India Insights Abroad
Schedule
Insights Abroad is a three-week program spread across two different regions and themes within Rajasthan.
The program begins in the greater Jaipur environs, and focuses on the first component of art, crafts, and architecture.
In the second half of the program, the participants will travel to Udaipur, where they will explore and experience village life through a rural home-stay. The focus in the second half will be on rural development, subsistence agriculture, and environmental issues.
Days Location Highlights
- Day 1: New Delhi Group arrival and welcome at the Airport. Checking-in to the guest house.
- Day 2: Delhi/Jaipur Introductions, Orientation activities, health-orientation, visit to Lodi gardens, Bus to Jaipur. (about 6 hour’s journey).Check-in to the guest house in Jaipur, welcome/folk Dance.
- Day 3- 9: Jaipur Home stay, morning yoga, basic Hindi lessons, lectures on the history and archeology of Rajasthan, temple architecture, Theatre, women’s issues, lect. /demo. on tie & dye textile, blue pottery, Dhrupad music And Jaipuri Kathak Dance, excursions to main Archaeological sites, museums, temples, Sufi shrines.
- Day 10: Free day, evening train to Udaipur
- Day 11-13: Udaipur Workshop on Batik Paining, Lectures On voluntary sector, development Issues followed by visits to NGOs.
- Day 14-18: Ogna Village Village home stay with indigenous Families, volunteer work, learning about Subsistence farming, Adivasi village Life, development issues, Organic Farming initiatives.
- Day 19: Udaipur/Jaipur Free day, Evening train to Jaipur.
- Day 20: Jaipur Program evaluation, Farewell dinner With host Families.
- Day 21: Jaipur Program ends. Delhi/Airport Drop-off.
Contact us
Email- chaturvedirishi@hotmail.com
Home | Newsletter | Travel Tips | Contact Us | Site Map
Terms and Conditions
content © 2009 Worlds Together Travel Network
|
