Partners

A Rocha India is the Indian arm of an international conservation network, with its national office and field study centre in Bangalore. Since 2003 it has worked the Bannerghatta–Hosur Landscape — the same corridor TVC sits within — running the region’s longest ecological study of Asian elephants alongside habitat monitoring, afforestation, and community education.

Ananas is a Bangalore-based regenerative design studio working with land and people worldwide — masterplans, ongoing land management, hands-on implementation, and educational workshops, adapting permaculture principles to each site’s climate rather than applying one template everywhere.

Biome Environmental Solutions is a Bangalore-based architecture and design firm led by Vishwanath S and Chitra Vishwanath, focused on making ecological design mainstream rather than a niche practice — from private homes to schools, eco-lodges, and village-scale master planning, including the well-known Govardhan Eco Village.

Foraging Trails and Tales is run by Subhashini and Archana, who lead people in search of wild edible greens around Bengaluru — foraging walks, plant identification, and farm-to-table cooking sessions at partner farms like Chiguru Farm in Harohalli.

Linger runs a collection of farmstays and rural retreats across India — coffee estates in Coorg, Chikmagalur, and Sakleshpur, farms near Bangalore and Bandipur, and stays in the Himalayas — built around slow, unhurried travel rather than sightseeing.

Local Narratives designs immersive, community-led learning experiences across rural India, under the tagline “Live like a local” — connecting Indian and international youth with rural communities through fellowships, immersion programmes, and a “Become a Local Host” initiative that lets community members co-design the experiences themselves.

WeCommunities develops sustainable residential farm communities across India — pairing eco-conscious housing with regenerative agriculture on large tracts of land, run on community-first decision-making. The model has grown into multiple collectives, including Neemli Hillside near Gurgaon and Madakkal Ridges near Bangalore.