The Oscar award for The Elephant Whisperers, a documentary short film, is a global tribute to the tribal people living in harmony with nature and wildlife in the Nilgiris. The film tells the life story of the couple Bomman and Bellie of the Kattunayakan tribe, who work at an elephant care...
As human settlements in the Nilgiris have expanded over the years into wild habitats, leaving animals with no place to go, the incidence of human-animal conflicts in the region has increased. In the past five years, more than 40 people were killed in animal attacks in the Nilgiris district,...
Six girl tribal children at a Nilgiris village, who would have otherwise discontinued their studies and been married off by their parents, were encouraged by their teacher to finish Class 12. One of these girls participated in the Vijay TV Super Singer competition. Samudra Pandian, the teacher,...
