While I was in Munsiari earlier this
year, Malika suggested designing a program for independent travelers
who would like to do something beyond just tourism and explore the
connection with the land and its people. Some of my friends are
planning to go on such a trip. I have listed some activities that can
be done at the place.
Learn from the community
- Farming
- Knitting
- Carpet making
- Cooking
- Singing and dancing
- Anything else one wishes to learn
Teach the
community- English
- Car driving
- Food processing
- Tailoring and designing
- Singing and dancing
- Cooking
- Solar repairs
- Accounting/Finance
- Film making
- Anything else one wishes to teach
Apart from these, one could participate in local wedding parties and
go on treks. Munsiari is the starting point for many treks in the
Kumaon region of the Himalayas.
We shall be staying with families in the home stay program.
We are looking at a 2 week program starting mid November. The charges are
tentatively Rs. 700 per day including food at the homestay. Transport
to the place is extra (Need to take a train from Delhi to Kathgodam
and then a taxi to Munsiari @ Rs. 500)
If anyone would like to join in this adventure, let me know by mid
September so we can book train tickets.
1 comment:
Hi,
I am Arjun Bhatia from Delhi. Are you planning any such programs This November? This is exactly the kind of thing I have been looking for. I started reading the post from the bottom and and was just about to write to you when I scrolled up and saw that it was written an year ago. :(
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