THE NILGIRIS : CHOSEN AS THE LOCATION FOR THE THIRD LAWRENCE ASYLUM
In his lifetime, Sir Henry Lawrence, aided by his wife, Lady Honoria Lawrence, established The Lawrence Asylums at Sanawar and Mount Abu.
The third Lawrence Asylum, and the first in South India, was established in Ootacamund on September 6, 1858 in his memory.
We have tried out a new experiment in this blog post. We have a podcast on the relevant extract from "Glimpses Of A Glorious Past". Do listen to this, and let us know if you would like more extracts from Glimpses as audio podcasts.
It would be great if more OLs come forward to read extracts from "Glimpses.." as podcasts. If you are interested, please write to us at; olalovedale@gmail.com
The bicentenary of the Nilgiris was celebrated in 2019.
For those interested, the Facebook Page of The Tourist Information Centre of the Nilgiris has some wonderful pictures of Ootacamund in the days of the 19th century. These old black and white pictures were taken by Sam Bourne, who was one the most popular of official photographers during the British Raj.
Here's another picture of the unspoiled Ooty dating back to 1880.
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