The Persian stone tablet inscription at the famous Shalimar Bagh in Srinagar ascribed to Sui, Amir Kusrow Dehlavi (1253-1325) very beautifully summarizes the beauty of Kashmir and it goes like this, “If there is paradise upon earth, it is this, it is this, it is this”. (Persian: Agar Firdous baroye zameen ast, hami asto, hami...

DHANUSHKODI (Dhanush: Bow and Kodi: End) Much is written about this little frail town at the southernmost tip of our subcontinent, India. I had the most blessed opportunity to visit this tucked-away land out of a “fairy tale” story. The feeling was that of an etched memory brought through the many readings that I had …...

Writing a crisp two-page blog on everything that is Karnataka, my land, which is “one state, many worlds” in its truest sense. Read on for a worded birds’ eye view of Namma Karunadu! Freeda Maria Shilapadikaram and Tholkapiyam texts refer to the area as Karunat (elevated land). In existence for more than 2000 years, Kar …...

Located 32 km from Srivilliputhur town, 15 km from Watrap Town and 76 km from Madurai, the Kovilar dam is located in Virudhunagar district.  The dam site of Kovilar located inside the Srivilliputtur Wildlife Sanctuary is known for sightings of elephants in the morning and evening, which happens because of the presence of the deciduous...

Leave your comments below! Freeda There is a buzzword that is making headlines and sweeping the minds of the present breed of thoughtful travelers, “Sustainable travel”. What does it mean for us to be this way and how do we go about doing it all right?  THE IDEA IS NEW, SO MANY THINGS GO INTO …...

Application of The Design Thinking Framework to a study that was conducted in Maharashtra and Karnataka can help understand the applied research, in solving community problems. Read on to delve into two real life Case Studies. Straight from the Forest of India! Happy Reading! Freeda Design Thinking (DT) has been the buzzword in the...