Seeds of Bank Nationalization was possibly sown in Ooty. 21 private sector banks were taken over by the government in 1969 and 1971. The seeds of this historic decision were possibly sown exactly ten years earlier at Ooty at the All India Congress Committee, Sub-Committee Planning Seminar held on MayRead More →
(Foreign Coins have been found in the pre-historic graves in the Nilgiris. Sullivan while building his Fairlawns (now Smyrna Home) found Roman coins underneath. Badagas have been using gold and other coins from time immemorial for ritual purposes. Recently a German scholar has documented the rituals under the interest title,Read More →
( Recalling the history of brewing on the hills as we wait out the lock-down with the uncertainty of getting our daily sip !!!) When the British opened up the Nilgiris in 1820 what struck them as most unusual was that the native people, though semi-naked in the biting cold, neverRead More →
The first mode of transport for Europeans to the Nilgiris was palanquin carried by bearers. Then came the bullock cart after the foot paths were widened to make them cart paths. The mails were still carried by runners. After Ooty became the Summer Capital of the Madras Presidency in 1870Read More →