Nishita Vasanth

Nishita Vasanth worked as a researcher for the Kodaikanal Chapter of INTACH for three years, documenting stories of migration across over 60 villages and covering all 15 gram panchayats of the Kodaikanal Block in the lower, middle, and upper Palanis. Currently, she works with Adivasi honey gatherers in the Palani Hills to package and market their honey.

A Brief History of the Palani Hills

by Nishita Vasanth

October 30, 2021May 23, 2022

With Priya Mani Adapted from a report written for INTACH, Kodaikanal Today, Kodaikanal and the Palani Hills are…

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The Abandoned Dolmens of Kodaikanal’s First Inhabitants

by Nishita Vasanth

June 6, 2021May 23, 2022

The town’s first settlers left a legacy of unique single-chamber, megalithic tombs, stone structures which could be…

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