Kall Bolcha (ಕಲ್ಲು ಬೊಳ್ಚ) Overview Kall Bolcha (ಕಲ್ಲು ಬೊಳ್ಚ) is a traditional stone lamp associated with the material and cultural heritage of Kodagu. Made from stone and shaped to hold oil and a wick,… read more »
Kall Bolcha (ಕಲ್ಲು ಬೊಳ್ಚ) Overview Kall Bolcha (ಕಲ್ಲು ಬೊಳ್ಚ) is a traditional stone lamp associated with the material and cultural heritage of Kodagu. Made from stone and shaped to hold oil and a wick,… read more »
About the okka The ancestors of Kallengada okka in Beḷḷur were drinking kaḷḷ (toddy) when the king came. So he called them Kallengaḍa. Their ancestors, three ajjas came here to Napoklu from the Kallengada aroḍa… read more »
Author of the page Meederira Toysi Dechamma About Mrs. Kallichanda Deena is currently settled in T Shettigeri, Kodagu. She is a popular Writer and filmmaker. She is a short movie director with many admirable qualities… read more »
About the okka KaỊỊichanḍa ainmane in Chikkamunḍoor was a mund mane earlier. When Achu Nayaka (whose okka was the only one in Chikkamunḍoor at that time) begged god Ayyappa in Naḍikeri to send okkas to… read more »
About the okka The Kalyatanḍa okka is believed to have settled in Kunjila around the 12th century AD. Kalyatanḍa Ajjappa’s was one of the most famous legendary heroes of Koḍagu, Kalyatanḍa Ponnappa (son of karanava… read more »
Intermarriage A man from Buttianda Okka after having a fight with his brother, went away to Kambeeranḍa in Nangala where there was only one old lady left (all the men had died). He mannk nindiya… read more »
About the okka The Kambeyanḍa okka has three kaḍes started by three ajjas – one lives in Pariyangeri of Kunjila (where their ainmane is), one in their koppa in Kunjila, and one in Nalaḍi. This… read more »
Kanathanda Manu Aiyappa – Senior Journalist and Political Editor Kanathanda Manu Aiyappa is a senior journalist and Political Editor of The Times of India in Bengaluru, Karnataka. With a distinguished career spanning more than two… read more »