Mandepanda Dr Pushpa Kuttanna(PhD) was born on 12th December, 1949 in Kodagu. As a sportsperson she was the first woman from South India to represent the country in Basketball probably she was the first women… read more »
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
Mandepanda Dr Pushpa Kuttanna(PhD) was born on 12th December, 1949 in Kodagu. As a sportsperson she was the first woman from South India to represent the country in Basketball probably she was the first women… read more »
Mandira Jaya Appanna, born on May 21st, 1942 at Bethugrama, near Napoklu was a renowned poet and author of various legendary works in kodava thakk and other languages like Kannada and English. Father Kondira Palangappa… read more »
Mandira Vivec Chengappa from Nelji, Kodagu was born and brought up in Bangalore. He is known for his excellence in public service. His involvement and proactive policing and engaging the public to learn their concerns… read more »
Mandovanda Kamaiah Ganesh a police officer from Kodagu is a DySP, State intelligence Bangalore. He is a dedicated and hard working officer who was awarded for his meritorious service. Achievements He performed at VVIP security… read more »
Maneyapanda Appachu Muthanna, born in 1902, completed his education and joined Forest department in Mysore. At a very young age, he became famous for his service as a forest officer. Maneyapanda Appachu Muthanna uplifted the… read more »
Maneyapanda Appaiah Ganapathy (DGP) from kodagu was an officer of the 1986 batch, from the UP/ Uttarakhand cadre. He was devoted officer who took over from B S Sidhu as the DGP of Uttarakhand. Family Father Maneyapanda… read more »
Maneyapanda Ashwini Nachappa is one of the famous sportsperson from Kodagu, was born on 21 October, 1967. She is an accomplished former athlete and an Indian film actress. She made her mark by winning several… read more »
Maneyapanda Muthanna Somaya a famous Kodava sportsperson was born on 8th May 1959 in Kodagu. He is a former Indian field hockey player from Kodagu, Karnataka. Family Father: Maneyapanda Ponappa Muthanna Mother: Gangamma (Thamane: Codanda) Brother: Cariappa (Pravin) Wife: Shami (Thamane:… read more »