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Experience artist in village life in Sikkim, India

India
Last activity : 15 Jun 2025

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We are a family, including our five-year-old, who embarked on a journey back to our ancestral village a couple of years ago, driven by the dream of embracing an eco-friendly way of life.

Nestled in a quaint village in Sikkim, India, we operate a homestay, striving to cultivate our own organic food and adhere to a sustainable and eco-conscious lifestyle. Our path leads us towards achieving zero-waste living, prompting us to continuously explore, experiment, and implement innovative ideas.

Moreover, we have a deep desire to delve into the realm of natural building, and we remain enthusiastically open to the prospect of acquiring new knowledge and skills.
Types of help and learning opportunities
Art Projects
Language practice
Help with Eco Projects
Teaching
Gardening
DIY and building projects
Farmstay help
Babysitting and creative play
Creating/ Cooking family meals
Help around the house
Hospitality/Tourism
General Maintenance
Interests
Self development
Sustainability
Farming
Culture
Charity work
Plant care
Gardening
DIY & crafts
Cooking & food
Art & design
Camping
Hiking
Yoga / Wellness
Nature
Mountain
Cultural exchange and learning opportunities
There is a wealth of knowledge and experiences to exchange and absorb from one another. From tending to the farm and preparing traditional dishes to engaging with the local community, immersing ourselves in a new language, and exploring various crafts, the opportunities for learning and growth are boundless.
Help
We’re looking for a kind-hearted soul who’s ready to embrace village life and become part of our everyday rhythm. If you’re open to adapting to a simple, grounded lifestyle, and willing to lend a hand with farm work, gardening, and household chores, we’d love to welcome you.

More than just a Workawayer, we hope you’ll live and share life with us like a family member, supporting us in running the place with warmth and care.
Languages
Languages spoken
English: Fluent
This host offers a language exchange
We would love to learn any foreign language
Accommodation
We provide home grown organic food twice a day and room with seperate indian style washroom .
What else ...
One Could go for village walks interact with the locals, there are many natural unexplored beautiful waterfalls,paddy fields and jungle hikes. There are couple of monasteries.
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- Internet access
- Limited internet access
- We have pets
- We are smokers
- Can host families
Space for parking camper vans
This host can provide space for campervans.
How many Workawayers can stay?
One

Host ref number: 166966864979

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5 Apr 2025

Left by Workawayer (Maya & Manish) for host

Bhawana and Mandeep are very courageous and inspiring, running a truly authentic homestay in the beautiful mountain setting of Sikkim. We were thrilled to get to know their family, culture and guests coming from all over the world. Sharing stories around the fire while preparing momos together, weeding the veggies, preparing the soil for crops,… read more

(Excellent )

13 Mar 2024

Left by Workawayer (Akshita) for host

I absolutely loved my workaway experience at the homestay and this was my first experience in India. Spent about 12 days at the homestay and could've easily stayed longer. The location is great for nature lovers who want to stay in a peaceful place with great views. Bhavana and Mandeep are amazing hosts that will ensure that you have the best… read more

(Excellent )

3 Nov 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Akshita)

Akshita has been a constant source of support and assistance during her time with us. Her dedication extended to household chores, caring for our child, and engaging her in various activities. The time we shared was truly beautiful, filled with stories and fond memories.She has been like a sister to us, always willing to take on any task, and she… read more

(Excellent )

1 Aug 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Sarah)

Sarah's such a sweet,charming and calm person. She would do all her work that she was assigned to with a happy face. She helped us with planting, weeding, gardening, cleaning, household chores, baby sitting etc. Apart from work We had a beautiful memorable time sharing each other's life stories ,experiences and thoughts. Will miss all our deep… read more

(Excellent )

20 Jun 2023

Left by Workawayer (Sarah) for host

I had a really wonderful stay of one month at the homestay! I was looking for an off grid village in sikkim to learn from their lifestyle, and this is a really good opportunity for this! Dhuni is close to the small town Yangyang in south sikkim, there is a small monarstry closeby, a beautiful 3.000m mountaim that you can climb and beautiful… read more ricefields as well. Dhuni is situated in a wonderful green mountain area, with jungle, trees, farms and a colorful flowers. The family, Mandeep, Bhawana and their dauther Gundulu (Oh I hope the spelling is correct?) is a really lovely family, that welcomes you really like a familiy, me like a sister! Bhawana is working as a teacher and I had the opportunity to vistit her closeby school and see all the lovely children with their bright smiles, full of life! She is really passionated about our planet and is giving her really best to make a change on this earth. You can really feel it that all the projects she does, it's out of the passion that comes from her heart. That is wonderful and really inspiring! Mandeep is running the farming, the guests, he is cooking delicious dishes and he is like a really caring trip planner as well! I am impressed by all his work, that sometimes is a lot of multitasking and he does everything, like Bhawana out of real interest and passion. It was wonderful to experience that! Both lf them raise up their dauther in a really healthy, loving and free way, what is nice to see, this small cute princess how is developing into a healthy human beeing with her own will, yes, I can learn this really from her!

Most of the time I did farm work, that means a lot of weeding, as well as planting, watering and harvesting. Sometimes I played with Gundulu or I had cleaning jobs to do. What makes this workaway place different from others is, that you don't have fixed working times or days. You just live together with the family. Sometimes there is more work to do, sometimes less amd their is time to do a hiking trip or other trips as well as interesting talks and conversations in the evening time.
Oh and don't forget to mention, the delicious organic food that I enjoyed sooo much! Mandeep and Bhawana teached me all of the dishes I want to learn so now I can cook them back in Germany.

I loved to vivit the mud houses of the other village members, an inside that you will never have in a hotel im gantok! I was invited to join all their acitivities-like a family member- so I saw a furneal and the traditions around that and I was also joining when the family went to meet their family.

Thank you a lot for this wonderful month!

(Excellent )

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5 Apr 2025

Left by Workawayer (Maya & Manish) for host

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13 Mar 2024

Left by Workawayer (Akshita) for host

(Excellent)

3 Nov 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Akshita)

(Excellent)

1 Aug 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Sarah)

(Excellent)

20 Jun 2023

Left by Workawayer (Sarah) for host

(Excellent)

24 May 2023

Left by Workawayer (Dan & Amit) for host

Bhawna and mandip were absolutely the best! completely felt like home for us immediately thanks to their energy and welcoming. they really let us in to their lives and we enjoyed meeting all of their neighbors and family and experiencing the village and it's surrounding. and little gundulu was the sweetest of course!!!

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22 May 2023

Left by host for Workawayer (Dan & Amit)

Dan & amit ,these two beautiful angels helped and supported us in all the way possible be it weeding the garden,watering flowers, ploughing the field,making vegetable beds,chopping wood,cleaning,doing dishes,and building a mud stove almost everything we needed help with.Their contributions have been invaluable. They were always ready to help and… read more

(Excellent)

11 Dec 2022

Left by host for Workawayer (Felix & Julia )

Felix and Julia helped us build our dream mud fired oven. It was their first time building an oven but with all their determination and hard work we succeeded in creating one. It was fun experience along with that they taught us to make pizza dough, sauce and many new recepies. Lots of sharing and exchanging of ideas and learning happened during… read more

(Excellent)

11 Dec 2022

Left by Workawayer (Felix & Julia ) for host

We really enjoyed staying at the homestay. The family is very nice and we felt like beeing a family member. The accommodation was fine and the food was very good and healthy. They have been very open about which project we should build. We built a pizza oven although we have never done this before. They trusted us that we will make it and we made… read more

(Excellent)

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