KODAVA FESTIVAL

Festival of Kodagu (coorg)

Inauguration at 17:30 in the Auditorium

Chief Guest: Dr. Kapila Vatsyayan, Chairperson, IIC-International Research Division

Illustrated presentations on:

Kodavas – An Introduction

Speaker: Smt. Rathi Vinay Jha

Unique Culture of the Kodavas

Speaker: Smt. B. Nanjamma Chinnappa, Statistician and author

Kodava Cuisine

Speaker: Shri Naren Thimmaiah, Executive Chef, Taj Gateway Hotel, Bangalore

Fountain Lawns at 18:30

Dances from Coorg

Presentation of dances of the  Kodavas and Yeravas

A Mock Kodava Wedding

Presented by the Kodava Sahitya Akademi, Coorg and Kodava Samaj, Delhi

As part of this festival, there will be an exhibition of photographs in the Main veranda and Quadrangle garden