Cuture of Ooty

Located amidst the Blue Mountains (Nilgiri Hills), Ooty is popular hill station in the state of Tamil Nadu. The beautiful land of Ooty was habitat of several tribes since long ago. People of Todas tribe are still found living there. Pre and post independence era of India witnessed the beautiful hill town of Ooty being transformed into a major tourist destination in the state. Ooty earlier was agricultural land and farming had been the main occupation of the people of Ooty. But with emergence of Ooty as tourist spot many people of Ooty have switched to tourism related employments.  Several small scale industries have also come up there widening the employment scope for the people of Ooty. Ooty is also known for its tea, spices, homemade chocolate and pickles and herbal oil. Many boarding schools situated there house thousands of children belonging to the elite class of India. 

Tamil is the official and widely spoken language in Ooty, while Kannada, Hindi and English are other languages spoken by tourists and by those people who are not native and have migrated here from other states of the country. Along with the people of Hindu who forms majority of the population of Ooty, people of other religions like Muslim and Christian also live there. Fairs and festivals celebrated in Ooty provide the visitors the insight of cultural and traditional life of the people.