Kutta (Kodagu) :
The Kutta Kodava Samaja here celebrated the third ‘Kakkada Nemme,’ the festival of monsoon, at a function organised at the Samaja building yesterday.
Star of Mysore Editor-in-Chief K.B. Ganapathy inaugurated the festival by lighting the traditional lamp.
Speaking on the occasion, Ganapathy said the festival had special significance because it celebrates the month of agricultural activities in Kodagu and gives an opportunity for the people to prepare a unique kind of medicinal food item known as Maddu Kulu prepared from the juice derived from a particular kind of wild vegetable leaves.
Ganapathy said it was a good decision on the part of the Kodavas of this area to have constructed a Kodava Samaja building here in Kutta town which is located in the border of Karnataka-Kerala. The Samaja building, therefore, is a symbol of Kodava strength and also their unity in an area where migrant labour and traders from the neighbouring Kerala are found in large numbers.
Complimenting the Kodava Samaja for making efforts to further develop the Samaja, he asked the members to support the management in every way possible for their own good.
Kutta Kodava Samaja President Kallichanda Vishnu Cariappa, who presided, explained the significance of Kakkada Nemme.
Earlier, Geetha Appaiah and Rishi Muthanna offered prayers to Goddess Cauvery by way of invocation. Kodava Samaja Joint Secretary Teethira Mandanna welcomed.
Gonikoppa College Teaching faculty Dr. Teethira Rekha Vasanth, who had obtained a Doctorate degree and Dr. Kottangada Pemmaiah, who secured 247th rank in the UPSC Civil Services Exam this year were felicitated.
Kalyatanda Ralie Ganapathy, Kodagu ZP President Sharin Subbaiah, Smt. Viju Devaiah, Kodagu District Information Officer Chinnaswamy, Samaja Vice-President Hottengada Ramesh, Secretary Konganda Suresh, Treasurer Machamada Subramani, Directors Cheppudira Partha, Kechamada Vasu Uthappa, Teethira Kabir Thimmaya, Bachariyanda Prakash, Kolera Neela Appanna, Kodanda Leela Cariappa and others were present.
An attractive expo-cum-sale of household articles, dress materials, ethnic food items and cars of different models was also arranged in the Samaja premises.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / Monday – August 03rd, 2015
Rekha Vasnath’s narrative on kodava sari was beautiful and her pure kannada is great. Thanks for the narration. I did not know the story, though I was born and brought up in Kodagu. Proud of the kodava culture and kodava naadu.