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Now your favourite website on MOBILE
For a quick update and ‘faster glance’ visit www.baduga.co ~~~~~~~~ This website www.badaga.co is made ‘mobile friendly’ ! You can easily access the website that is ‘ALL ABOUT THE BADAGAS OF THE BLUE...
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Recalling gold burst on the Nilgiri hills
Dharmalingam Venugopal [Nilgiri Documentation Centre,Kotagiri] Hindustan Photo Films was not the first industrial misadventure on the Nilgiri hills. 140 years ago the South India Alpha Gold Mining...
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Gayatri Mantra and Hethey Prayer
ॐ Gayatri Mantra, the most important prayer, inspires wisdom and is also a prayer to the “giver of light and life” – the sun (savitur), ‘Hothu’ in Badaga. If you analyse the prayer to Goddess Hethey...
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The positive initiative of Prongadu Seemay to solve the YBA problem
The Porangadu Seemay leaders, lead by Seemay Gowda, Bheema Gowder have taken the initiative to end the unwanted and unnecessary embroglio and to solve the problem of running of Young Badaga Association...
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Need for All Nilgiri Badagas Union (ANBU)
Dharmalingam Venugopal [Nilgiri Documentation Centre, Kotagiri] The Nilgiri district administration’s open mind to consider the positive winds of change among the feuding factions of the Badaga...
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Independence and Freedom!
Independence day by Bellie Jayaprakash August fifteenth. Independence day. Freedom from occupation of the land by aliens. Celebrations. But what about freedom from exploitation of gender and hunger...
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Join In the Nation Building
One of Prime Minister Modi’s initiatives ‘MyGov’ is to make the citizens to be a ‘part’ of Nation Building’. Let us Join In to make this country the best MyGov – ‘The citizen-centric platform empowers...
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Dhoddaru Shloka – Badaga Proverbs
One of the fascinating and interesting aspect of Badaga [both people & language] is the free use of delightful but deep meaning proverbs called “DHODDARU SHLOKA”. When you engage an elderly Badaga...
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Talented Young Badagas
There are a lot of young Badagas who are highly intelligent and hugely talented and have made a mark for themselves in their chosen fileds. Niranjan Ramurthy is one such young Badaga. He is a AdWords...
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Baduga or Badaga ?
Baduga or Badaga …well both are the same! For a quick update and ‘faster glance’ visit www.baduga.co ~~~~~~~~ You can easily access the website that is ‘ALL ABOUT THE BADAGAS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS’ in...
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Echo of First World War in the Nilgiris
Dharmalingam Vengopal [Nilgiri Documentation Centre, Kotagiri] As the centenary of the First World War is being solemnly observed world over, the beautiful BEM Neethi church on the slopes of splendid...
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For a change – to relax on a weekend
Can you crack these codes and find out the ‘hidden messages’? Yes, it is better to stand on your head and clear all DO(ub)TS ?! Art in WORDS or Words in ART ? ! Original works of ‘ Bellie...
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Badaga KAPP panjayats…?!
In the olden days, Badagas lived a very simple but highly cohesive life. Evey village -hatti, consisted of one or two ‘families or Kudumbas’. Each kudumba, as the name indicates, consisted of brothers...
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Badaga Chant –“Eay, Ah How”– [ 'Athikkodhu']
“Eay, Ah How” – Badaga ‘Athikkodhu’ The beauty about Badaga community is not only the unique customs specific to the community but the steadfast belief with which atleast some of them are followed by...
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Happy Birthday, Hethey [Grandma]!
2nd September,2014 Idyammal Bellie Gowder Mom, you would have been 104 years today and we would have celebrated your birthday in style. Your children and grand children would have called from all over...
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Tidbits
[Reproduced] Badaga Inspiration [from http://e.amritapuri.org/blogs/2007/347/] I love watching the Badaga dance in Coimabatore. Two years back when Amma last was here, and again during Amma’s 53rd...
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A VERY HAPPY TEACHERS’ DAY
MRS.R.RAJAMMAL,B.Sc, MA.M.Ed. (Kehtorai Rajma) A President’s award winning teacher (KV2, AFS, Tambaram) whose name has been recommended for PADMA SHRI Salutations to the teachers of our glorious...
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Nilgiri Mountain Railway and Badaga connection
Do you know that there are two Badagas who were very closely involved in the construction and maintenance of the unique Nilgiri Mountain Railways from Mettupalayam to Ooty – Rao Bahadur Hubbathalai...
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Nilgiri poetry day
Dharmalingam Venugopal [Nilgiri Documentation Centre, (Camp) Ahmedabad] A Nilgiri poetry day will be celebrated as part of the Ootacamund Day on September 13 at the Book Club of Nilgiri Library jointly...
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Badaga Recipes
Erigittu with Thuppa, Avare Udhakka and Keere Soppu Thuppadha hittu or Enne Hittu Also see BADAGA RECIPES Badagas usually grow vegetables in their small patch(es) of land called ‘HOLA’ (see photo) for...
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