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By Inside43
She has been crafting purposeful living through interior design and is today known as one of the finest in her field. Inside43 visits Sonal Chordia to find out more about the girl who made the Nilgiris her home, and then made a home for so many others
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By Deepika Unni
Willy’s Coffee Pub, KCR Arcade, Walsham Road, Ooty +91 98430 66657
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By Sreeram V
Appu Kadai was the place to go if you wanted a cup of tea in Bandishola in the years gone by. Sreeram V caught up with the legendary (now retired) tea seller, C T Appu to find out about his life and fabled tea shop that has been serving tea and smiles for
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By Apsara Reddy
Apsara Reddy, the renowned transgender politician and activist, who has her home in the hills, shows us why we can be hopeful about those in seats of power
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Rohan Mathias, wildlife expert, film maker, and a popular resident of Masinagudi, give us a look at life-giving nature of a tree we have all seen when driving through the foothills
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The Indian Gaur is a commonplace sighting in the Nilgiris these days. Dr Suresh Beliaraj gives us look at how they became so prolific across these hills and the issues surrounding the surge in population of this magnificent creature
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A chess master himself, he has trained a multitude of children in the subtleties of this intricate game. Mukund Ravishankar met up with Solomon Vivek of Kotagiri to check out the moves he has made over the years in his dedication to chess
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By Deepika Unni
Coonoor Junction, Gray’s Hill, Coonoor +91 90808 21410 or +91 8098184327
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A long-standing visitor, and now resident of the Nilgiris tells us her reasons for her long-term love affair with the district
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Samantha Iyanna needs no introduction as her name has become synonymous with all efforts that help keep the Blue Hills green. Krishna Barot caught up with the soft-spoken woman whose efforts have touched the lives of all who live in the Nilgiris
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His story is an exceptional one. Sangeetha Shinde spoke with the charming Vikram Malhotra to see what’s been cooking over the years of his remarkable life and career and what brought him to these hills
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By Vijaya Dar
The hills impart wisdom; Vijaya Dar, a long standing resident of the Nilgiris tells us the lessons of life brought home to him during his time in the hills
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By Deepika Unni
Xin, Nilgiris Supermarket Compound, Coonoor
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With the influx of people moving to the Nilgiris, Shobana Chandrashekhar offers some insight into the minds of those who were born and raised in the district
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By Ravi Mathews
Coonoor of the 1950s was special in all sorts of ways. In the second part of his trip down memory lane Ravi Mathews recalls what life was like during his early years in the Blue Hills
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By Deepika Unni
Daily Kota, Expo Towers, 27/171, Kamaraj Square, Kotagiri
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More than beautiful homes, he built a life that served as an inspiration for all those who met him. Navroze Sethna remembers the much-loved, late Kaiwaan Patel who left his own unique imprint on the hills in so many different ways