My name is anke reymann I am 21 years old and really am impressed by your article and the messages in it. I can relate to your thoughts very much.
I hvae been interested in sustainabiltiy and a lifestyle that ssuits our environment as much as our own wellbeing since I cannot remember.
at the moment I am planning to return to Gemrany from where I live in Australia at the moment and I want to study sustainable agriculture.
In the recent uears I have been doing lots of volunteering and work experiences with different farmers and gardeners as well as chefs and craftspeople all related to the idea of living slow and caring for culture and the way we treat the land and nature to produce food.
I have benefited tremendously from this work-knowledge exchange and would love to continue to do so.
In Jul I am hoping to spend about three weeks in India, Laos or a neighbouring country in order to get ( ubnfortunalety only a breif) impression of a different country’s and cultural lifestyle/farming practices and in order to learn and help if I can.
Basically something like woovfing.
I have a lot of trouble finding contacts and directions on who to approach and where to look, but I also understand that it moight nmot be very posssible for such a short time.
If you could help me in any way I would really appreciate it.
I hope all is well for you and
I remain with the best wishes
Anke

Just happened to view a TV show about the Todas today. It later turned to browsing the net for the tribe.I was brought up and studied in almost every part of Nilgiris. That was a nice story of the tribe you wrote. The government didn’t do much to educate them or to provide alternate opportunities. When I was there, even during the seventies and early eighties these people were not much socializing. Only during some festivals they came out. During the flower show at the Botanical gardens they use to come out with their diary products, bags shawls to sell. Not much research is done about their arrival or Origin. One Mr. Rivers dis a research for five months during the British period (1870’s). That was when Mr. John Sullivan found Uthagamandalm also known as Othakalmund (single stone village) in Tamil. Very familiar to Ootacamund as the Britishers spelled and shortened to OOTY.Next time if you happened to go there, go to Parson’s Valley. It is said that the place is as similar to a English village. You may be lucky to see a Bison. A lot of breath taking views all around Nilgiris.
Anyway
thanks for the nice reading about todas

regards

Krishna kumar

i am currently in india, trying to happen upon a kambala race. as i’ve been told, it is extremely difficult to find out schedules, but that races occur most weekends. do you have any insight as to when/how i can attend?

thanks,

daniel