Poovamma has represented India twice in Olympics and four times in the World Championship.
pix: mangaloretoday.com
After a brief courtship, sprinter Machettira Raju Poovamma married her boyfriend, Malayali athlete Jithin Paul, at a wedding ceremony organised at Adyar Garden in the city’s outskirts on Wednesday.
The reception is being planned in Chalakudy in Kerala on January 1. Povamma, a native of Mangaluru, specialises in 400m running and is presently serving in ONGC Mangaluru.
In the Asian Championship, Povamma had won two medals in 2013, two medals in 2015, one medal in 2017 and three medals in 2019. In the Asian Games she won two medals in 2014 and two medals in 2018.
She has represented India twice in Olympics and four times in the World Championship. Jitin Paul, a champion in the 400m hurdles, had represented India in the Asian Games and the Commonwealth Games. He had won silver in the 400m hurdles on the SAF Games. He’s at the moment working in the Revenue Tax Division in Pune.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Karnataka Districts / by Harsha , DHNS, Mangaluru / December 29th, 2021
The Akhila Kodava Samaja has objected to the community members wearing the traditional Kodava outfits like ‘Kuppiya Chele’ to all and sundry events, political gatherings and other nondescript functions.
In a press release, Samaja President Mathanda Monnappa has said that the Kodava traditional dress has special significance, cultural identity and distinctiveness. The dress has been handed over to the community by forefathers and there are events where this dress has to be mandatorily worn.
“Of late, it has been observed that the Kodava traditional dress is worn by the community members at various events, making a mockery of traditions and the attire itself. This unrestricted use of the traditional dresses has to be curbed by the community members who have to exercise restraint,” he has stated.
The traditional ‘Kuppiya Chele’ worn by Kodavas symbolises warrior culture but unfortunately, the dress is being worn now in all and sundry events, denigrating its significance. “Our forefathers have attached a great significance to the dress and have restricted it to particular community events and celebrations. But now the dress is being worn for political events and those functions that the community has no role to play. This is nothing but servitude,” Monnappa stated.
Even the ‘Dudi Kottu’ (a traditional Kodava band) is being played in non-community events and this practice should stop. Monnappa called upon all Kodava Samajas, associations and the community members to join hands to protect the dignity of the Kodava dress.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / December 25th, 2021
Two journalists each from Mysuru and Kodagu districts and one from Chamarajanagar are among the winners of the State Annual Awards given by Bengaluru-based Karnataka Union of Working Journalists (KUWJ).
K.K. Karthik, reporter of The New Indian Express English Daily at Mysuru, has bagged ‘K.A. Nettakallappa Award’ for best sports report while Shivu Hunsur, reporter of Vijayavani Kannada Daily at Hunsur, has bagged ‘R.L. Vasudevarao Award’ for best article on wildlife.
Kodagu’s Shakti Newspaper Editor G. Rajendra has bagged ‘Rajashekar Koti Award’ for his over four-decades service to the field of Journalism while Kannada Prabha Somwarpet taluk Reporter S.A. Muralidhar has bagged ‘Mandibele Shyamanna Memorial Award’ for best report on rural issues.
Gulipura Nandeesh, Chamarajanagar district reporter of Doordarshan’s Chandana Kannada Channel, has bagged ‘Girijamma Rudrappa Talikote Award.’ Nandeesh is a resident of Yelandur in Chamarajanagar district and had served in different newspapers before joining Doordarshan.
The awards will be conferred at KUWJ’s Annual Conference slated to take place at Kalaburagi on Jan. 3 and 4.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / December 26th, 2021
Cauvery College Gonikoppal to hand over required land.
Madikeri:
After the resounding success of Sunny Side, General Kodandera S. Thimayya Museum and War Memorial in Madikeri that once housed the residence of the celebrated General that is now attracting a steady stream of visitors, thanks to its brilliant collection of war relics and armaments in all the three battlefields — land, water and air — a new War Heroes Museum will come up at Gonikoppal in South Kodagu.
This Museum will be dedicated to all war heroes of Kodagu as it is the land of warriors where the district has contributed largely to the Indian Army. There is at least one person serving in the Army from every family in Kodagu and the tradition continues, though not many youngsters enter the Defence Services now. The proposed Museum will trace the military history of this tiny district and an attempt will be made to showcase the glorious past, inspiring the present and future generations. The Museum will come up at Cauvery College Gonikoppal where two bronze statues of Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa and General K.S. Thimayya have already been installed and inaugurated in November 2018 by the then Chief of the Army Staff General Bipin Rawat who rose to be Chief of Defence Staff (now late). The management of Cauvery College has already agreed to hand over the required land.
A new trust in the name of War Heroes Memorial Trust has been established and Major (Retd.) Biddanda Nanda Nanjappa is its President and Convenor. He is also the Convenor of Field Marshal K.M Cariappa and General Thimayya Forum that played a critical role in establishing the Sunny Side Museum and War Memorial in Madikeri. Other patrons of the Trust are Maj.Gen (Retd.) Kuppanda P. Nanjappa, Lt. Gen. (retd.) Pattacheruvanda C. Thimmaiah and Field Marshal Cariappa and General Thimayya Forum President Col. (Retd.) Kandrathanda C. Subbaiah.
There are over 20 known war heroes from Kodagu who have dedicated themselves for the cause of the nation and there are many more unknown faces and only their names exist in records. Efforts will be made to have each and every war hero from Kodagu featured in this museum and initially, there will be 20 rooms, one each dedicated to every war hero. Each room will be dedicated to a particular regiment from which the war hero hails and the regiments would take the responsibility of filling up the room with defence paraphernalia that symbolise the distinctive character of the regiment where the war hero hailed from. The regiment will also supply photos, weapons and equipment used in the wars.
“Efforts will be made to secure details and memorials of each war hero irrespective of the rank and communities. The only criteria would be that the war hero must be from Kodagu. There are many war heroes who have been awarded Vir Chakra, Mahavir Chakra and Paramvir Chakra and the Museum intends to disseminate information on such heroes hailing from various regiments,” Forum Convener Major (Retd.) Biddanda Nanda Nanjappa told SOM.
“We are planning to construct the museum in the shape of a ‘Mundhu Mane’ (large ancestral house of Kodagu) and rooms will be dedicated to the war heroes,” he added.
The Trust aims to complete the museum by 2024 and will be constructed with the help of donors and also the Defence Services. In the past too, the Indian Army has contributed funds to set up the Sunny Side Museum and has pooled in money for the bronze statues installed at Cauvery College.
In fact, CDS late Bipin Rawat had wholeheartedly welcomed the War Hero Museum at Gonikoppal and had assured all help. He had opined that a vibrant museum with a wide range of military equipment and war machines would definitely inspire more and more youths to join the Defence Services.
Gen. Kodandera S. Thimayya (Distinguished Service Order)
Field Marshal Kodandera M. Cariappa (Order of the British Empire)
Air Marshal Cheppudira D. Subbaiah (Vir Chakra)
Subedar Nadikeriyanda N. Bheemaiah (Vir Chakra)
Squadron Leader Ajjamada B. Devaiah (Mahavir Chakra)
Lieutenant Colonel Anjaparavanda T. Ganapathy (Vir Chakra)
Major General Kuppanda P. Nanjappa (Vir Chakra)
Colonel Mandetira M. Ravi (Vir Chakra)
Flight Lieutenant Mandepanda A. Ganapathy (Vir Chakra)
Squadron Leader Ballachanda C. Karumbaiah (Vir Chakra)
Company Havildar Major Paradanda J. Thimmaiah (Shaurya Chakra)
Lieutenant Colonel Puttichanda S. Ganapathy (Mahavir Chakra)
Captain Chambanda M. Thimmaiah (Shaurya Chakra)
Major C.M. Ganesh (Shaurya Chakra)
Baleyada M. Cariappa (Vir Chakra)
Mangerira C. Muthanna (Shaurya Chakra)
Major B. Ranjan Chengappa (Shaurya Chakra)
Mahesh (Shaurya Chakra)
[NOTE: Names in the photos have not been mentioned as some of them have not been confirmed yet. But all the photos are of Kodagu war heroes]
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source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Feature Articles / December 26th, 2021
Members of Vishwa Hindu Parishad, Bajrang Dal, Mathrmandali and Durgavahini observed Shaurya Sanchalana as a part of Geetha Jayanti.
The activists who had arrived from different parts of the district had congregated at Chowdeshwari Temple. Later, they took out a procession at Chowki Circle, Ajjamada Devaiah Circle, General Thimayya Circle and a stage programme was held at Omkareshwara Temple hall.
Delivering the address, VHP Dharma Prasarana Pramukh Krishna Upadhyaya said that Hindus are still a majority in India due to the efforts of Hindu organisations. There are no restrictions in Hinduism.
Several people have made sacrifices for the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, he said.
“India will be saved only with Hindutva. There is a need to save the culture and tradition of the land,” he added.
He called upon people to love the country.
VHP district president Krishnamurthy also spoke on the occasion.
source: http://www.deccanherald.com / Deccan Herald / Home> State> Mangaluru / by DHNS, Madikeri / December 19th, 2021
Community members meet Bommai at Belagavi; funds to be sanctioned in coming budget
Belagavi:
Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai has assured that he would make an announcement in the coming budget regarding establishment of Kodava Development Corporation on the lines of Development Corporations announced for the welfare of other communities in Karnataka.
Meeting a delegation of Kodava community members at Suvarna Soudha in Belagavi this morning amidst the ongoing Legislature Session, the Chief Minister told the community members that the establishment of the Corporation will go a long way in ensuring the welfare of the Kodava community which is a miniscule population. He assured the delegation that he would also announce grants for the Development Corporation.
The delegation was led by Madikeri MLA M.P. Appachu Ranjan, Virajpet MLA K.G. Bopaiah, MLC Veena Achaiah, Manju Chinnappa of United Kodava Organisation (UKO) and other leaders of the community.
Meeting the Chief Minister, Manju Chinnappa said that the Corporation would help the comprehensive growth of Kodava community.
Leaders told the CM that the Kodava community has unique tradition, customs, heritage and culture and reiterated that Kodavas have made enormous contributions for the growth of the State and the country after Kodagu was merged with the then Mysore State in 1956.
Giving a patient hearing to the community representatives, the CM assured that he would announce the Kodava Development Corporation in the coming budget and sanction funds.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> News / December 22nd, 2021
NR Group, the agarbathi to aerospace conglomerate, has announced the winners of CGL-NR Golf Open 2021. Held over two days on Dec. 18 and 19, the Championship was held at Coorg Golf Links (CGL), Virajpet.
The event witnessed around 150 golf enthusiasts participating across 14 categories.
Arjun Ranga (second from left) Managing Partner, NR Group and Coorg Golf Links (CGL) Committee Members at the Tee Off of CGL-NR Golf Open 2021.
RESULTS
Open Strokeplay Over 36 Holes: Winner – Paritosh Ganapathy (Gross Score -154), Runner-Up – K.U. Vikranth (Gross Score -167); Handicap Strokeplay Over 36 Holes: Winner – Michael Rodrigues (Net Score – 150), Runner-Up – M.G. Anoop (Net Score – 150).
Open Stableford (0-18) Over 18 Holes: Winner – K.P. Ranjith (Points – 26), Runner-Up – Ramesh Kumar Jain (Points – 26); Handicap Stableford (0-18) Over 18 Holes: Winner – Dr. Sunil Muddaiah (Points – 38), Runner-Up- M. G. Ganesh (Points – 36).
Longest Drive: Winner – Paritosh Ganapathy; Straightest Drive: Winner – K.K. Aiyappa (0.3 Inch); Nearest To The Pin: Winner – N.S. Satish (5.5 Ft); Maximum Number of Birdies: Winner – R. Sundaram (3 Birdies); Maximum Number of Pars: Winner – Ramesh Kumar Jain (17 Pars).
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> Sports / December 23rd, 2021
The 26th annual general body (AGM) meeting of Kodagu Coffee Belegarara Sahakara Sangha will be held at Kodava Samaja Auditorium at 11 am on December 20, said society president Muddanda B Devaiah.
Addressing reporters in Madikeri recently, he said that all transactions in the office are computerised.
A new roof has been constructed on the Coffee Krupa building of the cooperative society, at a cost of Rs 9.50 lakh. The staff shortage in the cooperative society will be addressed by recruiting new staff soon, he added.
Office bearers and members Suvin Ganapathy, Ramesh, Kaverappa, Leela Medappa and Ponnappa were present at the press meet.
The 43rd AGM of Kodava Samaja, Mysuru, for the year 2020-21 will be held at 10.30 am on Dec. 25 (Saturday) at the Samaja premises in Vijayanagar 1st Stage.
All the members are requested to attend the meeting in time, according to a press release from the Samaja Hon. Secretary.
Sri Kaveri Kodagu Mahila Sangha, Mysuru, will conduct its 15th AGM for the year 2020-21 on Dec. 26 at 10.30 am at Kodava Samaja premises in Vijayanagar I Stage.
Sangha President Moovera Bollamma Kuttappa will preside over the meeting
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> In Briefs / December 18th, 2021
Kavery Nambisan speaks to us on her new book ” A Luxury Called Health: A Doctor’s Journey Through the Art, the Science and the Trickery of Medicine”
Kavery Nambisan belongs to a rare breed of writers – the doctor who writes fiction.
She is a general surgeon – a domain where women are uncommon. Another uncommon thing about her career is that she is a rural doctor, having practised for the most part of her career in rural India.
She has published seven critically acclaimed novels. “A Luxury Called Health: A Doctor’s Journey Through the Art, the Science and the Trickery of Medicine”. A Luxury Called Health is her first book-length foray into non-fiction.
This book is not easy to classify. At one level, it has strong elements of the memoir but it also contains social commentary, history, and feminist critique. She writes in moving detail about her late husband, the poet Vijay Nambisan’s battle with cancer and her unnerving experience with the hubris endemic in the medical profession.
She also talks about her experience in treating hundreds of patients with Ivermectin, the drug’s remarkable efficacy against COVID-19, and why it hasn’t been more front and centre in the battle against the pandemic.
A common thread running through the book is a desire to engage with fundamental questions about health, sickness and medical treatment. She speaks to The Hindu about her book, what prompted her to write it, and her concerns about the medical profession today.
Guest: Kavery Nambisan
Host: G. Sampath, Social Affairs Editor, The Hindu
Edited by: Reenu Cyriac
source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> Multimedia> Podcast / by G. Sampath / December 15th, 2021
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