Eminent People of Kodava tribe have contributed immensely towards the growth of the Indian nation, despite them being in small numbers. Their most significant contributions are in the armed forces and in sports. Originally being land-owning militiamen farmers from Kodagu, hence their traditional twin occupations were as agriculturists and as soldiers. The distinguished among them had been local chieftains, palace officials, officers of the Raja’s army and brave battle veterans, therefore invariably having attained fame in either government service or in the local army.
Eminent People of Kodavas have achieved laurels in all walk of life and prominent in every field and are listed for the future generations to know
Keletira Darshan Ponnanna from Napoklu Family Father Keletira Muthu Muthappa Mother Keletira (Machimanda) Bhavani Kaveramma Education Schooling-Rama Trust school-Napoklu PUC-Navodaya School Engineering-Malnad College of engineering-Hassan MS in Embedded Systems at University of Stuttgart, Germany Achievements… read more »
Kelettira Harshitha Bojamma is a sportsperson from Napoklu, Kodagu who represented India twice in basketball .She is a super active, humble, soft spoken girl who has a passion for sports. She is a terrific sports person… read more »
Stories of Ketolira Achayya one of the Padebeeras of kodagu He was also known as Achanna. When the English army reached to Srirangapatna through Coorg in 1799, the Raja collected a huge quantity of rice, thousands… read more »
Kodandera Anuradha is a distinguished officer of the Indian Revenue Service (IRS), known for her integrity, professionalism, and commitment to public service. As a member of one of India’s premier civil services, she has contributed… read more »
Kodendera Chengappa Madappa (Daddi) born 1921 and commissioned in the Air Force in 1941 and had seen action at the Burma Front. He was from first batch of IAS who joined in 1946. Originally in… read more »
Kodendera Madappa Nanjappa was the younger brother of field Marshal Kodandera M Cariappa. Family Father Kodandera Madappa Brother Kodandera Cariappa Career He joined the Imperial Bank of India and rose to a high position before 1947…. read more »
Many Kodavas youngsters are now taking disc jockeying , more commonly abbreviated as DJ ing seriously and have made their passion a great profession . Kalengada Nikil Chinnappa being one of the first and most successful… read more »
Over 250 Kodava Army personals , both Retired and Serving, categorized as both Men and women officers, are listed here. Presented here is a record of Kodava defence personnel, both serving and retired, including officers of… read more »