"Devapria-Kalappa, a Kurg man who was baptised on 12th January 1913 in Anandapur."; "Devapria-Kalappa, ein am 12. Januar 1913 in Anandapur getaufter Kurg." This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 India Licen

Coorg under the British – Lord William Bentinck Lord William Bentinck assumed the office of the Governor-General in 1828. Born in 1774 he commenced his career as a soldier and later at the young age of twenty two he became a Member of Parliament. He was appointed the Governor of Madras in 1803. He supported

Coorg has a fascinating history and one of the interesting aspects of its colorful past was the fact that Queen Victoria of England was the godmother of a Coorg princess! After Coorg was annexed by the British in 1834, Chikka Veerarajendra, the last Raja of Coorg, was taken by the British to Vellore in Tamil Nadu, and then to Varanasi in 1835. Chikka Veerarajendra,

The first picture above is a remarkable water-colour sketch by artist John Johnson, of the guest-house in Mercara which was very likely built around 1795-1801 during Dodda Veerarajendra’s reign. There are several mentions of this guest-house in the writing of British visitors to Coorg. This accommodation was exclusively for the European visitors and had all amenities

   The Coorgis pronounce it 'Peechekathi' and not 'pichangatti'. Kathi in Coorgi and most other Dravidian tongues like Tamil and Malayalam stands for knife/dagger. Even today peecehkathis are worn by Coorgi men for important social functions. The Peeche kathi cannot be purchased off the shelf even in the heart of Coorg(Mercara). It is often handed

The Ayda Katti (AyudhaKathi) or more commonly known as Odi Katti was the national sword of the Coorgs . The large well forged blade is sharp on the concave side, and the base of the blade is very thick. The handle is made from two pieces of horn and has a very good patina from age and use. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs

Pen-and-ink and water-colour sketch of Madikeri by an unknown artist, c.1840. On the back is an unfinished portrait sketch. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'Mercara Fort; The line of the Western Ghauts of India'; also notes on various buildings and hills. Mercara or Madikeri is situated in southern Karnataka (formerly Mysore), southern India in the Western Ghats