{"id":6639,"date":"2019-02-02T10:57:41","date_gmt":"2019-02-02T10:57:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/?p=6639"},"modified":"2025-12-25T06:57:49","modified_gmt":"2025-12-25T06:57:49","slug":"major-ranjan-chengappa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/major-ranjan-chengappa\/","title":{"rendered":"Col Bollachettira Ranjan Chengappa"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Col Bollachettira Ranjan Chengappa was an <a href=\"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/army-personals\/\">Army officer<\/a> from Kodagu. 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