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== Related aricles ==
== Related aricles ==
*[[Nilgiri Hills]]
*[[Nilgiri Hills]]
*[[List of cemeteries#N|List of Cemeteries-Nilgiri District]]


== External links ==
== External links ==

Revision as of 10:41, 26 May 2010

Ootacamund
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Presidency: Madras
Coordinates: 11° 22′ 48″ N, 76° 42′ 0″ E
Altitude: 2,486 m (8,156 ft)
Present Day Details
Place Name: Officially, Udhagamandalam
State/Province: Tamil Nadu
Country: India
Transport links

Ootacamund, now frequently known as Ooty (but officially called Udhagamandalam), is a town in the Nilgiri Hills. Ooty was the Madras Presidency summer capital. Lovedale is an area to the south west of the town where the Lawrence Asylum is located.


FIBIS resources

Cemetery records

Schools and institutions

Online Books

  • Ootacamund, A History by Sir Frederick Price 1908 is available to read online on the Digital Library of India website. The Contents page of the book is computer page 17. Refer Online books-Digital Library of India for more details about this site.
  • The Magic Mountains: Hill Stations and the British Raj by Dane Kennedy, 1996 University of California Press

Related aricles

External links

  • Kae Lewis website - Photographs of monuments at St Stephens Church, Ootacamund with many biographical details