Sudeep Gurtu
The Kodavas are a patrilineal ethno-lingual group today inhabiting the rugged hills of Kodagu or Coorg – a region in the Karnataka state of southern India. They are the native speakers of Kodava language. And by faith, they are the Hindus, who believe more in reverence towards nature and their ancestors than in the strict following of the Vedic Hindu principles. They are believed to have been once land-owning agriculturists with martial traditions. But ...