Box MS-021 Box 6

Content Description From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of Prabhakar’s research on the Nilgiri Biosphere Area as part of his doctoral work at CES (Centre for Ecological Sciences), IISc in Bangalore, India, between mid-1980 to 1995. The papers have been arranged into 4 series - notes and writing, research work related to thesis on Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, cartographic work related to thesis on Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, and research references, reports and datasheets related to Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The...

Content Description From the Collection: The collection consists primarily of Prabhakar’s research on the Nilgiri Biosphere Area as part of his doctoral work at CES (Centre for Ecological Sciences), IISc in Bangalore, India, between mid-1980 to 1995. The papers have been arranged into 4 series - notes and writing, research work related to thesis on Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, cartographic work related to thesis on Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, and research references, reports and datasheets related to Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve. The...

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Folder contains handwritten excerpts from mutliple articles referenced by MSS Pandian in his notes on Shikar.

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Folder contains 1 handwritten notebook with excerpts from books at Tamil Nadu State Archives detailing history of the Nilgiri area and indigenious communities. Some noticeable excerpts include notes on Badagas, Kotas, Kurumbas, Mullu Kurumbas, Jenu Kurumbas, Kadu Kurumbas, Betta Kurumbas, Chettis, Karimpalans, Kadars, Paniyas, Mudugas, Irulas, Sholagas, Panjari Yeravas and more. Also includesexcerpted notes on flora, fauna, and vegetation types in Nilgiri..

Scope and Contents Folder contains 1 handwritten notebook with excerpts from books detailing history of the Nilgiri area and indigenious communities. Some noticeable excerpts include sections from the Madras District Gazatteer from 1908 by W Francis marked under Gold and Minerals, Forests, Exotics, Wildlife, Introduction of Trout, Archeology, Discovery of Ootacamund, tribal groups including Todas, Kotas, Irulas, Kurumbas, Chettis, Paniyas, Wayanad Agriculture and more. Some other references listed includes...

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Folder contains 2 handwritten notebooks with excerpts from EWC Sandes' 'The Military Engineer in India' Vol. II, Survey of India (SOI), The Great Trigonometrical Survey (GTS), Annual Reports of the Forest Department, and others.

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Folder contains a notebook with exceprts related to the Nilgiri area taken from collections across various libraries and archives in India.

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Folder contains a notebook with exceprts related to the Nilgiri area taken from collections across various libraries and archives in India.

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Folder contains loose sheets with exceprts related to the Nilgiri area taken from collections across various libraries and archives in India.

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Folder contains loose sheets with exceprts related to the Nilgiri area taken from collections across various libraries and archives in India.

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Folder contains a reprint (loose sheets) of the Bibliography chapter of the book "The Famine of 1876-1878 in South India: Study of the demographic consequences of a subsistence crisis on the movement and structure of a population" by Roland Lardinois. The document is in French. .

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Folder contains loose sheets of handwrittten excerpt from KK Pillai's book "Social History of the Tamils".