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Reconnect with nature, experience forest living & cultural exchange in Nandora, central India

  • Activité récente : 16 sept. 2025

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  • Description

    Description

    ABOUT THE PLACE

    Tucked along the Dev River, on the edge of a dense forest that merges into the buffer zone of Kanha National Park, lies the quiet Adivasi village of Nandora. Around 20 families live here, growing paddy, raising animals, and walking gently on the land.

    Just outside the village, I’ve found a patch of earth to call home. Since 2019, I’ve been slowly shaping a life here—building with mud, stone, and bamboo, growing food, collecting stories, and learning from the land and the people around it. Every wall, every path, every corner of this place has been built with bare hands and shared effort.

    This isn’t just a farm. It’s an open-ended exploration of how to live more honestly with the world—through natural building, regenerative farming, community exchange, and a deep respect for the land and its rhythms.


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    WHAT WE'LL DO THIS WINTER (Sept–Dec)

    This winter, we’ll be working on building a house and a café space for Rela—a cultural gathering we’re shaping slowly, with the land and the people around us.
    Before construction starts, there’s plenty to do:

    • Clearing and preparing the land
    • Digging foundations
    • Shaping mud and laying stones
    • Collecting bamboo, timber, and other materials from the forest and river
    • Working alongside local friends to bring it all together

    The plan isn’t fixed—we’ll adapt to the weather, the land, and the skills each person brings. Some days will be full of movement, others slower, with time to cook on an open fire, cool off in the river, and rest under the trees.

    It’s hands-on, sometimes tough, but always real—and hopefully meaningful for everyone involved.


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    WHAT WE OFFER

    If you're seeking a raw, grounded experience of rural India—this might be the place for you.

    You’ll get to live simply, close to the forest and the river. Help out in natural building, land care, and whatever the season brings. Share conversations, food cooked on fire, and stories under the open sky. You’ll also get a chance to connect with the villagers, who are always generous with their time, skills, and laughter.

    Our approach is deeply inspired by the Adivasi cultures of Central India—by their way of living with the forest, their songs and crafts, and their quiet resilience. Over time, we’ve built friendships, worked together, and tried to learn without rushing.

    We hope to keep this space open—for builders, farmers, artists, wanderers, and anyone seeking to live, learn, and contribute meaningfully.

  • Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Types d'aide et opportunités d'apprendre

    Projets artistiques
    Pratique d’une langue
    Aide avec des éco-projets
    Jardinage
    Bricolage et construction
    S’occuper des animaux
    Aide dans une ferme
    Cuisine/repas pour la famille
    Aide à la maison
    Entretien général
  • Centres d’intérêt

    Centres d’intérêt

    Événements/vie sociale
    Art et design
    Activités en plein air
    Dev. durable
    Animaux de compagnie
    Ferme
    Culture
    Soin des plantes
    Jardinage
    Bricolage / artisanat
    Cuisine et alimentation
    Menuiserie
    Architecture
    Animaux
    Nature
    Randonnée
    Camping
  • Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    Echange culturel et opportunités d'apprendre

    The people in the village are extremely skilled and are also friendly, travelers benefit from the access to conversations with people living simple lives. To live in the tribal belt of India is a chance to gain insight into what it takes to live using only what is available in the natural surrounding. In the past we have learnt from them how to make things such as quilts, beds, brooms, to fermented beverages and there is no end to what one could learn here.

  • Aide

    Aide

    Apart from helping in the garden and in the routine tasks of chopping wood and carrying water, we welcome all effort at experimenting with making things using locally available material, which we are lucky to have an abundance of.

    We dream of trying out new techniques to build structures, so anything that anyone may want to try out will be conducive to our general project. We're not out to get it right, we're more keen to explore the process and enjoy making and doing things, making do with what we have.
    We are up to ideate and discuss all possibilities.

  • Langues

    Langues parlées
    Anglais: Courant
    Hindi: Courant

    Cet hôte propose un échange linguistique
    We hope to engage with the language that the Gonds, the Baigas, the Bhils, and other tribes that live in our surrounding area speak.

  • Hébergement

    Hébergement

    Volunteers may live with Harshit and his parents. They may also pitch tents anywhere, if they like.

    Important to note that as of now, we don't have a toilet, we take a little shovel and a mug of water and find a well hidden spot out in nature.
    We bathe in the river.

  • Autres infos...

    Autres infos...

    With your time off, you can walk to the village and chat with the ammas and the dadas there, or you can wander into the jungle or spend some time by the water, or in the water, you can go fishing, you can roll in the sand, collect stones, climb up trees, watch the birds and the insects, you can explore the space, explore yourself.
    If you have a bike, you can go to villages that are further away and find people who are practicing crafts that interestsyou.

    Away from the village, Kirnapur is a well-developed major town that is closest to us. Nearby cities are Balaghat and Gondia.
    Nandora is a remote village and doesn't have access to public transportation, but we'll help find ways to get to where you want to go.

  • Informations complémentaires

    Informations complémentaires

    • Accès Internet

    • Accès Internet limité

      Accès Internet limité

    • Nous avons des animaux

    • Nous sommes fumeurs

    • Familles bienvenues

  • Espace pour garer des vans

    Espace pour garer des vans

    You may chose to bring your vehicle but do discuss it with us before you set out as the condition of the road that leads up to our land varies according to the seasons.

  • Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

    Possibilité d'accueillir les animaux

    everybody is welcome as long as they don't threaten our furry and feathered friends.

  • Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Combien de volontaires pouvez-vous accueillir ?

    Plus de 2

  • Mes animaux

    Mes animaux

    Profile photo of Snakes

    Snakes

    Not pets, you see them very rarely.

    Profile photo of Deers

    Deers

    Not pets but you'll always find them somewhere on the land.

    Profile photo of Chickens

    Chickens

    Profile photo of Kaju & Donut

    Kaju & Donut

    Profile photo of Miki

    Miki

    Profile photo of Chickpea

    Chickpea (9 mois)

    Profile photo of Peanut

    Peanut (9 mois)

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