8 months ago
Codavas Celebrate Minority Rights with Gun Carnival
The Codava National Council (CNC) held their 16th Annual Public Gun Carnival called 'Thok Namme' to celebrate World Minorities Rights Day.
This event took place at Coffee Castle Coorg Resort in Ballamberi, near Murnad.
The Codavas are a community that has unique traditions, including the use of guns in their cultural and religious practices.
During the carnival, they adorned guns with flowers and worshipped them as part of their heritage.
They also had shooting competitions where children, women, and men participated.
The CNC used this event to demand constitutional protection for their identity, gun rights, and geo-political autonomy.
They want to be recognized as a distinct indigenous group and have their own autonomous region called Codavaland.
The community fears that their culture is being threatened and wants to ensure their rights are protected in the future.
The Codava National Council (CNC) organized the 16th Annual Public Gun Carnival 'Thok Namme' to celebrate World Minorities Rights Day.
The event showcased the Codava community's unique animistic heritage and renewed demands for constitutional protection of Codava identity, gun rights, and geo-political autonomy.
Hundreds of Codavas participated in shooting competitions, with notable winners including Nellamakkada Vivek, Puggera Rajesh, Jammad Preet Ayyanna, and Mandapanda Rachana Manoj.
CNC president N.U. Nachappa Codava emphasized the sacred role of guns in Codava life and accused state agencies of systematic marginalization.
Key resolutions passed included demands for an autonomous Codavaland, permanent protection of gun rights, special gun training for women, and mandatory inclusion of guns in marriage rituals.
- Who
- Codava National Council (CNC) and the Codava community
- What
- 16th Annual Public Gun Carnival 'Thok Namme'
- Where
- Coffee Castle Coorg Resort, Ballamberi, Murnad
- When
- World Minorities Rights Day
- Why
- To celebrate Codava heritage, demand constitutional protection, and assert minority rights
Key facts
- Event
- 16th Annual Public Gun Carnival 'Thok Namme'
- Location
- Coffee Castle Coorg Resort, Ballamberi, Murnad
- Organizer
- Codava National Council (CNC)
- Key Demands
- Constitutional protection, gun rights, geo-political autonomy
- Notable Winners
- Nellamakkada Vivek, Puggera Rajesh, Jammad Preet Ayyanna, Mandapanda Rachana Manoj
- Awards
- Codava Vibhushan for social and cultural contributions
- Key Resolutions
- Autonomous Codavaland, permanent gun rights protection, special gun training for women
