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What is Dharana? Explained

Patanjali, known as the father of Yoga, is credited with authoring the Yoga Sutras

Why a Correct Posture Changes Everything

Good posture is a hallmark of good health. However, it goes beyond just standing straight

A Vegetarian’s Guide to a Protein Diet

Meat like fish and poultry has been a well-known source of protein in our diet

Can A Wandering Mind Help Manage Anxiety?

Helmed by relentless working schedules and fast-paced life, we tend to conceive the slightest of discomforts as nothing lesser than

How To Manage Anxiety During Trying Times

The corona virus outbreak has resulted in the world adapting to many changes. While the number of confirmed cases is on a rapid rise, social distancing and quarantine

Daily Habits for A Better Life

We live in a fast-paced environment; there is an expectation for every minute of the day to be exciting, productive, filled with something

Healing Through Natural Elements at Dharana: Celebrating Earth Day with Nature

Life on Earth has persevered through incredible circumstances.

Make Sleeping Easy in 2024: Dharana’s Solution to improve the quality of your sleep

In our modern fast-paced world, getting quality sleep has become an elusive commodity.

The Dharana Solution for Thyroid: A Holistic Approach for Preventing Thyroid Diseases

Were you aware that one out of every ten individuals grapples with a thyroid disorder

What is Ayurveda and How Can it be Used in Modern Life

Every year, World Ayurveda Day provides an opportune moment to delve into the profound impact of Ayurveda

The Importance of Post-Festival Detoxification

As Diwali winds down and we eagerly prepare for the forthcoming festivities like Christmas and Thanksgiving,

How to Detox from Heavy Metals – Understanding Heavy Metal Toxicity

What are Heavy Metals
Pollution in Urban Areas is a well-researched and well-documented issue.

About This Site

We are part of the earth and the earth is a part of us’ Chief Seattle

In 1985, two brothers William & Denzil acquired a family home in Khandala, a quiet forested hillside getaway located between Mumbai and Pune, very popular with residents of Mumbai. Spending long weekends away from the noisy bustle of Mumbai and even more so at the slightest hint of a wet spell during the monsoons, the getaway soon became a home away from home, a retreat from the heightened stress of everyday life.

Trekking in the adjoining forest and hilly areas, immersed in birdcall and monsoon waterfalls, picking wild fruit and listening to tales of wildlife – the Khandala getaway soon became a family favorite.The spectacular greenery, bird life, nearness to sky and stars, to descending clouds, at night a forest lit by a billion fireflies, the call from this hillside paradise slowly by slowly defined the brothers love for the wilderness.

Several years later they found themselves at the Shillim Valley – bowl shaped and ascending to the rangy mountain range of the Sayadri’s an eco hotspot. Struck by love at their first sight, they made what was then an investment into a 500 acre land. On frequent journeys to the valley they discovered that the adivasi’s or folks who live in the forests, were extensively indulging in what is called as “slash and burn” agriculture. Born out of a sheer necessity to live off the land this form of farming involved slashing down the trees of the forest and scorching the earth in the simmering hot months of April and May when the forest with dried out grass was tinder dry, slightly ahead of the monsoons, the resultant ashes being the fertilizer required to harvest their monsoon crop. This being a one season crop, every year a new part of the forest was identified and the process repeated.

On the journey from Khandala to Shillim, then an uncomfortable two hour four wheel drive trip over broken roads and mud tracks that often washed away in torrential rainfall, they witnessed the annual burning of virtually every forested hillside. The realization set in – the only way they could preserve the Shillim forests would be to buy and conserve it. By then roughly a third of the valley was already subjected to ‘scorched earth’ farming with the entire forested valley being at risk. The need to acquire and conserve turned critical. So began the journey of the brothers road to Shillim.

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