Articles by Siddharth Raja

Siddharth Raja, Partner at Saakshya Law, Advocates, is a gold medal winning graduate of the prestigious National Law School of India University, Bengaluru.  Siddharth and his wife Priya, run "Nandi Valley Walks", a heritage walking tour company. Siddharth teaches at NLS and IIM-B.  He is currently conducting historical research into the Princely State of Mysore. 

On February 25, 2021, plans were announced from the highest levels of the state government to comprehensively develop Nandi Hills as an international tourist destination. This is to be done through various measures including a clean-up of the area, refurbishment of various structures and heritage sites, enlargement/improvement of the parking areas, and last but not the least, a ropeway to the summit.   My family and I moved home from the heart of Bengaluru to the foothills of Nandi Hills over seven years ago. The contrast in our altered lifestyles could not have been starker. Swapping traffic noise for bird song We…

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