{"id":7351,"date":"2019-03-19T11:37:26","date_gmt":"2019-03-19T11:37:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/?p=7351"},"modified":"2019-10-14T04:51:46","modified_gmt":"2019-10-14T04:51:46","slug":"chonira-okka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kodavaclan.com\/kodaguheritage\/chonira-okka\/","title":{"rendered":"Chonira okka"},"content":{"rendered":"

About the okka<\/a><\/h3>\n

Chonira okka’s<\/a> ancestor Chonira Cherma\u1e47a was a spy in the service of Do\u1e0d\u1e0da Viraraja. He was caught by Tipu\u2019s army, tortured and killed.<\/p>\n

When waging a war against an invading Nair army from Kerala, the Kodagu<\/a> Raja\u2019s army pitched tents and camped in Hudikeri,and the Chonira okka<\/a> fed the army for three days. The Raja was pleased and sent for the Chonira pattedara<\/a> and asked him what he wanted as a gift. The pattedara<\/a> told the king that members of the Chonira okka<\/a> were finding it difficult to do itti bitti chakri – mandatory unpaid labour as a guard, soldier, or any other work required by the King. He requested that members of his okka<\/a> be exempted from such labour. The King agreed, and decreed that members of the Chonira okka<\/a> would be exempted from itti bitti chakri.<\/p>\n

Eminent people<\/a><\/h3>\n

Civil Service<\/a><\/h4>\n