Author: Maj Gen Arjun Muthanna

Kodavas are a unique race of people hailing from a small tract of mountainous and jungle area in the Western Ghats known as Kodagu.

The British called the area as Coorg and dominant class, the Kodavas, as Coorgs.

Today this land is a district in the Southern tip of Karnataka state called Kodagu. The terrain required extreme physical fitness and raw courage to survive the predators in the jungles and to defend themselves against any attacks by their enemies.

Families (okkas) lived jointly on their respective lands and looked up to the pathedar (head of the okka) for all decisions and to their ancestors (guru karane) for spiritual guidance and sustenance. Discipline and obedience to the Pathedar were implicit.

THIS IS THE STORY OF KODAVAS IN UNIFORM

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