Great Minds (Page 5)

(After the departure of the pioneer-stalwarts like Sullivan and Lushington, the progress of Nilgiris would have languished but for the enthusiasm  and active contribution of some of the newly settled Europeans. Among them the name of Dr.Baikie stands first. Dr. Baikie was among the first medical professionals to come toRead More →

A Doctor who laid the Nilgiri Telegraph Line (Governor General of India Lord Dalhousie was confined to the Nilgiris for nearly nine months in 1855 on health grounds. He had to attend to several important things, not least of them being the planning of the great Indian railway. He badlyRead More →