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The words Kodava (the indigenous people, language and culture) and Kodagu (the land) come from the same root word 'Koda' which means "Mist" But some claim it means 'hills', others say it means 'west' but both relate to the Western Ghats' location. Kodagu is called Kodava Naad in the native Kodava language.
Coorg district, Kodava Naad (Kodava language) District of Karnataka Clockwise from top-left: Tadiandamol , Tibetian Golden Temple , Resort view from Tadiandamol , Kumara Parvatha , Harangi Elephant Camp & Tree Park and Abbey Falls , Mandalpatti hill an 18km roadway from Medikeri
Ethnic group Kodava People Regions with significant populations India Languages Kodava language Part of a series on the Culture of Karnataka Emblem of Karnataka History Political history of medieval Karnataka Unification of Karnataka Etymology Historical sites of North Karnataka Alupa dynasty. Kadamba dynasty. Chalukya dynasty. Rashtrakuta dynasty. Hoysala Empire. Western Ganga dynasty ...
The Kodava God of the Kodava Tribe, Legend has it that in ancient times from what is now Kerala arrived seven celestial children. [1] They were siblings, six brothers (including Igguthappa) and one sister. The first 3 brothers stayed back in Kerala in and around what is known as Kanjirath village, in Taliparamba. The eldest brother was known as ...
Nadikerianda Chinnappa was born in 1875 in the village of Karada, Napoklu naad in Coorg (now Kodagu) to Kodava parents Nadikerianda Aiyanna (not to be mistaken for the early ancestor who had the same name) and Pattamada Ponnavva. [2]
The Kodava people are indigenous to the southwestern region of India, which corresponds with the modern state of Karnataka. During the colonial period, the British named the region "Coorgi", a corruption of the Kannada word "kodaga" or "kodagu" meaning "hilly, steep". The word refers to the geographical condition of the region. [2]
He was the first and foremost playwright of the Kodava language and though he wrote very few plays, each one of them is a monumental classic. His songs and ballads are still sung in Kodagu by young and old, and the audio cassettes and CDs are popular. Appachcha Kavi's birthday (September 21st) is celebrated as Kodava Sahitya Day every year.
The captivity of Kodavas (Coorgis) at Seringapatam was the period of capture, deportation, and imprisonment of Kodava Takk speaking kodavas who rebelled against Tippu Sultan, the de facto ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore, they (60,000-70,000) were caught during a number of attempts to suppress their rebellion in the 1780s.