Category: C.P.Belliappa’s Column

“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,...

Rise And Fall Of The Coorg State (Review by C.P. Belliappa) The merger of Coorg with Karnataka in 1956 in accordance with the recommendations of the States Reorganization Commission (SRC), on linguistic basis, is...

C.M. Poonacha’s role in the Freedom Movement (By: C.P. Belliappa) My father C.M. Poonacha’s ambition as a student was to be a doctor. He was good in his studies, and in the SSLC Board...

FREEDOM STRUGGLE IN KODAGU (By: C.P. Belliappa) British East India Company annexed the kingdom of Kodagu in 1834 after dethroning the last Raja Veerarajendra. A revolt against British rule erupted in Kodagu in the...

SLUM-DOG PINKI (By: C.P. Belliappa) The loss of two of our Alsatians within an interval of a month was quite devastating. However, they both lived for eleven years which is more than the proverbial...