OORORME (Pursuit of Facts) Dr. Lalitha.K .P. is into research for more than a decadeOORORME is the collectio of her articles published prior to her Ph.D. Dr . Lalitha has successfully brought Kodagu literature, Culture, folklore and linguistics into academcis with theotercal rigor. I am confident that students of language and socila studies would find thos book to be thought-provoking. I congratulate her for this valuable contribution to academics. prof. Vijay Poonacha