Sir Walter Elliot, KCSI (16 January 1803 – 1 March 1887) was a British civil servant in India. He was also an eminent orientalist, linguist, archaeologist, naturalist and ethnologist who worked mainly in the Presidency of Madras. Born in Edinburgh, he studied at the East India Company College at Haileybury and joined the East India Company‘s civil service at Madras, India in 1820 and worked on
Sir Walter Elliot , KCSI (16 January 1803 – 1 March 1887) was a British civil servant in India. He was also an eminent orientalist, linguist, archaeologist, naturalist and ethnologist who worked mainly in the Presidency of Madras. Born in Edinburgh, he studied at the East India Company College at Haileybury and joined the East India Company’s civil service at Madras, India in 1820 and worked
Threatened species are any species (including animals, plants and fungi) which are vulnerable to endangerment in the near future. Species that are threatened are sometimes characterised by the population dynamics measure of critical depensation, a mathematical measure of biomass related to population growth rate. This quantitative metric is one method of evaluating the degree of endangerment. Contents 1IUCN definition 2By country 2.1Australia 2.1.1Federal 2.1.2States and territories 2.2Germany 2.3Philippines 2.4United
The Tamil people, also known as Tamilar (Tamil: தமிழர், romanized: Tamiḻar, pronounced in the singular or தமிழர்கள், Tamiḻarkaḷ, in the plural), or simply Tamils (/ˈtæmɪls/), are a Dravidian ethno-linguistic group who trace their ancestry mainly to India’s southern state of Tamil Nadu, union territory of Puducherry and to Sri Lanka. Tamils constitute 5.9% of the population in India (concentrated mainly in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry), 15% in Sri Lanka, 10% in Mauritius, 7% in Malaysia and 5% in Singapore. From the 4th century BC, urbanisation and
The smooth-coated otter (Lutrogale perspicillata) is an otter species occurring in most of the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with a disjunct population in Iraq. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List since 1996 and is threatened by habitat loss, pollution of wetlands and poaching for the illegal wildlife trade. As its name indicates, its fur is smooth and shorter than that of other otter species. Contents 1Characteristics 2Taxonomy 3Distribution and habitat 4Behaviour and
Cytisus scoparius (syn. Sarothamnus scoparius), the common broom or Scotch broom, is a deciduous leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe. In Britain and Ireland, the standard name is broom; this name is also used for other members of the Genisteae tribe, such as French broom or Spanish broom; and the term common broom is sometimes used for clarification. In other English-speaking countries, the most common name is “Scotch broom” (or Scots broom); however, it is known as English broom in Australia. Contents
Paraiyar , or Parayar or Maraiyar (formerly anglicised as Pariah and Paree), is a caste group found in the Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala, and Sri Lanka. Contents 1Etymology 2History 2.1Pre-British period 2.2British colonial era 2.3Buddhist advocacy by Iyothee Thass 2.4Controversy over the community’s name 3Right-hand caste faction 4Present status 5Notable people 5.1Religious and spiritual leaders 5.2Social reformers and activists 5.3Politics 5.4Arts and Entertainment 6References Etymology Robert Caldwell,
The Nilgiri laughingthrush (Strophocincla cachinnans) is a species of laughingthrush endemic to the high elevation areas of the Nilgiris and adjoining hill ranges in Peninsular India. The mostly rufous underparts, olive brown upperparts, a prominent white eyebrow and a black throat make it unmistakable. It is easily detected by its loud series of nasal call notes and can be hard to spot
Naduvattam is a Panchayat town in The Nilgiris district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located on Coimbatore-Gundalpet National Highway NH 67 of the Nilgiri Ghat Roads. Contents 1History 2Geography 3Demographics 4References 5External links History In the 19th century, when the British Straits Settlement shipped Chinese convicts to be jailed in India, the Chinese men then settled in the Nilgiri mountains near Naduvattam after their release and married Tamil Paraiyan women,
Craspedocephalus malabaricus, (formerly Trimeresurus malabaricus) commonly known as Malabar pit viper, Malabar rock pit viper, or rock viper, is a venomous pit viper species endemic to the Western Ghats of southwestern India. No subspecies are currently recognised. Green morph Malabar pit viper blue shade Contents 1Description 2Distribution and habitat 3Ecology 4Venom 5References 6Further reading Description Adults may attain a snout-vent length (SVL) of 105 cm (41 in). The tail is prehensile. The weakly keeled dorsal scales are