General K.S. Thimayya’s daughter Kongetira Mireille Chengappa had died a few days ago and it was very thoughtful of the curator to have displayed a small board inside by way of paying tribute .
Kaveri Ponnappa is the author of a scholarly, research-based book “The Vanishing Kodavas.” I was happy to see two photo images from the book with credit-line being displayed. Well, if the native Kodavas vanish from Kodagu, there will be no Kodagu. When the gold loses its lustre, can it be called gold? Kodagu without Kodavas, cannot be called Kodagu. You may call it by any other name. Perish the thought.
