This photo journal, which covers day 11 of our tour, features the Nilgiri hill station of Ooty. Sometimes called the "Queen of Indian hill stations", Ooty is the capital & the largest & most important of three hill stations in the Nilgiris district. It was established in 1821 by John Sullivan as a cool summer hill resort for the Madras (Chennai) Government during the British Raj.

Actually, Ooty’s former colonial name was Ootacamund, which was mercifully shortened to Ooty. The current official Tamil name is ... (more)