Coorg State

Former State in South India, India

Coorg State

Former State

1947–1956

Location of Coorg State in India

Country|  India
Region| South India

Formation| 26 January 1947
Dissolution| 1 November 1956
Government

• Chief minister|

• 1952-1956

| C. M. Poonacha
Time zone| UTC+05:30 (IST)

Preceded by | Succeeded by

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|  | Coorg Province

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| Mysore State |

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Culture of Karnataka

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History

* Political history of medieval Karnataka
* Unification of Karnataka
* Etymology
* Historical sites of North Karnataka
* Alupa dynasty. Kadamba dynasty. Chalukya dynasty. Rashtrakuta dynasty. Hoysala Empire. Western Ganga dynasty

Vijayanagara:
(Origin. Empire. Musicological nonet. Medieval city. Military. Haridasa. Battle of Raichur. Battle of Talikota)

Sultanate:

* (Ahmadnagar. Berar. Bidar. Bijapur. Deccan. Golkonda)

* Kodagu:
(History. Kodavas captivity. Kingdom of Coorg. Coorg State. Coorg War)

People

* Kannadigas
* Tuluvas
* Kodavas
* Konkani
* Veerashaiva
* Kota Brahmins
* Komarpant
* Vokkaliga/Gowda
* Kodagu Gowda
* Tulu Gowda
* Kunchitiga
* Ethnic groups

* Lists:
(Kannadigas. Tuluvas. Kodavas. Bangaloreans)

* Tulu Nadu state movement
* Belgaum border dispute
* Gokak agitation

Languages

* Kannada:
(Language. Grammar. Prosody. Old Kannada)

* Byari
* Kodava
* Konkani
* Kurumba
* Sholaga
* Tulu
* Urdu
* Urali

Dialects:
(Kundagannada. Havigannada. Arebhashe)

In cities:
(Bangalore Kannada. Bangalori Urdu. Mangalore Kannada)

Mythology

* Kannada epic poetry
* Vedic mythology
* Buddhist mythology

Cuisine

* Common cuisine
* North Karnataka
* South Karnataka
* Udupi
* Malenadu
* Kodagu
* Coastal/Malenadu
* Mangalorean
* Navayath
* Mavalli Tiffin Room (MTR)

Festivals

* State:
(Kannada Rajyotsava. Nada habba)

Religion

* Hinduism
* Buddhism in North Karnataka

Jainism:
(In Karnataka. In North Karnataka. Jain Bunt)

* Lingayatism

Art

* Architecture:
(State. Kadamba. Dravidian. Badami Chalukya. Western Chalukya. Hoysala. Vijayanagara. Islamic)

* Inscriptions:
(Kannada. Halmidi. Shravanabelagola. Atakur. Doddahundi nishidhi. Kannada inscription people)

* Tourism:
(State. Bangalore. Mangalore. Mysore)

* Culture:
(Bangalore. Mysore)

Literature

* Poetry

* Literature:
(Kannada. Mysore literature in Kannada. Milestones. Modern Kannada. Dasa sahitya. Vachana sahitya. Hoysala. Rashtrakuta. Western Chalukya. Vijayanagara. Vijayanagara literature in Kannada. Western Ganga)

* Extinct Kannada literature
* Kadamba script
* Telugu-Kannada script
* Tigalari- Tulu script

* Conference:
(Kannada Sahitya Sammelana)

Music and Performing arts

* Jaanapada
* Art and culture
* Haridasas and Carnatic music
* Vasanta Habba

* Folk arts:
(Kamsale)

* Yakshagana:
(Playlist. Raga. Tala. Poetry. Bayalaata. Artists. Instruments: Bells. Maddale. Chande)

* Dances:
(Aati kalenja. Buta Kola. Veeragase)

* Puppet shows:
(Togalu Gombeyaata. Gaarudi Gombe)

* Tala-Maddale

Media

* Cinema
* Newspapers
* Magazines
* Television
* Radio

Sport

* Cricket:
(Governing body (KSCA). Men's cricket team. Women cricket team. List of Karnataka cricketers. KPL. CCL)

* Tennis:
(Bangalore Open)

* Badminton:
(CBL)

* Hockey:
(Kodava hockey players. Kodava Hockey Festival)

Monuments

* National interest monuments:
(Main list. Bangalore circle. Belgaum. Bidar. Bijapur. Dharwad. Gulbarga. North Kanara. Raichur)

* State protected monuments list
* List of forts

* List of temples:
(Vijayanagara era. Hindu temples. Chola temples in Bangalore. Tulu Nadu. Mahakuta group. Badami cave temples. Western Chalukya. North Karnataka)

* Mahakuta Pillar
* Tyagada Brahmadeva Pillar
* Gol Gumbaz
* Gumbaz

Symbols

* Flag
* Coat of arms

Organisations

* Legislative:
(Assembly. Council. Vidhana Soudha)

* Karnataka Public Works Department

* Museums:
(List. Janapada Loka)

* Cultural:
(Kannada Sahitya Parishat. Bangalore Gayana Samaja. Ranga Shankara. Rangayana. Chowdiah Memorial Hall. Karnataka Chitrakala Parishath. Nrityagram. Ravindra Kalakshetra. Gubbi Veeranna Rangamandira. Rangayana. Ninasam. Prabhat Kalavidaru. Karnataka Vidyavardhaka Sangha. Karnataka Rakshana Vedike)

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Shri Pandyanda Belliappa, Freedom Fighter and Leader of Takkadi Party in Coorg State

Coorg State was a Part-C state in India which existed from 1950 to 1956.[1] When the Constitution of India came into force on 26 January 1950, most of the existing provinces were reconstituted into states. Thus, Coorg Province became Coorg State. Coorg State was ruled by a Chief Commissioner with Mercara as its capital. The head of the government was the Chief Minister. Coorg State was abolished on 1 November 1956 as per the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 and its territory were merged with Mysore State (later renamed as Karnataka in 1973).[2] Presently, Coorg forms a district of Karnataka state.

Map of Southern India before the States Reorganisation Act of 1956 with Coorg State in dark green

## History[edit]

Coorg State in 1952

The Coorg State came into being on 26 January 1950 as per the Constitution of India. Prior to the enactment of the Constitution, Coorg had been a province of the Dominion of India.

The first legislative elections in Coorg were held in 1952. The main contenders were the Indian National Congress led in the state by C. M. Poonacha and the Takkadi party led by the Gandhian Pandyanda Belliappa. While the Congress supported merger with the neighbouring Mysore State, the Takkadi party fought the election on an anti-merger plank. The Indian National Congress won a majority of 15 seats while the Takkadi party bagged the remaining nine seats.

## Commissioners of Coorg State[edit]

(1) Dewan Bahadur Ketolira Chengappa, became its first Chief Commissioner from 1947–1949

(2) C.T. Mudaliar became Chief Commissioner from 1949–1950[1]

(3) Kanwar Baba Daya Singh Bedi, Chief Commissioner from 1950–1956[1]

## Government of Coorg[edit]

Government was formed in Coorg by Indian National Congress, who won 15 of 24 seats. Cabinet was formed with two ministers (including Chief Minister), which lasted till States Reorganisation Act on 1 November 1956.

### Chief Minister[edit]

Shri Nidyamale Somanna, Freedom Fighter and First Lok Sabha member from Coorg State

Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha won from Berriathnad constituency became the first and last Chief Minister of Coorg State from 1952 till 1956.[1]

### Cabinet[edit]

* Cheppudira Muthana Poonacha, who was the Chief Minister took the charge of Ministry of Finance for Coorg State.
* Kuttur Mallappa (elected to the assembly from the Sanivarsanthe constituency became the Home Minister of Coorg State

## Dissolution[edit]

Shri Cheppudira M Poonacha, Freedom Fighter and Chief Minister of Coorg State

As a result of the States Reorganisation Act of 1 November 1956, when India's state boundaries were reorganised, Coorg State became a district of the then Mysore State[1][3][4] Mysore State was later renamed as Karnataka and part of the historical region of Coorg now forms the Kodagu district of Karnataka.[5]

## See also[edit]

* History of Kodagu
* Captivity of Coorgis at Seringapatam

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e Cahoon, Ben. "Indian states since 1947". www.worldstatesmen.org.
2. ^ "When Kodagu merged with Mysore: A short political history of the region". 12 August 2020.
3. ^ Gayathri, M. B.; Mysore, University of (6 April 1997). "Development of Mysore state, 1940-56". University of Mysore - via Google Books.
4. ^ Ramaswamy, Harish (6 April 2018). Karnataka Government and Politics. Concept Publishing Company. ISBN 9788180693977 - via Google Books.
5. ^ Muthanna, I M. Coorg Memoirs (The story of the Kodavas).

Rao Bahadur Ketolira Chengappa, Chief Commissioner of Coorg State, First Person to Hoist the National Flag on 15th August 1947.

## Further reading[edit]

* Richter, G (1870). Manual of Coorg- A Gazetteer of the natural features of the country and the social and political condition of its inhabitants. Mangalore: C Stolz, Basel Mission Book Depository. ISBN 9781333863098.
* Government of Coorg (1953), Handbook of Coorg Census-1951 (PDF), Assistant Commissioner and District Census Officer, Coorg

## External links[edit]

* Coorg State Legal Status 1956

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States of India on 26 January 1950

Part A States|

* Assam
* Bihar
* Bombay
* East Punjab
* Madras
* Orissa
* Uttar Pradesh
* West Bengal

Part B States|

* Hyderabad
* Jammu and Kashmir
* Madhya Bharat
* Mysore
* Patiala and East Punjab States Union
* Rajasthan
* Saurashtra
* Travancore–Cochin

Part C States|

* Ajmer
* Bhopal
* Bilaspur
* Coorg
* Delhi
* Himachal Pradesh
* Kutch
* Manipur
* Tripura
* Vindhya Pradesh

Part D States|

* Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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