![]() ![]() My memory goes back to the time when I was a regular of this train from Aravankadu to Ooty and after my Engineering studies in 1971 when I was with the Ooty PWD. Arts College and for those working in Ooty. This train is the 'lifeline' for many students studying in Ooty Govt. Surely this must find a mention in Guinness World Records. Less than a cup of 'chai' in any roadside tea shop. By the way, the fare from Coonoor to Mettupalayam is Rs.4/-.See the pictures. ![]() Fist class costs Rs.76/- But the reservation charges are much higher. See photos in the 'rare photos' page.Īnd guess what, this 'toy train' which is a must travel agenda in every tourist's itinerary, is so cheap to travel from Ooty to Coonoor or vice versa, that you tend to think that there is some BIG MISTAKE. ![]() They had the great privilege of stopping the train by show of hands. Nilgiri Mountain Railway - running from Ooty to Mettupalayam - is an unique UN heritage railway system built during the British time and with which two greatest Badaga Leaders Rao Bahadur Bellie Gowder and Rao Bahadur Ari Gowder, were closely connected - Rao Bahadur Bellie Gowder in fact built it. It was a train journey after forty years. Thank you once again for all the sentiments - Wg Cdr JP In her passing away, it was end of an era. There is so much to write about her for she is a phenomena by herself. She was very strict and did not compromise and had the courage of conviction to carry her decisions through. Educating all the children was not easy, that too, two of us in professional courses, her fifth child, Balakrishna became a Doctor and me, her sixth child as an Engineer. Being a woman of great character and courage - she ensured that all her children, eight of us, were sent to schools and colleges.Įducation was her topmost priority, probably due to the influence of her elder brother Rao Bahadur Ari Gowder who was 20 years elder to her. She lived a full life with all its pleasures and pitfalls. She had a big influence with all her brothers and after Rao Badadur Bellie Gowder passed away in 1935, she was the uniting force of the family. 2-9-1912 -13-7-2011 Being the youngest, she was the pet of her parents,Rao Bahadur Bellie Gowder and Nanji Hethay. ![]()
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