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Mookonda Kushalappa
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The ‘therays’ of Kodagu
In Kodagu, this performance is called theray. The performer readies himself with a colourful costume, (often red) and intricately done facial makeup along with head and neck accessories. Sometimes he wears a mask during the act.
17 January 2024, 22:29 IST
The ‘therays’ of Kodagu
17 January 2024, 22:29 IST
Kodava over the years: Letters and sounds
Mookonda Kushalappa chronicles the various attempts to develop a script for the Kodava language
11 May 2023, 07:04 IST
Kodava over the years: Letters and sounds
11 May 2023, 07:04 IST
Tales of temple festivals
Mookonda Kushalappa describes Kodagu temple festival traditions and the unique stories behind them
20 April 2023, 07:03 IST
Tales of temple festivals
20 April 2023, 07:03 IST
Of lore written on silken leaves
Kodava traditions and celebrations are centred around a rich oral folk tradition. Mookonda Kushalappa tells the stories of those that kept it alive
06 April 2023, 02:15 IST
Of lore written on silken leaves
06 April 2023, 02:15 IST
The Sandooka-makers of Kodagu
In the village of Bilugunda in Kodagu district is a Bhadra-Kaali temple. At the centre of its annual festival, is the ‘kudure’ procession — a group of Kodavas centred around a boy wearing a hollow frame with the head and body of a horse. During this festival, an oracle called Airira Devani accompanies the procession, as his father Boju used to in the past. ‘Kodava’ is both the name of a caste and a language. Around twenty castes of Kodagu, besides the Kodavas, speak the language. The Airi are one of them. Airira is the most common family name among this community.
09 February 2023, 08:16 IST
The Sandooka-makers of Kodagu
09 February 2023, 08:16 IST
Tiranga replaced Union Jack often pre-1947 in Kodagu
In 1930, the tiranga was hoisted at a number of villages in Kodagu district
10 August 2022, 02:45 IST
Tiranga replaced Union Jack often pre-1947 in Kodagu
10 August 2022, 02:45 IST
Forests of the gods
A few thick forests have been left untouched for ages. Though close to human habitation, these forests have been withstood the test of time for religious and ecological reasons. Here, the air is cool and sunlight streams in through miniscule gaps in the canopy. Karnataka, Maharashtra and Kerala have thousands of such sacred spaces.
26 May 2022, 04:17 IST
Forests of the gods
26 May 2022, 04:17 IST
A festival of cross-dressing
19 May 2022, 02:54 IST
A festival of cross-dressing
19 May 2022, 02:54 IST
Gen Thimayya: A distinguished life
Field Marshal K M Cariappa and General K S Thimayya, both from Kodagu, broke down several barriers for Indians in the army
24 March 2022, 10:17 IST
Gen Thimayya: A distinguished life
24 March 2022, 10:17 IST
The discovery of an old alphabet
The Kodava language is the descendant of the Tamil-Kodagu branch of the Dravidian language family
04 February 2022, 20:14 IST
The discovery of an old alphabet
04 February 2022, 20:14 IST
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