Category: C.P.Belliappa’s Column

(By: C.P. Belliappa) My maternal uncle, Col Biddanda M Chengappa, was 24-years-old when he joined the Army in 1941.  After a brief training, he got his commission as a Second Lieutenant.  World War II...

By C.P. Belliappa  It was in January 1949 that twenty-year-old Biddanda Leela (in picture with field marshal Cariappa and Sardar Patel) graduated in Home Science from Lady Irwin College, New Delhi.  She had travelled...

“CONSTITUTION OF INDIA (…And how I got my tricycle!) By C.P. Belliappa It was in December 1946, that a Constituent Assembly was constituted, and it took 3 years for the august body to draft...

“Book on Rev. Georg Richter (Review by: C.P. Belliappa) It is well-known that Reverend Richter left an indelible mark on Coorg through his contribution in the field of education. Equally important are his recordings...

“WHEN GOD BOWLS A GOOGLY A Review By: C.P. Belliappa Soon after purchasing the book – ‘When God Bowls A Googly’ – by Ashwath Aiyappa, I flipped the pages and read the ‘Dedication’ to...

“Victoria Gowramma’s Rendezvous at Leeds By: C.P. Belliappa It was wonderful to be a part of two memorable events to commemorate the 10th anniversary of Alchemy, a cultural organization headed by Dr Nima Poovaya-Smith...

(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...