C.M. Poonacha wanted to be doctor, but ended up CM!
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...
Category: C.P.Belliappa’s Column
When the Union Jack was pulled down at Madikeri Fort
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: Belli foxed by the mysteries of genetics
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...
Belliappa traces bloodline of last Raja of Kodagu
Bloodline of Chikka Veerarajendra (By: C.P. Belliappa) A few days back I received an e-mail from Hyderabad sent by one Dr. Praveen Sirdesai. He had read my book – Nuggets from Coorg History, and...
Belli’s vision of Coorg in 2050 A.D.
The other day a friend told me – ‘You write about the past. Why don’t you come up with something about the present and the future?’ That got me thinking, and I said to...
