Nilgiris - Blue Mountains in India (bordering three states - Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu) We had a brief but wonderful talk with a teacher at a Advasi project -- advasi being word for indigenous people. A plan is hatching, they are in the Nilgiris (means Blue Mountains!!)- it is beautiful territory, tea farming, tigers in the forest and elephants wandering about. A recent fund raising project was a cycle trip from Bangalore to Gudalor. Given that I am now writing this from Japan, the thought of riding a bike in India horrifies me but … who knows, perhaps! The project was started about 30 years ago by Indian couple who acted on their social conscience, and taught in this area. There are government schools but poorly funded. The project leaders were trying to make sure
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