Once upon a time, a lady fed up with the political bickering in her region, decided to leave Sengottai in Tamil Nadu. She moved across Coorg with her band of brothers along the River Cauvery and settled in the Mysore-Hassan area. They became the founders of the Sankethi community.
Sankethis speak a mix of Kannada, Tamil and Malayalam, though the written script is Kannada; and their cuisine reflects a similar amalgamation of Southern sensibilities.
