COORG NOTES 1

Friends, This is the first note. Here in these notes I inted to share my ‘Coorg experiences’ and some observations based on them which I hope some of you may find interesting. Coorg,the land which enjoys the benevelonce and blessings of nature in abundance has been an irresistible thrill for me for the last four decades. My first visit to Coorg was in 1975.Though it is only 3 hours journey from Thalassery to Coorg my first impression was that I reached a far away land the beauty and attraction of which was boundless.Years passed and from 1985 onwards every year I made 3 or 4 trips to the ‘ Scotland of India’.My latest journey to Coorg was yesterday. This time I went in the company of Renjith Markos whom about 27years back I taught in degree class in Govt.Brennen College. Renjth was in the driver’s seat of his Innova.From Perumbadi, where we reached after a tiresome drive of several kilometres on the winding road ,we turned left and drove towards Heggala and proceeded to Karada and Cheyyandane and returned to Perumbadi via Virajpet.Renjith parked the car at a convenient place and we went to Dr.S.V.Narasimhan’s house. Dr.Narasimhan is a reputed medical practitioner of Virajpet.But we approached him not seeking any medical help.Dr.Narasimhan is the auther of ‘Feathered Jewels of Coorg’ the book that contains authentic descriptions of more than 300 birds in Coorg. Though I had contacted him through email before a few days when quite unexpectedly I along with my friend reached his house,it seemed to me that the doctor was thrilled.We had a matter of fact discussion for about half an hour about the Kodava culture which is unique in many respects. It was with immense pleasure I received ‘Feathered Jewels ’ from the doctor.Thus my latest trip to Coorg also became unforgettable. 20/5/2016