Category: C.P.Belliappa’s Column

(By: C.P. Belliappa) Elephant menace has become a real and present danger for people in Kodagu and in several parts of Karnataka. The cavalier attitude of the government in general and the Forest Department...

“C.P. Belliappa interviews Dr Nima-Poovaya Smith, a prominent figure in the United Kingdom in the field of art and literature. Ammanichanda Nima-Poovaya Smith is based in Leeds, UK. She has been actively involved in...

“SESQUI CENTENNIAL OF COORG EDUCATION FUND (By: C.P. Belliappa) The 150th anniversary (Sesqui Centennial) of Coorg Education Fund, the oldest Kodava organization, was celebrated on 29th October 2013. It was in 1863 that eleven...

“Saga of the Somayandra Family (By: C.P. Belliappa) The following story is adapted from a narrative by Major Somayandra T. Appachanna, a robust nonagenarian, currently living in Pune. His cousin S.M. Nanjappa forwarded the...

“Kuttakke Hodavanu Ketta!? By: C.P. Belliappa It used to be a common refrain during the 1940s and 50s to tease those who lived in Kutta with the gibe – “Kuttakke hodavanu ketta!” Kutta was...

“HOW OUR TOWNS GOT THEIR NAMES (By: C.P. Belliappa) There was a time in Coorg history when Ammathi was known as Colepet. This was sometime in 1860s. The present day Ammathi was part of...

“GENESIS OF COORG INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY (By: C.P. Belliappa) It was in 1997 that a delegation from Kodava Samaja, Bangalore (KSB) initiated a joint meeting with Coorg Education Fund (CEF) at Madikeri. The subject...

“COORGS ARE GAULS! (By: C.P. Belliappa) There are many theories about origin of Coorgs. I have been picking my brains on this enigmatic issue like many Coorgs do and have done. It’s been some...

By: C.P. Belliappa In 1837, three years after the British take-over of Coorg, there was a rebellion which is popularly known as ‘Amara Sulya da Katakai’. The primary reason for this revolt by some...

“Book Reading at Ilkley (By: C.P. Belliappa) In October 2011, I was invited by Dr. Nima Poovaya-Smith, Founder-Director of Alchemy, for a reading of my book: Princess Victoria Gowramma: The Lost Princess of Coorg,...