It is time to go to Kerala and to discover social engagement activities in South India. The flight from Pune to Cochin takes about 1,5 hours only, but just at the very first view Kerala appears as a completely different place: this is not just a different climate zone, but also a different way of…
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Twoandahalfweeks in India – WOTR: a successful watershed development program
“The WOTR, the Watershed Organisation Trust, has over years entered diverse sectors and grown institutionally and geographically. Headquartered in Pune, WOTR has a physical presence in 7 states ( Maharashtra, Andra Pradesh, Mafhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chattisgarh and Orissa). Their aim is to support a large scale multi-actor, multi-level, multi-sectoral, community led watershed development program…
Twoandahalfweeks in India – Staying with tribal farmers in Sishvad
Two days spending in a rural tribal family in the mountains of Maharashtra is a journey back to the past, even in India. Sishvad – that’s the village’s name – is a location somewhere in the mountains at 1400 meters of altitude. it appears after leaving ordinary streets and passing bumpy paths in the middle…
Twoandahalfweeks in India – on the way to rural villages
At 4 am I leave Mumbai and go with a small travel group, organized by a foundation that has more than 30 projects running in India, to Dharawadi, about 200 km from Mumbai. In Dharawadi there is a learning and a social center. Here we will stay some days and visit from there villages, farmers…
Twoandahalfweeks in India – Elephanta island
The trip starts at the Gate of India, from 8.30 am onwards. It takes more or less an hour before arriving at the island. The ferries are often crowdy, it is hot sitting at the upper deck. But the journey – once the ferry starts – is relaxing. When you arrive you can take a…
A perfect day in Mumbai
The day starts with a visit at a traditional fish market. Unfortunately, after the terrorism attacks in 2008 it is forbidden to take photos. But this market is quite impressive. Crowdy place, huge amount of fish I have never seen before, women and men carrying huge baskets with fish on their heads, many young girls…
Twoandahalfweeks in India – Responsible tourism in Mumbai: Visiting Dharavi?
India is a world of contrasts, many colors, extreme richness, but also extreme poverty. That’s how books and TV programs describe it and what I have had in mind when I started to plan my first days in Mumbai. It’s Wednesday. Take-off day. Take-off to Mumbai where I will spend three days of my own…
A travel to India – Ready to go
The backpack is ready. The hours before starting a travel are always spcial – when you pack and unpack, reorganize and reflect if you have thought of all necessary things. You get the basics into the backpack, then you start thinking that one or another detail could be added unless you find that it is…
Go India, go future! 