One of the most significant projects in this context is by researcher-writer Kaveri Ponnapa. This is her bid to save the Kodava takke, classified as a definitely endangered language by Unesco and spoken by just 166,187 people according to the 2001 census. Appanna contributed about four hundred old Kodava takke words to a dictionary published a few years ago, and …
Manakanjite tane prana kodepavu Kodavu Janatanatele janala jayisuvavu Kodavu Dana darmake tane minalippavu Kodavu Ane ponnede beda bekkatavu Kodavu These lines from a poem by the eminent writer Bacharanianda P. Appanna of Kodagu, Karnataka, define the characteristics of a true Kodava. The verse stands out for more than its lyricality, though: It’s written in Kodava takke, classified as a definitely …
India’s premier women’s doubles shuttler, Ashwini Ponnappa, will miss the Guwahati Senior national badminton championship for want of partners! For, that would mean, starting from the scratch which I wanted to avoid at this stage,” said Ashwini after another grinding schedule under the mentorship of doubles specialist coach Kim Tan Her at the Gopi Academy here. “It is obviously disappointing …
