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Coonoor restaurant introduces festive menu for Christmas

December 24, 2024December 24, 2024cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Crostini with egg plant caponata and assorted cheese coated with sumac, roasted sesame, parsley, paprika and tiny berries | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas at Cafe Diem in Coonoor. A cheerful Santa holds aloft a bunch of red and green balloons. The nativity scene is up as […]

The Nilgiris Earth Festival begins from December 19

December 11, 2024December 11, 2024cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Foraged produce | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Indulge in a feast for the senses and savour a seasonal spread of indigenous cuisines representing the communities of the Nilgiris Biosphere at The Habba, the heart of the four-day event — The Nilgiris Earth Festival (TNEF) which begins December 19. This is the festival that turns the […]

New water rides and adventure rides at the water theme park in Mettupalayam

November 12, 2024November 12, 2024cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Bungee ride at Black Thunder | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement My heart races but I am gazing at the open sky and cloud kissed mountains. The wind blows through my hair, and the world below seems both distant and surreal. I have just been launched into the air at breakneck speed and the view […]

‘Mayan’, an award-winning short film on the Todas is also an experiment in sync sound

March 27, 2024March 27, 2024cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] A Harikrishnan, sound engineer of the film at a Toda mund in Udhagamandalam | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement A rush of icy cold wind hits the face of a Toda man as he sprints inside a forest, catching his breath only to be interrupted by a tree-tapping-rat-tat-tat of a woodpecker that sounds like loud […]

The Nilgiris Earth Festival turns the spotlight on the biosphere

December 30, 2023December 30, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] On a foggy winter morning, the sprawling Keystone Foundation campus at Kotagiri in The Nilgiris is abuzz. Irula men and women dance rhythmically to a tune played on drums and pipes as the Habba, the central event of The Nilgiris Earth Festival begins. A walk tour of stalls showcases the bounty of the region […]

Remembering an award-winning photographer

September 5, 2023September 5, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

[ad_1] Late K Jayaram at Contemplate Art Gallery in Coimbatore | Photo Credit: PERIASAMY M Titled Moody Landscapes, a photography exhibition displays prints of landscape photographs by the late K Jayaram, who was internationally renowned for his work. The exhibition is part of a memorial meeting organised in honour of Jayaram who died on July […]