Discover Coorg  (Paperback, P. T. Bopanna)

This book is a delightful introduction to Coorg. The book is handy and contains all the basic things you need to know if you are visiting Coorg, known as the Scotland of India, in the southern state of Karnataka. The book covers tourist spots, Kodava people and their traditions, history, and most importantly Coorg/Kodava food recipes. In the preface to the book, published in 2006, author P.T. Bopanna, says: “The idea for this book took shape by accident. In recent years, Coorg has emerged as a major tourist destination. Tourists from both within the country and abroad, wanting to visit this landlocked hill station, do not find much information either through books or on the Net. “Moreover, Coorg has a unique history and culture, different from any of its neighbours in South India. With a view to throw more light on this martial race, renowned for its brave men and beautiful women, I launched a website on Coorg called www.coorgtourisminfo.com. With computer penetration being low in India, I thought the best way to reach out to those who want to know more about Coorg, was to bring out a book. I hope this book will serve as a handbook for those wanting to know more about Coorg as well as those looking for information from a tourist’s perspective. Hailing from Coorg, and having monitored the developments in Coorg from a journalistic point of view in the last two and half decades, I thought it was my professional duty to write on this astonishing land of the bold and the beautiful.”