Shanti

A round-walled cottage cradled under two century-old mango trees. One side opens to the shared canopy garden; the other looks out on the seasonal crop — ragi, sugarcane, pulses, depending on the month.

Shanti is the first Golghar built on the property — round, intimate, with a century-old tree as its roof. Inspired by the gol ghar (the round mud-walled granaries of rural India), the cottage curves around a single central post. A katte (low sit-out platform) wraps the front, where most guests end up reading or napping. No shared walls. No neighbours. The wide windows on the far side open to whatever the season is growing — ragi, sugarcane, pulses — with the distant hills beyond.