2026-06-25T02:40:23Zhttps://oai.catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/oai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/archival_objects/262052026-02-26T12:47:15ZArchives at NCBSTata Institute of Fundamental ResearchAR-027-3https://catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/repositories/2/archival_objects/26205The Dohnavur FellowshipSaythu…Linking People and HeritageSeries 3: Naraikadu Biodiversity - notes and diaries, bulk: 1940s onwards. 1940s onwards. 1753 SheetsengLatntamThe conceptual origin point for the material in this collection is Naraikadu, a spiritual retreat of The Dohnavur Fellowship (TDF) located in the mid ranges of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot in southern Tamil Nadu. The material is largely paper-based, a mix of handwritten, typed and printed, dating from the 1940s onwards. It includes field diaries and notes with sketches on the flora, fauna and biodiversity of this region and expedition trails and observations along their trails. It is mostly in English with notes in Tamil.The series has been arranged into the following sub-series: Godfrey Webb-Peploe (GWP) and Jacqueline Anne Woolcock (JW).
Also see AR-027-3 Naraikadu Biodiversity - notes and diaries.Naraikadu was so named by the founder of TDF, Amy Carmichael (1867-1951). The retreat has a few cottages built using local materials with no modern infrastructure or amenities such as road access, electricity, indoor plumbing or furniture, and tropical rainforest at the doorstep. Various members of the TDF family continue to regularly observe and record nature (flora and fauna) at this retreat. The textual and visual material however were created not just by today’s members but also by those in the colonial period including Amy Carmichael, Godfrey Webb-Peploe and others, who were among the first naturalists to record the region’s flora and fauna.Collection is open for access unless mentioned in specific folders of the finding aid.Donor (The Dohnavur Fellowship) retains all copyrights. Apply for explicit permission.Naraikadu Collections, AR-027