The hills around Ooty

Ooty - in search of cooler conditions...

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April 22nd 2006
On an average day, temperatures in many parts of Southern India are higher than most Europeans would find comfortable, especially given the humidity. This was certainly the case for the British in pre-air-conditioning colonial times. In order to flee the summer heat, they established the summer headquarters of the Madras government in a hill station in the Western Ghats. It was named Udhagamandala ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more