May 2016

Wellington & Coonoor

India

An uncle was commandant of the Defence Services Staff College, in Wellington, Tamil Nadu. The DSSC is a premier training institution of the three wings of the Indian Armed Forces, friendly foreign countries and various Indian Civil Service departments.

It is also ensconced, with neighbouring Coonoor and Ooty, in the verdant and lush environs of the Nilgiri mountains and their many miles of tea and coffee estates.

I was lucky to get away from the Delhi summer heat, slip into fleece weather and enjoy the fabulous hospitality of family and exotic surroundings.