Munnar History
'Munnar' defines as the three rivers. This is the definition in Malayalam and in Tamil. It is the site where the three mountain streams combined. The first person to visit it is the famous Duke of Wellington.
It was founded by the British planters but only Tamilians continue to develop in cultivating tea plants while few of Malayalis already occupied that area. It has been called as the summer capital of the British in southern India.
Sooner, Malayalis workers were increasing to work in plantations and bungalows. They built it for estate managers of British origin. With these hard works, they fill the high ranks. Their work still last and can still be used as good as new. Their local people communicate with each other through Malayalam, which is the official language of Kerala and Tamil is considered second language due to numerous Tamilians citizens living here.
Munnar has its own story to tell that happened more than a thousand years ago. That is actually can be dated back to Stone Age civilization. It started during the 10th century. The leader of the villages of Anchanad, Kannan Thevar, seized lands to north of the high ranges which is owned by the local Rajah of Poojar. This event all happened in 19th century.
The Parvathi which is 50 acres of land of Sevenmully estate today was the witness of the first tea seedling planted by A.H. Sharp which was documented by the events of the past.
The Kannan Devan (Kannan Thevar) Concession Land was a thick jungle before J D Munro's arrival to Munnar. He is a British lawyer and a tea planter who rented about 600 sq. km of land around Minnar from the Poonjar chief who is an assistant of the Maharaja of Travancore. After such, he immediately cleans the forest for the Tea plantations.
There came a time that the Munro's land was passed from one to another. At first, Messrs Finlay Muir & Company bought it in 1895 and sold it to Tate-Finlay Ltd. in 1976. During the year 1983 sold it and finally the company became famous as Tate Tea Ltd., which is the largest incorporated tea in the universe.
'Munnar' defines as the three rivers. This is the definition in Malayalam and in Tamil. It is the site where the three mountain streams combined. The first person to visit it is the famous Duke of Wellington.
It was founded by the British planters but only Tamilians continue to develop in cultivating tea plants while few of Malayalis already occupied that area. It has been called as the summer capital of the British in southern India.
Sooner, Malayalis workers were increasing to work in plantations and bungalows. They built it for estate managers of British origin. With these hard works, they fill the high ranks. Their work still last and can still be used as good as new. Their local people communicate with each other through Malayalam, which is the official language of Kerala and Tamil is considered second language due to numerous Tamilians citizens living here.
Munnar has its own story to tell that happened more than a thousand years ago. That is actually can be dated back to Stone Age civilization. It started during the 10th century. The leader of the villages of Anchanad, Kannan Thevar, seized lands to north of the high ranges which is owned by the local Rajah of Poojar. This event all happened in 19th century.
The Parvathi which is 50 acres of land of Sevenmully estate today was the witness of the first tea seedling planted by A.H. Sharp which was documented by the events of the past.
The Kannan Devan (Kannan Thevar) Concession Land was a thick jungle before J D Munro's arrival to Munnar. He is a British lawyer and a tea planter who rented about 600 sq. km of land around Minnar from the Poonjar chief who is an assistant of the Maharaja of Travancore. After such, he immediately cleans the forest for the Tea plantations.
There came a time that the Munro's land was passed from one to another. At first, Messrs Finlay Muir & Company bought it in 1895 and sold it to Tate-Finlay Ltd. in 1976. During the year 1983 sold it and finally the company became famous as Tate Tea Ltd., which is the largest incorporated tea in the universe.
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