Sipnaa Part 1

So here i plan to share my moments during the sipna yatra.this yatra was planned jointly by Sampoorna bambu Kendra , an organisation which works in Melghat working with the tribals there for sustainable livelihood through bamboo crafts and housing, along with 4 different organisations in Vidarbha working in environment , rural development and alike.I plan to use this space to give you the highlights of my tour everyday as it was a long 6 days of work including travel and closing workshop.

The sipna yatra was a 100 km long shodh Yatra with about 60Km walk thru the river and adjoining jungles.The idea was to trace the river thru its origin till its sangam into Tapi.we were divided in 6 groups for study of water,land,People,animals,plants,birds of about 10 members each.each group had one expert resource , one group leader and team consisting a local resource also.Total participants about 75people.The age group was from 14 to 62years,with the youngest member none other than my son, Advait.We were all fed by the villagers on the way.They were too happy to see us city lads trying to understand them and their own heritage.In the whole journey one thing came up very strong-The local community- majority of them Korku are a living example of living in harmony with the nature.I will be putting some more info on this in future..

On the first day, when our vehicle broke down and we had to wait for about an hour, there was no place or trace of the anxiety or the stress of getting late..we all learned to live in the moment-just sit on the road and start singing all those inspiration songs..It started raining ..but no issues..spirits were so high that nobody really bothered..(to be contd...)