Found inside – Page 17The State and Union Territories covered in this region are Arunanachal Pradesh , Assam , Manipur , Meghalaya , Mizoram ... region of the south such as Nallamalai Hills , Javadi Hilis , Nilgiri Hills , Shevaroy Hills and Cardamom Hills . Collector Sullivan became the first European resident the next year, when he built a seasonal residence on the plateau. Certain vested interest have invested in researchers to bring about half-truths about the Badagas. The district lies at the juncture of the Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats. Since then there have been more than 100 men who have held the post. The South Western Ghats moist deciduous forests lie between 250 and 1000 metres' elevation. Other smaller languages include Irula, Paniya, Kurumba, Toda and Kota are also spoken here. A great deal of linguistic and other cultural evidence[9]—based on unauthentic interpretation of ballads and stories collected from unverifiable individuals—indicates erroneously with a malicious intent that the Badaga non scheduled tribes have lived in nilgiris thousands and thousands of years ago. These are divided among four panchayat unions: Udhagamandalam, Coonoor, Kotagiri and Gudalur. Superior above the sea degree, situated at the junction from the two ghat ranges of the Sahayadri Hills, Nilgiri district delivers a fascinating watch. Be on the lookout for your Britannica newsletter to get trusted stories delivered right to your inbox. Kindersley and Mohammed Rifash Obaidullah for the Madras Civil Service, who reported back that they had discovered "the existence of a tableland possessing a European climate."[13]. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve exemplifies the tropical forest biome, and falls within the Western Ghats system which portray the confluence of Afro-tropical and Indo-Malayan biotic zones of the world. Lies in the state of Tamilnadu in Nilgiri district, the Blue Mountains. Gudalur Block comprises the taluks of Gudalur and Pandalur. Its economy is based on commodity crops of tea, coffee, and spices, followed in importance by potato, cabbage, carrot, and fruit. Found inside – Page 354Nilgiri. Hills. TABLE 8.1 Human GDP per capita, Development Index Human well-being ... but also with huge tea plantations that were recently cut out of forestlands by the state government to provide employment for Tamil refugees from ... The Mudumalai National Park is a large wildlife sanctuary which has been declared as Tiger Reserve and extends into the states of Karnataka and Kerala. Nilgiri tahr. Unlike elsewhere in the country, no historical evidence is found of a state on the Nilgiris or that it was part of any ancient kingdom or empire. Tea grows at elevations of 1,000 to over 2,500 metres.[29]. The principal town of the area is Ootacamund, also known as Ooty or Udhagamandalam, the district headquarters. Two ecoregions cover portions of the Nilgiris. "Toda" people are a Dravidian tribes group who live in the Nilgiri Mountains of Tamil Nadu. Indian and foreign scholars wrote these works, and only recently have local people published work about it. Nilgiris district ranked first in a comprehensive Economic Environment index ranking districts in Tamil Nadu (except Chennai district) prepared by the Institute for Financial Management and Research in August 2009. [17] The district regularly receives rain during both the Southwest Monsoon and the Northeast Monsoon. Mudumalai National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also a declared tiger reserve, lies in the northwestern side of the Nilgiri Hills in Nilgiri District, about 150 kilometres (93 mi) north-west of Coimbatore in Tamil Nadu, India. Found inside – Page 306India's southernmost mountain range is Cardamom Hill, which is located in Kerala. 31. ... Doddabetta is the highest peak of the Nilgiri hills. ... The hills are located at the tri-junction of the states Karnataka, Kerela and Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius) or Nilgiri Ibex is a stocky goat endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala. Nilgiri Hill, also known as the Blue Mountains in India, is one of the most ravishingly lovely hilly terrains in India and supposedly one of the very best inside the globe far too. The Nilgiri tahr ( Nilgiritragus hylocrius) is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western and Eastern Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in southern India. Ooty, a small hill station situated in the state of “Tamil Nadu” is surrounded by the beautiful Nilgiri Mountain Range renowned as Udhagamandalam, the city Ooty is also known as Queen of hill stations. Tea, cinchona (whose bark yields quinine), coffee, and vegetables are grown extensively. Nilagiri is a town and a Notified Area Council in Balasore district in the Indian state of Odisha. The Nilgiris district is one of the 38 districts in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The Nilgiri Sub-Cluster is a part of the Western Ghats, which was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 2012. These forests extend south along the Western Ghats range to the southern tip of India, and are dominated by a diverse assemblage of trees, many of them deciduous during the winter and spring dry season. The Nilgiri Biosphere reserve was declared as world Heritage site by UNESCO in 2012. Nilgiri Hills, also known as the Blue Mountain, is a popular region in Tamil Nadu that shelters numerous beautiful tea gardens. They were the ancient agriculturists in the district, cultivating traditional crops such as samai, vathm,[what language is this?] Nilgiri Tahr is the state animal of Tamil Nadu. The Toda had only a few hamlets on the lower Wynaad plateau and in the nearby Biligiriranga hills. Nilgiri hills definition, a group of mountains in S India, in Madras state. Annual Rainfall: 150 to 230cm. Tamil is the principal and most spoken language in the Nilgiris district followed by Malayalam, Badaga, Kannada, Telugu and Urdu languages. District Gazetteers published by the government (1880, 1908, 1995) were reliable reports on the district, its economy, demography and culture. Palghat gap pass is located at the southern end of the Nilgiri Hills in South India. The reserve encompasses 5,520 km² in the states of Tamil Nadu (2537.6 km²), Karnataka (1527.4 km²) and Kerala (1455.4 km²). Creative Legacy of the Nilgiri Hills Terracotta Offerings from South Indian Megalithic Burials The Nilgiri hills in Tamil Nadu state, south India, are noted for their scenic beauty, their characteristic tribal communities, and for an unusual archaeological heritage, which, Corinna Wessels-Mevissen in more than one respect, seems to deserve the attribute "unique". They reached the site of Ootacamund, but failed to see the complete plateau. Found inside – Page 655Presbytis johnii - Nilgiri Langur Taxonomic Note Presbytis johndi is a monotypic species ( Ellerman and Morrison - Scott 1966 ; Napier and ... b , 1969 , 1971 ) studied them in the Ootacamund area of the Nilgiri Hills in Madras State . All types of single use plastics are banned in Nilgiris district: it is the first plastic free district in Tamil Nadu. During the early 17th century, the first European is recorded as entering the Nilgiri Hills, an Italian priest/explorer named Fenicio. Thar is a Nepalese name for the Himalayan tahr (Hemitragus jemlahicus), which was once thought to be closely related to this species. Found inside – Page 522NÍLGIRI , a petty state in Orissa , Bengal , India , The ordinary crops grown on the Nilgiri Hills include bounded on ... Nilgiris in 1-60 , and in 1892 the receipts therefrom amounted NILGIRI HILLS , or NEILGHERRY Hills , a district to ... #3 Gudalur, Nilgiris Settlement Population: 49,535 Elevation: 1072 m Updated: 2020-05-11 Gudalur is a municipality and taluk in Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri Tahr is an ungulate and is seen. Rajasthan is a state in northern India. The entire Gudalur and Pandalur, Kundah Taluks and parts of Udhagamandalam Taluk get rain from the Southwest Monsoon, while part of Udhagamandalam Taluk and the entire Coonoor and Kotagiri Taluks get rains of the Northeast Monsoon. Found insideInstead, travellers are exploring some of the state's own nature destinations. Some of them are still unexplored and ... The ancient and picturesque Nilgiri hills here have come alive to the sounds thousands of merry making tourists. Sadly, these half-truths are being relied on by the regime to deny the Badagas their rightful livelihood. (C) Vindhya (D) Satpura. The district consists of 56 revenue villages and 15 revenue firkas. Found inside – Page 116The correct sequence of the given hills starting from Among the Indian states north and going towards to south is Nallamala Hills, 1. Andhra Pradesh has the longest coastline. Javadi Hills, Nilgiri Hills, Anaimalai Hills. 2. Kotas 5. [32] Listed below are a few of the most important ones: Tourism is an important source of revenue for the Nilgiris. The highest peak in the hills is Doddabetta which is about 8,652 feet. Under British influence they cultivated English vegetables and later moved on to tea. The district has an area of 2,552.50 km2. The Nilgiri Ghat Roads link Nilgiris with nearby cities in Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. 1997. Cinchona: Tamil Nadu (Nilgiri Hills); West Bengal (Darjeeling). More than a dozen languages are spoken in the Nilgiris, but the indigenous people did not write or read them. • Nilgiri range is a part of western ghats which is spreaded in crossroads of three states- Tamil Nadu, Karnatana and Kerala. Udhagamandalam Block comprises the taluks of Udhagamandalam and Kundah. 1911 map of Nilgiris district from "Sport on the Nilgiris and in Wynaad (1911) by Fletcher, F. W. F". The crops are mainly rain-fed. Endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the southern portion of the Western Ghats in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Southern India (ex: Anamalai Hills, Palni Hills) State animal of Tamil Nadu … Continue reading “PRELIMS BOOSTERS – 2018: Nilgiri Tahr and International Energy Agency (IEA)” Nilgiri Hills are one of the oldest mountain ranges in India. Omissions? Also known as Blue Mountains, Nilgiri Hills are beautiful hilly terrains set above the sea level. Silent Valley National Park is just to the south and contiguous with these two parks, and covers an area of 89.52 km2. This underdevelopment has ensured the Badagas need to go outside the district to survive. During winter the temperature maximum is 20 °C (68 °F) and the minimum 0 °C (32 °F). Found inside – Page 169Maharashtra plateau covers the entire State of Maharashtra except Konkan coast and the Sahyadris. The entire area is covered with ... Palghat gap separates Nilgiri hills in the South from Anaimalai hills. • It is at the Nilgiris that ... Synonyms. Nilgiri (a.k.a Nilagiri) is a Princely State of Bhanj Dynasty. • Nilgiri range is a part of western ghats which is spreaded in crossroads of three states- Tamil Nadu, Karnatana and Kerala. Kumaon hills situated in Uttarakhand state and it is called the 'Lake District' of India. The Nilgiris district has been headed by a government-appointed Collector since 1868. The Nilgiri hills, a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks, bestow glory and magnificence to the southern part of Indian subcontinent. The peaks of the Nilgiri rise abruptly from the surrounding plains to an elevation of about 6,000 to 8,000 feet (1,800 to 2,400 metres); one of them, Doda Betta (8,652 feet [2,637 metres]), is the highest point in Tamil Nadu. The region has also given its name to a number of bird species, including the Nilgiri pipit, Nilgiri woodpigeon and Nilgiri blackbird. [what language is this?] (A) Anaimalai Hills. Bounded by the Nilgiri hills on the east, the Arabian Sea on the west and Thrissur and Palakkad districts on the south. Found inside – Page 182The besetting vice of the Kotas is a partiality for drink , and they congregate towards evening in the arrack shop and beer tavern in the bazár , whence they stagger or are helped home in a state of noisy and turbulent intoxication . Before British-owned tea and coffee plantations were developed, the dominant landholders were the Badaga. Kotagiri Block comprises the taluk of Kotagiri. The Nilgiri Hills, popularly known as the Blue Mountains, are found in the intersection of three major South Indian states: Karnataka, Kerala, and Tamil Nadu. Nilgiri biosphere reserve is an important biosphere reserve that is famous for its breath taking natural beauty, flora and fauna. Found inside – Page viiThe rush This is divided into 28 states and seven directly to industrialize at anycost has left a trail of administred . ... The two ranges Conservation projects have been estableshed and meet in the extreme South in the Nilgiri hills . People of Irula ethnicity are called Irular, and speak Irula, which belongs to the Dravidian family. The Nilgiri hills referred to as “the blue mountains” lies between 11°, 12o to 11°, 43o North to 76°, 14o and 77°, 1o East in the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu. Irula are a Dravidian ethnic group inhabiting the area of the Nilgiri mountains, in the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, India. The Nilgiris extend from the North East region of Kerala into Tamil Nadu. Answer: Option A. Anthropologists, who have worked intensively in this district for the past 140 years, recognise 15 tribes living here. South India’s Mountain Jewel. The area also produces eucalyptus oil and temperate-zone vegetables. Online application & registration, Admission process, Contact Number, Fee Structure, Reviews, Rating & get Admission form details of Nilgiri Hills Public School , F Block, Sector 50, Noida. In this district the topography is rolling, with steep escarpments; about 60% of the cultivable land is slopes ranging from 16° to 35°. The beautiful Nilgiri Hills, sprawling through the states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala, are home to the pastoral Toda tribe and tea gardens that create the fragrant cup of tea. The Nilgiri Hills are part of a larger mountain chain known as the Western Ghats. Nilgiris Biosphere Reserve covers an area of 5000 square kilometres of the Nilgiri hill ranges its surrounding environments in the states of Tamil Nadu (2537.6 km²), Kerala (1455.4 km²), and Karnataka (1527.4 km²). The Nagapattinam–Gudalur National Highway passes through this district. Ooty is the vibrant hill station which is located in the state of Tamil … This article was most recently revised and updated by, https://www.britannica.com/place/Nilgiri-Hills, The Official Site of Niligiri Hills Region. The peaks of the Nilgiri rise abruptly from the surrounding plains to an elevation of about 6,000 to 8,000 feet (1,800 to 2,400 metres); one of them, Doda Betta (8,652 feet [2,637 metres]), is the highest point in Tamil Nadu. United Planters Association of South India (UPASI), Tea Board of India (Zonal Office), Coonoor, Wheat Research Station, Wellington, Coonoor, This page was last edited on 3 September 2021, at 12:28. These include Ooty (Udhgamandalam) (district headquarters), Coonoor, Gudalur and Kotagiri. A more detailed exploration was done in the 1818 survey by J.C. Whish, N.W. Read More One Chinese gardener was critical to the district's future, for he worked with Margaret B. L. Cockburn in Aruvenu, near Kotagiri, to develop Allport's, the first Nilgiri tea plantation, which started operations in 1863. It is the largest protected forest area in India, spreading across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala. Found inside – Page 13Besides, I explicitly state in my book:1 . . . as soon as their [the Todas]2 solitude was profaned by the avalanche of civilization . . . the Todas began moving away to other parts as unknown and more inaccessible than the Nilgiri hills ... Found inside – Page 522NÍLGIRI , a petty state in Orissa , Bengal , India , The ordinary crops grown on the Nilgiri Hills include bounded on ... Nilgiris in 1860 , and in 1882 the receipts therefrom amounted NILGIRI HILLS , or NEILGHERRY Hills , a district to ... It has several buildings designed in the British style, particularly the churches, many of which were designed by architect Robert F. Their huts stand on wooden structures and the roofs are semi-cylindrical and springy. The Nilgiri Hills are a range of mountains that are located in Nilgiri District in the southern state of Tamil Nadu in India. Found inside – Page 123To such observers , caste resembles racial segregation in the southern United States in the period between the end of ... The hill areas of central India , the Nilgiri Hills in southern India , and the frontiers of the subcontinent with ... The Blue Mountains were likely named for the widespread blue Strobilanthes flower or the smoky haze enveloping the area. The Nilgiri tahr known locally as the Nilgiri ibex or simply ibex, is an ungulate that is endemic to the Nilgiri Hills and the. Nilgiri is an Indian word meaning "Blue Hills" - these tahr are found in Nilgiri District in Tamil Nadu State. The Kota lived in seven dispersed villages ("kokal"). The average literacy of the district was 77.46%, as compared to the national average of 72.99%. The Nilgiri hills also known as the 'Blue Mountain' rise to a height of 6,000-8000 ft. Please scroll down to see the correct answer and solution guide. the Tamil Nadu route) is the most travelled and well maintained. Nilgiris means “Blue Mountains”. Parthasarathi, Prasannan. Found inside – Page 187The common tree species in Nilgiri hills is (1) Sal (2) Pine (3) Eucatyptus (4) Teak (3) Nilgiri mountains are a range of mountains with at least 24 peaks above 2,000 metres (6,600 ft), in the westernmost part of Tamil Nadu state at the ... The elevation of the Nilgiris results in a much cooler and wetter climate than the surrounding plains, so the area is popular as a comfortable retreat and is good for tea cultivation. For local concerns, the Nilgiris also has 35 village panchayats and 11 town panchayats.[19]. [12] John Sullivan, then the collector of Coimbatore, just south of the Nilgiris, sent two surveyors (W. Keys and C. McMahon) to make a comprehensive study of the hills.
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