Author: C P Belliappa
Publisher: Rupa
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 159
ISBN/UPC (if available): 9788129113023
Description
Nuggets from Coorg History encapsulate the history of Kodagu from 1600 to 1956 in twenty engaging stories. The prominent community of this landlocked province of coffee and cinnamon-the Kodavas, or the Coorgs though fiercely independent and of warrior class, never actually ruled their land.
They were fractious which made them an easy target for foreign domination. Kodavas, now a progressive community, were unlettered until the British introduced education in 1834. Hence theirs is a mainly an oral history passed down over generations. In this book, Belliappa brings to life the dramatis personae that influenced and shaped the destiny of Coorg.
Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
Dawn of the Haleri Dynasty
Acchu Nayaka of Anchigeri
Story of Alamanda Doddavva
Utha Nayaka
Siribai Dodda Veerappa Raja
Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan in Coorg
A Kingdom Nearly Lost
Veerarajendra’s Escapades & A Brief History of Virajpet
A Kingdom Regained
Last will and Testament of Veerarajendra
Lingarajendra the Lucky
Story of Thathanda Subbayya
The Omkareshwara Temple
Dewan Kunta Basava’s Role in the Fall of Haleri
Dynasty
Chikka Veerarajendra’s Exile
Kongettira Rani Kaverammaji
The British in Coorg
Christianity in Coorg
Maharaja Duleep Singh & Princess Victoria Gowramma
Genesis of the Merger of Coorg with Karnataka
Glossary
References