Kinnakore commune consisits of Kinnakorai, Heria seeege,Hosahatti,Ummattipadige Melur, Bikkatti and Anand writes to say that the cluster of villages around Kinnakorai are -> kinnakorai (melur), appati, atthatu, adda, heriyasegai, kamraj nagar (leese). I am convinced after talking to the village elders, especially Bella Gowder. Only after reaching Kinnakorai and exchanging pleasantries with Anand's parents and his ever cheerful, warm hearted grand mother, did I realise that Kinnakorai is indeed a cluster of hattis with one hatti being a 'nattaru' hatti and hence marriage is possible.
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The never failing Badaga hospitality was in full force with Anand's father Ravi, who works in the HPF, Ooty but had come to his hatti on the weekend, called up to say that we have to have lunch in his house. On the way, we had the pleasure of seeing some wild life - Sambar, Kada maanu. The day we travelled, the winter mist covered the road forcing us to use fog lamps but adding to the mystique and unique experience.Įvery minute of the visit was worth it and I feel very happy that I have seen a bit of Badaga heritage and would strongly recommend that every Badaga should visit this wonderful place. As Anand had mentioned the climate changes dramatically without any warning. By the way Manjoor itself is about 2 hours journey from Hubbathalai (Coonoor). Kinnakorai is about two hours of journey from Manjoor via Mel Kunday and Thiasolai. Availing an opportunity of a visit to Ketchigatti (Manjoor), and unable to resist the 'open invitation' of Anand, I visited Kinnakorai on 9th Jan, 2011 along with my better half who shares my passion for and about Badagas. Recently a young budding engineer Anand wrote to say the same thing. Some time earlier, Dr.Sudhakar wrote from Dubai to say that Kinnakorai belongs to Porangadu Seemae and not to Kunday Seemae as I had assumed (based on Dr.P.Hockings findings). Imagine, the sheer determination of our ancestors to choose such places to build their villages amidst thick forests that are cut off from the 'world' literally. I wondered,'could it be also a point to prove the theory that Badagas are one of the original inhabitants of the Nilgiris massif as Kinnakorai and Hiriyaseegay are far away from the Mysore plains from which it is generally assumed that Badaga migration started.
That too in the forest areas of the stunning silent valley region. To add to my curiosity, part of the lands - holas and thottas - of these villages fall under the jurisdiction of Kerala. For the simple reason that they are quite far off from the main towns of Ooty and Coonoor and I was sure that the sheer distance from the maddening crowd would help these hattis to retain the old world charm of ORIGINAL BADAGAS. It has been in my mind for a long time, to visit KINNAKORAY and HIRIYASEEGAY villages. My question is that ….are hattities classified based on location or the relationship? One more eg., Kinnakorai people are Porangadu people but that is included in Kundae seemae. Koderi is included in the Mekku nadu seemae but they belong to Porangadu people. ……….but in your website those hatties (Koderi and Kinnakorai ) I feel are wrongly classified…………….įor eg. Now I am trying to bring a group of hatties coming under different seemaes, based on thier close relationships (anna thamma relation - having one Iyya gudi in the head hatti from where brothers migrated and settled else where).Ĭoming to my next point I’ve some doubts like………….įrom the history it is understood that Koderi, Kinnakorai and Hubbathalai people are brothers and they belong to or called as Porangadu people. For eg, Halattanai to which I belong to is the head hatti (oor) for Keeyur Aaru hatti which includes Denadu, Mainalay, Kothiben, Masikandi, Bengal and Kokkalada - inturn the Keeyur comes under Mekku nadu seemae. I am one among the interested Badagas, who would like to know little more about number or oorus in different seemaes.