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Kaveri Ponnapa is an author and writer on Kodava culture and food.[1][2] Her scholarly work, The Vanishing Kodavas was published in 2013 after about 15 years of research.[3][4][5]

Education

Ponnapa studied at Lady Shriram College, Delhi. She did her post graduation in Anthropology from Londonat the School of Oriental and African Studies.[6][7]

Biography

She also translated Kodava poems in the book, A place apart - Poems from Kodagu.[6][8] She has written other books and also runs a popular blog, "The Coorg Table".[4] Her grandparents, who left Kodagu when they are young, returned to their ancestral house from Andaman and Nicobar Islands after retirement.[9] Before writing her book, The Vanishing Kodavas, she spent huge amount of time in the villages of Coorg to experience the local customs and food habits.[10] Many of her research papers were published in national and international publications.[11][12]

She has also curated many food festivals in top hotels across the country.[11]

References

  1. ↑ "Kaveri Ponnapa". UpperCrust India on the web. Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  2. ↑ "Kaveri Ponnapa Archives - Coorg.com". Retrieved 2025-02-19.
  3. ↑ Rajpal, Sujatha (2022-09-12). "Only the younger generation can save their culture from vanishing…". Star of Mysore. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Kaveri Ponappa launched her book at The ITC Windsor in Bangalore". The Times of India. 2014-01-08. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  5. ↑ "Out Of The Ordinary: Aastha Vohra, Co-Founder – Manzuri". www.femina.in. Femina.in. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 Ganapathy, K. V. (2022-01-08). "A Place Apart: English translation of some Kodava poems". Star of Mysore. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  7. ↑ "Interview with Kaveri Ponnapa, author of the book The Vanishing Kodavas". coorg.com. 2013-09-08. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  8. ↑ "A Place Apart - Poems from Kodagu - Coorg.com". 2023-07-20. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  9. ↑ Ponnapa, Kaveri (2015-10-25). "Epicurean tales from a remote coffee estate in Coorg". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  10. ↑ "148 Vanishing Things: Mushrooms, Monsoons, & Cultures with Author Kaveri Ponnapa of The Vanishing Kodavas". The Storied Recipe. 4 April 2024. Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 admin (2023-06-24). "Kaveri Ponnapa – Writer on Gastronomy and Heritage – Kodava Food | Kodagu First". Retrieved 2025-03-13.
  12. ↑ Ghildiyal, Rushina Munshaw (22 June 2023). "Meet The Custodian Of Kodava Food: Kaveri Ponnapa". www.femina.in. Retrieved 2025-03-13.