Savista, at Village Sanjharia, Off Ajmer Road, Jaipur 302042, Rajasthan
There are some distinguishing features to the lifestyle at Savista Retreat and it’s gardens. Particularly the kitchen garden. It is a continuous source of delight. And. that its produce frees us from pernicious dependence on the fruit and vegetable markets[…]
The numerous Siamese Cassia (Senna Siamea) trees on the Savista estate have burst into full bloom with the onset of late autumn and the early signs of winter, one of the best seasons in Rajasthan. And everywhere the golden glow of the flowers[…]
October and November – the all-too-brief autumn months in Rajasthan – are among the best months of year to be in Jaipur. At Savista, the weather is perfect. There is a delicate chill in the air, a thick carpet of[…]
Yesterday afternoon, the weather changed suddenly. From being hot amd humid with bright cloudless skies, there was a distinct drop in temperature of a few degrees. The sun disappeared behind some very grey clouds. And a brisk cool wind got[…]
Savista’s annual agricultural calendar has begun. A little over three weeks into the monsoon we, like the farmers in the community around us, began our seasonal agricultural activity. This was after a year’s break during which we had let the[…]
Birdwatching never got easier, or more fun. And it couldn’t be a better time of year to match the voice with the bird. Imagine that you are at an opera that begins at 6 in the morning and goes on[…]
Celebrating Christmas at Savista with the Babul tree! When trying to dream up ideas of how we could evoke the atmosphere of Christmas in the Rajasthan countryside, we found the perfect candidate in the Babul! With its dark, vertically fissured[…]
This handsome hibiscus is both beautiful and useful. Derived from the Greek work ebiskos or ibiskos, it is native to most warm temperate, tropical and subtropical regions, and exists in hundreds of varieties – some annual, others perennial, and in[…]
The neem tree is widespread across the plains of India. It is particularly prolific in semi-desert regions such as Rajasthan, since it requires very little water and grows easily in dry, stony, sunny climates. Its sturdy fruit is mainly propagated[…]
Marrying hospitality and sustainability is easier some days than others. Sometimes it is a matter of choosing one product over another. Or reading labels carefully. Or paying a little bit more for organic or local products. But then at other times,[…]