THE STORY OF PEERMADE

2006

The Story of Peermade is a coffee table book on the history and story of Peermade, a plantation hill station in the Idukki district of Kerala State in India.

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97881928886-0-6

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Peermade, a part of the Western Ghats or Sahyadris and is situated at an altitude of about 914 meters above mean sea level.

The location of Peermade is 85 km east of Kottayam, (Nearest Railway Station) on the way to Kumily and Thekkady. Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary at Thekkady, one of the largest wildlife reserves in India, is just 43 km from Peermade.

The landscape of Peermade is hilly with spectacular waterfalls, open grass lands and forests. Peermade was once the summer retreat of the Maharajas of Travancore. Peermade receives a lot of rain during the monsoons as it is situated on the western windward side of the Western Ghats, facing Arabian sea.

The meaning of Peermade is “hill of the Peer”, is also written as Perumade and Pearmadu, though the accepted spelling is Peermade. The name Peermade is sometimes related to the Sufi saint, Peer Mohammed who is said to have visited Peermade.

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Christ University, Bangalore

This book is an attempt to show the unbelievable diversity of wildlife that a couple of students have come across during their three years of undergraduate life in Christ University, Bangalore.

From the migratory fluttering butterflies capturing our imagination to the members of the macro world, hidden from our eyes, this book attempts to unfold the treasures found in one such urban habitat.

2009
ISBN 978 92 9115 168 4
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

This pictorial booklet was produced as a contribution to the International Year of Biological Diversity, and showcases selected images of mountain biodiversity and related issues from the 2010 ICIMOD Photo Contest on Mountain Biodiversity.

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2009
ISBN 978 92 9115 170 7
International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD)

Prepared for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Rio+20 processes

The purpose of this document is to identify strategic issues and topics that are of significant importance to the global mountain community in the context of climate and global change.

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