Oriel Sullivan and Jocelyn Mary Smith, fifth-generation descendants of John Sullivan, the founder of Udhagamandalam and modern Nilgiris, have been invited by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. M.K. Stalin to take part in the bicentenary celebrations of the Nilgiris. They will arrive in Udhagamandalam on the evening of May 18, 2023.
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Ms. Sullivan is a professor of sociology of gender at University College London, having previously been a professor at the University of Oxford. Ms. Smith is a teacher, social worker and yoga expert.
