tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post1543737922641007385..comments2024-03-18T00:19:23.963-07:00Comments on Of all things beautiful: Reluctant VisitorsNina Varghesehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07276328909778637267noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-60642576394688323852020-10-22T17:43:03.915-07:002020-10-22T17:43:03.915-07:00Great post, thank you. I've been living in Oot...Great post, thank you. I've been living in Ooty for 18 months and wish I'd come across this earlier. Being South African myself these men naturally have a soft spot in my heart. Most of them must have been farmers, ordinary hard-working men who worked with their hands. What a sad thing it would be to lose track of where they were burried. <br /><br />Greetings <br />Cor Bosman Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01637551286665977982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-5060676934485078442012-12-28T16:04:46.672-08:002012-12-28T16:04:46.672-08:00Anil Mani.. thanks for the interest. Anil Mani.. thanks for the interest. Nina Varghesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276328909778637267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-58001894010998062562012-12-28T06:18:13.105-08:002012-12-28T06:18:13.105-08:00Hi Nina...that was a fascinating read. Nimmi did m...Hi Nina...that was a fascinating read. Nimmi did mention that you were working on this project. Incidentally I did send her a recent photo of a memorial erected in Ketti Valley by the South Africans in memory of the Boer POWs that you speak of. You could also find interesting old B&W Photos of some of the Handicrafts that the POWs made on the net. They also worked in the Beer factory in Ketti.<br />Quote "While I have examined the meaning of the graves in South Africa, it must also be noted in passing that the graves have registered very faintly in India itself. In 1960, an official in the Nilgiris reported that the graves at Ketti were in disrepair and that it was important to maintain them “to vindicate our national honour, prestige and obligations in the eyes of the visitors from other countries Anil Manihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10427398771382882089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-72161280935934546512012-12-26T22:08:35.981-08:002012-12-26T22:08:35.981-08:00Prem Nath Paliath: that is my problem.. dont have ...Prem Nath Paliath: that is my problem.. dont have any picturesNina Varghesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276328909778637267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-71525770214522800662012-12-26T21:43:23.582-08:002012-12-26T21:43:23.582-08:00I am enjoying these blogs, nina! some old time fot...I am enjoying these blogs, nina! some old time fotos would add to its greatness, keep it up - prem prem nath paliathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07397961013680806479noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-53599033737484787192012-10-31T22:09:00.746-07:002012-10-31T22:09:00.746-07:00Thanks Usha for reading and appreciating. NinaThanks Usha for reading and appreciating. NinaNina Varghesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276328909778637267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-76894659835119652092012-10-31T20:15:13.972-07:002012-10-31T20:15:13.972-07:00Really nice job and so very informative too. I kee...Really nice job and so very informative too. I keep wondering what you will teach me next about the Nilgiris. Love your literary style!<br /><br />UshaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-81366788889391885712012-09-11T21:29:54.750-07:002012-09-11T21:29:54.750-07:00Shalini Arun writes:
Nina,so much of history and n...Shalini Arun writes:<br />Nina,so much of history and nobody knows about this. Wish you wd publish them as a book soon.Good Luck<br />shalini.Nina Varghesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276328909778637267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-57807857257528106832012-09-11T04:28:14.128-07:002012-09-11T04:28:14.128-07:00Thanks a lot Nimi and Tessy.. really encouraging.....Thanks a lot Nimi and Tessy.. really encouraging..Nina Varghesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07276328909778637267noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-16549539206500863572012-09-11T00:24:12.136-07:002012-09-11T00:24:12.136-07:00Wow...history at its best when woven with your wri...Wow...history at its best when woven with your writing style...!!!you've sure dug into some history here!!!good job...n now I am eagerly waiting for your blogs...keep wondering what your going to come with next!!!addicted now!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16808225779478862283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-67957360679449483642012-09-11T00:19:14.964-07:002012-09-11T00:19:14.964-07:00What detail! Superb read Nina.What detail! Superb read Nina.fullstopherehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13291932779779592563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8643993473463723598.post-91927126730298231652012-09-10T23:47:03.483-07:002012-09-10T23:47:03.483-07:00Great read. So much of history in the Nilgiris. An...Great read. So much of history in the Nilgiris. And we grew up there totally unaware of all this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14893298268780217911noreply@blogger.com