Kaveri Ponnapa is an author and writer on Kodava culture and food. [1] [2] Her scholarly work, The Vanishing Kodavas was published in 2013 after about 15 years of research. [3] [4] [5]
Ponnapa studied at Lady Shriram College, Delhi. She did her post graduation in Anthropology from London at the School of Oriental and African Studies. [6] [7]
She also translated Kodava poems in the book, A place apart - Poems from Kodagu. [6] [8] She has written other books and also runs a popular blog, "The Coorg Table".[4] Her grandparents, who left Kodagu when they are young, returned to their ancestral house from Andaman and Nicobar Islands after retirement. [9] Before writing her book, The Vanishing Kodavas, she spent huge amount of time in the villages of Coorg to experience the local customs and food habits. [10] Many of her research papers were published in national and international publications. [11] [12]
She has also curated many food festivals in top hotels across the country. [11]