The Puranas Kodava Krodedesa.
The Kodava has always taken care of their land.
The Kodavas who mainly reside in the Kodagu district, speak Kodava Takk.
Coorg Province was
largely inhabited by the Kodava people who spoke the Kodava language.
The annual Kodava Hockey Festival is the largest hockey tournament in the world.
Kodava language is the native language of this place, which is different than Kannada.
Pandit Ram Das, 90, of Kodava village, never went to school,
but he can write in four languages, he says,
The Kodagu district comprises different communities like Kodava, Tulu, Gowda and Moplah out of which the largest is the Kodava community,
both economically and politically.
According to the Puranas, Kodava Krodedesa is a recycled
name, which means the land of anger is also called due to the existence of the Kodava tribe.