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Bank Nationalization : Ooty

Seeds of Bank Nationalization was possibly sown in Ooty. 21 private sector

When Ooty almost became the Capital

Ever since Sullivan opened up Nilgiris, the Colonial governors had half a

The Pasteur Institute of Coonoor

Known as Nai kadi Aspathiri in Tamil (dog-bite Hospital), the Pasteur Institute

‘Tonga’ Tycoon of Nilgiris

The first mode of transport for Europeans to the Nilgiris was palanquin

Kali Ma and Nilgiri hills

In: History & Mythology

The reputation of the Nilgiris as a sacred mountain has been recorded

Tiger tales of Nilgiris.

Tigers seem to have been endemic to the Nilgiris from time immemorial.

A Viceroy’s visit to Ooty

In: History & Mythology

144 years ago, this day, the Viceroy of India, Lord Lytton arrived

Ooty and the Afghan Connection

In: History & Mythology

Ooty has more than one connection with Afghanistan dating back from as

Jawaharlal Nehru and Niligiris

In: Feature, Great Minds

Jawaharlal Nehru (1889-1964), a Statesman and politician, was the Prime Minister of

Tribute to Medical Fraternity

In: History & Mythology

(Indian Medical Service began soon after the birth of East India Company

World War II and the Nilgiris

In: Art & Architecture

(May 8 marked the 75th anniversary of the end of Second World

Ooty’s Paris Connection

In: Art & Architecture

(Around the middle of the 1800 Ooty was so popular that it

Ooty Railway station site selection

In: Art & Architecture

(The following report is based on a Letter to the Editor in

American Civil War and Ooty

In: History & Mythology

(The American Civil War was fought between 1861 and 1865 between the

Churchill’s Ambition and Ooty

In: Great Minds

(England’s Legendary Prime Minister Churchill was brash, brave and bold. He was

The Endearing Cousins & Kotagiri

In: Great Minds

(During the British time Ooty was the preserve of the Army, Coonoor