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The techniques Heike Freese uses to teach children with disabilities are unique and they love it. Read more>>
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A fascinating story of an elder whose life is an example of indomitable will and a positive outlook. At 90 plus, Isabel Chase will easily beat you at the game of Scrabble! Read more>>
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To Mr. Sullivan should go the credit of retracing almost all the old paths to the hills, within their contours and making them suitable for what was in those days known as “wheeled traffic”. As the Collector of Coimbatore District of which Nilgiris formed a part and later as Senior member of the Board of Revenue, based at Ooty and directly accountable only to the Governor, Mr Sullivan became the forerunner of the network of roads in the Nilgiris. The infrastructure he envisaged, has resulted in a total length of 3376 kms of roads, with the highest width per 100 sq.miles recorded among all the hill regions of India! Read more>>
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The weavers of Sirumugai (Tamilnadu) tirelessly work at their trade, but their's is a dying tradition. Read more>>
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Anu Gummaraju
Anu Gummaraju, entrepreneur and a work-from-home mom, has been successful with her online experiment of conducting the first-ever flea market in Bangalore. Read more>>
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Hope Hallan
This former Director of NIlgiri Cooperative Marketing Society (NCMS) stood her ground, literally, when dealing with tough transporters and agents who threatened to sabotage the cooperative mandi. Read more>>
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Marie Johnstone is a busy body whose life won't be ruled by the clock! Read about this 'happy person', the granddaughter of Craig Johnstone, after whom Johnstone Square in Kotagiri is named. Read more>>
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The forts of Nilgiris reflect its chequered history. The Nilgiris formed part of different kingdoms, at different times. The Cheras and the Cholas lend contending claims to it as far back as the first millenium A.D. Much later it was embroiled in the dynastic feuds of the kingdoms of Southern Mysore and Malabar. Various kings of the region were titular possessors of the hills for a long time. The Hoysalas were the first to exploit the hills for its resources. Read more>>
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Four museums in Ooty are a little out of the ordinary - rooms full of resource - the Government Museum, the Bee Museum, the Tea factory & Tea Museum and the Wax Museum are sure to delight the first time visitor. Read more>>
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