After Opposition alliance meeting in Bengaluru… Stays at a resort in Galibeedu, visits General Thimayya Museum at Madikeri and Suttur Mutt in Mysuru Madikeri/Mysuru: After attending the Opposition unity meeting at Taj West End, Bengaluru, on July 18, former Uttar Pradesh (UP) Chief Minister (CM) and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav headed to Kodagu to…
Madikeri: Tamil Nadu Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Chief K. Annamalai visited the General K.S. Thimayya Museum and War Memorial in Madikeri yesterday. The Museum celebrates the life of former Army Chief General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya, housing a variety of antique weaponry and war relics. Accompanied by wife Akhila Swaminathan, son Arjun and daughter Aradhana, Annamalai…
[Continued from yesterday] 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…
Hitler had famously said that ‘war is to man, what maternity is to woman.’ But General George S. Patton of World War II, a straight shooter, said that ‘the object of war is not to die for your country but to make the other dumb bastards die for his…’ He was a brilliant General, known…
Vice Admiral adds new Navy attractions to Gen. K.S. Thimayya Museum at Madikeri Modules of INS Shivalik, Sindhughosh Class submarine and AK230 Navy gun mount Madikeri: The INS Shivalik (F47) ship module was declared open for public viewing at ‘Sunny Side,’ General Kodandera S. Thimayya’s house in Madikeri that has been converted into a Museum…
Anti-aircraft gun, decommissioned submarine too will be displayed at General K.S. Thimayya Museum, Madikeri Madikeri: A huge model of INS Shivalik, an anti-aircraft gun and a decommissioned submarine, which have been added as new additions apart from other memorabilia that includes ‘Himmat’ T-50 battle tank and MiG-20 plane will be on display at Sunny Side,…
New war machines brought to Sunny Side, General K.S. Thimayya Museum Madikeri: In a landmark move that will draw tourists and visitors in droves to Sunny Side, General Kodandera S. Thimayya’s house in Madikeri that has been converted into a Museum and a War Memorial, a huge model of INS Shivalik, an anti-aircraft gun and…
President Ram Nath Kovind inaugurates grand museum showcasing memorabilia of the celebrated General Madikeri: A museum celebrating the life of former Army Chief General Kodandera Subayya Thimayya, housing a variety of antique weaponry and war relics, was inaugurated last evening by President Ram Nath Kovind. First Lady Savita Kovind was present along with the President….
First Couple offers special pujas at Talacauvery; Ram Nath Kovind to dedicate General K.S. Thimayya Museum at Madikeri to the Nation at 3.15 pm Madikeri: India’s First Citizen President Ram Nath Kovind and his wife Savitha Kovind arrived in Kodagu this morning. An Indian Air Force chopper carried the First Couple from the HAL Airport…
Last Sunday, 31st January 2021, I went to Madikeri on a bore-breaking trip with my wife and two friends. It was a two-and-a-half-hour journey by car via Kushalnagar. The road being good travelling was comfortable. Kushalnagar is the Gateway to Kodagu, with River Cauvery flowing quietly as a boundary between Mysuru and Kodagu districts. The…
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