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In a lighter vein… How towns in Kodagu got their names

By C.P. Belliappa It’s well-known that the British morphed Kodagu into Coorg and Madikeri into Mercara. The origin of the original name Kodagu is not very clear. It is said that Kodagu…

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Published February 17, 2025 · 4 min read
in a lighter vein… how towns i

By C.P. Belliappa

It’s well-known that the British morphed Kodagu into Coorg and Madikeri into Mercara. The origin of the original name Kodagu is not very clear. It is said that Kodagu is a derivative of the ancient name Krodadesha. It could well be that the name Kodagu came from the word ‘Kodi’ denoting its high perch on the Western Ghats.

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