I. M. Muthanna Explained
Dr. I. M. Muthanna was a noted Indian writer, scholar and translator; he wrote in English, Kannada and Kodava takk and studied history, folklore and international studies.[1] [2] He was born in Kodagu into the Kodava (Coorg) community. He spent part of his later life in the US.
Some of the books that he wrote are listed below:
- A tiny model state of South India (in 1953)[3]
- Indo-Ethiopian relations for centuries (in 1961)[4]
- Muttaṇṇana kavanagaḷu (Kannada anthology in 1962)[5]
- History of Karnataka: history, administration & culture (in 1962)[6]
- General Cariappa: (the first Indian commander-in-chief) (in 1964)[7]
- The Coorg memoirs (the story of the Kodavas): Muthanna speaks out (in 1971),[8]
- General Thimmayya (former: Chief of Army Staff, India; Chairman, N.N.R.C., Korea; Commander, U.N. Forces, Cyprus) (in 1972),[9]
- People of India in North America (part one) (in 1975),
- Karnataka, history, administration & culture (in 1977)[10]
- Tipu Sultan x'rayed (in 1980),[11]
- People of India in North America (United States, Canada, W. Indies, & Fiji): immigration history of East-Indians up to 1960 (in 1982),[12]
- Koḍava Kannaḍa nighaṇṭu : Koḍava takk nighaṇṭ (Kodava-Kannada dictionary in 1983),
- Mother Besant and Mahatma Gandhi (in 1986),[13]
- Kodavas & their gala "lela": Kodava folklores & songs (in 1987)[14]
Main sources
- Jagathigonde Kodagu, by K P Muththanna, 1969.
- Kodavas, by B D Ganapathy, 1980.
- A study of the Origin of Coorgs, by Lt Col K C Ponnappa (Rtd), 1999.
Notes and References
- Web site: Amazon.co.uk . Amazon.co.uk . 9 September 2009 . 12 November 2011.
- Web site: I. M. Muthanna . Open Library . 12 November 2011.
- Book: A tiny model state of South India – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . 7 August 2007 . 12 November 2011. Muthanna . I. M. .
- Web site: Indo-Ethiopian Relations for Centuries, by I. M. Muthanna: Amazon.co.uk: I. M. Muthanna: Books . Amazon.co.uk . 9 September 2009 . 12 November 2011.
- Book: History of Karnataka: history ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . 14 July 2006 . 12 November 2011. Muthanna . I. M. .
- Web site: History of modern Karnataka / I.M. Muthanna | National Library of Australia . Catalogue.nla.gov.au . 12 November 2011.
- Book: General Cariappa: the first Indian ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . 11 September 2007 . 12 November 2011. Muthanna . I. M. .
- Book: The Coorg memoirs (the story of the ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . 27 October 2006 . 12 November 2011. Muthanna . I. M. .
- Book: General Thimmayya (former: Chief of ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . 2 March 2007 . 12 November 2011. Muthanna . I. M. .
- Book: Karnataka, history, administration ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . 31 October 2006 . 12 November 2011. Muthanna . I. M. .
- Book: Tipu Sultan x'rayed – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . 12 July 2006 . 12 November 2011. Muthanna . I. M. .
- Book: People of India in North American ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . 4 November 2006 . 12 November 2011. Muthanna . I. M. .
- Book: Mother Besant and Mahatma Gandhi – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . 30 November 2006 . 12 November 2011. Muthanna . I. M. .
- Web site: I. M. Muthanna . Kodavas & their gala "lela" . Open Library . 12 November 2011.