Major General Codanda K. Karumbaya, Sena Medal, who passed away in Mysuru this morning, was born on Dec. 3, 1936, at Madikeri in the erstwhile Coorg State in which his late father Dr. C.B. Kariappa was the Chief Health Officer.
He was a cousin of Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa, OBE, who was the first C-in-C of the Indian Army. Gen. Karumbaya had his schooling at Central High School, Madikeri, and thereafter graduated from Government College, Madikeri. During his student days, he was an active member of Boy Scouts and NCC. He represented his School and College in Cricket and Athletics.
