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Kodaikanal Lake, a man-made lake whose perimeter is around 5 kilometres, turns 150 next year; seen here from above in 2017 (Photo: Mohammed Farooq)

What Lies Beneath

by Jacob Cherian
July 2, 2022August 31, 2022

Plans are afoot to rejuvenate Kodaikanal Lake, but they are all missing a crucial need: improving water…

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Kodai boatman Ganeshan Perumal with the tools of his trade (Photo: Azad Reese)

Portrait of a Kodai Boatman

by Pavi Sagar
July 9, 2022August 31, 2022

An on-the-water interview with Ganeshan Perumal, who has been rowing people around Kodai Lake for a decade…

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Trotting Along by Kodai Lake, Learning to Farm in Patti

by Dhruv Vishwas Susikar
December 18, 2021May 23, 2022

A fourth-generation Kodai kid takes us up the ghat road and back down to the fields of…

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Boating on Kodai lake

Framed by Farooq

by Darshana Ramdev
August 28, 2021May 23, 2022

Every morning, Farooq Mohammed takes a walk around Kodai lake, stopping for photographs: the result is a…

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The Henry Family

Those Kodai Summers

by The Henry Sisters
August 28, 2021May 23, 2022

The Henry sisters remember the sweet summers of years gone by, in this time capsule from ’70s…

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Presentation Convent, Kodaikanal

Under the Green and Gold

by Gayatri Jayaraman
August 1, 2021May 23, 2022

A Presentation Convent graduate looks back at ‘80s Kodai in vivid detail…

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