How Nilgiris Came Under Tourism Gaze

…tourism development in the Nilgiris. NDC director D. Venugopal said the Nilgiris came under ‘tourist gaze’ when it was discovered in 1819 by the then Coimbatore Collector John Sullivan, who described the mountains as ‘ the finest country I ever saw ’. Two centuries later to this day, on September 27, 1826, Sullivan’s mentor and Madras Governor Sir Thomas Munro travelled from Kotagiri to Ooty and observed, ‘It differs from everything I have seen’. The visit sealed…

…described the mountains as ‘the finest country I ever saw’. Two centuries later to this day, on September 27, 1826, Sullivan’s mentor and Madras Governor Sir Thomas Munro travelled from Kotagiri to Ooty and observed, ‘ It differs from everything I have seen ’. The visit sealed Ooty as the first hill station of the British Empire in the country. The natural contrast provided by the hills together with the successful ‘staged authenticity’ of back-home feeling constructed by…

…they must be subject to the principles of sustainability and inclusiveness. This would require bringing them under relevant or appropriate rules and regulations concerning their location, operation and supervision. In the overall interest, it may be necessary for relocating existing resorts and earmarking ‘tourist zones’ under the Master Plan for locating such resorts in the future , Venugopal divulged.…