(In 1841 just before his departure for good from India, John Sullivan wrote to Mr. Brunton, Engineer of the Porto Novo Iron Works whether the copious Nilgiri waters can be tapped for power generation to develop the Coimbatore district. After visiting Nilgiris, Mr. Brunton reported, ‘that all the waterfalls he hadRead More →
(A contemporary of architect Chisholm, engineer Major Morant’s legacy in the Nilgiris is unparalleled. He was undoubtedly the Father of Nilgiri Mountain Railway. The roads, utilities and buildings he constructed still serve as proud lifelines for the district) Major and Brevet Liuet-Colonel James Law Lushington Morant of the Royal EngineersRead More →
Known as Nai kadi Aspathiri in Tamil (dog-bite Hospital), the Pasteur Institute of Southern India, Coonoor, was the venue of the first International Rabies Conference in 1952. It is here that the anti-rabies vaccine, which saves the lives of nearly 24,000 persons in a year is manufactured under the leadershipRead More →
(No matter how many it will finally kill or damage, Corona is bound to rewrite existing world order. Spearheading an alternative based on the Gandhian principles of Truth, Freedom and Health is a Dalit from Tamil Nadu in USA. Dr. Appadurai Shiva, a multi-expert and multi-tasking technocrat is taking headRead More →
(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 →