The march, which began from Kutta in South Kodagu, drew thousands of participants ... for whom the Kodava attire (Kupya Chaele) is like a second skin. In response, and to stand up for our rights ...

The Opposition leader posed for photographers in the traditional Kodava attire -- known as the Kupya Chale --in Kodagu, dubbed the Switzerland of India.

Discussions included arguments both supporting and opposing the wearing of ‘kupya cheles' by Kodavas ... committee would submit its report to the Kodagu deputy commissioner, with final decisions ...

Madikeri: Kail Pold (Kail muhurtha) festival was celebrated in various parts of Kodagu on Tuesday ... wearing Kodava traditional ‘kupya chale', offered puja to the agricultural implements ...

Criticising the government, Bopaiah said, “The people of Kodagu have already sacrificed a lot. Having given out Cauvery to the rest of the state, we (Kodavas) in fact have no potable water for ...

Govt to rebuild the flood-hit district Cap on homestays/resorts To stop land conversion approvals Two weeks after devastating rains battered Kodagu district, the state government has directed the ...

For the people of Kodagu, August could well be the cruellest month of the year. In the last three consecutive years, incessant rains in the first two weeks of August have pounded this small hilly ...