Coorgs

The same practice occurs among the Coorgs of the Western Ghats, among the Nairs at the coastal piedmont of this range, among the Todas of the mountain stronghold known as the Nilgiri

Influences of Geographic Environment On the Basis of Ratzel's System of Anthropo-Geography Ellen Churchill Semple 1897

Coorgs; nowhere is the chastity of women more jealously guarded; and yet they were the first people in India who desired and petitioned for female education.

Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore 1875

Coorgs may be pointed to as a race who once were polyandrous, but who were never, that I am aware of, accused of infanticide.

Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore 1875

Coorgs are such ardent sportsmen that they have hardly left a head of game in the country.

Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore 1875

The Nairs, Coorgs, and Tulus enjoyed full proprietary rights

Rambles and Recollections of an Indian Official William Sleeman 1822

"In the late 1800s, there was a lot of money flowing in, and the Coorgs were in the process of getting Westernised; then fast forward 10-15 years, and you had nationalistic fervour rising again."

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