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COUNTDOWN STARTS FOR SELECTING COORG PERSON OF THE YEAR, 2025

By P.T. Bopanna

Kodavas (Coorgs), a microscopic minority community hailing from Kodagu (Coorg) district in Karnataka, were once known for their leadership qualities. This Kodava trait of being natural leaders was very much in evidence in the Defence services and Kodagu came to be known as the ‘Land of the Generals’.

However, in the last few decades, the community has not produced many truly outstanding men and women, except in the arena of sports.

As a chronicler of Kodagu, I felt that one of the reasons for their inability to play leadership roles, was the absence of enough ‘role models’ in the community.

With a view to reignite the famed leadership qualities in the community,
I decided to promote ‘role models’ by starting the ‘Coorg Person of the Year’ title.

The concept first took shape in 2005 and Dr Kavery Nambisan,
a novelist and medical practitioner, was selected as the first Coorg Person of the Year. The selection was made based on the basis of a poll conducted through my news portal www.coorgtourisminfo.com. There has been no looking back.

I brought out a book in 2021, profiling the winners of the ‘Coorg Person of the Year’ title from 2005 to 2020. The book is titled ‘Coorg Role Models’.

Check out the link below to know more about the first Coorg Person Dr Kavery Nambidan: