Living with Rainwater

[ad_1] IAnD Exclusive Monsoon Special Edition By Rashmi Bharti Photography: Courtesy Avani . The Avani community in Kumaon Himalayas lives on rainwater for more than seven months a year. Co-founder, Rashmi Bharti gives a first-hand account of a fulfilling sustainable living with rainwater… It was with a desire to live in a Himalayan village and to change an urban lifestyle that my husband and I decided to move to the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand in 1996.  However, the transition from city living to a house that did not have water, electricity or a bathroom was a big challenge. The leopard […]