Cauvery — which is the lifeline of the people in south Karnataka and people living along the downstream in Tamil Nadu — has its origins in Kodagu which is the key catchment area of the river.
Kodagu received 33 per cent excess rains when the monsoon set in during June this year. It recorded a rainfall of 826.2 as against the normal of 622.4 mm. But the monsoon slackened during July and August.
In July, Kodagu received 360.2 mm of rains as against the normal of 904.7 mm, which is 60 per cent below normal whereas in August the district as a whole received only 289.4 mm of rains as against the normal of 597.7 mm which is 48 per cent below normal.
The cumulative rainfall deficiency for the period June 1 to September 6 is minus 31 per cent and against the normal of 2181.2 mm of rains, Kodagu received only 1,504 mm rainfall. The deficient rain was uniform across the district, resulting in depleting inflow into the KRS.
Likewise, the adjoining districts of Mysuru and Mandya through which the Cauvery flows, also received deficient rains during July and August, adding to the reduction in the inflow into the reservoirs.
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> National> Karnataka / by R. Krishna Kumar / Mysuru – September 07th, 2015
Two Sundays back, over 100 vehicles were parked in and round the Kodava Samaja club in Vasanthanagar in Bengaluru. There were shiny Sedans and rusty Jeeps, perky hatchbacks and burly SUVs.
For all their differences in name, colour and models, they had one thing in common: The light green triangular shape Coorg Wildlife Society (CWS) stickers plastered on windshields or bumpers.
“For decades, people of Kodagu have used the CWS as a moving identity card. It symbolizes the driver is proud of his place (Coorg) and also it offers a glimpse of their love and fascination with nature, It’s a great way to find common ground to begin a conversation, when Kodavas meet outside Coorg” said Jeeth Devaiah, strength and conditioning coach at Galen Gym, Airport road.
The CWS sticker was the brainchild of Pratap Chittiappa, chairman of Skanda Coffee, one of the founding members of CWS. In 1983, he influenced M/s Hindustan Thompson to design a crest that eventually turned into the bumper sticker in the 1990s. The members of the society began promoting the CWS by sticking it on their windshields and it gradually became a fad.
“Initially the fad was limited to Kodagu alone but now it shifted across the world. I even happened to see such stickers in cars driven by non-Coorgs in San Francisco some time ago,” Ajith Nanjappa, who pursued his MBA degree there recently said.
Sales of CWS stickers have eroded during the past decade. Buoyed by the popularity of CWS stickers, unauthorized vendors started marketing it in their own with giving it various colour combinations. “We sell roughly around 1,000 stickers per month for a prices ranging between Rs 25 and Rs 100. But the fad is dying now compared to what it was a few years ago. Now people have been switching to other stickers like Coorg warrior 1839, Coffeeland, among others,” said Ayub Zameer, a vendor at Madikeri.
“We had got it patented a few years ago to prevent misuse of our logo but it was tough to stop the illegal trade. Now we have decided to lodge a formal complaint to ensure only registeredd CWS stickers are sold,” said colonel CP Muthanna (Retd), president of the CWS, now with a membership of 920,
Tarun Cariappa, secretary of the NGO said the stickers which have registered trademark symbol ® are only the genuine ones. “We sell these stickers to general public for a nominal sum of Rs 30 at our office. The money will be used in promoting conservation activities. “People can buy online through our website at a cost of Rs 75,” he added
CWS activities however are not just limited to business of selling stickers. Formed in 1980, CWS is actively engaged in organizing programmes to increase awareness of nature, wildlife and environment in schools and colleges of Kodagu district. “CWS has a long history of campaigning to ensure that government policies and laws help safeguard Coorg’s wildlife. Our aim is to make Coorg a leader in the field of wildlife protection and restoration, a dream of the late brigadier CM Cariappa who was the moving spirit behind its establishment” said colonel Muthanna.
CWS has been in the forefront of an activism against the decision of the Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PGCIL) to draw a 400kv power line from Yelawal in Mysore to Kasaragod in Kerala via Kodagu. “The project will see as many as 50,000 trees felled, affecting the ecology and increasing man-animal conflict. We will do everything to protect the nature,” said Cariappa.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Bengaluru / by Manu Aiyappa, TNN / September 11th, 2015
FIGHTING TITLE: Joshna Chinappa faced down a physically aggressive Habiba Mohammed to clinch the women’s crown.
England’s Adrian Waller makes it a no-contest against Mahesh Mangaonkar
Joshna Chinappa smashed her way past Habiba Mohammed 11-8, 11-9, 11-6 to lift the women’s title while England’s Adrian Waller backed his reputation as the men’s top seed at the NSCI Open, a $15,000 PSA event here on Sunday. Waller’s controlled play carved out a 3-1 victory over Mumbai lad Mahesh Mangaonkar.
Joshna, seeded third and facing the top-seeded Egyptian, kept her composure even after she got hurt in bizarre circumstances. With the first game in her pocket and up 3-1 in the second, Joshna’s face come in contact with Habiba’s racquet hand on the latter’s follow-through. The Indian crumpled on court holding the side of her face, went out for medical assistance and returned to the court more alert and determined to slog for victory.
The contest between the aggressive Egyptian, ranked 19th, against the experienced Indian, ranked 28th and working the angles, kept the chair umpire busy due to frequent body checks. Habiba was warned twice, first after the follow-through into the face, then for coaching assistance in game three.
Joshna, relieved to have pulled through in the face of ferocity, said: “On the circuit, she is known to be aggressive. The trick is to play your game without thinking too much about it. I went for my shots and left it to the umpire to take charge of the match.”
Wincing from memory of that blow, she added: “Habiba has a powerful follow-through and I almost walked into it. I almost felt like getting punched in the face, luckily I could return to the court after treatment. My victory had to do with experience. I have been on the tour more than her.”
Talking about squash rivalry getting physical on court, the champion said: “I have been involved in physical finals before, but girls play clean and fair. I enjoy those contests, matches are hard but you know rivals play fair. Unlike her they do not try to block so much. I tried not to get in her way.”
In the men’s final Mahesh clawed back in the third game, 14-12, after being kept at bay in the first two by his left-handed opponent. Waller then cut out the errors in the fourth to pick up the title.
“I could not convert openings into points, he did not allow me to fight back. Adrian showed what a huge talent he is,” said the third-seeded Indian later.
The results: Final: Women: Joshana Chinappa bt Habiba Mohammed (Egy) 11-8, 11-9, 11-6.
The senior members of Kodava Samaja, Mysuru (sitting from left): Machura N. Kaveriappa, Napanda U. Aiyappa, Kakamada Ganga Chengappa, Bottolanda M. Ponnanna and Ponjanda S. Arjuna, who were felicitated with a shawl, garland and memento at the annual get-together held at Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Community Hall in city yesterday, are seen with (standing from left) Ponjanda Lovely Appaiah (Hon. Secretary, Sree Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha); Thambanda Neena Devaiah (Jt. Secretary, Kodava Samaja); Balyamanda Sarasu Nanaiah (President, Sree Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha); Chembanda Nanjamma (President, Kodagu Sahakara Sangha); Mechanda Mithra Karumbaiah; Mechanda M. Karumbaiah (President, Kodava Samaja); chief guest Kambeyanda C. Biddappa (retired Senior Vice-President, ITC); Moovera K. Kuttappa (Vice-President, Kodava Samaja); Kekada M. Belliappa (Hon. Secretary, Kodava Samaja); Kuppanda P. Subbaiah (Treasurer, Kodava Samaja) and Prof. Kambeyanda C. Belliappa (Chairman, Sree Cauvery Educational Institution)
Mysuru :
The annual Kail-Poldh get-together was celebrated at Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa Community Hall in Vijayanagar 1st stage here yesterday under the auspices of Kodava Samaja, Mysuru.
The day-long programme began with Ayyalapanda Pattu Pemmaiah performing Ayudha Puja to the traditional weapons of Kodavas. Kail-Poldh festival is celebrated in Kodagu during the end of the paddy sowing. Kail means weapon or armoury and Poldh means worship. The festival also signifies the day that men should prepare to guard their crop. Hence, on the Kail-Poldh day, the weapons are taken out of the puja room, cleaned and puja is offered.
Kambeyanda C. Biddappa, retired Senior Vice-President, ITC Ltd., who was the chief guest, felicitated eminent Kodavas and senior members of the Samaja in recognition of their service to the Samaja and the society.
Speaking on the occasion, K.C. Biddappa said that higher education was the most important enabler for all-round development of a community. He then said it was unfortunate that while Kodava students in urban areas are doing well academically their rural counterparts are lagging behind and needed help.
“These rural poor Kodava students need support from the community, and organisations like Kodava Samaja, Coorg Education Fund and Deena Bandhu Charitable Trust should help poor Kodava students without making merit the only criteria,” he added.
Stating that in most of the district head quarters every community has hostels to help their poor students to study with free boarding, lodging and financial support, he rued that there was not a single Kodava hostel any where. “If only we were to have Kodava hostels in Madikeri , Mysuru and Bengaluru, a lot of poor Kodava students would have benefited and progressed,” he opined.
Referring to the dwindling population of the community in Kodagu, he said Kodavas are losing relevance in their own homeland and that the Government does not bother because Kodavas are not a vote-bank.
Stating that Kodava population in Kodagu is just between 80,000 and 90,000, he said to become relevant Kodavas needed to take the support of all the moolanivasis of Kodagu like Peggade, Iri, Amma Kodava and other original inhabitants.
“We should all unite and take up our cause under one umbrella to create a sustainable and significant vote-bank, then only the Government will respond to our demands,” he said.
Biddappa reiterated that Kodavas must be united and said if Kodavas have to survive then they should focus on higher education and support poor Kodava students.
The senior members, who were felicitated by the Samaja are: Napanda U. Aiyappa, an exserviceman; Machura N. Kaveriappa, also an exserviceman; Bottolanda M. Ponnanna, who runs a private business; Ponjanda S. Arjuna, retired Circle Inspector and recipient of Chief Minister’s and President’s Medal and Kakamada Ganga Chengappa, who runs Swastha, a school for specially-abled children in Sunticoppa, Kodagu and recipient of Rajiv Gandhi Manav Seva Award for service to special kids. The above achievers were introduced by Mandira P. Kalaiah, Ammatanda Madhu Medappa, Machanda S. Muthappa, Thambanda Neena Devaiah and Kekada M. Belliappa respectively.
Replying to felicitations, the senior members, who are actively involved in the Samaja activities, called upon the Samaja, area-wise Kodava Associations and the community members to preserve and promote the unique Kodava art, culture and tradition by encouraging the Kodava youth to come forward and pursue the same.
On the occasion, various scholarships instituted by the Samaja members were presented to meritorious Kodava students (from 7th std. to Post-Graduation) and achievers in sports.
Kattera A. Kariappa, former President of Kodava Samaja and President of Deena Bandhu Charitable Trust, Mysuru, who also spoke, sought the support of the Samaja members to the Trust, which has been helping poor and needy Kodava students in their studies.
Earlier, Keethiyanda Kavya Kuttappa, Ketolira Bhavani and Appanderanda Thara rendered the invocation. Samaja President Mechanda M. Karumbaiah welcomed and presided. Treasurer Kuppanda P. Subbaiah read the names of the deceased members after which a minute’s silence was observed as a mark of respect to the departed souls.
Ponnachanda S. Bheemaiah read the names of the scholarship awardees.
Vice-President Moovera K. Kuttappa introduced the chief guest.
Ponjanda Lovely Appaiah compered and proposed a vote of thanks.
Hundreds of Kodavas attended the day-long get-together which concluded with sports and games for the members and their children in the afternoon session.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday – September 07th, 2015
Pavan Thimmaiah & PMT Dance Company have been asked to choreograph the world’s largest street dance to be performed live on national TV. They need dancers to help them to make Guinness World Records history. Here is all the information you need to participate:
Performance Date: Wednesday, September 9th, 2015
Time: 5:00-9:00 a.m.
Location: 30 Rockefeller Plaza
Requirements: Be able to learn and perform a 5 minute Hip Hop/Street Dance choreography.
Commit to one 4-hour rehearsal day; it is required. The various options available are between September 3-September 6.
Participants can NOT be minors.
Participants can NOT be in a guild or union.
To sign up or for more info, email: pmthouseofdance@aol.com by September 2nd.
source: http://www.today.com / Today / Home> Today Pop Culture / September 03rd, 2015
Infosys co-founder and former Aadhaar chairman Nandan Nilekani donated Rs 50 lakh to the alumni association of Bishop Cotton Boys’ School in the city. The funds donated by Nandan, an Old Cottonian, will go to the school’s Benevolent Fund, created for retired teachers, administrative staff and sub-staff.
The fund goes to the General KS Thimayya Memorial Trust, an Old-Boys-of-Cottons endeavour established to commemorate General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya, also an Old Cottonian, who was in school from 1918 to 1922.
CN Kumar, senior trustee, General KS Thimayya Trust, confirmed Nilekani’s contribution. “The Trust is grateful to Nandan Nilekani, Old Cottonian, for becoming the anchor donor to the Fund. Nilekani has made a generous contribution of Rs 50 lakh. We are confident that other Old Cottonians will also contribute to the corpus,” said Kumar.
He also said this is perhaps the only such fund established by old students of a school.
The official communication sent to Nilekani read: “Thanks to OC Nandan Nilekani, from whom we have received a donation of Rs 50 lakh for an endowment to be used exclusively for the said purposes. Our first set of beneficiaries have been honoured on the occasion of Teachers’ Day. Thank you, Nandan, for this very generous gesture.”
The Benevolent Fund was established under the umbrella of the Trust to show our gratitude and appreciation to the teachers, administrative staff and subordinate staff whose contribution in our personal growth in the formative years is immeasurable.
The Trust will use the proceeds generated by investing the corpus to recognize and provide support to past teachers, administrative staff and subordinates every year.
source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / News Home> City> Bengaluru / by Sunitha Rao, R – TNN / September 06th, 2015
Robin Uthappa raises his bat towards his team dug-out after completing his half century
Hubballi :
Robin Uthappa came to the party in style hammering an unbeaten 45-ball 73 to steer Bijapur Bulls to a convincing seven wickets victory over Hubli Tigers in the Karbonn Smart KPL 2015 here on Sunday.
The India opener who came in at the fall of the first wicket was circumspect to start with before opening his shoulders to send the Hubli players on a leather retrieving spree. He slammed six fours and four sixes during his tenure at the wicket and in the company of skipper B Akhil (24 n.o.) knit together 64 runs for the unbroken fourth wicket.
Uthappa found his rhythm early and his confidence grew and he began middling the ball. Once he changed gears, the home team bowlers were not their own self and wilted under his slaughter.
Earlier a 58-ball identical 73 by Hubli opener KB Pawan enabled Hubli post a decent 152 after being invited to bat.
Hubli began well with Taha and Pawan negotiating the Bulls’ attack with confidence. But the departure of Taha saw the Hubli batsmen who followed struggle and none seemed to be able to give Pawan the support at the other end.
Even as Pawan went about accumulating runs, wickets fell at regular intervals at the other end and finally the total of 152 proved to be insufficient to defend for the bowlers.
Uthappa collected a cheque for rupees ten thousand for his efforts which fetched him the as the Man of the Match award.
Speaking about his performance, Uthappa said, “It was a good game. It was an important toss to win and I think we bowled pretty well and contained them to a manageable total. The wicket actually got better as the game progressed and I knew that if I just played my role it would be an easy target to chase.”
SCOREBOARD Hubli Tigers:
Mohammad Taha c A Somanna b R Bhatkal 22; KB Pawan st Uthappa b Appanna 73 (58b, 3 x 4, 4 x 6); Abhinav Manohar st Uthappa b Appanna 15; Kunal Kapoor c Mithun b Vyshak Vijay Kumar 15; Sreenath Aravind c M Nidesh b Appanna 9; Kranti Kumar (not out) 10; Nithin Bhile c A Somanna b Cariappa 0; Chetan Wilias (not out) 4. Extras: (w-2, lb-2) 4. Total: (For six wickets, 20 overs) 152
Fall of wickets:
1-28 (Taha); 2-68 (Manohar); 3-102 (Kapoor); 4-125 (Aravind); 6-145 (Pawan); 7-145 (Bhille).
Biapur Bulls:
R Samarth (run out) 20 (14b, 3 x4); Rajoo Bhatkal c SL Akshay b B Naveen 13; Robin Uthappa (not out) 73 (45b, 6 x 4, 4 x 6); Deepak Chougle c N Bhille b D Negi 17; B Akhil (not out) 24 (19b, 1 x 4, 1 x 6). Extras: (w-4, bn-2) 6.
Total: (For three wickets, 17.-01 overs) 153.
Fall of wickets: 1-16 (Bhatkal); 2-56 (Samarth); 3-89 (Chougle).
Bowling: Kranti Kumar 2-0-14-0; B Naveen 4-0-36-1; SL Akshay 3-0-45-0; Sreenath Aravind 3-0-14-0; Chetan Williams 2-0-15-0; D Negi 3-0-29-1. Toss: Won by Hubli Tigers; opted to field Result: Bijapur Bulls won by seven wickets.
Reigning CWG champ says life hasn’t changed much despite historic gold in Glasgow
Despite creating history by winning India’s first Commonwealth Games gold medal in women’s doubles squash last year, struggles still continue to be a part of Joshna Chinappa’s life. India’s Joshna Chinappa returns to Hong Kong’s Lee Ka in the women’s singles quarter-finals of the JSW Indian Squash Circuit at NSCI, Worli yesterday. Pic/ Pradeep Dhivar
In the CWG final, the fifth-seed pair of Chinappa and Dipika Pallikal had beaten the top-seeded English pair of Jenny Duncalf and Laura Massaro 11-6, 11-8 in Glasgow.
Yesterday, Chinappa spoke to mid-day on the sidelines of the JSW Indian Squash Circuit event at the National Sports Club of India, Worli.
“I don’t think my life has changed after winning the CWG gold as my struggles still continue. Despite being the No 2 player in the country, funding remains a problem. If you look at a sport like badminton, for example, the system helps players travel abroad for tournaments alongwith their coaches. In squash though we have to pay for everything. The only change that has come post the Asiad and CWG medals is that the government has started providing top squash players some funding.
In our country funding comes easily only if an athlete plays an Olympic sport. But there are players from sporting disciplines like squash and cue sports, who have represented India and achieved a lot, but it’s not good enough to merit funding equal to those who represent play Olympic sports,” said the 28-year-old, who entered the semis of the JSW meet yesterday with a 11-5, 11-7, 9-11, 11-2 win over Hong Kong’s Lee Ka.
source: http://www.mid-day.com / Mid-Day / Home> Mumbai News> National> Columnist / Sports News> Other Sports News / by Sundari Iyer / September 05th, 2015
Kodava Federation and Kodava Heritage Centre 1) M.N. Belliappa 2) M.C. Nanaiah 3) K.C. Cariappa
[Continued from August 22]
For a good friend, one would make a journey of a thousand miles and my visit to Bengaluru too was such a journey. A 50th wedding anniversary followed, a day later, by a wedding.
For the couple blessed with 50 years of married life, I wrote in the Visitor’s Book: “50 years of togetherness with understanding and the bliss that comes with it. Great. Here is wishing another 50+ years of wedded glory. — From friends of Dr. Sanmathi and Dr. Nitya.”
This was at Tamarind Tree Resort on the outskirts of Bengaluru on Kanakapura Road. The wedding too was on the same road at a Kalyan Mantap with a mythological name ‘Panchavati Pavilion,’ so far away, roads so bad. A friend asked me at the wedding, ‘Hey, couldn’t they find any other place in such a big Bengaluru?’ I merely grinned, still striving to overcome the tension that gripped us while driving at night to this place. Suffice to say it was a great wedding of the kind only few could afford or organise or spend. Apparently, an exclusive place, far away from the madding crowd, was needed for the wedding to be an extravaganza !
The following day, I found time to meet another friend at the other end of Bengaluru — Vasanthanagar. Mallengada N. Belliappa, Dada to his friends and family. A swashbuckling young Kodava entrepreneur since 1960s in Bengaluru, now a matured senior with commendable record of social service to the people where he lives and to the Kodava community in Bengaluru. A talkative person, he is also a doer bursting at the seams with energy even at this age.
A great philanthropist, every good cause will have him respond instantly and positively. It was under his initiative the first Coorg Public School (1996) at Gonikoppa, Kodagu, was set up, which has become a much sought after residential school. It was again under his initiative that Coorg Institute of Technology (an engineering college), again a first for Kodagu, was established in Ponnampet, South Kodagu (1999).
However, my interest was in the Federation of Kodava Samajas that was set up, again under his initiative, in the year 2000 at Balugodu, off Telllicherry (Thalassery) Road, 3 kms from Virajpet, Kodagu. As one occupied 24X7 as a coffee planter and a builder of many years in Bengaluru and now in Mysuru, Belliappa indeed has a vision for the good of Kodagu and its people. “For Kodagu to be saved from the present exploitation of its land and environment, all the original inhabitants of Kodagu of the days of the Rajas must come together and fight. Specially the prosperous communities — Kodavas and Kodagu Gowdas. The Britishers, known for their divide and rule policy, divided these two communities in 1937 at the time of Amar Sulya rebellion against the British occupation,” says Belliappa. I agree. He smiles and hopes this ‘coming together’ will happen for the greater good of both the communities and Kodagu as a unique geographic area tucked away under the shadow of Western Ghats with rain forests.
I go back to his pet project ‘Federation of Kodava Samajas’ and he goes off at a tangent telling, nay, re-telling the initial trials and tribulations in getting the land, the support extended by the former Minister M.C. Nanaiah etc. The then Chief Minister of Karnataka B.S. Yeddyurappa and the present Chief Minister Siddharamaiah have both generously given substantial amount of money that enabled the Federation to construct the buildings. He regretted that donations from the Member-Samajas and individual donors were not encouraging considering the size and scope of the project.
Belliappa then narrated an incident where a sum of about Rs. 94 lakh that was sanctioned to the Federation by the Union Ministry of Tourism with the help of the then Tourism Secretary, Rathi Vinay Jha, IAS (now retired). I am told that she is the sister of the famous Kodava of Codanda family, late C.G. Somiah, Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG). Here is how the Federation lost that grant as told to me by Belliappa.
It appears, Rathi Vinay Jha had come to Virajpet, Kodagu, to inspect the land of the Federation at Balugodu before releasing the grant. After the visit, she stayed overnight as a guest in the house of her relative, a retired high-ranking Army Officer. Well, the next news Belliappa heard was that the grant was diverted to a new entity, conceived by the host Army Officer, called ‘Kodava Heritage Centre’ to be set up in the District Head Quarters Madikeri where it will have maximum exposure, including from tourists, unlike at the Federation site away at the border of Kerala State near Virajpet.
Personally, I thought there was some sense in the idea though Belliappa may not agree. In fact, when the idea of a Federation was first mooted I had told Belliappa that it must be at Madikeri. However, I was told there was no land available in Madikeri, hence Balugodu was chosen.
In retrospect, I wonder, how come the District authorities, who could not find land for the Federation near or around Madikeri, could now find 5 acres of land at K. Badaga village near Madikeri for the Kodava Heritage Centre? Now I learn that the Centre will get another 10.68 acres of land as well. Well, where there is a political and bureaucratic will, there is a way. Where Belliappa and his friends failed, the high-ranking Army Officer, all by himself, succeeded.
M.C. Nanaiah, then MLC, Appachu Ranjan, then (now also) MLA and Air Marshal K.C. Cariappa (retd.), who are members of this Kodava Heritage Centre, should do some introspection on the issue of the Federation not being able to get the land for its establishment in and around Madikeri. Great iconic institutions have always born first in the minds of visionary leaders. Did these leaders lack that kind of vision for locating an important institution of Kodavas like the Federation in right place? I do not know.
Here I must salute Air Marshal K.C. Cariappa (son of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa) for speaking out on the issue like shooting straight from the hips, as they say. At the meeting held on 24.6.2010 in the Deputy Commissioner’s Office, Madikeri, to discuss about the Kodava Heritage Centre with the DC in the chair, there were members and officials numbering 15 as per the minutes of the meeting. It was only Air Marshal K.C. Cariappa, who had the gumption and honesty to ask, “As I know, a plan is afoot to construct a Kodava Heritage Centre at Balugodu by the Federation of Kodava Samajas and, therefore, what is the purpose of constructing another separate Kodava Heritage Centre in Madikeri? Is it required?”
Surprisingly, M.C. Nanaiah parried the question like a typical politician saying, ‘Since this project is financed by the Central aid, it is not wise to make any change in the project (location).’ I learn, M.C. Nanaiah knew that this Central aid was originally meant for Balugodu project of Kodava Heritage Centre. If so, why did he not support Air Marshal K.C. Cariappa? Of course, Rathi Vinay Jha’s reasoning was sound and sensible when she said that for such a project Madikeri, the District Head Quarters was the ideal location as it would get maximum exposure. It was the very reason why I was asking Belliappa to bide the time to start the project till land is available in or near Madikeri.
How I wish the Federation got this 5+10 acres of land near Medikeri in the year 2000 so that every iconic Kodava-centric project like the Kodava Heritage Centre, Library, Hall of Fame, Kodava War Room, etc., could be located in one place.
Be that as it may, so far the PWD has been given Rs. 153.54 lakh for the construction of this building and Rs. 9.38 lakh is lying without being spent. The total cost has been revised to Rs. 2.68 crore from the original estimate of Rs. 1.45 crore. The Central Tourism Department has released another Rs. 1 crore on 16.2.2015 to the account of the DC. Now, money is no constraint for completing the project, it is the will to complete.
I am left wondering how some good projects lose proper direction because of indifference or ego on the part of the decision-makers as in this case.
Finally, an effort should be made by all concerned to bring this Kodava Heritage Centre, Madikeri, under the umbrella of the Federation of Kodava Samajas. May be, it is possible, if Rathi Vinay Jha co-operates. After all, the ship is greater than the crew! Did you get me Steve?
e-mail: kbg@starofmysore.com
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Abracadabra….Abracadabra / by K.B. Ganapathy /Saturday – September 05th, 2015
MCCCS Convenor Mookonda Bose Devaiah is seen addressing the Society’s General Body meeting at CITB choultry in Hebbal this morning as Society’s Liquidator C. Girish looks on. Picture right shows a section of members who attended the meeting. Mysuru :
The General Body Meeting of Mysore Coffee Curing Co-operative Society (MCCCS), KRS Road, was held at CITB Choultry in Hebbal here this morning after a gap of 17 years.
The meeting began in the presence of Liquidator C. Girish, with 223 members of the MCCCS attending the General Body, much more than the 115 members required for the quorum.
As soon as the meeting began, the members alleged that the six Liquidators appointed by the Government since 1999, following the ceasing of functioning of the Society in 1998, worked for the downfall of the Society rather than working for reviving it by taking appropriate measures.
The members unanimously demanded the government to recall the Liquidator and restore the composition of the Society which was in place between 1953 and 1998 when it functioned.
Liquidator Girish, who is currently in charge, recorded the proceedings of the General Body and said that the same will be sent to the Registrar of Co-operative Societies for due consideration. It is upto the Government to take further decision on the revival of the Society, he added.
The MCCCS Members Welfare Committee Convenor Mookonda Bose Devaiah, Co-convenors Kolathanda Subramani, K.B. Hemachandra, Alamengada Bose Mandanna, s.p. prasanna, Mathanda c. poovaiah, Kolera Jaya Chengappa, Mahesh, Thirumallesh, Nandu Subbaiah, Arun Machaiah and others were present.
A total of 223 members of the Society from Hassan, Kodagu, Chikkamagalur and Mysuru districts attended the meeting.
Society’s history: Coffee growers of Kodagu, Hassan, Mysuru and Chikkamagalur districts got together in 1953 to establish the MCCCS by procuring 10 acres and 23 guntas of land along KRS road in Mysuru.
The Society, with 1,159 members, functioned normally for many years and had also constructed several godowns. However, when the sale of coffee was freed from restriction and free market was allowed, the Society began to incur loss and gradually ceased functioning in 1998, following which the State Government appointed a Liquidator.
Later on, subsequent Liquidators auctioned 5 acre, 23 guntas of land, besides bringing down the 9 godowns built in the premises, in order to clear the Society’s debts and for various other reasons.
Despite having cleared the Society’s debts and meeting other obligations, the Liquidators tried to dispose off the remaining 5 acres of landed property belonging to the Society, through a public auction, when the members moved the High Court seeking a stay.
The High Court, which heard the Society’s plea, granted a stay on July 9, 2015 against the auction of the remaining landed property which is estimated at more than Rs. 20 crore.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / September 01st, 2015
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