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A Day of Sustainability and Books
The Uravu Bamboo Grove Resort, in its role as a centre for cultural and educational initiatives, hosted a day filled with discussions on sustainability, tourism, new concepts, books, students, and the "living library" concept with a group of 35 students from Companion...
The Impact of Senna Spectabilis on Indigenous Livelihoods
A compelling session titled "Senna Spectabilis and Kattunayakan Livelihood: A Socio-Economic Analysis" brought to light the critical ecological and cultural challenges posed by invasive species in Wayanad. Hosted by the Hume Centre for Ecology and Wildlife...
A Day of Creativity and Community: Aksharavara at Uravu Bamboo Grove
On November 17, the serene Uravu Bamboo Grove in Wayanad transformed into a hub of creativity, as the Aksharavara Calligraphy Workshop unfolded amidst nature’s embrace. This mesmerizing event, organized by igloopupa in collaboration with Uravu Eco Links and the...
Wayanad Art Cloud Drawing Camp
Wayanad Art Cloud and Uravu Eco Links organised a two-day drawing camp that brought together a diverse group of artists. Held at the Uravu Bamboo Grove Resort in Thrikipetta, the event featured contributions from the following artists: Deepa KP, Jayesh K, Jithin T...
Successful collaboration with the HES-SO Valais-Wallis
Since 2015 Uravu Eco Links collaborates with the Swiss University of Applied Sciences - HES-SO Valais-Wallis in Sierre, Switzerland. As from then onwards, every year a Swiss tourism management student is given the chance, to put the learned skills into...
A taste of Adivasi cuisine at the Bamboo Grove Resort
On 11 January, a get together with some members of the Adivasi community from Thrikkaipetta was organized at the Uravu Bamboo Grove Resort. The guests and some Adivasi members shared a good homemade Adivasi dinner. Events like this enable the local communities to...
Dancing to the rhythm of Chendas at Thrikkaipetta’s Temple Festival
On 18 and 19 February, the Puthenveedu Temple of Thrikkaipetta celebrated its annual Temple Festival. For this occasion, a ritual dance form called Thira was performed. It is a subdivision of the dance Theyyam which is performed in the Malabar region of Kerala. Thira...
Maha Shivaratri celebration in Thrikkaipetta
Only two days after the annual Temple Festival, on Friday 21 February, Thrikkaipetta celebrated another hindou festivity. Maha Shivaratri is a national holiday and celebrated all over India. The festival, celebrated in honour of Lord Shiva, is also known as...
Life with Corona
On 24 March 2020, all of India went into a 21-days complete lockdown. God’s own country was not excluded from the threat of COVID-19. From one day to the next, life in Thrikkaipetta as we know it was put on hold. The Uravu Bamboo Workshop closed its doors and guests...
An evening full of joy, music and tasty food
As the new year started, it was time to have a joyful get together with all the team members of Uravu Eco Links and their families. It was a good opportunity as well, to welcome new members of our team. Our guests from Spain and Switzerland also joined us for this...
Thrikkaipetta village and plantation walk
Palm trees, singing birds, rice fields, fruit and spice plantations, smiling villagers and a lot of new information about the rural life of an Indian village. This is what you can expect when participating in a village tour of Thrikkaipetta. One of our local guides...
Birdwatching Tour – Interview with N.V. Krishnan
Interview with N.V. Krishnan, professional wildlife photographer and birdwatcher Did you know that Wayanad is home to more than 350 bird species? At the Uravu Bamboo Grove Resort the preservation of Wayanad’s exceptional biodiversity and wildlife is very important....
Clean-Up Day – 4 April 2019
On 4 April 2019, Uravu Eco Links organised a Clean-Up Day in the streets surrounding our office in Thrikkaipetta, Wayanad. The main objective of this special day was to raise awareness among the local community that the waste problem can be solved. The waste that was...
Sanskrit & Yoga Week
From 25 January to 3 February 2019, we had the pleasure of welcoming a group of Swiss yoga teachers and an Indologist and Sanskrit teacher to the Uravu Bamboo Grove resort. “Yoga & Bhoga” was their theme for these ten days of mindfulness activities. The...
Art Camp in the Uravu Bamboo Grove Resort and Biennale in Kochi
One of the main missions of the Uravu Bamboo Grove Resort is to help to share the revenues from tourism with the local community. In addition, we support people willing to develop news ideas and projects. In 2018, we started helping local artists to promote their art...
A potter and his family – The story of the earthen tableware in the Uravu Bamboo Grove
Where innovative design meets sustainability: This is our motto at Uravu Eco Links. It is also the reason we put so much effort into the small details, such as the plates on which our guests are served their meals. Providing delicious local meals that also benefit the...
Successful collaboration with the HES-SO Valais-Wallis
Since 2015 Uravu Eco Links collaborates with the Swiss University of Applied Sciences - HES-SO Valais-Wallis in Sierre, Switzerland. As from then onwards, every year a Swiss tourism management student is given the chance, to put the learned skills into...
CIPRA Solidarity Award 2018 for Sustainable Tourism
The Uravu Bamboo Grove Resort in Wayanad received the CIPRA Solidarity Award 2018 for Sustainable Tourism! For the third time CIPRA Switzerland has awarded three projects for sustainable tourism in mountain regions. The Uravu Bamboo Grove Resort, an eco-friendly...
Outdoor lesson on bamboo in the Uravu Bamboo Grove Resort
On Tuesday, 6 March 2018, a small outdoor learning event on bamboo took place at the Uravu Bamboo Grove Resort. Bamboo expert Dr Abdulla explained about the different types of bamboo and children from the village participated by naming them with nameplates. As soon as...
URAVU – The spring of ‘green gold’
In the December edition of DESIGN detail, a magazine dedicated to the latest news and trends in architecture and interior design, you can find a captivating article about the URAVU BAMBOO GROVE resort and other projects of URAVU. Have a look and see how modern design...
It’s all about bamboo – Final event of the Bamboo Log project
The Bamboo Log event was a great success and attracted more than 2,000 people who came to the Bamboo Village Thrikkaipetta from 11 to 14 March 2017 for seminars, workshops, exhibitions and craft demonstrations on bamboo. The Bamboo Log project is a two-year project on...
Start of the Bamboo Log Event
The Bamboo Log Event takes place from 11 to 14 March 2017 in "Uravu Bamboo Village" For the last two days, "Uravu Bamboo Village" has welcomed more than 2'000 people at the Bamboo Log Event. During this occasion, visitors had the chance to participate in diverse...
Bamboo Log Project
Two houses and one community centre are currently being constructed by Uravu Eco Links. They are part of the Bamboo Log project — a two-year project, which is jointly organised by Uravu and Habitat Forum India (INHAF). The buildings serve as demonstration units to...
Uravu Eco Links and the Priyadarshini Tea Environs
Community tourism - Uravu Eco Links and the Priyadarshini Tea Environs (Mananthavady Tribal Plantation Corporative Society) The Priyadarshini Tea Enirons with the official name Mananthavady Tribal Plantation Corporative Society is a special tea estate in Wayanad,...
72-hours Bamboo Workshop in Wagamon
72-hours Bamboo Workshop in Wagamon at the D.C. School of Architecture and Design Six Uravu bamboo masters were invited to an intensiv Bamboo Workshop in the D.C. School of Architecture and Design, Wagamon. The workshop took place from 18-20 February 2016....
Village life through the lens of design students
Workshop on Communities and Practices in Thrikkaipetta for Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, Bangalore, organised by Uravu Eco Links and Aileen Blaney & Athira K. from Srishti Institute. Twenty photography and design students from Srishti Institute...
Waste Management Awareness Campaign started
On 8 April 2016, following the start of the Waste Management Programme in Thrikkaipetta by Uravu Eco Links (UEL) in collaboration with Uravu and the Village Committee, a presentation on waste management was given to all interested villagers by Uravu Eco Links’ intern...