I. M. Muthanna

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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:

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References

  1. ↑ "Amazon.co.uk". Amazon.co.uk. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  2. ↑ "I. M. Muthanna". Open Library. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  3. ↑ Muthanna, I. M. (7 August 2007). A tiny model state of South India – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. ↑ "Indo-Ethiopian Relations for Centuries, by I. M. Muthanna: Amazon.co.uk: I. M. Muthanna: Books". Amazon.co.uk. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  5. ↑ Muthanna, I. M. (14 July 2006). History of Karnataka: history ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  6. ↑ "History of modern Karnataka / I.M. Muthanna | National Library of Australia". Catalogue.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  7. ↑ Muthanna, I. M. (11 September 2007). General Cariappa: the first Indian ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  8. ↑ Muthanna, I. M. (27 October 2006). The Coorg memoirs (the story of the ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  9. ↑ Muthanna, I. M. (2 March 2007). General Thimmayya (former: Chief of ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  10. ↑ Muthanna, I. M. (31 October 2006). Karnataka, history, administration ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  11. ↑ Muthanna, I. M. (12 July 2006). Tipu Sultan x'rayed – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  12. ↑ Muthanna, I. M. (4 November 2006). People of India in North American ... – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  13. ↑ Muthanna, I. M. (30 November 2006). Mother Besant and Mahatma Gandhi – I. M. Muthanna – Google Books . Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  14. ↑ I. M. Muthanna. "Kodavas & their gala "lela"". Open Library. Retrieved 12 November 2011.

Main sources

  1. Jagathigonde Kodagu, by K P Muththanna, 1969.
  2. Kodavas, by B D Ganapathy, 1980.
  3. A study of the Origin of Coorgs, by Lt Col K C Ponnappa (Rtd), 1999.


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