
𝐀𝐁𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐎𝐊
•• TITLE : Coorg Stories & Essays
•• AUTHOR : C.P. Belliappa
•• PUBLISHER : Rupa Publication
•• FORMAT : Paperback
•• LANGUAGE : English
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This is a deeply researched & evocative collection, C.P. Belliappa tracks the heartbeat of Coorg(Kodagu), portraying the present with the past, offering a timeless portrait of a quiet coffee growing district.
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This book is divided into 3 parts.
Part 1 is Coorg of Yore
Part 2 is The Victoria Gowramma Papers
Part 3 is Freedom, Independence & Merger
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Part 1 contains the ancient dolmens in croog, recorded history of croog, blast from past, Tipu Sultan Connection, British guesthouse,elephant hint bg Lingarajendra, saga of Somayanda family, Sir Mark Cubbon, Thirteen wives of Chikka Veerarajendra of croog, Dewan Chepudira Ponnappa,three Germans in Coorg, Coorg-Born first world war hero, Subedar Chepudira Thimayya, Commissioner’s wife & many more.
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Part 2 talks about Queen Victoria’s favourite goddaughter, the art & creative journey of Victoria Gowramma, historical connections, gangamma & rediscovering princess Victoria Gowramma & others.
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The last part i.e part 3 discussed about,
Freedom movement in Coorg, C.M. Poonacha’s role, Indian Constitution, state reorganizations, merger of Coorg in Karnataka, post reorganizations in states.
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To know more grab it & try it.
✓ The cover of the book is simple shuttle with a great theme.
✓ The writing style of the book is quite unique & informative. This book is going to make you know many unknown things.
✓ The language used in this book is quite fascinating. It’s good easily understandable & quite relatable with the storyline.
✓ The author narrated every part in a great manner that surely adds some new knowledge to your life.
✓ The inclusion of images & other texts are just elevate the reading flowm
✓ Book is nicely paced that keeps you hooked up till the last page with a great concept.
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