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Ecology : Flora and Fauna

Creator of Ooty Gardens: Hugh Cleghorn

2021-11-15
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Huge Francis Clarke Cleghorn, is considered as the Father of Indian Forestry. He made an important contribution to Ooty by appointing McIvor to create the Botanical Gardens. McIvor was by nature quarrelsome, assuming and financially  shrewd and speculative. Yet Cleghorn appointed him over others; and quite rightly so as historyRead More →

A Nonesuch Forest Officer of Nilgiris

2021-11-14
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( Imagine you have fought  taken part  in World War I and II and taken  a prisoner of war and waiting for death. What would you write down? You Will ? Letter to your loved ones? Or your war tales? This forest officer of Nilgiris wrote about Working Plans forRead More →

Nilgiri Flowers – Wild and Grown

2021-11-14
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(It seems this summer Nilgirians have to satisfy themselves more by reading than seeing the myriad flowers in bloom. In 1944 one Torfrida (nick name ?) and May Dart (who sketched) brought out a slim volume on Nilgiri wild flowers titled, “Nurseries of Heavan- Wild Flowers of India. The introductionRead More →

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The Nilgiri Discovery Centre

Our Mission is to Create opportunities for joyful learning and discovery of the Nilgiris through hands-on experiences and make this as a family destination where they can explore everything about the Nilgiris, without ever leaving our inspiring environment. We want to share the Nilgiris story and inspire a desire to contribute to the Nilgiris future

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MindEscapes in association with the Nilgiri Documentation centre want to share the Nilgiris story and inspire a desire to contribute to the Nilgiris future. Coming soon is our Discovery Centre, in the heart of the Nilgiris

 

The Nilgiris

Nilgiri Documentation Centre

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Nilgiris are lot more than a tourist delight. Scientists classify the Nilgiris as a ‘Living Fossil’. Ecologists say the biodiversity of the Nilgiris is ‘found nowhere else in the world’. Anthropologists describe the Nilgiris as an ‘aboriginal enclave’. Geographers have listed the Nilgiris among the 400 natural wonders of the world. Our mission is to create opportunities for joyful learning and discovery of the Nilgiris. Come join us as we document the past, chronicle the present, and help shape the future.

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