{"product_id":"the-nilgiri-hills-a-kaleidoscope-of-people-culture-and-nature-9789354423963","title":"The Nilgiri Hills: A Kaleidoscope of People, Culture, and Nature","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Paul Hockings (Ed.)\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Asia - South - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe year 2019 marked the bicentenary of British contact with the indigenous people of the Nilgiri Hills, in south India. This contact was initiated by John Sullivan, a local official from Coimbatore, who over a few years founded the town of Ootacamund from scratch. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInterestingly, and contrary to many accounts of colonial expansion, there is no indication anyone here was harmed by the outsiders, let alone enslaved or killed. Thus south India's first hill station came into being, in 1821.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Nilgiris District is a bare 1,000 square miles in extent, yet it remains one of the most heavily researched areas of India. This volume brings together new articles from writers and scholars, including ecologists, filmmakers and a musicologist, local writers and overseas experts, on topics that have never before been examined:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eancient metallurgy; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe gathering of wild honey; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eToda views of the British; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe mythology of the Badagas and traditional healing systems of the Irulas and Alu Kurumbas; \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe music of some of these tribes; and \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ethe unique climate and several ecosystems of the region. \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese fresh topics add to our understanding of this mountainous area; and stunning photographs, both historical and of the modern day, complement the chapters to bring the region alive. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orient Blackswan Pvt Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45616510271639,"sku":"9789354423963","price":699.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9789354423963.webp?v=1769294982","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-nilgiri-hills-a-kaleidoscope-of-people-culture-and-nature-9789354423963","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}