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List Of Kodavas
The following is a list of prominent Kodava people, Kodavas (also known as the Coorg or Coorgi community). Gallery File:Sadguru Appayya Swamigalu.JPG, Appayya Swamigalu, Sadguru Appaiah Swami File:Appachcha.png, Appachcha Kavi, Haradasa Appachcha Kavi File:General K. M. Cariappa.jpg, Kodandera Madappa Cariappa, Field Marshal K M Cariappa File:General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya.jpg, K. S. Thimayya, General K S Thimayya File:Kc cariappa AM.jpg, K. C. Cariappa, Air Marshal K. C. Cariappa File:Lieutenant General C Bansi Ponnappa.jpg, Bansi Ponnappa, Lieutenant General Bansi Ponnappa File:C M Poonacha.gif, C M Poonacha File:Prema.jpg, Prema (Kannada actress) File:Nikhil_chinappa.jpg, Nikhil Chinapa File:Bopanna RG13 (3) (9415842989).jpg, Rohan Bopanna File:Robin Uthappa 1.jpg, Robin Uthappa File:Ashwini Ponnappa CWG.jpg, Ashwini Ponnappa File:Gulshan Devaiya at a special screening of Lipstick Under My Burkha (cropped).jpg, Gulshan Devaiah File:Rashmika_Mandanna_spotted_during_G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
K M Cariappa
Kodandera Madappa Cariappa (28 January 1899 – 15 May 1993) was an Indian military officer and diplomat who was the Indian Commander-in-Chief (C-in-C) of the Indian Army. He led Indian forces on the Western Front during the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947. He was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army in 1949. He is one of only two Indian Army officers to hold the five-star rank of Field Marshal; the other being Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. His distinguished military career spanned almost three decades. Born in Madikeri, Kodagu, Cariappa joined the British Indian Army shortly after the end of World War I, and was commissioned as a temporary first lieutenant into the 2/88 Carnatic Infantry. He was transferred between multiple regiments early in his career before settling on 1/7 Rajputs, which became his permanent regiment. He was the first Indian military officer to attend the Staff College, Quetta, the first Indian to command a battalion, and was also one of the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joshna Chinappa
Joshna Chinappa (born 15 September 1986) is an Indian professional Squash (sport), squash player. She reached a career-high world ranking of #10 in 2016. She was the first Indian to win the British Junior Open Squash, British Junior Open in 2005. Chinappa was the youngest Indian women's national champion and is the record-holder of most national championship wins with 18 titles. In 2024, she was awarded India's fourth-highest civilian honour, the Padma Shri by the Government of India. At the 2014 Commonwealth Games Joshna, along with Dipika Pallikal, won the doubles gold medal, India's first-ever Commonwealth Games medal in the sport. The pair won a silver medal at the 2018 Commonwealth Games, 2018 edition. At the Asian Individual Squash Championships, 2017 Asian Championships, she won the gold medal, becoming the first Asian squash Champion from India. In April 2018, Joshna upset Nicol David in the second round, in straight games, of the El Gouna World Series Event. This was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apparanda Aiyappa
Lieutenant General Apparanda Chengappa Aiyappa, (2 September 1913 – 1983), better known as A. C. Iyappa was an Indian Army officer and decorated World War II veteran. He was the first Indian Signal officer in chief (Head of the Indian Army Corps of Signals). Iyappa was also the first chief of the Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL). Early years of Iyappa Iyappa was born on 2 September 1913 during the British Raj, into the wealthy and influential Apparanda family which belonged to the Kodava community of Kodagu. He studied at Bishop Cotton Boys' School Bangalore, and later at Stamford School, Lincolnshire in England. After college, he went on to join the Indian Military Academy, and from there got an Admission into the British Indian Army. Brief history of Signals in India When the post World War I re-organization of the Indian Army was carried out, the Indian Signals Corps was formed as a separate corps on 17 April 1920. Military career On 7 July 1935 he was commissioned ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lieutenant General
Lieutenant general (Lt Gen, LTG and similar) is a military rank used in many countries. The rank traces its origins to the Middle Ages, where the title of lieutenant general was held by the second-in-command on the battlefield, who was normally subordinate to a captain general. In modern armies, lieutenant general normally ranks immediately below general (or colonel general) and above major general; it is equivalent to the navy rank of vice admiral, and in air forces with a separate rank structure, it is equivalent to air marshal. In the United States, a lieutenant general has a three star insignia and commands an army corps, typically made up of three army divisions, and consisting of around 60,000 to 70,000 soldiers. The seeming incongruity that a lieutenant general outranks a major general (whereas a major outranks a lieutenant) is due to the derivation of major general from sergeant major general, which was a rank subordinate to lieutenant general (as a lieutenan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pandyanda Belliappa
Pandyanda I. Belliappa (or Pandianda I. Belliappa) was a Gandhian, a freedom fighter and politician from the erstwhile state of Coorg. Freedom struggle Belliappa entered politics in 1921 as a member of the Coorg Planters' Association. He later joined the Congress Party and became one of its members. A staunch Gandhian, satyagrahi and freedom fighter he courted arrest during the freedom struggle. His wife Pandyanda Seethamma Belliappa was also a freedom fighter who courted arrest. He was also the editor of a periodical called the 'Kodagu'. At his invitation, Mahatma Gandhi Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalism, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethics, political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful Indian ..., his secretary Thakkar, the President of the Dalit Sangha, a German journalist, Miss Jamnalal Bajaj and others came to Gonikoppal in Coorg. Coorg state In 1952 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mathanda Appachu
Mathanda Appachu was an Indian warrior and freedom fighter. He was an officer in Chikka Vira Rajendra's army. He was from Bollumad village in Beppunad in Kodagu. He was also known as Madanta Appachu. He defeated the British in battle in 1834. Battle of Somwarpet, 1834 In 1834, the British East India Company invaded Kodagu (then known as Coorg). The British army consisted of more than 6000 men and was divided into four columns who entered Kodagu from different directions. On third April, one of the four columns entered Kodagu via Kodlipet and marched towards Haringi. They came to a village guarded by a stockade. This village was under the charge of Mathanda Appachu and his men. The Column was led by Major Bird. For four and a half hours, the British tried to pass the village but were unable to. The British came under heavy firing. Col Mill, Ensign Robertson and Ensign Babington were among the 48 killed in the British force. 118 others were wounded in the invading column. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hyder Ali
Hyder Ali (''Haidar'alī''; ; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the attention of Mysore's rulers. Rising to the post of Dalavayi ( commander-in-chief) to Krishnaraja Wodeyar II, he came to dominate the titular monarch and the Mysore government. He became the ''de facto'' ruler, King of Mysore as Sarvadhikari (Chief Minister) by 1761. During intermittent conflicts against the East India Company during the First and Second Anglo–Mysore Wars, Hyder Ali was the military leader. Though illiterate, Hyder Ali concluded an alliance with the French, and used the services of French workmen in raising his artillery and arsenal. His rule of Mysore was characterised by frequent warfare with his neighbours and rebellion within his territories. This was not unusual for the time as much of the Indian subcontinent was then in turmoil. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kannanda Doddayya
Kannanda Doddayya was a Kodava commander who defeated Hyder Ali Hyder Ali (''Haidar'alī''; ; 1720 – 7 December 1782) was the Sultan and ''de facto'' ruler of the Kingdom of Mysore in southern India. Born as Hyder Ali, he distinguished himself as a soldier, eventually drawing the attention of Mysore's ...'s forces thrice. He was also known as Kannana Doddayya and Doddanna. Career He was a force commander of about 3,000 Kodavas (Coorgs) who defeated Hyder Ali of Mysore. He served as the general under Muddu Raja, the Haleri dynasty Raja of Kodagu. Hyder Ali sent his army under his commander Fazulla Khan who was defeated by Doddayya thrice. The first time was at Igoor. Before he went on his last battle he told the Raja: “Twice I defeated Hyder’s army and came back to bow to you. But this time I shall not come back.” Death Finally, Doddayya died at the battle of Kajur Bagilu despite winning the same battle in 1767. A stone slab was made in his honour and setup in t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swami Shambhavananda
Swami Shambhavananda (1894–1972) was an Republic of India, Indian Hindu monk who pioneered beekeeping in Kodagu and secondary education in Mysore. Born in Halugunda village in the Thelapanda family of Kodagu as Chengappa, Shambhavananda joined the Ramakrishna Mission, Ramakrishna Order at its Bangalore center in 1917. He was an initiated disciple of Swami Brahmananda and ordained into sannyas in 1924. Shambhavananda was the first president of the Ramakrishna Saradashrama in Ponnampet, Kodagu. In 1941, he became president of Sri Ramakrishna Ashrama, Mysore, holding that position until he died. He was also a trustee of the Ramakrishna Math and a member of the governing body of the Ramakrishna Mission. In Mysore Shambhavananda founded srkvs, Sri Ramakrishna Vidyashala, a renowned residential school for boys. He also established the Vedanta College or the Ramakrishna Institute of Moral and Spiritual Education (RIMSE). His reputation was that of an efficient administrator, a s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 meditation. After finishing his studies, he renounced the world in 1929 and joined the Ramakrishna Mission. After a few years, he left for the Himalayas and practised intense meditation. In 1933, he attained the supreme state called nirvikalpa samadhi (superconscious state or nirvana). After that, he remained in seclusion for many years, studying the mind-functions and writing books. Especially after the partition of India in 1947, and seeing the atrocities there, his "heart melted, as it were", and he wrote some more books. The books were published slowly, and spread also to the Western countries. He began to accept disciples. In Denmark, in particular, he had many disciples. In 1971, he went for the first time to Denmark, and continued to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sadguru Appayya Swami
Appaiah Swami or Sadguru Appayya Swami (ಅಪ್ಪಯ ಸ್ವಾಮಿ 1885–1956) (not to be mistaken with Appayya Swamy, a 17th-century Carnatic Musician and scholar of Tamil Nadu) was a Hindu Indian spiritual master who lived in Virajpet town, in Kodagu, Karnataka, India. Early life Appayya Swami was born as Palanganda Appaiah, the son of a Kodava paddy farmer in Kodagu (Coorg) in 1885. Appayya did his schooling in English and Kannada at Central High School, Mercara. Later he entered the Government Service under the Raj. However, he was of a religious bend of mind since childhood, and was inspired by the lives of Ramakrishna Paramhansa and Swami Vivekananda. He sought a spiritual guru, eventually selecting Guru Ramagiri. Career His Guru ordained him and Swamigalu learned and composed several hymns. Through the path of devotion, he attained self-realization. Over time he became a spiritual teacher with several disciples and was hence given the title of Sadguru. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kalyatanda Ponnappa
Kalyatanda Ponnappa was a 17th-century warrior of Kodagu (Coorg). Since he was deified after his death, the people of Kodagu consider him to be a god. He is also known as Kaliat-Achchappa or Kaliat Ajjappa. Early life Ponnappa was born in the Kalyatanda (aka Kaliatanda) family as the son of Kuttayya of Naalnaad (Nalknad). Ponnappa's parents were ardent devotees of Igguthappa. G Richter calls him ‘a Malayalam man who came to Coorg many generations ago, (and) got naturalized.’ A Malayali-Kodava by birth, Ponnappa was also associated with the Malayalam land (Kerala). His forefathers had lived in Kerala and Ponnappa himself had studied tantric magic in Kerala. Kalyatanda Ponnappa had both Kodava and Malayalam origins, but was considered a Kodava warrior and is now revered as a deity by the Kodava people, but not particularly so by Malayali people. His agrarian father was upset that Ponnappa didn't look after the fields. So Kuttayya told his wife not to feed Ponnappa an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
