List of Kodavas

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Template:EngvarB Template:Infobox ethnic group The following is a list of prominent Kodavas (also known as the Coorg or Coorgi community). Template:Dynamic list

Religion

Freedom Fighters

Armed forces

  • Field Marshal K M Cariappa (Kodandera family), OBE, first Indian Commissioned Officer, later became first Indian General and then first Commander-in-Chief of India. High Commissioner (Ambassador in the Commonwealth) of India in Australia and New Zealand, Field Marshal in 1986. Residency Road and a park in Bangalore has been renamed after him.[13]
  • General K. S. Thimayya (Kodandera), DSO, secured Ladakh for India during the Kashmir War of 1948, General and Chief of the Indian Army, after retirement he led the UN peacekeeping forces during when he won International acclaim, Chairman of the Repatriation Committee after Korean War, died in Cyprus, his statue was set up in Singapore Wax Museum, the Cyprus Govt. issued stamps in his honour. Richmond Road in Bangalore has been renamed after him.[14]
  • Lieutenant General A C Iyappa, first chief of Bharat Electronics Limited.
  • Lieutenant General Biddanda Chengappa Nanda, GOC-in-C Northern Command, Karnataka Rajyothsava Awardee.
  • Lieutenant General BK Bopanna, former director general of National cadet corps.
  • Air Marshal Kodendera Cariappa Cariappa, Son of Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa and served as the Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) South Western Air Command.
  • Squadron Leader A B Devaiah (Ajjamada), who shot down an enemy aircraft before presumably dying in Pakistan during the 1965 war. He is the only Air Force officer to be awarded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously.[15]
  • Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna Army Martyr.[16]
  • Squadron Leader Mandepanda Appachu Ganapathy, Vir Chakra awardee, IAF fighter pilot who shot down a PAF sabre during the Battle of Boyra, Indo-Pakistan War of 1971.
  • Lieutenant General Channira Bansi Ponnappa, former Adjutant General in Indian Army.
  • Lieutenant General Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya, GOC-in-C Army Training Command.

Sports

Hockey

Kodavas have a long history of association with the game of field hockey. The district of Kodagu is considered as the cradle of Indian hockey.[23][24]

Law, Law Enforcement and Civil Services

  • B. B. Ashok Kumar, police officer[30]
  • C B Muthamma (Chonira), first woman Indian Foreign Service officer[31]
  • C. G. Somiah, first IAS Officer from Coorg to rise to be the Home Secretary, Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and Comptroller and Auditor General.[32]
  • Diwan Bahadur Ketoli Chengappa, administrator (Chief Commissioner of Coorg province)[33][34]
  • Rao Bahadur IGP P.K.Monnappa (Pemmanda), IPS Officer, DGP of Madras, helped suppress the Nizam's rebellion in Hyderabad in 1950 as part of the Police Action led by Sardar Patel, IGP of Hyderabad then of Mysore, also first police chief of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.[35]
  • A. S. Bopanna (Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna) is a Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court. He is also former Judge of Karnataka High Court. He was born in Madikeri, Kodagu on 20 May 1959.

Actors

Literature

Entrepreneurs

Politics

Music

  • Biddu Appaiah is a Kodava (Coorgi) by birth. He is a British Indian musician and winner of Grammy award. He was pivotal in the career success of sister-brother duo, Nazia and Zoheb Hassan

Entertainment

Science

References

  1. ↑ Karnataka State gazetteer, Volume 20{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press(1993)
  2. ↑ Autobiography of Swami Narayanananda{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. N.U. Yoga Trust(2002). ISBN 9788779112193
  3. ↑ The Coorg Memoirs (the Story of the Kodavas): Muthanna Speaks Out{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Copies available at Usha Press(1971)
  4. ↑ Colonialism, Modernity, and Religious Identities: Religious Reform Movements in South Asia{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Oxford University Press(2008). ISBN 9780195692143
  5. ↑ Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru: 16 July 1952 – 18 October 1952{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund(1996). ISBN 9780195641936
  6. ↑ Press in India{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Office of the Registrar of Newspapers.(1958)
  7. ↑ Proceedings - Indian History Congress{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}(1992)
  8. ↑ Reports on the Indian general elections, 1951-52{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Popular Book Depot(1956)
  9. ↑ The Coorg Memoirs (the Story of the Kodavas): Muthanna Speaks Out{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Copies available at Usha Press(1971)
  10. ↑ Gandhi's campaign against untouchability, 1933-34: an account from the Raj's secret official reports{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Gandhi Peace Foundation(1996). ISBN 9788185411101
  11. ↑ Personalities: A Comprehensive and Authentic Biographical Dictionary of Men who Matter in India. [Northen India and Parliament]{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Arunam & Sheel(1952)
  12. ↑ A HISTORY OF FREEDOM AND UNIFICATION MOVEMENT IN KARNATAKA{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781329825017
  13. ↑ Field Marshal Cariappa: The Man who Touched the Sky{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Rupa Publications(2002). ISBN 9788171679447
  14. ↑ Nuggets From Coorg History{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Rupa Publications(2008). ISBN 9788129113023
  15. ↑ Maha Vir Chakra Awardees. Bharat Rakshak.
  16. ↑ Dedicated to nation's defence. The New Indian Express. Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  17. ↑ Badminton | Athlete Profile: Ashwini PONNAPPA - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games. results.gc2018.com. Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games Corporation. Retrieved 2018-08-29.Template:Dead link
  18. ↑ Racing duo on full throttle - Times of India. The Times of India.
  19. ↑ K - 1000 anyone?. The Hindu(2004-08-05).Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
  20. ↑ Joshna Chinappa - Professional Squash Association. psaworldtour.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  21. ↑ Scorecards - 2010. Davis Cup.
  22. ↑ Year by Year. US Open.
  23. ↑ Time-out. The Hindu(2004-06-13).
  24. ↑ Coorg: A nursery of Indian hockey. 2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd..
  25. ↑ Why Kodavas, who once blazed through the hockey pitch and Army battles, are abandoning both - Times of India ►. The Times of India(24 May 2019).
  26. ↑ Hockey: Len gives up on India. The Times of India(2006-02-09).
  27. ↑ Olympians join forces to wrest control of MHA. The Hindu(24 June 2009).
  28. ↑ M.P. Ganesh: a man of many hats. The Hindu(2010-11-25).
  29. ↑ Kodagu's Hockey Olympian S K Uthappa (24) Gets Ekalavya Award. mangalorean.com.
  30. ↑ Shankar Mahadev Bidari and BB Ashok Kumar on Zee Kannada's Weekend with Ramesh 4. International Business Times, India Edition(29 June 2019).
  31. ↑ Nuggets From Coorg History{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Rupa Publications(2008). ISBN 9788129113023
  32. ↑ The confidential bureaucrat. Business Standard(9 September 2010).
  33. ↑ Provinces of British India. www.worldstatesmen.org.
  34. ↑ Provinces of British India. rulers.org.
  35. ↑ Encyclopaedia of South-Asian tribes, Volume 1{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Anmol Publications(2000). ISBN 9788126105175
  36. ↑ News headlines. www.daijiworld.com.
  37. ↑ Upendra, Prema combination back after 17 years. The New Indian Express(23 May 2016). Retrieved 13 July 2019.
  38. ↑ Lifetime Achievement award for Rajkumar - Times of India. The Times of India(14 May 2001).
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 It's story time, folks. The Hindu(2003-10-16).Template:Dead linkTemplate:Cbignore
  40. ↑ Pattole Palame: Kodava Culture – Folksongs and Traditions. Indian Folklore Research.
  41. ↑ South Indian theatre{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Raj Publications(2007). ISBN 9788186208540
  42. ↑ LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress). id.loc.gov.
  43. ↑ B D Ganapathi. Worldcat.
  44. ↑ Coorgis' peaceful agitation now to extend to French embassy. The Asian Age(1 November 2018).
  45. ↑ Will Kodagu, heaven on earth, cease to exist ?. Star of Mysore(23 June 2018).
  46. ↑ N.S. Narendra: The Fire Fighter. Forbes India.
  47. ↑ Panasonic acquires 76% stake in Firepro Systems. The Economic Times(11 May 2012).
  48. ↑ Pratiyogita Darpan{{#if:|, {{{last}}}}. Pratiyogita Darpan(2008)
  49. ↑ Prema Cariappa, Politician, Personalities. Karnataka.com(15 November 2011).
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