I started my professional life training elected women across villages in India with an NGO based out of Delhi. At 22, fresh out of college, with a head full of ideals it was a sobering and humbling experience, one that has shaped many of my life choices and perspectives. These village women, with the right…
Category: People
Vengurla’s fisherwomen – conservationists & a boat ride with a difference
It was 7:30 am when we clambered into the boat with Shweta Hule and her two companions dressed in crisp colourful saris. Despite it being february and the early hour it was already getting warm and we were thankful for the cool breeze over the creek. We had hardly pushed off when one of the…
reDiscovery Podcast S3E3: Give Back Give Away; One blogger’s quest to use travel to support underprivileged communities.
In this episode of the reDiscovery Podcast we talk to international travel blogger Johnny Ward, about his venture Give Back Give Away which uses travel as a mean to support and help local commnities around the world. Johnny tells us about his journey to setting up Give Back Give Away, and how he is using…
Nagaland’s unknown World War II heroes
Intertwined with the history of World War II is that of the Naga hills and its people. We seek out the few surviving Naga veterans to hear their accounts of the great war.
Celebrating the Incredible women of India!
In honour of Women’s Day we celebrate a few of the incredible women of India we have been fortunate to meet and interact with during our journey.
Punjab In Pictures
Some of our favourite photos from our three week journey through Punjab
In Search of Nagaland’s Tattooed Headhunters – Part II
Read Part I here We sit sipping tea and eating surprisingly good chocolate croissants as the sun sets over the Naga hills. All around us are acres of tea estates, waves of short green shrubs punctuated by the occasional tree; the first we have seen in Nagaland. We are outside the village of Shiyong, at…
In Search of Nagaland’s Tattooed Headhunters – Part I
We travel the Naga hills on an epic journey in search of the Konyak tribes, the last of Nagaland’s last tattooed headhunters.
The Hawker on the Train
Travel in India is best done by train, especially if you are on a budget. There is no better way to cover large distances and train travel in India is fairly comfortable, reasonably reliable and usually entertaining. A big part of the whole train experience is all the snacking that happens on board and no train journey…
Kirtan Das and the Art Village of Orissa
Something about his quiet demeanour stood out, his smile was humble, warm and inviting. His small home, dimly lit by a single naked bulb, was cluttered with rolls of canvas, painting materials and shelves full of curios.
A Glimpse into Tribal Orissa
Travel around India, to the extent that we are attempting to do, is incomplete without an opportunity to interact with the myriad indigenous populations of the country, be it in Ladakh, the Andaman Islands, all over the North East or for that matter in the interiors of any of India’s 28 states. Recently on the eastern leg of…
The Patan Patola
Patola saris have adorned women of royalty for centuries, but today they are a dying art. Difficult to create in this form, Patola saris today are being made by new age looms and in some place even machines; Mr Salvi is rueful as he tells us this. There is some hope though as Mr. Salvi says that his nephew is being mentored to take over the family tradition, and so Patola will survive, in this family at least, for another generation.