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Appachu Kavi – a Note on the Name

The correct and full name of this playwright poet is ‘Haradaasa Appaneravanda Appachcha Kavi. In his literary works he wrote his name as ‘Appachcha’ (with stress on the second and third syllables) and not as ‘Appachchu’.

Sri BD Ganapathy, one of the renowned literary exponents of Karnataka, who wrote in Kannada, Kodava and English languages, spells the name as Appacha 1, but not as Appachu.

Lt Col K C Ponnappa (Retd) also spells the name as Appacha and refers to the poet as ‘the Poet Laureate of Coorg’ 2.

Further, Sri K P Muththanna wrote his name as ‘Appachcha’ and not as “Appachchu’ 3.

Since the name in Kannada script is written with stress on the second and third syllables, namely, ‘ppa’ and ‘chcha’, it is reasonable to spell his name as “Appachcha”.

1 Chapter 10: Language and Literature, p 109: Kodavas by BD Ganapathy, 1st edition: 1980, published by Jyothi Prakashana, 21/40, Temple Road, Madikeri.

2 Appendix – II: Other Tributes: Arts, p239: A Study of the Origin of Coorgs by Lt Col K C Ponnappa (Retd), 2nd edition: December 1999, published by Lt Col K C Ponnappa (Retd), Chettalli, Kodagu.

3 Chapter 8: Three Authors of Kodagu, pp 152-156: “Jagaththigondey Kodagu” by K P Muththanna, BA, LT, 1st printing: 1969, published by the author.