Madikeri: Ajjinikanda Mahesh Nachaiah took charge as the new Chairman of Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy at Madikeri on Saturday. The Academy Registrar Ajjikuttira Girish handed over the Order letter to the new Chairman at the Academy Office here. Soon after he took charge, Nachaiah was greeted by the Academy’s past President Biddatanda S. Thammaiah, Ammatanda…
Writer Mullengada Baby Chondamma passes away
December 13, 2021Madikeri: Noted Kodava writer and former Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy Member Mullengada Baby Chondamma (78) passed away at her house in Kandangala near Virajpet last night. She leaves behind her husband Mullengada Shankari Ponnappa, the editor of Kodava weekly Thook Bolak, son Mullengada Madhosh Poovaiah, who is the former President of Virajpet Taluk Kannada Sahitya…
Kodava Academy Awards Announced
September 9, 2021Sculptor Appaneravanda Kiran Subbaiah, Rangayana Director Addanda C. Cariappa among 12 achievers Madikeri: The annual awards and book awards conferred by Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy have been announced and 12 achievers will receive the honours this year. Academy Chairperson Dr. Ammatanda Parvathi Appaiah said that the awards function will be held at Kodava Samaja in…
‘Kodava Paithande Namme’ on July 12
July 9, 2017Mysuru: Karnataka Kodava Sahitya Academy, Madikeri and Sri Bhagavathi Kodava Association, Mysuru will organise ‘Kodava Paithande Namme’ on July 12 at Kodava Samaja in Vijayanagar here at 5 pm. According to available records, up to 1956, Kodava society had a practice of honouring mothers who gave birth to ten or more children and they used…
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