First Kodava from India

First in India

First Indian to be appointed as a District Magistrate by the British in 1921.

• Dewan Bahadur Ketolira C Chengappa

First & Only Indian  to be appointed as the “Chief Commissioner”

• Dewan Bahadur Ketolira C Chengappa

Comander in Chief of the armed forces

• Kodandera M. Cariappa

Comand a brigade in battle during World War I

• Kodandera Subbayya Thimmaiah

Member of the United Nations Board of Audit -UN General Assembly

• Codanda G Sommaiah

Non British to attend Staff College Quetta

• Kodandera M. Cariappa

Non British to Command a Battalion

• Kodandera M. Cariappa

First officer to join the 2nd Sikhs and later joined the 4/12 Frontier Force Regiment.

• Captain Ketolira C Medappa

Non British to attend Imperial Defence College UK

• Kodandera M. Cariappa

Non British conservator of forest

• Kademada Belliappa

First Non British Mayor of Harrow

• Keekira Thammaiah

Shell Centenary Scholarship-2002 to study LLM at University College

• Maletira Dhyan Chinnappa

Unique Athelete-Record holder

• Theethamada Arjun Devaiah

Women Civil Service Officer

• Chonira B. Muthamma

Women Ambasador

• Chonira B. Muthamma

World University Games

• Dr. Codanda Muthaiah

Women Hockey Umpire

• Puchimanda Anupama

Women Roller Skater

• Kadiamada Rhea Achaiah

Won the British Squash Championship

• Kutanda Joshna Chinnappa

First Indian women to hold an international ski instructor certificate.

• Thekkada Bhavani ( Rachana) Nanjunda

First & Only Indian to achieve the status of being the first guest of several Five star Hotels Globally

• Koothanda Vivek Poovaiah 

First Indian to Qualify for FEI ( Fédération Equestre Internationale ) World Jumping challenge 

• Ajai Appachu

First  Indian to be elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Audiology (2007 -2010)

• Dr Ballachanda Bopanna

First  Indian to compile the Single largest Online Family tree

• Kishoo Uthappa

 

 

First in Karnataka

Non British District Surgeon

• Kademada G. Karumbaih

Inspector General of Police and  State’s first IP (Imperial Police) Officer

• Pemmanda K Monnappa

Ph.D in Veterinary Sciences

• Buttianda (Maneyapanda) Dr Kshama

Women Tennis player to play international

• Chendrimada Dechu Appaiah

Women basketball player

• Mandepanda Pushpa Kuttanna ( Ajjinakanda )

Women Hockey player

• Mallmada Leelavathi

Only NCC Cadet from South India -selected for the basic Mountaineering course

• Tekkada Bhavani Nanjunda

Women Roller Skater 

• Cheriyanda Shwetha Uthappa