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==Freedom Struggle== | ==Freedom Struggle== | ||
Belliappa entered politics in 1921 as a member of the Coorg Planters' Association.<ref>{{cite book|title=Report on the Administration of Coorg|date=1923|publisher=Government of India|location=Coorg, India|page=19|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FZs-AQAAMAAJ&q=pandianda | Belliappa entered politics in 1921 as a member of the Coorg Planters' Association.<ref>{{cite book|title=Report on the Administration of Coorg|date=1923|publisher=Government of India|location=Coorg, India|page=19|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=FZs-AQAAMAAJ&q=pandianda|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> He later joined the Congress Party and became one of its prominent members.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Muthanna|first1=I. M.|title=A Tiny Model State of South India|date=1953|publisher=Tiny Spot|pages=103, 104|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ux9AAAAAMAAJ&q=P+I+Belliappa|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> A staunch Gandhian, satyagrahi and freedom fighter he courted arrest during the freedom struggle. | ||
His wife Pandyanda Seethamma Belliappa was also a freedom fighter who courted arrest.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kumar|first1=Radha|title=The History of Doing: An Illustrated Account of Movements for Women's Rights .|page=80|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=68xTBT1-H4IC | His wife Pandyanda Seethamma Belliappa was also a freedom fighter who courted arrest.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Kumar|first1=Radha|title=The History of Doing: An Illustrated Account of Movements for Women's Rights .|year=1997|page=80|isbn=9788185107769|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=68xTBT1-H4IC&dq=pandyanda&pg=PA80|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> He was also the editor of a periodical called the 'Kodagu'. <ref>{{Cite book|last=Uthappa|first=Ithichanda Ramesh|title=Kodagina Gandhi (The Gandhi of Kodagu)|publisher=Codava Makkada Coota|location=Madikeri, Kodagu|language=Kannada|translator-last=Kushalappa|translator-first=Mookonda Nitin}}</ref>At his invitation, [[Mahatma Gandhi]], his secretary Mr. Thakkar, the President of the Dalit Sangha, a German journalist, Miss Jamnalal Bajaj and others came to Gonikoppal in Coorg.<ref>{{cite book|title=Gandhi's campaign against untouchability, 1933-34: an account from the Raj's secret official reports|date=1996|publisher=[[Gandhi Peace Foundation]]|page=111|isbn=9788185411101|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxRuAAAAMAAJ&q=P+I+Belliappa|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Kushalappa|first=Mookonda|title=Long ago in Coorg|publisher=Pothi books|year=2013|location=Chennai|language=English}}</ref> | ||
==Coorg State== | ==Coorg State== | ||
In 1952, he separated from the Congress along with others and fought the Coorg state elections as independents while floating a new party called the Takkadi ('justice scales') party. The issue they fought against was the proposed merger of Coorg with Mysore. They lost the elections to the Congress, led by C M Poonacha, but won nine of the Assembly seats. The Takkadi party was a dominant political force and voice in Coorg with its anti-merger plank.<ref>{{cite news|last1=RAMACHANDRA|first1=C.M.|title=Coorg and the reorganisation of States|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/coorg-and-the-reorganisation-of-states/article5253017.ece|accessdate=23 September 2014|agency=The Hindu| | In 1952, he separated from the Congress along with others and fought the Coorg state elections as independents while floating a new party called the Takkadi ('justice scales') party. The issue they fought against was the proposed merger of Coorg with Mysore. They lost the elections to the Congress, led by C M Poonacha, but won nine of the Assembly seats. The Takkadi party was a dominant political force and voice in Coorg with its anti-merger plank.<ref>{{cite news|last1=RAMACHANDRA|first1=C.M.|title=Coorg and the reorganisation of States|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/coorg-and-the-reorganisation-of-states/article5253017.ece|accessdate=23 September 2014|agency=The Hindu|work=The Hindu|date=20 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=CHINNAPPA|first1=K. JEEVAN|title=Kodagu fighting to maintain its existence|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/kodagu-fighting-to-maintain-its-existence/article5930024.ece|accessdate=23 September 2014|agency=The Hindu|work=The Hindu|date=20 April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Muthanna|first1=I. M.|title=A Tiny Model State of South India|date=1953|publisher=Tiny Spot|location=Coorg|page=119|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ux9AAAAAMAAJ&q=P+I+Belliappa|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last1=Park|first1=Richard Leonard|title=Reports on the Indian general elections, 1951-52|date=1956|publisher=Popular Book Depot|page=272|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=klA5AQAAIAAJ&q=P+I+Belliappa|accessdate=23 September 2014}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
Latest revision as of 12:25, 11 January 2022
P. I. Belliappa | |
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| Born | Pandyanda I Belliappa |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Freedom Fighter, Politician |
Pandyanda I. Belliappa (or Pandianda I. Belliappa) was a Gandhian, a freedom fighter and politician from the erstwhile state of Coorg.
Freedom Struggle[edit | edit source]
Belliappa entered politics in 1921 as a member of the Coorg Planters' Association.[1] He later joined the Congress Party and became one of its prominent members.[2] A staunch Gandhian, satyagrahi and freedom fighter he courted arrest during the freedom struggle. His wife Pandyanda Seethamma Belliappa was also a freedom fighter who courted arrest.[3] He was also the editor of a periodical called the 'Kodagu'. [4]At his invitation, Mahatma Gandhi, his secretary Mr. Thakkar, the President of the Dalit Sangha, a German journalist, Miss Jamnalal Bajaj and others came to Gonikoppal in Coorg.[5][6]
Coorg State[edit | edit source]
In 1952, he separated from the Congress along with others and fought the Coorg state elections as independents while floating a new party called the Takkadi ('justice scales') party. The issue they fought against was the proposed merger of Coorg with Mysore. They lost the elections to the Congress, led by C M Poonacha, but won nine of the Assembly seats. The Takkadi party was a dominant political force and voice in Coorg with its anti-merger plank.[7][8][9][10]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Report on the Administration of Coorg. Coorg, India: Government of India. 1923. p. 19. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ Muthanna, I. M. (1953). A Tiny Model State of South India. Tiny Spot. pp. 103, 104. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ Kumar, Radha (1997). The History of Doing: An Illustrated Account of Movements for Women's Rights . p. 80. ISBN 9788185107769. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ Uthappa, Ithichanda Ramesh. Kodagina Gandhi (The Gandhi of Kodagu) (in Kannada). Translated by Kushalappa, Mookonda Nitin. Madikeri, Kodagu: Codava Makkada Coota.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ Gandhi's campaign against untouchability, 1933-34: an account from the Raj's secret official reports. Gandhi Peace Foundation. 1996. p. 111. ISBN 9788185411101. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ Kushalappa, Mookonda (2013). Long ago in Coorg. Chennai: Pothi books.
- ↑ RAMACHANDRA, C.M. (20 October 2013). "Coorg and the reorganisation of States". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ CHINNAPPA, K. JEEVAN (20 April 2014). "Kodagu fighting to maintain its existence". The Hindu. The Hindu. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ Muthanna, I. M. (1953). A Tiny Model State of South India. Coorg: Tiny Spot. p. 119. Retrieved 23 September 2014.
- ↑ Park, Richard Leonard (1956). Reports on the Indian general elections, 1951-52. Popular Book Depot. p. 272. Retrieved 23 September 2014.