April 14 was celebrated as the start of the new year by several culture regions of India. The people of Tamil Nadu and Kerala in southern India celebrated new year’s day as Puttandu and Vishu, respectively. In Bengal (in eastern[…]
Within four days of the spring equinox, the movement of the sun northwards seems to have accelerated! We can feel it in the growing heat of the day; We can feel it in the intensity of early morning bird calls;[…]
Over March 20/21 – when the world in the northern hemisphere was bonding over the Spring Equinox, the special day in the year of equal day and night – special things began happening at Savista too! As if due to[…]
Endorsed by the clatter of the birds in their daily song. This oasis steps outside the norms of any hotel but still provides all the desired comforts and conveniences. This is a home. The home of Bhanwar and Radhika who[…]
With late sunrises against cloud speckled backgrounds, velvety orange and crimson covering the ground (marigolds and roses in bloom), and delicate pinks and deep blues in the dusk sky, winter is finally here! Savista pictures: View from the roof; Floating[…]
I went to Savista wanting to time out at a retreat after a busy work year, and came away with so much more. A short business trip to Jaipur created the opportunity. Having been to India 3 times previously on[…]
It is nearing the end of September, the time of year when across Europe and north America the palette of foliage colours is dominated by blazing shades of yellow, gold and red. In otherwise tropical India, too, in those parts[…]
Towards the end of the Rajasthan monsoon, for about three to four weeks, the rains stop abruptly and a fierce heat and humidity set in. The monsoons are not yet over; the final signing off with a few torrential showers[…]
The pictures here are of women from the farming community around us, cutting the tall grass on the Savista grounds overgrown since the last showers. This is grass that the tractor[…]