Kodaikana was first discovered by Lieutenant Ward, a British army officer when he was surveying the district of Tirunelveli , in 1821. Kodaikanal is tucked away in the Palani hills ,in the Southern state of Tamil nadu. In the beginning it was the British beauraucracy that patronized and popularized this hill station The year 1845 drew the next visitors, American Missionaries who built the first two bungalows “Sunnyside” and “Shelton”. Soon, the serenity of the place was beckoning people from the U.K and U.S who were making a bee line to this place. Till Independence, Kodaikanal was catering to the needs of the ruling class of India. After Independence it was the neo rich who had the wealth to flaunt and make a statement by their living .

The jewel of Kodaikanal a lake that is sprawled over an area of 24 hectares. The road is encircled by a road of 5 km length. This lake was created in 1863 bye Hendry Levinge, who served as the district collector and was subsequently knighted. Soon boats began to ply in these placid blue waters which led to a boat house coming up in the lake. This was subsequently opened to the public and the tourists.

Other places of interest in Kodaikanal , the Princess of hill stations, include Bryant’s park, the Solar Physical Observatory, the Shenbaganur museum , the Silver Cascade water falls, the Tallayar falls and the kukkad caves.