Do not forget to see the pages [links] shown on the right pane(side) like Hattis, Hethai, Rare photos, Recipes etc > for more of BADAGA –>–>–>
Dedicated to the memory of the Great Badaga Leader Rao Bahadur H B Ari Gowder
Website of Wing commander Bellie Jayaprakash
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Great Badagas
Rao Bahadur H.J.Bellie Gowder was contracted by the British (Raj) to lay the Mettupalayam – Ooty ‘Nilgiri Mountain Railway ‘ (now World Heritage) more than a hundred years back. x
And, his son Rao Bahadur H.B.Ari Gowder, the first Badaga graduate, first Badaga M.L.C & M.L.A for a long time who had brought many reforms in/to Badaga Community including ‘prohibition’ (no alcohol – kudi) to Nilgiris in British days itself. Ari Gowder lead the Indian contigent (yes, “INDIAN CONTIGENT) to World Scouts Jumboree held in Europe in the 1930s.
Being a great philanthrophist he had done a lot for the betterment of Badagas. He was the one who established Nilgiri Co-Op Marketting Society at Ooty, to save the small farmers-especially Badagas- from the exploits of middlemen & traders at Mandis in Mettupalayam. He was the President of NCMS for more than 30 years, till his death and NCMS was considered one of the best co-op societies in India during his days. His statue has been erected in the NCMS compound in appreciation of his great work.
Since he donated the land, the road in front of Mambalam Railway Station in Chennai (Madras) is named after him (known as Arya Gowder Street). Both were held in great esteem and considered as the ‘ Uncrowned King ‘ of Nakku Betta by Badagas.
A POSTAGE STAMP IS LIKELY TO BE RELEASED IN HIS HONOUR BY GOVERNMENT OF INDIA !
Click on the links below for more info including many photographs !!
(Link for Ari Gowda) (Link for Bellie Gowda)
Rao Bahadurs HB Ari Gowder & his Father HJ Bellie Gowder (of Hubbathalai Hatti)
^The bridge built in 1938, connecting Tamil Nadu & Karnataka States, in Kakkanalla, Masinagudi (Gudalur), in the Nilgiris, is named after Rao Bahadur Ari Gowder
BK Nandi Gowder, TB Linga Maistry [18-04-1909 to 15-03-1971] & TM Rama Gowder
who helped Rao Bahadur HB Ari Gowder to make NCMS grow in 1942.
BK Linga Gowder
BK Bella Gowder
HB Sevana Gowder
In my other website : http://from23jvv.blog.co.uk/have a look at articles on
Badaga Language Badaga Funeral Rites
And…if you feel that this site takes a longer time to display due to a large number of photos, go here for faster surfing for the same info
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All the photos are by Bellie Jayaprakash (unless otherwise credited) and should not be reproduced without permission
Contact : bjaypee@gmail.com
No articles, images and other material in this website can be reproduced without the written permission of
Wing Commander Bellie Jayaprakash B.E.(GCT,Madras Univ).,M.B.A (FMS, Delhi Univ)
Contact : bjaypee@gmail.com
belliejayaprakash©2011
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Wing commander Bellie Jayaprakash’s other website from the heart for some ‘light’ reading
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;Hakkilu Hoo [Bird Flower] found in the Nilgiri Hills
I am very proud to be a badaga. I am from kinnakorai ,a remote village in nilgiris dist.(60 km from ooty) I enjoy by hearing only badaga songs whenever i am at home
Nice to know the past history of badagas. Too proud to be a badaga.
I am from Thodhanadu Seemai, Uyilatty village. I am proud to be a Badaga.
It is great to see such wonderful news and pictures of all great people. Proud to be a Badaga.
Kindly add the first veternary doctor of our community who is K.B.Nanjan,B.V.Sc., of Kandibikkai village near Manjoor who shared his life with Janaki of Kilkundah.
This site contains lots & loads of information of our Badaga community….. Proud to be a Badaga…..You have worked tremendously to establish this site and working still…… We younger generation have also come to know a lot about our people…….
proud to be a Badaga …proud to be a Annikorai guy.
Great job. This comment is lik a drop at ocean…..hope all badagas view this…you have made Badagas worldwide famous….lol.
I love Nanjanad hatty…..I nerver (want to) miss my Nanjanad hatty…..
THERE ARE NO WORDS TO EXPRESS ABOUT THIS SITE. AND TRY TO DO MORE SO THAT THE UP COMING GENERATION COMES TO KNOW MORE ABOUT OUR CULTURE. PROUD TO BE AN INDIAN. PROUD TO BE A BADUGA. JAI HIND ! PLEASE DONATE YOUR EYES.
BADAGA ROCKS …………………………………………
BE PROUD TO BE BADAGA………………………………………..
I regularly use to search for badugas websites……its really amazing to see these rare photographs….HATS OFF….GREAT JOB DONE.
I am a L.I.C.Agent at Chennai Branch Office IV. I hope that the owner of this website may initiate to bring the Badaga Community as a Schedule Tribe one so that most of our children may benefit from this in future.
Helo,
I used to visit this great website regularly. ( I have personal comments about this website).
As a web designer/ visual designer & webmaster, i would like to inform you that DO NOT BOLD somany text. Its hard to read. Pls Bold & hightlight ONLY on Title/ Improtant text.
I belong to Ebbanadu village which is located near Anikorai. I have no words to tell about this Website, really wonderful. Its a good track to our- upcoming Baduga generations. I didn’t expect to see so much here in this website, thank you so much. Hethey Amman history is too difficult to read, if you can make it clear and easy to read, it will be better
we are really proud of you……….
As a web designer I will be on net most of the hours in a day. Your Blog should reach all Badagas. Every Badagas must know about the informations that you put in your blog.
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I am working in Bangalore.
Its really amazing to see our ancestors’ photos ,their style of living in olden days.
You have done a wonderfull job for the future. My family members are very proud to take a girl from Hubbathalai which has produced great leaders for our community.
Giving your precious time and love to our society its great…..great ! You have forgot your own unhappiness by creating a little happiness for others (all badagas ),when you are good to others you are best to yourself.
we are really proud of you……….
Wg.Cdr.JP adds : Santhan Krishna, thank you very much for your sentiments and kind words. It is only such encouraging comments like yours which keep me going !!
I feel great to say that I also belong to Hubbathalai village. Thank you for your great job.
Helo, Im from Konavakarai hatty(kotagiri). Working in bangalore.
You are doing a great job for our community. Nice work. Very useful information. You are one of the contributer to the great badaga community.
I also plan to create a website/ blog for our community in future.
Badagas ROCKSsss.
I am very proud to be a badaga.
I was born and brought up in Chamraj Estate, where my father late Mr. B.J. Robert worked for 33 long years as Head Tea Maker. As I have finished my school at Kokkalada, and lived in Chamraj Estate for about 17 years I really love our Badaga Community. Though I am not a Badaga, I still love them very much because even today most of Badaga Friends are in Bengal Mattam, Mynale, Thenadu, Kokkalada and Bengalur. I really appreciate you to the core for all the efforts you have taken for the good of our Badaga Community. I pray that the Lord may give you long life and strength for you to reach greater heights in the years to come. Now I am in Chennai having my own shipping company.
JP adds : Mr. Nelson Rajkumar, I am really humbled. Thank you very much for your comments which are very motivating, indeed
I am very proud to be a badaga and also my association with Air Force which is the case with Wg Cdr B Jayaprakash who has created this wonderful web site.I would definitely like to know more about the author who has done a really good job.
Wonderful piece of work. I consider you also one of the great contributer to the good of badaga community.
Keep going. It is very useful and interesting.
Hats off to the Author who is responsible for this website. I really appriciate because its a great effort taken to describe about Badaga Community. Keep up the good job. All of us should be proud to be Badagas. Younger generation will have a better idea about our community.
This is a wondrous slew of work done… especially for the younger generation Badagas… We keep growing with the OLD…
Proud to be a Badaga!
I REALLY DONT KNOW WHO IS THE OWNER OF THIS WEBSITE BUT HATS OFF………….THE BEST IN THE WORLD………GOOD INFO REQUEST EVERY BADAGA TO SEE THIS
[Hello Karthikeyan, thank you very much. This site is an 'one man' show. It is with a deep sense of humility combined with the conviction that to be a 'Proud Badaga' is to be a 'Proud Indian' that I have been doing my own research to reach out to all the Badagas spread around the globe. My greatest satisfaction is that the younger generation is more interested and involved in knowing about our customs and culture and retain the glory associated with our unique community - Wing Commander Bellie Jayaprakash]
i am from thodanadu seemai:
in our seemai we give importance to lord shiva(maalinga)…compared to the other three seemai..is there any special in our semai compared to others ..because some people say from this seemai peoples went and settled