Category: Heritage
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Jal Jeevan Phase-II
The Wellington Lake named after the illustrious Duke of Waterloo and Assaye fame does not refer to the desultory piece of water near Black Bridge aka Waterloo Bridge aka Manekshaw Bride with which most are familiar, but rather to a waterbody, the history of which is intertwined with that of the Wellington Barracks. The Wellington…
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Nilgiri Mountain Railway Turns 125
15 JUNE 2024 ‘Thus one journeys to the stars,’ is an oft quoted line from the Roman poet Virgil’s, Aeneid. The same albeit in a little modified form, was the ‘Slogan’ of the Nilgiri Railway, ‘Sic Itur Ad Ooty’ ; which translates from Latin as ; ‘Thus One Journeys to Ooty.’ which appears in the…
