Tale of A Tiger's Tail and other Yarns ...
In this book, C.P. Belliappa offers a humorous perspective on life in Coorg. Through a mix of historical anecdotes, folklore, and tales about the region's forest inhabitants and farmyard creatures, the reader is invited to experience Coorg from the viewpoint of one of its most engaged res...
India's History
India has had a varied and colorful history over a period of several millennia. The people inhabiting India over all this time were highly sophisticated and gave rise to great civilizations, some lasting for hundreds of years. But the known history of India, established by physical proof in the f...
The Origins of Coorgs
The origin of the small community of Coorgs (Kodavas) in the South West corner of Karnataka has been the subject of much speculation in the absence of recorded history prior to about 1600 AD. By tracing the anthropological and sociological links, and by considering them together with related hist...
Ainmanes of Kodagu
The book describes the ainmanes (ancestral homes) of the native communities in Kodagu (Coorg) and their socio-cultural significance. Ainmanes are architectural symbols and expressions of the heritage and culture of the people living in this distinctive district of Karnataka in South India. They b...
