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		<title>117.198.97.230: /* Armed forces */</title>
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|group  = Kodava People&lt;br /&gt;
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{{Culture of Karnataka}}&lt;br /&gt;
The following is a list of prominent &amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039;[[Kodava people|Kodavas]]&amp;#039;&amp;#039;&amp;#039; (also known as the Coorg or Coorgi community).&lt;br /&gt;
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Biddu Appaiah is of Coorgi descent. He is a British Indian musician and winner of Grammy award. He was pivotal in the career success of sister-brother duo, Nazia and Zoheb Hassan&lt;br /&gt;
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== Religion ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Sadguru Appayya Swami]] (1885–1956), (born of Kodava parents) founder of Kaveri Ashram, a Hindu monastery in Virajpet, born as Palanganda Appaiah, ordained into Sannyas (monkhood) by Guru Ramgiri.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last1=Kamath|title=Karnataka State gazetteer, Volume 20|date=1993|publisher=Director of Print, Stationery and Publications at the Government Press|location=Bangalore|page=659|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=nCELAQAAIAAJ&amp;amp;q=thimmayya+kodava|accessdate=11 October 2014}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Swami Narayanananda]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Narayanananda |first1=swami |title=Autobiography of Swami Narayanananda |date=2002 |publisher=N.U. Yoga Trust |isbn=9788779112193 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NiorQwAACAAJ&amp;amp;q=Swami+Narayanananda |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Swami Narayanananda |url=https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/488598.Swami_Narayanananda |website=www.goodreads.com |accessdate=13 July 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Swami Shambhavananda]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Muthanna |first1=I. M. |title=The Coorg Memoirs (the Story of the Kodavas): Muthanna Speaks Out |date=1971 |publisher=Copies available at Usha Press |page=211 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLEcAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=Swami+Shambhavananda+coorg |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Beckerlegge |first1=Gwilym |title=Colonialism, Modernity, and Religious Identities: Religious Reform Movements in South Asia |date=2008 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=9780195692143 |pages=136, 137, 139 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z4XXAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=Swami+Shambhavananda |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Indian Independence Movement ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Pandyanda Belliappa]] (also called Pandianda Belliappa or P I Belliappa) Gandhian, Freedom fighter, politician, journalist.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Nehru |first1=Jawaharlal |title=Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru: 16 July 1952 – 18 October 1952 |date=1996 |publisher=Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Fund |isbn=9780195641936 |page=528 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=_zQIAAAAIAAJ&amp;amp;q=P+I+Belliappa |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Press in India |date=1958 |publisher=Office of the Registrar of Newspapers. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=D9EfAQAAIAAJ&amp;amp;q=P+I+Belliappa&amp;amp;pg=PA299 |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Congress |first1=Indian History |title=Proceedings - Indian History Congress |date=1992 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=EQZDAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;q=P+I+Belliappa |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Park |first1=Richard Leonard |title=Reports on the Indian general elections, 1951-52 |date=1956 |publisher=Popular Book Depot |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=klA5AQAAIAAJ&amp;amp;q=P+I+Belliappa |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Muthanna |first1=I. M. |title=The Coorg Memoirs (the Story of the Kodavas): Muthanna Speaks Out |date=1971 |publisher=Copies available at Usha Press |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=uLEcAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=Pandianda+Belliappa |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |title=Gandhi&amp;#039;s campaign against untouchability, 1933-34: an account from the Raj&amp;#039;s secret official reports |date=1996 |publisher=Gandhi Peace Foundation |isbn=9788185411101 |page=111 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxRuAAAAMAAJ&amp;amp;q=P+I+Belliappa |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[C M Poonacha]] (Cheppudira Muthanna Poonacha) Gandhian, Freedom fighter, politician.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Singh |first1=Trilochan |title=Personalities: A Comprehensive and Authentic Biographical Dictionary of Men who Matter in India. [Northen India and Parliament] |date=1952 |publisher=Arunam &amp;amp; Sheel |page=109 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Y40MAAAAYAAJ&amp;amp;q=C+M+Poonacha&amp;amp;pg=PA109 |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Shashidhar |first1=Dr Melkunde |title=A HISTORY OF FREEDOM AND UNIFICATION MOVEMENT IN KARNATAKA |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781329825017 |page=191 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=vG1mCwAAQBAJ&amp;amp;q=C+M+Poonacha&amp;amp;pg=PA191 |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Armed forces ==&lt;br /&gt;
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* Field Marshal [[Kodandera Madappa Cariappa|K M Cariappa]] (Kodandera family), OBE, first Indian Commissioned Officer, later became first Indian General and then first Commander-in-Chief of India. High Commissioner (Ambassador in the Commonwealth) of India in Australia and New Zealand, Field Marshal in 1986. Residency Road and a park in Bangalore has been renamed after him.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last1=Weis|first1=Edel|title=Field Marshal Cariappa: The Man who Touched the Sky|date=2002|publisher=Rupa Publications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VViciJOhfDUC&amp;amp;q=cariappa+kodava&amp;amp;pg=PT5|accessdate=11 October 2014|isbn=9788171679447}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* General [[K. S. Thimayya]] (Kodandera), DSO, secured Ladakh for India during the Kashmir War of 1948, General and Chief of the Indian Army, after retirement he led the UN peacekeeping forces during when he won International acclaim, Chairman of the Repatriation Committee after Korean War, died in Cyprus, his statue was set up in Singapore Wax Museum, the Cyprus Govt. issued stamps in his honour. Richmond Road in Bangalore has been renamed after him.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last1=Belliappa|first1=C. P.|title=Nuggets From Coorg History|date=2008|publisher=Rupa Publications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6TMBXK_ROc4C&amp;amp;q=cariappa+kodava&amp;amp;pg=PT85|accessdate=11 October 2014|isbn=9788129113023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* Squadron Leader [[Ajjamada B Devaiah|A B Devaiah]] (Ajjamada), who shot down an enemy aircraft before presumably dying in Pakistan during the 1965 war. He is the only Air Force officer to be awarded the Maha Vir Chakra posthumously.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;Maha Vir Chakra Awardees&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Maha Vir Chakra Awardees|url=http://www.bharat-rakshak.com/IAF/Database/Awards/awards.php?qaward=MVC|work=Indian armed forces|publisher=Bharat Rakshak}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Mangerira Chinnappa Muthanna]] Army Martyr&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Dinesh |first1=B C |title=Dedicated to nation&amp;#039;s defence |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2010/dec/20/dedicated-to-nations-defence-212491.html |accessdate=13 July 2019 |work=The New Indian Express}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Pattacheruvanda C. Thimayya]] - [[Lieutenant General (India)|Lieutenant General]] of Indian Army&lt;br /&gt;
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== Sports ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Ashwini Ponnappa]] - Indian [[badminton]] player &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;:0&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/badminton/athlete-profile-n6018891-ashwini-ponnappa.htm|title=Badminton {{!}} Athlete Profile: Ashwini PONNAPPA - Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games|website=results.gc2018.com|language=en-AU|access-date=2018-08-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Jagat and Anita Nanjappa]] - motor racers&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Racing duo on full throttle - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/bangalore-times/racing-duo-on-full-throttle/articleshow/549127404.cms |website=The Times of India |accessdate=13 July 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=K - 1000 anyone? |url=https://www.thehindu.com/mp/2004/08/05/stories/2004080501470400.htm |website=[[The Hindu]] |date=2004-08-05 |accessdate=13 July 2019}}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Joshna Chinappa]] - Indian [[Squash (sport)|squash]] player &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://psaworldtour.com/players/view/7884/joshna-chinappa|title=Joshna Chinappa - Professional Squash Association|website=psaworldtour.com|language=en|access-date=2018-04-30}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rohan Bopanna]] - Indian tennis player &amp;lt;ref name=dc-sc2010&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.daviscup.com/en/scorecards/scorecards-2010.aspx|title=Scorecards - 2010|publisher=Davis Cup|accessdate=2011-11-12}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=uso-yearbyyear&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.usopen.org/en_US/about/history/years.html|title=Year by Year|publisher=US Open|accessdate=2011-11-12|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20111113081042/http://www.usopen.org/en_US/about/history/years.html|archivedate=13 November 2011|df=dmy-all}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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===Cricket ===&lt;br /&gt;
* [[K. P. Appanna]], Indian cricketer &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;espn-profile&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/269170.html | title=Players / KP Appanna | work=ESPNcricinfo | accessdate=23 February 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Robin Uthappa]], Indian cricketer &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/profile/robin-uthappa/3723.html|title=Robin Uthappa Profile - Robin Uthappa Cricket Career - Cricket Stats|website=[[CNN News18]] |accessdate=22 April 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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=== Hockey ===&lt;br /&gt;
Kodavas have a long history of association with the game of [[field hockey]]. The district of [[Kodagu]] is considered as the &amp;#039;&amp;#039;cradle of Indian hockey&amp;#039;&amp;#039;.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;cradle&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2004/06/13/stories/2004061300490800.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040830000602/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/mag/2004/06/13/stories/2004061300490800.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2004-08-30|title=Time-out|accessdate=2007-06-21|location=Chennai, India|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=2004-06-13}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;dh&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.deccanherald.com/archives/apr42006/spectrum162126200643.asp|title=Coorg: A nursery of Indian hockey|work=Online Edition of The Deccan Herald, dated 2006-04-04|publisher=2005, The Printers (Mysore) Private Ltd.|accessdate=2007-06-21|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929115244/http://www.deccanherald.com/archives/apr42006/spectrum162126200643.asp|archivedate=2007-09-29}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[A B Subbaiah]] - Indian field hockey goalkeeper and coach.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Aiyappa |first1=Manu |title=Why Kodavas, who once blazed through the hockey pitch and Army battles, are abandoning both - Times of India ► |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/why-kodavas-who-once-blazed-through-the-hockey-pitch-and-army-battles-are-abandoning-both/articleshow/69482855.cms |accessdate=10 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |agency=TNN |date=24 May 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Len Aiyappa]] - Indian field hockey player.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title= Hockey: Len gives up on India |url= http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/top-stories/Hockey-Len-gives-up-on-India/articleshow/1406937.cms |work= [[The Times of India]] |date= 2006-02-09 |accessdate= 2013-01-17}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; &lt;br /&gt;
* [[M. M. Somaya]] - Indian field hockey player.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/holnus/007200906241782.htm|title=Olympians join forces to wrest control of MHA|date=24 June 2009|work=[[The Hindu]]|accessdate=4 December 2009}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[M. P. Ganesh]] - Indian field hockey captain and coach. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title= M.P. Ganesh: a man of many hats |url= http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-neighbourhood/mp-ganesh-a-man-of-many-hats/article911733.ece |work= The Hindu |date= 2010-11-25 |accessdate= 2013-01-20}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[S. K. Uthappa]] - Indian field hockey player.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web|title=Kodagu&amp;#039;s Hockey Olympian S K Uthappa (24) Gets Ekalavya Award|url=http://www.mangalorean.com/kodagus-hockey-olympian-s-k-uthappa-24-gets-ekalavya-award/|publisher=mangalorean.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160516133137/http://www.mangalorean.com/kodagus-hockey-olympian-s-k-uthappa-24-gets-ekalavya-award|archivedate=16 May 2016|accessdate=12 February 2017}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Civil office ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[B. B. Ashok Kumar]], police officer&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Shankar Mahadev Bidari and BB Ashok Kumar on Zee Kannada&amp;#039;s Weekend with Ramesh 4 |url=https://www.ibtimes.co.in/shankar-mahadev-bidari-bb-ashok-kumar-zee-kannadas-weekend-ramesh-4-800600 |website=International Business Times, India Edition |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=english |date=29 June 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[C B Muthamma]] (Chonira), first woman [[Indian Foreign Service]] officer&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last1=Belliappa|first1=C. P.|title=Nuggets From Coorg History|date=2008|publisher=Rupa Publications|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6TMBXK_ROc4C&amp;amp;q=muthamma+kodava&amp;amp;pg=PT85|accessdate=11 October 2014|isbn=9788129113023}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[C. G. Somiah]] was the first IAS Officer from [[Coorg]] to rise to be the Home Secretary, Chief Vigilance Commissioner (CVC) and Comptroller and Auditor General.&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;confident&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news|last=Bhattacharya|first=A K|title=The confidential bureaucrat|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/beyond-business/the-confidential-bureaucrat-110090900070_1.html|accessdate=3 January 2014|newspaper=Business Standard|date=9 September 2010}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*Diwan Bahadur [[Ketoli Chengappa]], administrator (Chief Commissioner of Coorg province)&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Provinces of British India |url=http://www.worldstatesmen.org/India_BrProvinces.htm |website=www.worldstatesmen.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Provinces of British India |url=http://rulers.org/indprov.html |website=rulers.org |accessdate=13 July 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Law and order ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rao Bahadur IGP P.K.Monnappa]] (Pemmanda), IPS Officer, DGP of Madras, helped suppress the Nizam&amp;#039;s rebellion in Hyderabad in 1950 as part of the Police Action led by Sardar Patel, IGP of Hyderabad then of Mysore, also first police chief of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book|last1=Kumar|first1=Satinder|title=Encyclopaedia of South-Asian tribes, Volume 1|date=2000|publisher=Anmol Publications|page=1470|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qtkjAQAAIAAJ&amp;amp;q=thimmayya+kodava|accessdate=11 October 2014|isbn=9788126105175}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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A S Bopanna (Ajjikuttira Somaiah Bopanna) is a Judge of Supreme Court of India. He is former Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court. He is also former Judge of Karnataka High Court. He was born in Madikeri, Kodagu on 20 May 1959.&lt;br /&gt;
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== Actors ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Prema (Kannada actress)]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=News headlines |url=http://www.daijiworld.com/news/newsDisplay.aspx?newsID=23741 |website=www.daijiworld.com |accessdate=13 July 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Upendra, Prema combination back after 17 years |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/entertainment/kannada/2016/may/23/Upendra-Prema-combination-back-after-17-years-906869.html |accessdate=13 July 2019 |work=The New Indian Express |date=23 May 2016}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Lifetime Achievement award for Rajkumar - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Lifetime-Achievement-award-for-Rajkumar/articleshow/41760311.cms |accessdate=13 July 2019 |work=The Times of India |date=14 May 2001}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Rashmika Mandanna]], Indian film actress{{cn|date=April 2021}}&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Nishan (actor)]], Indian actor &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=From movies at Menoka to Mukta debut |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/entertainment/from-movies-at-menoka-to-mukta-debut/cid/379496 |accessdate=13 July 2019 |work=www.telegraphindia.com |date=1 June 2011 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Nidhi Subbaiah]], film actress&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Daisy Bopanna]], film actress&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Deepika Kamaiah]], film actress&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Varsha Bollamma]], film actress&lt;br /&gt;
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== Literature ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Appachcha Kavi]] (also called Appachu Kavi), playwright&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Sinha |first1=Biswajit |title=South Indian theatre |date=2007 |publisher=Raj Publications |isbn=9788186208540 |page=381 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=kloqAQAAIAAJ&amp;amp;q=appachu+kavi |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Boverianda Nanjamma and Chinnappa]], translators, authors &amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hindu story time&amp;quot;&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=It&amp;#039;s story time, folks |url=https://www.thehindu.com/mp/2003/10/16/stories/2003101600630300.htm |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=2003-10-16 |accessdate=13 July 2019 }}{{dead link|date=April 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[B D Ganapathy]]&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |last1=Congress |first1=The Library of |title=LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress) |url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81114543.html |website=id.loc.gov |accessdate=13 July 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=B D Ganapathi |url=http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81-114543/ |website=Worldcat |accessdate=13 July 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[I. M. Muthanna]] author and translator&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Bhat |first1=Anil |title=Coorgis&amp;#039; peaceful agitation now to extend to French embassy |url=https://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/011118/coorgis-peaceful-agitation-now-to-extend-to-french-embassy.html |accessdate=13 July 2019 |work=The Asian Age |date=1 November 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=Will Kodagu, heaven on earth, cease to exist ? |url=https://starofmysore.com/will-kodagu-heaven-on-earth-cease-to-exist/ |accessdate=13 July 2019 |work=Star of Mysore |date=23 June 2018}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Nadikerianda Chinnappa]], folklore compiler&amp;lt;ref name=&amp;quot;hindu story time&amp;quot; /&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite journal |last1=Venkatesha |first1=M N |title=Pattole Palame: Kodava Culture – Folksongs and Traditions |journal=Indian Folklore Research |pages=124–129 |url=http://indianfolklore.org/journals/index.php/IFRJ/article/download/182/189 |accessdate=13 July 2019}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Entrepreneurs ==&lt;br /&gt;
* Kavya Madappa,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.indulgexpress.com/fashion/2019/oct/04/these-entrepreneurs-create-an-impact-by-empowering-artisans-making-tree-free-paper-and-products-for-18575.html|title=These entrepreneurs create an impact by empowering artisans, making tree-free paper and products for conscious living|website=www.indulgexpress.com|access-date=2019-10-14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/paper-made-cotton-waste-not-704886.html|title=Paper made from cotton waste, not dead wood|date=2018-11-25|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://executivetraveller.in/people/way-i-travel-kavya-madappa/|title=Way I Travel- Kavya Madappa|date=2012-11-14|website=Executive Traveller|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Amanvana Spa Resort Coorg,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.cntraveller.in/story/indias-20-top-family-friendly-stays/|title=India&amp;#039;s 20 top family-friendly stays|date=2016-08-12|website=Condé Nast Traveller India|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://travel.siliconindia.com/news/top-five-most-luxurious-resorts-in-coorg-aid-4131.html|title=Top Five Most Luxurious Resorts In Coorg|last=TravelCity|first=SiliconIndia|website=siliconindia|access-date=2019-10-14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/indiwo/travel-indiwo-5-best-places-to-camp-in-the-scotland-of-india-coorg-1796205.html|title=5 Best Places to Camp in the &amp;#039;Scotland of India&amp;#039; - Coorg|date=2018-06-30|website=News18|access-date=2019-10-14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Bluecat Paper Founder,&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/bangalore/kavya-madappas-bluecat-paper-wants-to-make-tree-free-paper-mainstream/article29517073.ece|title=Kavya Madappa&amp;#039;s Bluecat Paper wants to make &amp;#039;tree-free&amp;#039; paper mainstream|last=Sudevan|first=Praveen|date=2019-09-26|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-10-14|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/metrolife/metrolife-your-bond-with-bengaluru/green-paper-firm-struggles-against-cheaper-choices-762786.html|title=Green paper firm struggles against cheaper choices|date=2019-09-20|website=Deccan Herald|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bengaluru/2019/sep/07/going-tree-free-to-produce-paper-through-recycling-upcycling-2029959.html|title=Going tree-free to produce paper through recycling, upcycling|website=The New Indian Express|access-date=2019-10-14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/271118/designs-on-bengaluru-public-installations-draw-crowds.html|title=Designs on Bengaluru: Public installations draw crowds|date=2018-11-27|website=Deccan Chronicle|language=en|access-date=2019-10-14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Cite web|url=https://rootsandleisure.com/kavya-madappa-coorg-bluecat-paper/|title=Kavya Madappa from Bangalore, an Eco-warrior Creating Tree-free Paper at Bluecat paper|last1=world|first1=SamyamaTravelling the|last2=tea!|first2=deciphering cultures as a hobby Absorbing stories with a warm cup of|date=2019-09-05|website=Roots &amp;amp; Leisure|language=en-US|access-date=2019-10-14}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;  &lt;br /&gt;
*[[N S Narendra]], Firepro founder&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |title=N.S. Narendra: The Fire Fighter |url=http://www.forbesindia.com/article/zen-garden/ns-narendra-the-fire-fighter/23912/1 |accessdate=13 July 2019 |work=Forbes India |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |last1=Mukherjee |first1=Writankar |title=Panasonic acquires 76% stake in Firepro Systems |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/cons-products/electronics/panasonic-acquires-76-stake-in-firepro-systems/articleshow/13094230.cms |accessdate=13 July 2019 |work=The Economic Times |date=11 May 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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== Politics ==&lt;br /&gt;
* [[Prema Cariappa]], Mayor of Bangalore, Rajya Sabha MP&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite book |last1=Darpan |first1=Pratiyogita |title=Pratiyogita Darpan |date=2008 |publisher=Pratiyogita Darpan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=x-gDAAAAMBAJ&amp;amp;q=prema+cariappa&amp;amp;pg=PT26 |accessdate=13 July 2019 |language=en}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite web |title=Prema Cariappa, Politician, Personalities |url=https://www.karnataka.com/personalities/prema-cariappa/ |website=Karnataka.com |accessdate=13 July 2019 |date=15 November 2011}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;br /&gt;
*[[Appachu Ranjan]], former sports minister, Government of Karnataka {{cn|date=June 2020}}&lt;br /&gt;
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== References ==&lt;br /&gt;
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