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Janardhan Nanjundan

Halla Paruva

The Nilgiris is home to various indigenous people including the Badagas, Todas, Kotas, Kurumbas, Irulars and Paniyas. The indigenous…

Apr 6, 2023

Halla Paruva

Apr 6, 2023

The First Badagas — A hypothesis

Did the Badagas really have to come from elsewhere? Why couldn’t they have originated right here in the Nilgiris?

Mar 20, 2023

The First Badagas — A hypothesis

Mar 20, 2023

Science has a Geography Problem

Frontline exploratory science does not happen as much in restricted and distorted territories like the Nilgiris. In the last 200 years…

Jan 25, 2023

Science has a Geography Problem

Jan 25, 2023

In Pursuit of Kala Raja: A forgotten Badaga King

Though the Nilgiris were part of many Kingdoms ruled by most of the rulers of South India viz. the Cheras, the Cholas, the Pandiyas, the…

Dec 30, 2022

In Pursuit of Kala Raja: A forgotten Badaga King

Dec 30, 2022

Divide et Impera: An Era of Darkness in the Nilgiris

The British East India Company came to India as traders in spices, a very important commodity in Europe back then as it was used to…

Dec 20, 2022

Divide et Impera: An Era of Darkness in the Nilgiris

Dec 20, 2022

In Search of my Origin: Mysore Migration Myth

The modern world population is the result of over 65,000 years of migration.

Dec 11, 2022

In Search of my Origin: Mysore Migration Myth

Dec 11, 2022

In Search of my Origin: An Epic Journey

I was inspired by the saying, ‘If you don’t know where you have come from, you don’t know where you are going’.

Dec 3, 2022

In Search of my Origin: An Epic Journey

Dec 3, 2022

Iduhatty Rock Art and Ice Age Europe Connection

I’m an avid hiker and an explorer. Five months ago, in one of the solo hikes I came across an ancient rock art site near Iduhatty…

Nov 24, 2022

Iduhatty Rock Art and Ice Age Europe Connection

Nov 24, 2022

Rediscovering Nilgiri in the Portuguese Epic

I was told, Nilgiri appears in ancient epics and I want to investigate it myself.

Nov 13, 2022

Rediscovering Nilgiri in the Portuguese Epic

Nov 13, 2022

Nelikolu

A primitive fire-making method is still practised by the Baduga community of the Nilgiris.

Nov 5, 2022

Nelikolu

Nov 5, 2022

Janardhan Nanjundan

Janardhan Nanjundan

“I have no special talent. I am only passionately curious” — Albert Einstein. This quote captures the essence of my journey, as an Explorer & Educator…

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