Also, our first army chief, General Cariappa hails from Coorg. The Coorg Regiment of Indian Army is one of the most significant regiments. We may find people of Coorg wear Kuppia, a long black coat similar to the kuffia that Arabs wear. They thus settled here and married with the locals. There’s a famous story about the Greek or Arabic descent of the Coorg people that a part of Alexander’s army had to settle here as it was not possible for them to return. From September to March, the weather is good here and thus many tourists come to visit the place. It is certainly God’s abode as it has evergreen forests, spices and coffee plantations. The author describes Coorg as a heavenly place that lies between Mangalore and Mysore. Baking was a profitable business at that time.Ĭoorg is a story describing the Coorg or Kodagu, the smallest district of Karnataka. It was a single-piece frock that would reach up to knees. Also, the baker had a peculiar dress, Kabai. The maidservants in the author’s house would buy loaves of bread which they ate with tea.ĭuring those days, bread was an important part of any occasion especially the sweet bread, Bol. The author remembers the coming of the baker twice a day during his childhood days. Although, nowadays we may not see these loaves but may sometimes see the furnaces and some bakers carrying on the traditional business of their forefathers. The bakers known as paders would come to sell these bread in the street and would make a jingle sound with the bamboo. During those times people ate loaves of bread. The story is of a baker living in a Goan village. This story is about two friends exploring the tea gardens of Assam and also learning the legends behind it.Ī baker from Goa is a story that relates to the time when there was Portuguese rule in Goa.

The last one is Tea from Assam by Arup Kumar Datta. The author describes the weather, environment, people, wildlife and the landscape of Coorg in this story. It is a story about Coorg, a place in Karnataka. This is a story about a baker and relates to the old Portuguese days. First one is the A Baker from Goa by Lucio Rodrigues. The chapter includes three short stories. In this article, you will be reading glimpses of India summary. 1.1 Glimpses of India Summary in English Summary of Glimpses of India

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