tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10996665353449973152024-02-18T18:28:58.772-08:00MaachliAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17115004765147914742noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099666535344997315.post-44573746740229632152018-10-29T21:05:00.001-07:002018-10-29T21:06:55.119-07:00'Mirag'<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">‘I have no
words to express how I am feeling right now…Its just like coming back to mother
and moving into its tender hug’ My Grandfather said with utter excitement and
Nostalgia..Me,my father and grandfather gazed at the ploughed up field with
contentment. We had taken a decision of bringing our old ancestral land into cultivation
nearly after 60 years .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Much of the
land in our village is in the patches of rocky grasslands. And rest is ether a
forest or a tropical plantation. However there are certain patches of a good
soil on grasslands where one can carry out farming activities. In the old times,
there were many such paddy fields. The Farming used to be rewarding enough to
feed all the family members as all of them used to contribute. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The farming
activity in our village always begins with festive spirit. All the farmers
celebrate it on the wake of Monsoon by feasting on a Mutton Rassa and Bhat or
Bhakri.Generally the event is organized on the first day of Mruga
Nakshatra.(nakshatra means a constellation or certain pattern of stars causing
certain conditions)..There is also a cottage called Mruga in a farmstay as all
the cottages are named after rainy season constellations. The whole event of
this feast is called ‘Mirag’.We thought of celebrating our traditional ‘Mirag’
to rekindle those old beautiful memories of My Grandfather.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">We organized
a small picnic for all the fellow workers right in our field. Everyone was
eager and enthusiastic as it was our new start. We cooked right next to the
farm which is beautifully surrounded by a forest. The cooking started with
decent preparation such as making small chulla of laterite rock and preparing a
small shade of coconut leaves to cover it. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The heaven showered a rain in between which
was bliss. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">After a long
wait the food was ready. The curry cooked on wood fire looked delicious. The
reddish dark colour of the Rassa seemed inviting. We grabbed few ‘chandiwada’
tree leaves from the wild and used it as a plate. My grandfather says that such
leaves were in great use in his childhood to wrap onion pakoda and to parcel
any such relevant snack. Even the game like wild boar used to be paraded in a
whole village after hunting and the meat used to wrapped in chandiwada leaves
to distribute it among all the villagers. Any food item wrapped in such leaves
tastes delightfully awesome.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The meal
triggered few pleasant nostalgic conversations with each mouthful. It was truly
divine experience to celebrate a meal with Panchatatwas(The Water, Air, Fire,
Earth and Sky) which is the real driving force of a life. The reason why the ‘Maachli
Farmstay’ is called experiential comes from this feeling of subtle connection. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16.0pt; line-height: 115%;">The next day
our farming activity started with a great enthusiasm. Each day unfolded beautiful
moments. The Guests at Maachli willingly visited the place to experience
farming. Its less about working in the fields but more about feeling of being
Son of a Soil.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Night Life….The word surely triggers a feeling of clubs, disco
and late night party. This blog will help you explore how well it can also be
intimate and dearest way of life in Parule Village. And…Of coarse not…We do not
have any pubs, party places or discotheques around…on the contrary we have our
own inherent night lifestyle that is deeply imbibed in our blood.</div>
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Nights in the villages serve a great platform to the youngsters
to display Bravery, valour and heroism due to its tranquility and quietude. Our
forefathers had been exhibiting it through hunting wild Games like a wild bores,
wild rabits, porcupine and the same after hunting used to be paraded in the
village followed by seeking blessings from Village deity. God Vetoba is the
village deity of Parule village who is believed to be patrolling during night
for the reason of safety and security of the village. He is the great
inspiration for the people who work during night.</div>
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Hunting used to be carried out for the protection of the
crops. However such stunning wild life began to fade away at the cost of
gradual civil advances which resulted in cutting Jungles.Consequently Villagers
also took a decision to cease hunting and letting wild life prosper again. It
is also a banned act now everywhere by law.</div>
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Night life in the villages also revolves around fishing
activity in the backwaters. People carry petromax lanterns and start off their
fishing activity in the river water. Our streams in the village are also a
great source of delicious crabs. In the wake of a first Monsoon, People set out
to grab some crabs in the stream. The curry made from such fresh Monsoon crabs
is very much inviting and enjoyable.</div>
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Our vibrant village culture encompasses folk arts,
devotional rituals, and religious festivals making night life all the more important
part of the livelihood. To name few..the list starts with devotional songs programme
(bhajan) performed by groups of villagers in the temple and in the houses of
others as part of the rituals during Ganesh Chaturthi. Such performing
groups(Bhajan Mandals) consist a leader singer who invariably sits in the middle and plays harmonium,
tabla player and other people .Typically every child in the villages grows up
aspiring to be a Group leader of such performing groups. During Pre Ganesh
chaturthi season trained and efficient villagers make beautiful Ganesh idols
till long time during night. Such impetus is driven by a commitment to the
other villagers to render Idols well in time.</div>
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Konkani Villages are also known for Dashavtar folk art or a
drama performed in the temple as per the schedule. Such dramas start late in
the night and almost all the villagers flock to the temple to enjoy drama and appreciate
the discerning artists. The night atmosphere during drama becomes very
stimulating as the smell of the freshly fried Kanda Bhaji and a smoke of bidi
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Villagers also spend time under a Pipal tree before the
dinner which allows them connect better with each other and subside weariness arose
out of the activities during the day. After dinner few of them visit their
respective fields as per the schedule, at the distance, to protect it from the
wild animals. The cool breeze in fields and the glimmering stars in the sky
makes the whole environment magical. Some villagers visit others for some help
regarding peeling coconuts, removing skin of beetle nut etc.</div>
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Night life is also famous for some slender theft of skilled
coconut climbers for an extra excitement. Such skilled people climb on the coconut
tree effortlessly and deftly catch the extension stick of bunch of coconuts in
their teeth so that it does not make any coconut falling sound. All the blog
readers can guess how difficult and smart that must be. But it definitely does
not mean all the land owners are stupid enough to be fooled around as one
incidence told by my grandfather suggests. There was one land owner who wanted
to teach a lesson. He lied in wait for such adventure seeker thief and as the thief
kept coconuts aside to climb on another tree, a landlord silently grabbed all
the coconuts and removed them from the place. As a thief got down from the tree
did not find coconuts and sensed some paranoia .He left the place hurriedly and
straightaway approached a Temple.</div>
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<b><span style="font-size: 20.0pt; line-height: 115%;"> Aqua Vivacity
at Maachli<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Maachli is blessed with the astounding rivulet which
welcomes all our Guests and wins their heart at first sight. I like watching
swift contentment on the face of my Guests when they have a look at this stream
or step into it. Especially in Monsoon, people hesitate to step into it at first,
but once they do it they giggle and gambol like a blessed child, and the ticklish
fishes comes as a memorable experience.experience. Maachli does not have a typical
reception counter but this stream crosses all the boundaries of the hospitality.
The vibrant flow of this rivulet starts to slacken as the monsoon fades away
and then it is our turn to give it back.</div>
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The stream is endowed with a live spring underground which
helps retain the water level. Thanks to which we have some water left in the
stream even in the summer. As part of the gratitude towards Mother Nature and
adherence to Article 51a of the Indian constitution about the fundamental duties,
we aim to retain the water level of the stream by putting a small dam across
it.</div>
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The Dam comes with lot much of a hard work as we have to
mount sacs full of soil to block the water stream. The dam is typically 5 feet
tall and it takes time for a stream to store water to its maximum capacity. We
all with the guests flock to the water stream each morning to judge the
quantity of the water it gained overnight. Around 3 to 4 days pass with
watchful judgments about the water level and finally the stream gets full. Many
times the flowing instinct prevails and the stream topples down the dam taking
all hard work with it. Then we restart with improvised framework and take pride
in being an intimate companion of the stream.</div>
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This new Avatar of the stream initially baffles the frogs
and water snakes. The rise in water level also brings discomfort to the people
who regularly have to cross it and especially the kids who have to go to
school.Due to which we position a small bridge of beetle nut trunks with wooden
support from down.</div>
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The rivulet works wonders in many ways. The temperature
drops drastically and we start getting extra blanket requests from the guests. Suddenly
the water level of nearby wells gets a boost. All the plants flourish on the
bank of the stream and all in all it comes as a great attraction for Guests. A
small raft that we make of beetle nut trunks
helps guests sway on the shoulder
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We all are very fortunate to have this noble minded
companion who knows just to share joy and not to expect anything in return.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17115004765147914742noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1099666535344997315.post-78479473218904710392015-01-20T00:23:00.000-08:002015-01-20T00:23:08.589-08:00Encounter With The Leopard<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<span class="usercontent">I had already heard many villagers
talking about a leopard who keeps wandering about in the village during night.
Some said to have spotted 2 leopards (probably a couple) next to the primary
school where as someone said that the leopard halted whole night in his
backyard and finished off a new born calf. Few school girls saw him resting
next to the road at the distance and could not dare to go any further. Some told
to have heard a roaring at Night. All the stories seemed to me nothing but an
entertainment stock and I relished each and every lot of it being quite
heedless of an existence of the leopard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="usercontent">I was expecting my Guests at Maachli
in the midnight. All the staff members finished the routine activities and went
home. I grabbed 3 torches, one with a strong focus for me and the other two for
the guests.I walked to the road and positioned myself at the point where I can wave
my hand at the vehicle of the guest. The environment was enchanting and the
glimmering starlit sky made it all the more glorious. I tried to identify some
typical stuff like Milky Way, pole star, Saptarshi but failed miserably.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="usercontent">After some time, I saw one vehicle
coming towards me. It was definitely not the one of the guest as it was coming
from the opposite side. The vehicle slowed down and stopped when it was just 50
meters away from me. There was a catlike creature which suddenly drew my
attention and was slowly moving across the road. I stood looking at it
admiringly as it was marching with a great elegance. I was so much lost in the
vision that I could hardly make out what it is. A driver of the vehicle set the
focus of a light on high beam and I could clearly see the picture and caught a
sight of this strikingly handsome animal. It was definitely a catlike creature
but much bigger than that and Yes!!! It was a leopard.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="usercontent"> A focus of a light caused a big discomfort to
the leopard and it was driven away for a while. I saw him walking towards me.
His wagging tail and his terrible eyes gleaming through the dark were visible
against the light of the vehicle. As he drew closer I started stepping back. I
was hurriedly looking for the stick but I did not get one. I cursed myself not
to have listened to my grandfather who thousand times cautioned me to carry a
stick in hand. Old villagers say that such wild animals are less afraid of
human beings than they are of stick.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="usercontent">I was aware of the fact that human
beings generally are not a prey of leopards (I hoped that this one belonged to
that general category) and not even single person has been harmed by a leopard
not only from my childhood but also from my grandfathers. This gave me an
adequate courage to stand steady in front of this gracious and one of the most
aggressive and strongest animals from the wild. Both of us equally horrified,
surprised and stunned had an eye contact. He looked away. It was sure that he
wanted to distance himself from me. Then he managed to disappear in the bushes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="usercontent">Now the road was clear. A vehicle
came close to me. A driver gave me a strange stare and instructed me to always
have stick in hand while alone on the road in the night. Later I grabbed a
strong stick and patiently waited for the guests. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="usercontent">Next day I shared the same incidence
with one of the guests who was very adventurous officer from the police force.
He told me how unlucky he was despite going for a tiger safari 15 times in the
tiger reserve and not to have spotted one even once.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span class="usercontent">I would like to thank the
leopard(from the distance of kilometers) for the marvelous sight and the driver of a vehicle for arriving
there at the right time.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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coconut tree is ingeniously considered desire yielding tree due to its very
resourceful nature. Primarily we get coconut from the tree, but apart from it,
there are many other subsidiary benefits of the same like coconut leaves to
make little sheds (we have used coconut leaves on the roof top of a cottage at
Maachli),wood(we have used it for the joinery of the roofing) and also many
other parts in making rope, broom etc.Every house in Konkan is surrounded by
coconut trees. Straight and erect posture of a Coconut tree also strengthens
the Konkani person to preserve tremendous value system and eventually to keep
the pride of a soil always high.</div>
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Focusing on the primary benefit of a tree, coconut plucking
session is generally carried out 8 times a year, keeping gap of 1 and half
months. A session is no where less than a ceremony, where all the people from
the house are involved in some ways. It can also be compared with a worship of
god which takes place occasionally in the house with the presence of a priest.
The only difference in coconut plucking is, the poised and traditionally
dressed priest is replaced by a skinny, tanned, rough and tough person, skilled
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chaps scatter coconuts all over the farm which needs to be taken care of
through series of activities which typically includes collecting coconuts from the
stream, finding way through the junk and thorns notwithstanding a bite of the
red ants. I shoulder the responsibility of filling the same in a sac and
mounting it on the head of fellow worker who takes it in the storage. Such
activities keep repeating for 3 hours. Finally everyone gets a creamy tender
coconut which happens to be a fruitful end of the session.</div>
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Maachli is now all set to offer a wonderful sunset trek to
the beach. In Modern stressful life, it is great news for people who like to
walk leaving all the worries behind and earn their appetite and sound sleep in
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Konkani Man is known for his healthy life styles and walking
for miles together is his integral part of life. My Grand father says that he
used to walk from Parule village to Vengurle town for primary education. His
wrinkled eyes sparkle with the great nostalgia when he goes on telling about
different spots on the way to Vengurle where he met some strangers, shared food
and thoughts with them, variety of wild berries and fruits that he savored and
different colorful birds, butterflies,trees,flowers he observed. As he gets
soaked in all the old memories all I realize is it’s an incomparable luxury to
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Our beach trek gives you an opportunity to hike through
stunning biodiversity of the plateau, undergrowths, coconut groves, mango
orchard, hills and small jungles. While en route you have to ascend and descend
three hills and make your way through small village societies. Magnificent
views of the beach from different places on the way not to be missed.<span style="background: white; color: black; font-family: Georgia; font-size: 10.0pt;"> Apart
from the splendorous biodiversity, there is also a small temple to relax your
tired body and freshen your mind. Trekkers can also interact with local people
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hours walk you land up on the pristine, sun kissed beach where you witness
sunset with the company of swaying coconut leaves, seabirds, refreshing winds
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are surprised to experience luxury of coolness. This could only happen since
Maachli has developed and maintained micro climate. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">The Cottages are surrounded by Thick plantation of coconut, beetle nut,
banana, mango, spices, kokam, banyan tree, peepal and many more. Trees keep the
heat away as sun rays hardly reach ground so the soil and the atmosphere remain
cool. The water is sprinkled in the farm time to time which helps the farm
remain Green. The green color of a dense farm is always an eye cooling. A beautiful water stream flows through the farm. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">The cottages are designed such a way that clean, cool
and fresh air is guaranteed. Thick bed of coconut leaves is put on the roof
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<span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-size: 16.0pt;">These are the reasons why guests enjoy their sleep by
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village treat<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Sindhudurg is beautiful, verdant land and the least
populated district in <st1:place w:st="on">Maharashtra</st1:place>. It is an ideal
getaway for the city slickers. Entire coastline of sindhudurg is known for
tropical plantation like various spices, coconut, areca nut, cashew &
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This coastal district of Maharashtra-is probably the most
beautiful district in <st1:country-region w:st="on">India</st1:country-region>.
What we need to understand is that the people living here are actually very
simple and humble with a tremendous value system inherently inbuilt .Their
heritage matters a lot to them and the respect for culture and tradition is
naturally imbibed.</div>
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The gracious Sea fort(Sindhudurg) built up in the Regime of
The great king shivaji, at Malvan, fruit research center of nationally renowned
agricultural university(Dapoli krushi Vidyapeeth) at Vengurle,wooden toy Market
and historical palace at Sawantwadi along with numerous unexplored, pristine
beaches and food culture make sindhudurg a special tourist destination. This
special tourist destination is now ready with the basic infrastructure like
tele-communication, Roads well connected to number of beaches, well conditioned
national highway NH17<span style="background-color: white; background-position: initial initial; background-repeat: initial initial; font-family: 'Courier New'; font-size: 13.5pt;">.</span></div>
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While we look at <st1:place w:st="on">Goa</st1:place> as an
established tourist destination in beach tourism segment, it has undergone a
drastic change in its social & economic structure. While development has
been welcomed with open arms by government and natives, it has come at the cost
of heritage & very often Goans have found themselves questioning about
their identity. Hence Sindhudurg should certainly take one step ahead by adopting
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Nowadays Sindhudurg is coming up with lot of Home-stays.Home
stays are always feasible. Even the last man of society can take part into it
and help himself develop his economy. An
Ordinary farmer in Sindhudurg is learning sustainable way of improvising
Tourism. Agro tourism is a good idea of sustainable tourism and self
employment. An Ordinary farmer in Sindhudurg utilizes his own house to
accommodate tourists. He shows them different temples, paddy fields, takes them
to the cow shed and shows them how to milk a cow. In short he shows his daily
routine and introduces the village life to city dwellers which in turn
facilitates tourist to experience Nature, Agro and Village Tourism. Wife of the
farmer churns out morning, after noon and evening to serve Malvani Feast.
Tourists also take lessons of Malvani Cuisine from her. Language is never a
barrier in communication as heart of the farmer is very big and language of
heart is understood everywhere. He believes in “Atithi Devo Bhava” concept.(Treating
Guest like God).Agro tourism provides market for the local agro produce and an
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Sindhudurg has a dense plantation of spice, betel nut,
Coconut which can be used to boost tourism. <span style="color: #333333;">Betel
nut trees are apparently most unique to climb .Betel nut puckers needs a lot of
practice & technical expertise. During one plucking session the puckers
need not climb up and down again and again. Instead he can swing from one tree
to the other. This Tarzan style demonstration is a common site in every farm in
coastal konkan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p> </o:p>As Sindhudurg is known for its hospitality, farmers need not
get trained in any hospitality institution. The divine Nature of sindhudurg
always manages to spring a surprise. The land, sea and sky-all blending
together inspires tourists to think big and create better things in
life-personal and professional. And they are ready to get back to work.</div>
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Dear Viewers!!Sharing the first blog with you.Different other blogs will inform you about all the aspects of konkan. </div>
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Man gets connected to the bigger
world by spending time in the nature. We get relaxed and rejuvenated by
listening to the rhythmic sound of nature as wind scrapes its way
through the leaves of trees.<br />
Sir Isaac Newton discovered gravitational force through
his sharp observation of nature. This is how, in the company of nature,
seemingly unending confusion in mind finally comes to an end &
real intelligence gets liberated. Thus it is very important to go
closer to the nature to flourish creativity.<br />
Man is part of nature. Due to civilization he has
adopted artificial lifestyle but our relationship of blood with the
soil is an age old.</div>
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Our main concept behind the project is to tune
man’s cord with the nature, to make him/her feel relaxed, rejuvenated
and energized, to stimulate his/her verve &vitality, to subside
manipulated worries & relieve boredom of modern man who is often
eluded by real happiness due to civilization, modernization,
industrialization and professionalism</div>
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