Krystelle Dsouza

In 2014, Abu Sufiyan started Purani Dilli Walo Ki Baatein to make heritage walks in Old Delhi much more layered. The years have seen him take guests around some iconic spots, including Hazrat Shah Waliullah Public Library.

Self-taught wildlife artist Deeksha Chauhan creates stunning hyper-realistic art that supports animal conservation across India.

Would you trade luxury stays for volunteering, like farming in Uttarakhand or wildlife conservation in Goa? From SECMOL to WWOOF India, here are places to register at as a volunteer.

Why should momos be made of refined flour when millets are widely available? These and many other questions led eight Monpa women to start a community dining space, Damu’s Heritage Dine in Chug Valley of Arunachal Pradesh.

'Aashraya on the Ganga' is a sustainable homestay in Rishikesh featuring dry stone and wood from a car showroom. But its sustainability spills beyond the architecture and into a forest thriving with thousands of fruit trees.

Raghav and Ansh Kumar, architects from Delhi, created Tiny Farm Fort, a homestay in Rishikesh. Made using cob, this sustainable retreat aims to reconnect people with nature and traditional building techniques.

From designing tools to exploring ideas, Hari Parameswaran’s life has been a steady pursuit of making science less abstract. Now 84, he’s crafted 25 innovative kits — including a mini microscope — that give children not answers, but access. His Bengaluru home remains a hub of experimentation and possibility.

Built with locally-grown bamboo and mud from the fields, the farmstay is sustainability personified, not just in its construction but also in the quotidian habits of the family that runs it.

From remote islands to global accolades, Satish Bhaskar’s tireless journey redefined turtle conservation in India and inspired generations to follow.

Nothing less than an Enid Blyton novel, the Roy family's journey to revisiting their ancestral palace in Kasim Bazar, West Bengal and finding it in a state of ruins and then restoring it to its former glory, will have you hooked. Visitors can now visit Cossimbazar Palace.