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Guns & Kodavas – The Rite of Passage
It is also an established custom among the natives to clothe every male child when only three years…
Interview with Kaveri Ponnapa, author of the book The Vanishing Kodavas
Brief Summary Wherever they came from, the Kodavas decided to stop and make their home in the rugged…
The Coorg Ballad – I Am A Mountaineer
The Ballad was sung by young Coorgs(Kodavas) during the Kailpodh Festival. I have put it as documented by…
The Sleeping Kings
Doddavirarajendra, the most famous of the Haleri rulers of Coorg chose his final resting place on a leveled…
A Romance In The Forest
The Marriage Pavilion of Doddavirarajendra and Mahadevamma Doddavirarajendra, the swashbuckling 18th century Rajah of Coorg was the most…
Princess Gouramma and her Goan Origins
Yeah, you read the title right. But I am not the one trying to claim anything near. That…
Tuluva Kingdom and Kodava Inscription ?
There is an interesting article in The Hindu about the Vittala(Vittal) Kingdom in Mangalore and its descendants, the…
Portrait of Chikka Veera Rajah, the last King of Coorg
The portrait is of Chikka Veera Raja( also known as Chikka Veera Rajendra/Veerarajendra Wadiar), ca 1805.
Nari Mangala (Tiger Wedding). Marrying the soul of the Tiger
A Tiger Wedding in Coorg, India From: The Illustrated London News December 6, 1873 The small province of…
Portrait of Princess Mooda Maji of Coorg
The portrait is of Princess Mooda Maji ( or perhaps Princess “Muthamma” ), the second daughter of Dodda…