CHENNAI: In a move that could mark the end of an era in the Nilgiris’s storied plantation history, the 691-acre Dunsandle Tea Estate, owned by the Bombay Burmah Trading Corporation (BBTC) that is part of the Nusli Wadia-led group, is set to go under the hammer on November 6, multiple sources confirmed to DT Next.

The Colonial-era estate, tucked away in the misty slopes of Sholur village near Ooty, is among the oldest and most picturesque tea estate properties in South India. The Wadias, who also control Bombay Dyeing and Britannia Industries, are understood to be looking to monetise the prized land parcel held by the 162-year-old BBTC, one of India’s oldest conglomerates.

According to a person with knowledge of the matter, a senior executive from a Chennai-based diversified group recent

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