Kodava Naad and it's Flag
Kodava Naad - Coorg was a Princely State before it's much debated merger of 1956 with Karnataka, prior to this Coorg didn't have any official flag, but the Paleri rulers had a Saffron flag with their State Emblem on it,
But eventually the East India Company took over the control of KN, which led to the usage of common "Union Jack", which was hoisted in every official building of KN, but in the Mid 1990's the separatist or freedom movement for a Separate Kodava Land state emerged and the outfit used a Black Flag with Kodava symbol on it , (As Per Sources), but after few years the outfit changed their demand from a Separate Statehood to Autonomous Region, this led to change in their Flag also, although the outfit is a popular movement in KN, due to the influence of Migrants from Karnataka, the Kannada Flag started flying in every corner of KN,
After due consideration the need for a Kodava Naad flag emerged for the very identity of Coorg, Many youths took up this cause and decided to get a flag done for their home land, after various discussions the team came up with the final flag,
Orange Colour in the Flag symbolized the Traditional Famous Coorg Oranges grown in the land,
The Blue Colour symbolized the Pure Kaveri River which has it's birth place in KN,
The Kodava symbol is the identity of 21 Kodava Communities of the land.
The team led by Prathik Ponnanna, who was the President of Student's Union St Aloysius College, along with the President of Kodava Students Association and many other groups designed and accepted the flag.
Although the flag is not the official flag of the region, the group hopes in bringing the change by hoisting this flag and creating awareness about it through meetings by 2020.
Source: Editorial
But eventually the East India Company took over the control of KN, which led to the usage of common "Union Jack", which was hoisted in every official building of KN, but in the Mid 1990's the separatist or freedom movement for a Separate Kodava Land state emerged and the outfit used a Black Flag with Kodava symbol on it , (As Per Sources), but after few years the outfit changed their demand from a Separate Statehood to Autonomous Region, this led to change in their Flag also, although the outfit is a popular movement in KN, due to the influence of Migrants from Karnataka, the Kannada Flag started flying in every corner of KN,
After due consideration the need for a Kodava Naad flag emerged for the very identity of Coorg, Many youths took up this cause and decided to get a flag done for their home land, after various discussions the team came up with the final flag,
Orange Colour in the Flag symbolized the Traditional Famous Coorg Oranges grown in the land,
The Blue Colour symbolized the Pure Kaveri River which has it's birth place in KN,
The Kodava symbol is the identity of 21 Kodava Communities of the land.
The team led by Prathik Ponnanna, who was the President of Student's Union St Aloysius College, along with the President of Kodava Students Association and many other groups designed and accepted the flag.
Although the flag is not the official flag of the region, the group hopes in bringing the change by hoisting this flag and creating awareness about it through meetings by 2020.
Source: Editorial
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