Category: C.P.Belliappa’s Column

“Kopi Luwak, or Civet Cat Coffee, which in recent years has gained renewed attention worldwide, has been in existence since the eighteenth century. Kopi Luwak, a rare speciality coffee, is the most expensive beverage...

“Over the centuries the great Indian epic Mahabharata has been translated into many languages all over the world. We now have one in our own ‘Kodava thakk’, thanks to meticulous and painstaking efforts of...

When The Commissioner’s Wife Was Piqued (By: C.P. Belliappa) Circa 1922, William Penn Barton was the Chief Commissioner of Coorg. Those days the residence of the Chief Commissioner used be within the Mercara Fort...

“There is a difference between corruption and scams. Corruption is societal and is all pervading in our country. Scams, on the other hand, involve an unholy nexus between the politician, bureaucrat and the businessman....

“Hole-in-one (By: C.P. Belliappa) For a golfer, getting a ‘hole-in-one’ is a definitive feat about which he will brag for the rest of his life. Luck plays a major role over skill in this...

A Flower by Any Name (By: C.P. Belliappa) A little more than a decade ago I had been to Madurai and visited a friend’s factory. He is an avid collector of exotic plants and...

More about Victoria Gowramma… (By: C.P. Belliappa) Recently I had an opportunity to launch my book – ‘Victoria Gowramma: The Lost Princess of Coorg’ at the Nehru Centre, London. Two eminent historians, Dr. John...

P.T. Bopanna’s latest book – ‘Dateline Coorg’ – is out in print. Bopanna, a senior journalist, has come up with this compilation of some of the important articles pertaining to Coorg, penned by him...

The Introduction (By: C.P. Belliappa) Recently I was the Chief Guest at a function. As is the norm, I was to be formally introduced to the audience. A gentleman from the organizers came on...

HOME STAY MIX-UPS (By: C.P. Belliappa) Home-Stays have become so ubiquitous in Coorg that one can find umpteen places that offer hospitality on almost any road that you drive along. Just to be different,...