Market visits to gentle village-to-village walks provide the best interaction with Odisha's rich tribal diversity.

Early one morning on our Kutch Textile Tour, we stumbled serendipitously upon a village with a rich textile tradition. (Actually, all villages in Kutch have a rich textile tradition. It just makes for a great start to my post). Now, this Meghwal village is a favourite with E.Y.H.O. textilers. The landscape here is harsh with a fierce sun and desert scrub for vegetation. With frequent droughts and periodic earthquakes, life is difficult. It’s a wonder its people aren’t cowed b