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Medini Homestay in Bokakhat, Assam, is a sustainable retreat created by couple Champak Deka and Anna-Louise Meynell. Over six years, they have transformed a barren patch of land into a thriving green oasis, promoting cruelty-free silk production and eco-friendly practices.

Amit and Shipra built Lansdowne Trip Travel Cafe in the cantonment area of Lansdowne, Uttarakhand, turning it into both a charming café and a small business centre for locals to showcase their handiwork.

Located near Lohagad and Visapur forts, Chavni resort in Pune, Maharashtra, was created by Snehal Karlekar, Tushar Shetye, Uday Jagtap, and Ajit Ingawle. It celebrates Maharashtra's cultural legacy with Maratha-style accommodations and eco-conscious practices.

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.

Working for over 20 years in the development sector, Madhu Chougaonkar saw the long-term benefits of a sustainable life. Her daughter supported this idea and together they run the Adiem Kaanan Farmstay in Nashik.

Riding from Mangaluru to Bengaluru every college semester made Tejas GR realise his love for bikes. A full-time IT professional, he shares how he and his wife manage their work and travel vlog.

Rahul Bhushan started NORTH Collective in Shimla to preserve and highlight the traditional Kath Kuni architecture of Himachal.

Planning a vacation? Here's a list of homestay recommendations from across India's tea plantations, with a chance to understand the process of tea production.

Mustafa P A converted a 5.5-acre barren mining site into Greenara Homestay, a green oasis with thousands of trees, man-made ponds, and mud cottages.

From Kerala’s backwaters to Darjeeling’s tea estates, here’s a curation of some of India's picture-perfect homestays to relish the monsoon.