Land and Mother Tongue Hold Supreme Importance in Kodava Culture

Madikeri, Nov 3: N.U. Nachappa, President of the CNC, stated that ancestral land and the mother tongue are of paramount importance to the Kodava community. Speaking at a public awareness event featuring a human chain in Ponnampet, he remarked:

Citing the great philosopher George Bernard Shaw, he noted that those who seek to destroy a community first target its land and language. He asserted that since the merger of 'Kodavaland' into Karnataka in 1956, this observation by George Bernard Shaw has proven true in the case of the Kodavas.

To achieve socio-political autonomy and self-governance for Kodavaland, we must ensure that our ancestral land is not alienated or transferred under any circumstances. Land and language serve as the hallmarks for attaining this socio-political autonomy. N.U. Nachappa opined that it is illogical to seek a 'Kodavaland' that lacks its land—essentially desiring nothing more than a skeleton.

Within a nation characterized by the world's greatest ethnic diversity, the Kodavas seek a secure space and status—guaranteed under the Constitution—that will allow us to determine our own future within our traditional and inseparable homeland. "This is our natural right, birthright, fundamental right, constitutional right, and human right. No power on earth can prevent this," he said.

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