The Early Coorgs
| Author | Mookonda Poonacha Nitin Kushalappa |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | History |
Publication date | 2013 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) and E-book |
The Early Coorgs is a book written by Mookonda Kushalappa about the history of Kodagu.[1] It speaks of the mythology of the region of Kodagu (also called Coorg), both classical and folk, the origins of its inhabitants (Coorgs) and the prehistory of the region based on megaliths.[1][2][3][4] It also speaks of the early period of the region when it was ruled by Rajas (princes) and by Nayakas (barons) based on inscriptions.[1][2][3][4]
Hypothesis
This book supports the Out of Africa theory of origins of humans. Accordingly, human beings originated in Africa 70,000 years ago. Many of them moved out of that continent and settled down in the other continents.[5] First the Negritos (for instance, the Andaman people) entered India, then the Austrics (such as the Munda, Gond and Bhil of Central India) who are related to the Australian Aborigines (Kooris). Later the Indus Valley people and Dravidians (Mediterraneans and Brachycephals), the Mongoloids (North Eastern) and the Indo-Aryans (Nordics) entered India.[6][7]
The Indus Valley people and Dravidians, Mediterraneans and Brachycephals, were related to the Mesopotamians (Sumerians, Assyrians and Babylonians) and West Asians. According to the book, The Early Coorgs, before the Aryan Kurds settled West Asia, their region (in Turkey, Syria and Iraq) was inhabited by Brachycephal worshippers of the Cult of Angels who believed in reincarnation like the modern Hindus and in seven deities (six gods and one goddess) and were the partial ancestors of the Kodavas.[4]
The Kodavas were Dravidian Brachycephals and the earliest agriculturists of Kodagu more than two thousand years ago. They originally came by sea from the northwest, unlike others who came by land, and first settled down in North Malabar before the arrival of the Brahmins (Indo-Aryans). From there they entered Kodagu and were allies of the neighbouring Tamil-Malayala Cheras of the Sangam period (300 BC-300 AD). The only other people of their region were the Kurubas who were forest dwelling hunter-gatherers who wandered in and around the Nilgiris. The Kodavas spoke what was called the Tamil-Kodagu language branch of Proto-Dravidian which became influenced by Tamil-Malayalam and Old Kannada and became Kodava thakk. The Kodavas later came under the Kannada Ganga and Kadamba rulers.[4]
References
- 1 2 3 "The early Coorgs by M Kushalappa". notionpress. Retrieved 13 December 2013.
- 1 2 "The early Coorgs on Amazon". Amazon. Retrieved 3 January 2014.
- 1 2 "The early Coorgs on Createspace". Createspace. Retrieved 31 January 2014.
- 1 2 3 4 Kushalappa, Mookonda (2013). The early Coorgs.
- ↑ Wells, Spencer (29 May 2003). The Journey of Man. Penguin UK. pp. 2–92. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ Guha, B. S. (1935). India. Government of India Press.
- ↑ Hutton (1963). Caste in India. Oxford University Press.