So Long a Saga : Four Centuries of Badaga Social Histor

So Long a Saga: Four Centuries of Badaga Social History In the sixteenth century, the Badagas fled the vanquished empire of Vijayanagar and came to seek refuge on the Nilgiri Massif, A few hundred at most, they found themselves among quite unwarlike tribes the Todas, Kotas and Kurumbas who understandingly gave them land to settle on.