How a Former Journalist & a Rafting Pioneer Couple Built a Forest Retreat Without Electricity

How A Former Journalist & A Rafting Pioneer Couple Built A Forest Retreat Without Electricity - EBNW Story

In a remote forest, 60 kilometers from the town of Dandeli, where the air crackles with birdsong and the scent of wet earth, lies a home powered not by wires, but by will. Here, electricity bows to the sun, time runs on forest hours, and the night gleams with fireflies rather than fluorescent bulbs. This is “Off The Grid,” a rustic, sustainable homestay carved into the heart of the Western Ghats. Run by the quietly inspiring duo of Sylvia Kerkar…

How a Former Journalist & a Rafting Pioneer Couple Built a Forest Retreat Without Electricity

In a forest 60 km from Dandeli, where the sounds of traffic are replaced by cicadas and the nearest mobile signal is a trek away, stands a home that runs not on electricity, but on intention.  There are no fences to keep the wild out and no switches to flip — only fireflies to light the night. This is Off The Grid, a rustic forest retreat situated in a 2500 sq km area, built and run by a couple — Sylvia Kerkar, a former journalist turned potter,…