalist, Kodagu To: Shri Siddaramaiah, Chief Minister, Govt. of Karnataka Dear Chief Minister, I urge your kind self to intervene immediately to resolve the issue involving a dispute between...
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)...
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...
By P.T. Bopanna Kodavas (Coorgs) living in Karnataka have only two main festivals. However, of late, the community has lost enthusiasm in celebrating both these festivals. Instead, due to the influence of Hindutva, the...
By P.T. Bopanna ‘Brand Coorg’ has taken a hit following the revelation made by Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation (KSTDC) managing director Dr K.V. Rajendra, IAS, that cases of “poor-quality wine being sold in Kodagu”(Coorg)...
By P.T. Bopanna Keil Poldu, the festival of arms, is a time for merry-making for the Coorgs (Kodavas) in Kodagu (Coorg) district of Karnataka. The festival is celebrated in the first week of September...
By P.T. Bopanna Unlike Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah who is on a collision course with Raj Bhavan nowadays, the then governor of Karnataka Hans Raj Bhardwaj (in picture) came to my rescue in November,...
By P.T. Bopanna After I shared a chapter in the run-up to my next book ‘Kodava Religion At Crossroads’, there has been a wide-spread discussion in the Kodava community hailing from Kodagu (Coorg) district...
By P.T. Bopanna In spite of Kodagu (Coorg) facing the threat of landslides anytime in the monsoon, the Congress government headed by chief minister Siddaramaiah in Karnataka, seems to have yielded to the Kerala...
By P.T. Bopanna The chapter I shared as curtain-raiser from my next book ‘Kodava Religion At Crossroads’ has triggered a huge debate in the Kodava community who hail from the Kodagu district in Karnataka....
