Books written By Kodavas

This is an alphabetized collection of books and publications related primarily to Kodava authors and the literature of Kodagu. The collection covers a broad range of subjects connected with the history, culture and heritage of the region.

The publications include works on Kodava culture and traditions, history, language and dictionaries, cuisine, literature and folklore, as well as biographies and writings concerning prominent military figures such as Field Marshal K. M. Cariappa and General K. S. Thimayya.The collection also includes publications dealing with Kodagu’s political and social history, along with a substantial body of works addressing philosophy, spirituality and religious thought.

Together, these publications provide a valuable literary and documentary resource for understanding Kodava society, the history of Kodagu and the cultural heritage of the region. The bibliography is intended as a reference for researchers, readers, students and members of the Kodava community interested in exploring the written record of Kodagu and its people.

1. 1785 Coorg – Tipu’s diary in Kodagu-2018 – Mookonda Nithin Kushalappa
2. A Practical Guide to Samadhi (1957) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
3. A Sociological Study of Religious Concepts of the Coorgs 1979 – Jayanthi Belliappa
4. A Study of the Origins of Coorgs – Kongettira C Ponnappa
5. A Study of the Origins of Coorgs. 1997 – Lt. Col. K.C. Ponnappa (Retd)
6. A tiny model state of South India – Iychettira M Muthanna
7. A Word to Sadhaka (spiritual aspirant) (1955) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
8. Aadhunika Kodava SAhitya – Theethira ( Mayanamada ) Rekha Vasanth
9. Ainmane – Boverianda Nanjamma and Chinnappa
10. The Aim of Life (1974) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
11. A place apart- Poems from Kodagu – Kaveri Ponnappa
12. Archaeology of Coorg.1978 – K.K. Subbayya
13. Arikattu – Theethira ( Mayanamada ) Rekha Vasanth
14. Art of Real wealth – Bollachetira Dhyan Appachu
15. Arya Dharma – Bollachetira Dhyan Appachu
16. Audiology Basics – 2007 – Ballachanda Bopanna
17. Baalk bole – Chendrimada G Muthappa
18. Badhkra Battel – Appachattolanda Vanu Vasanth
19. The Basis of Universal Religion (1963) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
20. Birthday Messages 1955-79 (1979) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
21. Boli Thuli – Mukkatira P Shambu
22. Boolokathra janma – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
23. Brahmacharya, Its Necessity and Practice for Boys and Girls (1960) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
24. Brain, Mind and Consciousness (1982) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
25. Brahman and the Universe (1978) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
26. Bullet Savari – Biddanda Ashok Kumar
27. Kaadina Kathegalu – Balladichanda. C. Chittiappa
28. Caste, Its Origin, Growth and Decay (1955) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
29. Chayi – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
30. Chigureleglu – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
31. Chingarapotti – Monnanda Shoba Subbaiah
32. Chollra Chodh – Mukkatira P Shambu
33. Coorg Principality v/s British Empire-2018 – Mookonda Nithin Kushalappa
34. Coorg State: Udchad-Thandad – Palanganda T Bopanna
35. Coorg State: Udaya-Pathana – Palanganda T Bopanna
36. Coorg and the Coorgs, 1931 – Pandanda Muthanna
37. Coorg: Land of Beauty and Valour – Palanganda T Bopanna
38. Co-operative Movement – Pandikuthira Changappa
39. Consciousness under Different States (1982) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
40. Cuisine from Coorg – Nadikerianda Ranee Vijaya Kuttaaih
41. Curse of the Goldman – Chendrimada Biddu Appaiah
42. Customs of the Kodava – Prof Ponjanda S Appaiah
43. Dharpana – Appachattolanda Vanu Vasanth
44. Dateline Coorg – Palanganda T Bopanna
45. Discover Coorg – Palanganda T Bopanna
46. The early Coorgs – Mookonda Nithin Kushalappa
47. Enabling Military-To-Military Cooperation as a Foreign Policy Tool – Options for India. – Kodandera Arjun Muthanna
48. The End of Philosophy (1962) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
49. The Essential Kodava Cook Book – C.B. Muthamma and P. Gangamma Bopanna
50. The Essence of Life (1980) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
51. The Eternal Quest – Bachamada D Ganapathy
52. Ethrak Pathnavu – Appachattolanda Vanu Vasanth
53. Field Marshal K M Cariappa – Bojjangada Avanijja Somaiah(Phd)
54. Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa (retd) – Kodandera Nanda Cariappa
55. For the Honour of India- IPKF in OP PAWAN – Kodandera Arjun Muthanna
56. From Reverie to Requiem – Nuchimanyanda Subbaiah
57. From the Land of a Thousand Hills: Portrait of Three Kodagu Women. – Veena Poonacha
58. General Cariappa – Iychettira M Muthanna
59. General Thimmayya – Iychettira M Muthanna
60. GHANI: The Traditional Oil Mill of India (1993) – Konganda T Achaya
61. Ghoshayathre – Appanervanda Haradasa Appachcha Kavi
62. The Gist of Religions (1955) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
63. God and Man (1965) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
64. God or the Ocean of Consciousness by Itself or in Itself (1983) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
65. God, Kundalini Shakti and Mind (1984) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
66. Hannele chigurele – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
67. The Hills of Angheri (2005) – Kaveri Nambisan
68. Hindutva-Ideology & Politics – Ammatanda Parvathy(Phd)
69. A Historical Dictionary of Indian food (Oxford University Press, 1998) – Konganda T Achaya
70. History of Karnataka: history, administration & culture – Iychettira M Muthanna
71. History of Kodagu – Prof Ponjanda S Appaiah
72. The house of A Wadh – Mookonda Nithin Kushalappa
73. How the Wind Blew: Operation Pawan – Kodandera Arjun Muthanna
74. Human Ear Canal – 2013 – Ballachanda Bopanna
75. The Ideal Life and Moksha (Freedom) (1951) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
76. In My Hands – Biddanda Sathya Achia
77. India Through Archaeology-Excavating History – Codanda Devika Cariappa
78. India and the Rishis (1981) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
79. Indian Food: A Historical Companio (Oxford University Press, 1994) – Konganda T Achaya
80. Indo-Ethiopian relations for centuries – Iychettira M Muthanna
81. IPKF-Undying Be Their Memories – Kodandera Arjun Muthanna
82. The Illustrated Foods of India, A-Z (Oxford University Press, 2009) – Konganda T Achaya
83. Ithihasa Palalinja – Chendrimada G Muthappa
84. Jagatige Ondey Kodagu – Kotera P. Muthanna
85. Joy in Coorg – Kuppanda Tilak
86. Kaangathaana chuli – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
87. Kalidasa, – Theethira ( Mayanamada ) Rekha Vasanth
88. Kanni Kāvēri – Bachamada D Ganapathy
89. Karnataka, history, administration & culture – Iychettira M Muthanna
90. Kavana Kaveri – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
91. Kaverilinja Kashmira – Chonchira S Nanaiah
92. Koḍava Kannaḍa nighaṇṭu (Kodava-Kannada dictionary), – Iychettira M Muthanna
93. Kodava Arivole – Dr. Boverianda C. Uthaiah and Thangamma
94. Kodava-English dictionary – Prof Ponjanda S Appaiah
95. Kodava Gade Pinja Palanjoll (collection of proverbs and adages in Kodava Thak), 1982 – Chendanda Dechamma Karumbaiah
96. Kodava Janapadathra Oru Nota – Kalengada Appachu
97. KODAVA JANAPADA AATAGALU – Theethira ( Mayanamada ) Rekha Vasanth
98. Kodava Jayabharatha (Kodava Thak) . 2011 – Mandira Jaya Appanna
99. Kodava Paddhati (in Kodava Thak and Kannada) 1997 – Kalengada Ramesh Kariappa
100. Kodava Rangabhumi – Theethira ( Mayanamada ) Rekha Vasanth
101. Kodava Sanskrithika Adhyayana – Iythichanda Ramesh Uthappa
102. Kodava Theeni – Boverianda Maya Muddaiah
103. Kodava Sahithya – Palanganda K Chengappa
104. Kodavas & their gala “leela”: – Iychettira M Muthanna
105. Kodavas (Coorgs), their customs and culture – Bachamada D Ganapathy
106. Kodavas…Passion for Uniform. – Kodandera Arjun Muthanna
107. Kodagra devanele – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
108. Kodagra sipayi – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
109. Kodagra sangeetha sahitya kalavidanga – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
110. Kodagara Kulacaradi Tatvojjivini (Kannada), 1902 – Coravanda Appayya
111. Kodagu: Mungaru Maleya Vismayada Nadu – Palanganda T Bopanna
112. Kodagina Kreedapatugala Jeevana Charitre – Cheppudira Kariappa
113. Kodagina Moolanivaasiyara puraana Samskriti mathu oorooru Devaalayagala Parichaya – Pardanda Chengappa
114. Kodagina Suvarna Badhuku – Palanganda K Chengappa
115. Kodagina sangeetha sahithya kalavidaru – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
116. Kodhi Kur’d – Mallengada Sudha Muthanna
117. Kodira Poomale – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
118. Kuttambolicha. – Bachamada D Ganapathy
119. Kuthanda Parvathy Poovaiah – Theethira ( Mayanamada ) Rekha Vasanth
120. Leaves of the Poet Tree – Codanda Ravin Chengappa
121. Life Behind Death (1980) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
122. Little Prapti”s Little Stories – Areyada Prapti Belliappa
123. Lokake Kodavara Koduge – Baddira N Chengappa
124. Long ago in Coorg-Edition-1 (2013), Edition – 2(2014) – Mookonda Nithin Kushalappa
125. Lopamudra’s Daughter – Mallengada(Malavanda) Latha Muthanna
126. Lopamudra – the lokakalyani – Kishoo Uthappa
127. Made in India – Chendrimada Biddu Appaiah
128. The Major who kept his cool – Mookonda Nithin Kushalappa
129. Male Moda – Mookonda Pushpa Poonacha
130. Mauna Manju – Mookonda Pushpa Poonacha
131. Manadaladinda – Monnanda Shoba Subbaiah
132. Mango Coloured Fish (1998) – Kaveri Nambisan
133. Mind, Its Source and Culture (1958) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
134. Mother Besant and Mahatma Gandhi – Iychettira M Muthanna
135. Musical stars of coorg – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
136. Muttaṇṇana kavanagaḷu – Iychettira M Muthanna
137. The Mysteries of Man, Mind and Mind-Functions (1951) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
138. Naṅga Koḍava – Bachamada D Ganapathy
139. Naataka ranga – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
140. Nallirime – Chendrimada G Muthappa
141. Nangada Paat – Palanganda K Chengappa
142. Nemmadira good – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
143. Neppra joppe – Chendrimada G Muthappa
144. Nuggets from Coorg History – Cheppudira P Belliappa
145. Oilseeds and Oil Milling in India: A Cultural and Historical Survey (1990) – Konganda T Achaya
146. On the Wings of Butterflies (2002) – Kaveri Nambisan
147. Orbit Shifting – Codanda Devika Devaiah & Rajiv Narange
148. Othorme – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
149. Paruva Papuli – Monnanda Shoba Subbaiah
150. Pattole Palame – Nadikerianda Chinnappa
151. Pattole Palame – Translated to English – Boverianda Nanjamma and Chinnappa
152. Pavala Saal – Monnanda Shoba Subbaiah
153. People of India in North America – Iychettira M Muthanna
154. People of India in North America (part one) – Iychettira M Muthanna
155. Punya mandir – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
156. Punyakshetra parichaya – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
157. Questions and Answers (1979) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
158. Reality Behind Life (1983) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
159. Religion and Philosophy (1980) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
160. Revelation (1951) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
161. Rise and Fall of the Coorg State – Palanganda T Bopanna
162. The Romance of Indian Coffee – Palanganda T Bopanna
163. Samara Bairavi – Thammaiah
164. Sati Sukanya – Appanervanda Haradasa Appachcha Kavi
165. Sathi Savithri – Appanervanda Haradasa Appachcha Kavi
166. The scent of Pepper – Kaveri Nambisan
167. Sex-Sublimation (1955) – Kademada Swami Narayananada
168. Shree Kaaveri Mahathmye – Appanervanda Haradasa Appachcha Kavi
169. Shree Shaarade Saakshaath Jaganmaathe – Hottengada Sundari Medappa
170. Shree Shaneshwara devasthana – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
171. Shree Subrahmanya Mahathmye – Appanervanda Haradasa Appachcha Kavi
172. Shri Eshwara Ayyappa devasthana – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
173. Silent Sentinels – Brinda Somayya
174. The Cinderella Elephant – Mekerira ( Kechettira ) Neema Uthappa
175. The Coorg memoirs – Iychettira M Muthanna
176. The Coorgs and their Origins. 1981 – Maneyapanda P. Cariappa and Ponnamma Cariappa
177. The Cross and the Coorgs: A Christian Saga in Coorg – K B Ganapathy
178. The Food Industries of British India (1994) – Konganda T Achaya
179. The Food Industries of British India (Oxford University Press, 1994) – Konganda T Achaya
180. The Gandhi of Kodagu: Pandyanda Belliappa – Mookonda Nithin Kushalappa
181. The Story That Must Not Be Told(2010) – Kaveri Nambisan
182. The Story of our Food (2000) – Konganda T Achaya
183. Tale of a Tiger’s Tail and other Yarns from Coorg – Cheppudira P Belliappa
184. Tales Untold – Biddanda Sathya Achia
185. Thamasira Thappale – Nambiapanda Ranju
186. Thelchi Budi – Kadiyamada Rita Bopaiah
187. Thelangna Moda – Kullachanda Chippi Kariappa
188. Thottinja Chattakathane – Chendrimada G Muthappa
189. Tiger Hills – Saritha Mandanna
190. Tipu Sultan x’rayed – Iychettira M Muthanna
191. Tippu Mathu Kodavaru – Addanda Cariappa
192. Valiant Were Their Deeds: Operation Pawan – Kodandera Arjun Muthanna
193. The Vanishing Kodavas – Kaveri Ponnappa
194. Veera senaani – Ulvangada Cauvery Uday
195. Victoria Gowramma: The Lost Princess of Coorg – Cheppudira P Belliappa
196. Virata Parva – Appanervanda Haradasa Appachcha Kavi
197. Vishwa Manyadina – Appachattolanda Vanu Vasanth
198. Vivaaksha – Kallichanda P Latha(Phd)
199. William Shakespeare & his plays – Bojjangada Avanijja Somaiah(Phd)
200. Yayaathi Raajanda Naataka – Appanervanda Haradasa Appachcha Kavi