Kodavattakk

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Jyothi Jayaprakash
Jyothi Jayaprakash: Rites of passage are an important cultural aspect of every community. In Kodagu too, one always hears of birth, death and marriage rites. Not much is heard about puberty rites. Do the Kodavas have a puberty ceremony, and is it practised widely?   Bacharanianda Appanna: Yes. The…
in Interview
Jyothi Jayaprakash
Jyothi Jayaprakash: The population of Kodagu does not consist of the Kodava community alone. How many Kodavattakk speaking communities/moolanivasiya (Kodavattakk-speaking original inhabitants) are there originally?   Kasturi Govindammayya: There are about 24 communities. A few of them have now…
in Interview
HARADAS APPACHA KAVI- LIFE AND WORKS   INTRODUCTION Folk and regional theatres have their own subtlety and aesthetics that have attracted researchers all over the world. Still, there are many such theatres in our country that have been pushed into oblivion due to lack of research. Theatre in Kodagu…
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