Madikeri (Kodagu): The 10th Annual Codava National Council (CNC) Thok Namme (Gun Carnival) will be held Dec. 18 at 10.30 am at Kolakeri in Napoklu to mark “World Minorities Rights Day.” Gun is a part and parcel of Kodavas and to showcase the valour and rich folkloric cultural heritage of the community. The Thok Namme…
CNC demands inclusion of Codava Tribe in ST list
October 13, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: The Codava National Council (CNC) has urged the Government to include Codava tribe in the list of Scheduled Tribes (ST) of the Indian Constitution. Addressing a press meet at Patrakarthara Bhavan here this morning, CNC President N.U. Nachappa maintained that ST tag for Codava tribe and Geo-political autonomy are synonymous for Codavas. Urging the…
Include Kodavas in ST list of Constitution: CNC
June 26, 2020Delegation meets Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das One-man Commission Madikeri: Members of Codava National Council (CNC) led by its President Nandineravanda U. Nachappa recently met Scheduled Caste Welfare Department and Justice H.N. Nagamohan Das Commission in Bengaluru urging him to include Kodava tribe in the ST list of the Constitution. The meeting took place at Yavanika,…
CNC celebrates Edmyar-1 Kodava New Year Day by ploughing paddy fields
April 14, 2020Madikeri: Codava National Council (CNC), which is aspiring for Codavaland Geo-Political Autonomy and ST tag for Kodava tribalism, celebrated its 26th Annual Codava (Kodava) New Year Day Edmyar-1 as per Kodava tribal almanac by ritualistic ploughing of paddy fields. CNC President N. U. Nachappa offered prayers to Guru-Karonas at Koopadira clan and reverential prayers to…
CNC urges Centre to accord Geo-Political Autonomy and ST tag to Kodava tribe
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Codava National Council (CNC) President N.U. Nachappa, welcoming the Centre’s enthusiasm and commitment for the creation of Bodoland Territorial Region, has urged the Union Government to expedite the long-cherished aspirations of Kodava Land Geo-Political Autonomy under Articles 244, 371 (read with 6th & 8th Schedule of the Constitution) and also assign ST (Scheduled Tribe)…
Nachappa threatens to stage protest against KSTRI Director
February 17, 2020Mysore/Mysuru: Accusing KSTRI (Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute) Director T.T. Basavanagouda of sabotaging the Genealogical Studies being carried out to include Kodavas in the list of ST (Scheduled Tribe) communities, CNC President N.U. Nachappa has threatened to stage a massive stir against the KSTRI Director if he continues to derail the studies, which is being…
CNC to hold Satyagraha in New Delhi on Nov. 1
July 24, 2019Mysuru: Codava National Council (CNC) has decided to hold a Satyagraha on Nov.1 on Parliament Street in New Delhi to highlight the demand for Codava Quest for autonomy, said CNC President N.U. Nachappa. Addressing a press meet here yesterday, Nachappa said that volunteers, hailing from different parts of Kodagu, clad in traditional costume, will participate…
Kodava ethnographic survey to be a scientific one
January 10, 2019Codava National Council delegation meets Tribal Research Institute Director Mysuru: With the State Government re-commissioning an ethnographic and socioeconomic survey to see whether the Kodava community qualifies for tribal status, Codava National Council (CNC) President N.U. Nachappa and other members of Kodava community recently met the Director of Karnataka State Tribal Research Institute, Mysuru, Dr….
CNC to observe Codava National Day on Dec. 2
December 1, 2018Mysuru: The Codava National Council (CNC) will organise the 28th Codava National Day on Dec. 2 at Madikeri to give a call to “right to live.” In a press release, CNC President N.U. Nachappa said that Kodavas see efforts to minimise the population of Kodavas with the use of government powers. “We are being exterminated…
CNC holds Delhi Chalo for Kodagu autonomy status
November 2, 2018New Delhi: The Codava National Council (CNC) which has been peacefully agitating for Kodagu autonomy status in New Delhi on Nov. 1 every year since 1994, has this year extended the agitation to outside the French Embassy. They held a protest yesterday at Sansad Marg (Parliament Street) and French Embassy in New Delhi to highlight…
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