Kodagu district () (also known by its former name Coorg) is an administrative

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in the

Karnataka Karnataka ( ) is a States and union territories of India, state in the southwestern region of India. It was Unification of Karnataka, formed as Mysore State on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act, 1956, States Re ...

state of India. Before 1956, it was an administratively separate Coorg State at which point it was merged into an enlarged Mysore State. Mandalpatti Hills

Geography

Kodagu is located on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. It has a geographical area of . The district is bordered by Dakshina Kannada district to the northwest,

Hassan district Hassan is one of the districts of Karnataka, 31 districts of Karnataka, India. The district headquarter is Hassan, Karnataka, Hassan. It was part of ''Manjarabad Faujdari'' between 1832-81 (Mysore Commission, Commissioner's Rule of Mysore). In ...

to the north, Mysore district to the east, Kasaragod district of Kerala in west and

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to the southwest, and Wayanad district of Kerala to the south. It is a hilly district, the lowest

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being above sea-level near makutta. The highest peak, Tadiandamol, rises to , with Pushpagiri, the second highest, at . The main river in Kodagu is the Kaveri (Cauvery), which originates at Talakaveri, located on the eastern side of the Western Ghats, and with its tributaries, drains the greater part of Kodagu.

Rivers (mouth)

* Kaveri (

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) * Payaswini (

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) * Tejaswini (Arabian Sea) * Kuppam River (Arabian Sea) * Valapattanam River (Arabian Sea) * Harangi ( Kaveri) * Lakshmana Tirtha (Kaveri) * Barapole ( Valapattanam River) * Kumaradhara ( Netravathi River)

Peaks

* Tadiyandamol * Kumara Parvatha * Brahmagiri

Rainfall

Kodagu district receives majority of its rainfall from

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winds. It is the 4th highest average annual rainfall receiving district in

. The amount of rainfall varies significantly due to the effects of El-nino and La-nina. In the year 2018, Kodagu received 29% excess rainfall of , in 2019, in 2020, and in 2021. In the year 2022, Kodagu received 11% Above-Normal rainfall of . In the year 2023, it received 38% deficit rainfall of .

Forest

Kodagu is known for its dense forest cover and the exotic flora and fauna found there. It has three wildlife sanctuaries; Pushpagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, Talakaveri Wildlife Sanctuary and Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary, one National Park; the Nagarahole National Park and the only private sanctuary of India; the SAI Sanctuary. Kodagu is home for species endemic to the Western Ghats. It has large tiger and elephant populations as well. As per the elephant census of 2023, Kodagu with 1,013 elephants, had nearly one-sixth of total elephant population in

, second only to Chamarajanagar.

Agriculture

Economy of Kodagu is dependent on agriculture. Major crops grown here are Paddy,

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, Rubber, Pepper, Cardamom, Coorg Oranges and Honey production. Tea, Ginger and Cocoa are also grown in smaller quantities.

Coffee and pepper production

Kodagu is the largest Coffee and Pepper producing district in

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. Karnataka produces nearly 70% of the total Coffee production in India, out of which 33% is contributed by Kodagu district alone. Also Kodagu produces nearly a quarter of India's Black Pepper.

Representation

Two members of the legislative assembly are elected from Kodagu to the

Legislative Assembly, one each from the Madikeri and

Virajpet The town of Virajpet also spelled as Virajapete () is township of the district of Kodagu, in India's southern States and union territories of India, State of Karnataka. It is the main town of the ''Virajpet taluka'', south of the district, and b ...

. Dr. Mantar Gowda represents the Madikeri constituency while A.S Ponnanna represents the Virajpet constituency; they are from the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party, or simply the Congress, is a political parties in India, political party in India with deep roots in most regions of India. Founded on 28 December 1885, it was the first mo ...

. Kodagu, formerly part of the Kodagu-Dakshina Kannada (Mangalore) constituency, is now part of the Mysore-Kodagu Lok Sabha constituency parliamentary constituency. The current MP for this constituency is Shri Yaduveer Krishnadatta Chamaraja Wadiyar, from the

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. The Codava National Council and ''Kodava Rashtriya Samiti'' are campaigning for autonomy to Kodagu district which would have made Coorg more prosperous and independent.

History

The Kodavas were the earliest inhabitants and agriculturists in Kodagu, having lived there for centuries. Kodavas being a warrior community as well, they carried arms during times of war and had their own chieftains. The earliest mention about Coorg can be seen in the works those date back to

Sangam period The Sangam literature ( Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், ''caṅka ilakkiyam''), historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' ( Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், ''Cāṉṟōr ceyyuḷ''), connote ...

(300 BCE - 300 CE). The Ezhimala dynasty had jurisdiction over two ''Nadu''s - The coastal ''Poozhinadu'' and the hilly eastern ''Karkanadu''. According to the works of

Sangam literature The Sangam literature (Tamil language, Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், ''caṅka ilakkiyam''), historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' (Tamil language, Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், ''Cā ...

, ''Poozhinadu'' consisted much of the coastal belt between

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and

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. ''Karkanadu'' consisted of

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- Gudalur hilly region with parts of Kodagu (Coorg). The Haleri dynasty, an offshoot of the Keladi Nayakas, ruled Kodagu between 1600 and 1834. Later the British ruled Kodagu from 1834, after the Coorg War, until India's independence in 1947. A separate state (called Coorg State) until then, in 1956 Kodagu was merged with the Mysore State (now

Coorg in British India

In 1834, the East India Company annexed Kodagu into

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, after deposing Chikka Virarajendra of the Kodagu kingdom, as 'Coorg'. British rule led to the establishment of educational institutions, introduction of scientific coffee cultivation, better administration and improvement of the economy. This reference notwithstanding - we should remember that the colonial rule by the British in India was about exploitation of resources and Kodagu provided a lot of scope for economic benefits to a colonising empire.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Kodagu has a population of 554,519, roughly equal to the

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or the US state of

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. This ranks it 539 out of 640 districts in India in terms of population. The district has a population density of . Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 1.13%. Kodagu has a

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of 1019 females for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy is the ability to read and write, while illiteracy refers to an inability to read and write. Some researchers suggest that the study of "literacy" as a concept can be divided into two periods: the period before 1950, when literacy was ...

of 82.52%. 14.61% of the population lives in urban areas. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes make up 13.27% and 10.47% of the population respectively. Kodava wedding

Religion

Hindus are the vast majority. They include the Kodava people, other Kodava language speakers, Arebhashe Gowdas, Brahmins, most Yeravas and Kurubas. A huge minority of Muslims dot the Coorg district, especially the towns of Kushalnagar,

and Mercara. A sizeable of them are the Nawayaths who shifted in the eighties from Bhatkal and Murdeshwar in order to pursue coffee & arecanut plantations and textile business. The numerous mosque dotting the landscape is the testimony of Muslim presence in the district. A small number of

Mangalorean Catholics Mangalorean Catholics () are an ethno-religious community of Latin Church in India, Latin Christians from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Mangalore, Diocese of Mangalore and the erstwhile South Canara area; by the southern coast of present-day Kar ...

are also found in Coorg. They are mostly descended from those

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Catholics who fled the roundup and, later, captivity by Tippu Sultan. These immigrants were welcomed by Raja Veerarajendra (himself a former captive of Tippu Sultan, having escaped six years of captivity in 1788) who realising their usefulness and expertise as agriculturists, gave them lands and tax breaks and built a church for them.''Sarasvati's Children: A History of the Mangalorean Christians'', Alan Machado Prabhu, I.J.A. Publications, 1999, p. 229

Language

At the time of the 2011 census, 30.91% of the population spoke

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, 20.83%

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, 14.86% Kodava, 8.92% Tulu, 5.81% Are, 4.66% Yerava, 4.23% Tamil, 2.95%

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, 1.74% Kurumba, 1.55% Telugu and 1.16%

as their first language. Are Bhashe, a dialect of

, Tulu and

Kodava language The Kodava (, natively: ''Koḍava takkï'', , meaning 'speech of Kodavas', Angloid name: Codava, Coorgi) is a Dravidian language spoken in Kodagu district (Coorg) in Southern Karnataka, India. It is an endangered language. The term Kodav ...

are native to Kodagu district. Kodava Language uses the Official Script Invented by Dr IM Muthanna in 1970.K S Rajyashree, Kodava speech community : An ethnolinguistic study

Kodava people and other Kodava language speakers

According to ''Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy'' (Karnataka's Kodava Literary Academy), apart from Kodavas, and their related groups, the ''Amma Kodavas'', the Kodava ''Peggade'' (Kodagu Heggade) and the Kodava ''Maaple'' ( Kodava Muslims), 18 other smaller-numbered ethnic groups speak Kodava Takk in and outside the district including the ''Iri'' (''Airi'', or the carpenters and the village smiths), the ''Koyava'', the ''Banna'', the Kodagu ''Madivala'' (washermen), the Kodagu ''Hajama'' (barber, also called Nainda), the ''Kembatti'' Poleya (household servants and labourers) and the ''Meda'' (basket and mat weavers and drummers). Among other Kodava speaking communities are: the ''Heggades'', cultivators from shimogga; the ''Kodava Nair'', cultivators from Kerala State; the ''Ayiri'', who constitute the artisan caste; the ''Medas'', who are basket and mat-weavers and act as drummers at feasts; the ''Binepatta'', originally wandering musicians from Malabar, now farmers; and the ''Kavadi'', cultivators settled in Yedenalknad (Virajpet). All these groups speak the

and conform generally to Kodava customs and dress.

Kodagu Arebhashe Gowda

Less frequent are Tulu speakers

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s, Mogaveeras, Bunts, Goud Saraswat Brahmins. The Arebhashe gowdas, or ''Kodagu Gowdas'', and Tulu Gowdas, are an ethnic group of

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and Kodagu. They live in Sulya (in Dakshina Kannada) and in parts of Somwarpet, Kushalanagar, Bhagamandala and Madikeri. They speak a language known as Arebhashe a dialect of

. Guddemane Appaiah Gowda along with many other freedom fighters from different communities revolted against the

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in an armed struggle which covered entire Kodagu and Dakshina Kannada. This was one of the earliest freedom movements against the British
called " sullia, Amara Sulliada Swantantrya Sangraama" (''Amara Sulya Dhange'' formally called the 'Coorg Rebellion' by the British) started in 1837.

Tourism

Golden temple at Khushalnagar in Karnataka

Kodagu is rated as one of the top hill station destinations in India. Some of the most popular tourist attractions in Kodagu include Talakaveri, Bhagamandala, Nisargadhama,

Abbey Falls Abbey Falls (also spelled Abbi Falls and Abbe Falls) is a waterfall in Kodagu, in the Western Ghats of Karnataka, India. It is located 8 km from the Madikeri, 122 km from Mysore, 144 km from Mangalore and 268 km from Ba ...

, Dubare, Nagarahole National Park, Iruppu Falls, and the Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple. * Talakaveri is the place where the River Kaveri originates. The temple on the riverbanks here is dedicated to Lord Brahma, and is one of only two temples dedicated to Brahma in India and Southeast Asia. Bhagamandala is situated at the Sangama (confluence) of two rivers, the Kaveri and the Kannika. A third river, the Sujyothi, is said to join from underground, and hence this spot is called the Triveni Sangama. Iruppu Falls is a sacred Kodagu Hindu spot in South Kodagu in the Brahmagiri hill range. The Lakshmana Tirtha River, with the waterfalls, flows nearby and has a Rameshwara temple on its banks. It is said that this sacred river was created when Laxmana, prince of Ayodhya and younger brother of Lord Rama, shot an arrow into nearby hill, the

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. Chelavara falls and Thadiandamol peak are also in South Kodagu. Nagarahole is a national park and wildlife resort. * Madikeri is the capital of the district and Raja's Seat park is popular with tourists. Kootu Poley dam is also popular among tourists. Omkareshwara Temple is a beautiful temple built in the Indo-Sarcenic style in Coorg. A legend is associated with the temple, built by Lingarajendra II in 1820 CE. The king put to death a pious Brahmin who dared to protest against his misdeeds. The spirit of the dead man began to plague the king day and night. On the advice of wise men, the king built this temple and installed a Shivalinga procured from Kashi, North India. St. Mark's Church is located within the Mercara Fort and was raised in 1859, by the officers and men of the

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. The building was funded by the Government of

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, and placed under the

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in India, Diocese of Madras. The Church was closed after Indian independence, and taken over by the Government of Karnataka in 1971. The building now houses the Madikeri Fort Museum, managed by the Karnataka State Archaeological Department. * Dubare is mainly an elephant-capturing and training camp of the Forest Department at the edge of Dubare forest; on the bank of the river Kaveri along the Kushalanagara – Siddapura road. Nisargadhama is a man-made island and picnic spot near Kushalanagara, formed by the river Kaveri. The Tibetan Buddhist Golden Temple is at Bylakuppe near Kushalnagara (Mysore district), in the Tibetan refugee settlement. *

is a scenic waterfall 5 km from Madikeri. Mallalli falls is 25 km from Somawarapet, downhill of the Pushpagiri hills. Mandalapatti is 28 km from Madikeri. On the way to Abbey Falls, before 3 km from Abbey Falls take right, from there 25 km. Kote Betta temple, Kote Abbey falls are also in North Kodagu. Abbi waterfall and other

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s are best during

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season, typically some days after it starts raining in June up to the end of

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, while there is more water gushing in the streams and rivers.

Notable people

Armed Forces

* Air Marshal K. C. Cariappa * Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa, * Squadron Leader Ajjamada Boppayya Devayya, fighter pilot * Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna, soldier * Biddanda Chengappa Nanda, soldier * C.B. Ponnappa, soldier. * Kodandera Subayya Thimayya, head of Indian Army * Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya, soldier

Sports

* Len Aiyappa - Indian field hockey player. * Neravanda Aiyappa - Cricketer * K. P. Appanna - Cricketer *

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, Indian tennis player * K. C. Cariappa, professional cricketer * Joshna Chinappa - Indian squash player * M. P. Ganesh (Mollera Poovaiah Ganesh), Indian hockey captain, player and coach * B. P. Govinda (Billimoga Puttaswamy Govinda), Indian hockey player * Arjun Halappa, Indian hockey captain and player * Ashwini Nachappa, Indian athlete, Arjuna awardee * Jagat and Anita Nanjappa - motor racers * Ashwini Ponnappa, Indian badminton player * V. R. Raghunath (Vokkaligara Ramachandra Raghunath), Indian hockey player * M. M. Somaya (Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya) - Indian field hockey player. * A. B. Subbaiah (Anjaparavanda Bopaiah Subbaiah) - Indian field hockey goalkeeper and coach. * S. V. Sunil (Somwarpet Vittalacharya Sunil), Indian hockey player *

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, Indian Cricketer

Politics

* K. G. Bopaiah (Kombarana Ganapathy Bopaiah), 18th Speaker of the Karnataka Legislative Assembly * Prema Cariappa, first woman Mayor of Bangalore, Rajya Sabha MP * Mantar Gowda MLA Madikeri * Gundugutti Manjanathaya, freedom fighter and politician * A. S. Ponnanna,

MLA * C M Poonacha (Cheppudira Muthanna Poonacha) Gandhian, Freedom fighter, politician. * Appachu Ranjan, politician * R. Gundu Rao, Chief Minister of Karnataka * N. Somanna (Nidyamale Somanna), lawyer and politician

Cinema

* Daisy Bopanna, actress * Shwetha Chengappa, actress * Gulshan Devaiah * Rashmika Mandanna, actress * Harshika Poonacha, actress * Prema, actress * Nidhi Subbaiah, actress * Aditi Chengappa, actress

Civil Services

* A. S. Bopanna, Judge of Supreme court *Diwan Bahadur Ketoli Chengappa, administrator (Chief Commissioner of Coorg province) * B. B. Ashok Kumar, Retd. Assistant Commissioner of Police of Bengaluru * P. K. Monnappa, first

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of Hyderabad State following Operation Polo * C. B. Muthamma, first woman officer

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* C. G. Somiah was the first IAS Officer from Coorg to rise to be the Home Secretary, Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and Comptroller and Auditor General.

Religion

Swami Narayanananda Swami Narayanananda (12 April 1902 – 26 February 1988) was a teacher of Vedanta philosophy. Life and work He was born in Kongana, B. Shettigeri, a village in Coorg, Karnataka state, South India. From an early age, he practised regular m ...

* Kalyatanda Ponnappa (c.1600) religious leader and warrior * Swami Shambhavananda * Appayya Swamigalu (1885–1956), (born of Kodava parents) founder of Kaveri Ashram.

Literature

* Nadikerianda Chinnappa, folklore compiler * B D Ganapathy * Appachcha Kavi (also called Appachu Kavi), playwright * I. M. Muthanna author and translator * Boverianda Nanjamma and Chinnappa, translators, authors

Others

* Pandyanda Belliappa (also called Pandianda Belliappa or P I Belliappa) Gandhian, Freedom fighter, politician, journalist. * Biddu is a Kodava (Coorgi) by birth. He is a British Indian musician and winner of Grammy award. * Saleem Farook, tribal rights activist * Guddemane Appaiah Gowda, 19th century freedom fighter * Kodagina Gowramma, noted writer * N. S. Narendra, Firepro founder * Nima Poovaya-Smith, museum curator, art historian and writer

References

External links

Kodagu district website
{{Authority control Kodava Takk Districts of Karnataka Proposed states and union territories of India Tourism in Karnataka

Geography

Rivers (mouth)

Peaks

Rainfall

Forest

Agriculture

Coffee and pepper production

Representation

History

Coorg in British India

Demographics

Religion

Language

Kodava people and other Kodava language speakers

Kodagu Arebhashe Gowda

Tourism

Notable people

Armed Forces

Sports

Politics

Cinema

Civil Services

Religion

Literature

Others

See also

References

Further reading

External links