The North East conjures up images of thick forests, beautiful mountains and an abundance of nature, all of which is true. However, what is also true is that a number of traditional practices of tribes in the North East like jhum cultivation and hunting has over the years lead to slow but steady deforestation and…
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reDiscovery Podcast S3E7: Devrai Art Village, providing dignified livelihood through art
Two monsoons ago we were driving through Maharashtra heading southwards across the Western Ghat on a roadtrip which we eventually had to abandon due to excessively heavy rainfall, flooding and collapsing bridges. Our last stop on that leg of adventure, which involved climbing up forts in the pouring rain with absolutely no visibility, was the Devrai…
reDiscovery Podcast S3E6 – Umoja: Making travel accessible for the disabled
We met Yeshwant at a party last Diwali, which is where we learnt about Umoja and the work Yeshwant is doing to make travel accessible to all, especially those with physical disabilities. Over future meetings we learnt more about him and his incredible company which for the last couple of years has been working with…
reDiscovery Podcast S3E5: One family’s quest to preserve their unique ancestral home
We love old heritage homes and since this season is all about the preservation and conservation of art, culture and heritage we thought it would be great to feature the story of Maranat Mana, one of the last living Pathinaru Kettus or four courtyard homes in Kerala and the unique manner in which one Namboodari Brahmin…
reDiscovery Podcast S3E4: A Konyak Naga documents her tribes dying tattoo culture.
The North East of India is a region like no other. With hundreds of tribes, each with different customs, traditions and dialects it is as diverse and culturally rich as anywhere else in the world. However with the relentless march of time many of these traditions are getting lost in the swirl of modernisation, not…
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…
reDiscovery Podcast S3 EP02: An NGO provides dignified livelihoods through tourism to villagers in rural MP
In this episode we take you to Ganj, a small hamlet outside Orchha, occupied by traditionally lower caste families, where Friends of Orchha, an NGO run by Asha D’Souza, helps villagers set up homestays, thus offering them an alternate source of income, a chance to experience a wider world view and live a dignified life. We…
reDiscovery Podcast S3E1: Chatting with Shreevatsa, editor of NatGeo Traveller India about sustainable travel
We are back with Season 3 of the reDiscovery Podcast! This season we shine a light on people and organisations we have met during our journey across India, who are using travel as a force of good. These are folks who are working to preserve a form of dying art, culture or heritage or working…
The reDiscovery Podcast S02E10: Your Travel Questions Answered
We have been travelling India for over two years now and needless to say we get a lot of questions about what we do and how we do it. Some people want suggestions on where to go for a long weekend, while others want to know how we manage our travel lifestyle. So when we…
The reDiscovery Podcast SE02E09: Amazing (and easy) trips across India’s North East
Check out some of our favourite places to visit in North East India as we talk about amazing yet easy trips you can plan to this stunning corner of India.
The reDiscovery Podcast S02E08: Exploring Bombay!
One of the major themes of the reDiscovery Project is exploring your own backyard and so when we began our India exploration a couple of years back we decide to start with exploring our home base, Bombay! Now much has been written about the diversity and vibrancy of Bombay from the heritage areas of South…
The reDiscovery Podcast S02E07: Cool shopping ideas from across India
Shopping is a large part of travel for most people, especially in a place like India that is full of amazing art, handicrafts, textiles, antiques and everything in between. While we don’t shop much, since we travel on a tight budget with already stuffed backpacks in public transport, every now and then we do pick…