The Santhal are the largest and one of the oldest tribes in India, They are spread across Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal.
Nilgiri, which literally means "Blue Mountain" in many languages, may refer to: Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats and Nilgiri Hills ranges of South India. Nilgiri mountains, a range of mountains spanning the states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in Southern India.
Nilgiris is known for its eucalyptus oil and tea, and also produces bauxite. Some tourists are attracted to study the lifestyles of the various tribes living here or to visit the tea and vegetable plantations.
The Gond comprise the largest tribal group of India with a population exceeding 12 million. Linguistically, the Gond belong to the Gondi–Manda subgroup of the South Central branch of the Dravidian language family.
Scheduled Tribe StatusThe Badagas were on the tribes list during the British Raj, as per the 1931 census. After Independence, Badagas were on the Scheduled Tribe list during the 1951 census, but were later removed.
Badagas major occupations were food gathering, hunting, buffalo rearing, millet cultivation (that too swift cultivation for some time) and cash crop cultivation.
Talukas in The Nilgiris District, Tamil Nadu
| # | Taluka | District |
|---|
| 1 | Udhagamandalam | The Nilgiris |
| 2 | Coonoor | The Nilgiris |
| 3 | Panthalur | The Nilgiris |
| 4 | Kotagiri | The Nilgiris |
Innocent Divya I.A.S. Innocent Divya IAS, District Collector and District Magistrate, The Nilgiris is an IAS officer belonging to the 2009 batch.
Badaga is a southern Dravidian language spoken by approximately 4 lakh people in the Nilgiri hills of Tamil Nadu.
| Nilgiri Mountains |
|---|
| Location | Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Karnataka |
| Parent range | Western Ghats |
| Geology |
| Age of rock | Archean Eon, 3000 to 500 mya |
Black Forest and Vosges Mountains are the fine examples. The Nilgiris in South India are also Block Mountains. Faulting is the main cause for the formation of Block Mountains that is why they are also known as fault-block Mountains. Some block mountains are associated with rift valleys.
The air on the earth surface at ground level gets heated up due to the suns radiation and climbs the slopes of western ghats. It gets cool down due to losing its energy and thus winds become cooler. And ooty is located at high altitudes when ever air reaches it, it is very much cool and pleasant.
Blue Mountains, range in eastern Jamaica that extends for about 30 miles (50 km) from Stony Hill, 8 miles north of Kingston, eastward to the Caribbean Sea. The highest point in the range is Blue Mountain Peak (7,402 feet [2,256 metres]). The Blue Mountains are thickly covered with tree ferns.
It's true, they do look blue! So this is why the Blue Mountains are blue: Eucalyptus oil droplets emitted from the forests combine with dust particles and water vapour, scattering short wavelength rays of light which are predominantly blue in colour.
Other conservation measures suggested include preparing a tahr conservation plan; strengthening the Nilgiri tahr Alliance – a group of stakeholders such as tahr experts, tahr area mangers, local NGOs and individuals; improved and further research; reintroduction of tahr to parts of their original range; and use of
Which is the highest peak in Nilgiris?
Answer: The Nilgiri Hills which join the Sahyadris near the trijunction of Karnataka, Kerala and TN, rise abruptly to over 2,000 m. They mark the junction of the Western Ghats with Eastern Ghats. Doda Betta (2,637 m) and Makurti (2,554 m) are important peaks of this area.
