2026-06-10T10:13:16Zhttps://oai.catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/oai:archives.ncbs.res.in:/repositories/2/archival_objects/262172026-02-26T12:47:15ZArchives at NCBSTata Institute of Fundamental ResearchAR-027-4https://catalogue.archives.ncbs.res.in/repositories/2/archival_objects/26217The Dohnavur FellowshipSaythu…Linking People and HeritageSeries 4: TDF family records - Naraikadu, bulk: 1918 to 1983.1918 to 1983.1753 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 various logbooks are paper-based, handwritten in long notebooks with entries ranging from 1918 to 2022. They contain a mix of notes on daily life, prayer, forest expeditions, nature and weather observations by various members of the TDF family. The earliest set of notes and observations are written by the founder, Amy Carmichael. Other contributors include Godfrey-Webb Peploe (also see AR-027-3-1 and AR028-3-1) and other members of the TDF family. The oldest logbooks with maximum number of entries related to biodiversity and weather observations have been selected for digitisation. The series has no sub-series but individual folders organised by item name.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. TDF refers to each cottage as a house, such as Forest House, Jungle House and so on. Since inception TDF’s family members have maintained log books in each of these houses. 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