In 2010, as our semester drew to an end, my college gang was eager to vacation off…
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P Manikandan, or Sathish, assists scientists with valuable record-keeping at the Kodaikanal Solar Observatory (KSO). Following in…
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‘Smell this,’ Anne directs, crushing a leaf from a cypress hedge and placing it in my palm.…
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Kodaikanal has tended to attract all sorts of people, ever since the first missionaries arrived over a…
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Ms P, any New Year’s resolutions you’ve already broken? Hi, This-Is-Not-The-Role-Model-You’re-Looking For,
I’m afraid keeping New Year’s resolutions…
As someone who spent their childhood in crowded cities, I have found the mountains hold a sort…
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Illustrations by Pia Alizé Hazarika…
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Getting to this village is a hike in itself. You are always hiking. Visiting the local market…
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In 1992, the Palni Hills Conservation Council, a small environmental group in Kodaikanal, took on the might…
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The road before me is covered in mist and ensconced by pine trees. The air is cool…
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