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About Badagas ..in a 'nutshell'
When you mention 'Badaga', the immediate thing that comes to mind, is a small but unique community of people, living in the Nilgiri Hills, popularly known as the Blue Mountains, in South India....
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A book by Ari Jayaprakash
A book by ARI JAYAPRAKASH - great grandson of Rao Bahadur Ari GowderKuru Genesis(Paperback) Author: Ari Jayaprakash, Anisha SridharPublisher: The Kuru Press (2013)Rs. 1499Rs. 1124 (25% Off) Inclusive...
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Badaga Calendar -2013Third Month - NALLAANI [Mar-Apr]First Month - KOODALUSecond Month - AALAANILike in any other calendar, there are 12 months and each month starts on the 10th of English Calendar...
View ArticleAre we still living in the stone age?
Are we still living in the stone age?UPDATE ; 28-3-2013 29-3-2013Usually, I am careful about publishing letters/incidents like the one sent to me by ARUN [given below in the post 'Are we still living...
View ArticleWho is a BADAGA?
Who is a BADAGA?Do not take this question lightly, for this affects our lives - now and in future.A Badaga who marries a NON – Badaga, is he/she STILL a Badaga??Can a Badaga be put ‘down’ and...
View ArticleHenry Marriott from Australia writes....
Henry Marriott from AustraliaIt is always a pleasure to get emails from visitors to this website expressing their association with the Nilgiris and/or Badagas many many years ago. In their views and...
View ArticleGreatly appreciated
I found the following information given by E.B.Hariharan very interesting and educative. The initiatives and efforts of Badaga Mahajana Sangha are greatly appreciated. This article/info raises some...
View ArticleGeneral Election for Badagas
Read in the news papers about the announcement of General Body Meeting on 21-07-2013 of the Young Badaga Association and elect NEW office bearers. This General Body Meeting is being held after many...
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You are always in our thoughts !
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTENSecond Death Anniversary (13-7-2013)Idyammal Bellie GowderYou were everything for us in all those glorious 99 years and 10 months when you were 'here'.As we were preparing to...
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Ari of KURU CHRONICLES, we are proud of you!
[Article published in THE HINDU, Bangalore Metro Plus 18 July 2013]Ari Jayaprakash is the great grandson of Rao Bahadur HB Ari Gowder and grandson of Mrs.Idyammal Bellie Gowder VISUAL EFFECTS, TO...
View ArticleYBA - Young Badaga Association
YBA - the NOT so Young Badaga Association, is in the news for all the wrong reasons. News papers report about the factional fights, lodging FIRs after skirmishes between groups etc thus making us -...
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An appeal to the people of Nanjanadu Hatti
Nanjanadu hatti, probably, is the biggest hatti of Badagas. More than a thousand houses. I visited this hatti a couple of days back to attend the funeral of a close relative. What shocked me is the...
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Hethe Habba is on the 23rd December,2013
Hethe Habba The nextHETHE HABBAis on the23rd December, 2013 [Monday]‘HETHAI HABBA’ is the biggest festival of Badagas!Hethe Habba is always on the first MONDAY (SOVARA), the most sacred day for...
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Ari Gowda, a great Indian, a great Badaga !
Rao Bahadur H.B.Ari GowderBirth anniversary 4th December For more details about Ari Gowda go here or see Wikipedia [ Ref : Hockings, Paul; Christiane Pilot-Raichoor (1992). A Badaga-English...
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happy New Year
Click to read WORDPRESS annual report about our websiteWishing all the visitors to this website, a very Happy New year!May I, also, take this opportunity to thank all the 261 friends who regularly...
View ArticleGolden words of Gautama Buddha
DO NOT BELIEVE IN ANYTHING [SIMPLY] BECAUSE YOU HAVE HEARD IT. DO NOT BELIEVE IN TRADITIONS BECAUSE THEY HAVE BEEN HANDED DOWN FOR MANY GENERATIONS. DO NOT BELIEVE IN ANYTHING BECAUSE IT IS SPOKEN AND...
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www.baduga.coinstead ofbadaga.cowill to take you to our websiteBADAGAS OF THE BLUE MOUNTAINS[badaga.wordpress.com]for the time being [due to technical reasons]
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KUMAR BELLIE [email id not made public] writes from his heart ;Very sad to hear this news [of what happened in Nanjanadu] in Badaga History. Go to other Badaga villages - there is big improvement....
View Article“Bravo, Rajamma of Kethorai”
More thoughts on “Bravo, Rajamma of Kethorai”[see the original post - Bravo, Rajamma of Kethorai here - > http://badaga.wordpress.com/2010/09/23/bravo-rajamma-of-kethorai/#comment-14214]D.SENDHIL...
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