'Mudita' is a Pali word that connotes 'joy in the happiness of others'. The Mudita Wellgrove came from a desire to create a space that allowed people to experience the beauty of Nature. Two friends, Bhagyashree and Shabana, after having worked for several years in the city, decided to connect with nature by starting to farm on this family land (plot of 2 acres) that was available in the village of Kambre, Tal Bhor, District Pune. In the first year (2017), they started with planting native trees in one section of the farm and doing trials of annual cropping in the other section. In the next year, (2018) it was decided that one person needed to be living on the farm to make progress and Bhagyashree offerred to do this. To enable her stay, a small house was created using an old shipping container.  Soon they found their third team member, Snehal from the local village of Kambre. Snehal soon became an equally important pillar of the farm and from a duo who had started out they became an enthusiastic trio.

The farm is a natural farm where following the method of permaculture and more recently syntropic farming. The aim is to cultivate a healthy food forest and grow  fruits and vegetables such that all the people staying on the farm can eat the food grown on the farm.At Mudita Wellgrove they believe in maintaining a balanced healthy eco system and  work towards the same systematically.

The vision is to create a food forest where they will have fresh organic food for families and to develop the farm as a learning centre.

Shabana Diler and Bhagyashree Khaire have both spent several years working in the social sector. Shabana is a social work post graduate from TISS, Mumbai and has worked for 17 years on rights based issues after which she chose to change her path inspired by Buddhist philosophy. Shabana oversees Mudita homestays and visitors experiences.  Bhagyashree is a post graduate in Arts with several years of working experience in the health sector. She has also done a course on permaculture in Goa and is currently implementing her agricultural learnings at Mudita. She aspires to grow many many trees and build lots of forests in the future. Their background in the social sector also inspires them to help the local village and its residents in several ways.

We have a self-contained shipping container house that can house a small of family of 3-4 members. It has a hall, kitchen and bedroom with bathroom right there.  The container house is enclosed from all sides with an encompassing roof and has a floor above where visitors can lounge and relax. There is a semi open room space which acts as a bed room for whoever may want to stay there and there is another fully enclosed bed room built in bricks and stones upstairs. There is an open balcony for people to hang out in and during the early hours it brings in the morning sunlight.

The large open courtyard doubles up as a lounging area as well as a dining area. The courtyard is west facing and every evening we can see the sunset in the hills opposite the house. The evenings are lovely and peaceful.

There is a fully equipped kitchen where you can cook your own food if you so like.

Night Stay with meals:

Kids @ Rs. 700/head and

Adults (anyone above age of 10 years) @ Rs. 1000/-head*

Check In: 9.00 a.m Check out: 10.00 a.m. (next day)

• Information about our unique style of farming which includes natural farming and syntropic farming
• Hands on work in a particular area where the kids can themselves do some farming
• Locally cooked lunch in our open dining area
• Water and Toilet facility
• Space for having a bonfire and some extra-curricular activities at night
• Walk to the canal nearby or a morning trek to the hills to see the sunrise.
• Products and seasonal farm produce that can be purchased.

We stayed at Mudita farms twice, and found the experience very pleasant. It's a quiet place, open to nature, surrounded by fields and hillocks ideal for walking and trekking. The staff is very helpful. Food made from locally grown vegetables and grains, was particularly nice and healthy. I would recommend it to anyone looking for a short getaway from city life....

Dr Uma Sundar, Mumbai, 60 yrs

It's a lovely quaint no-frills place in a village surrounded by small mountains that can be trekked easily. one can chill and enjoy away from the din of the city (just an hour plus drive from Wakad, Pune)...The owners are amazing folks and will make you feel at home. And you can learn a lot about farming if ,you wish too. Will visit again soon.

Prasannapriya Reddy, Runners Group, Wakad

I visited the farm and enjoyed my stay. I was surprised that there were no mosquitoes at this time. It got very cold in the night and I had to use 3 thin blankets. Enjoyed local food like "bhakari", jams, fruits etc and visit to water reservoir, village and walk upto hills. I like quite rural setting away from daily city life for a change. My friend Mr Nanda brought very powerful telescope for sky watching and it was great fun to see moon with craters and nebula etc. Staff at farm is very nice and ever ready to help and provides lots of local information. I will definitely recommend if you are looking for a getaway just an hour's drive away from city.

Sunil Verma, NRI from Vishrantwadi

Sign up to volunteer at Mudita on a regular schedule once or twice a month. These visit help the farm complete essential activities while giving you a fantastic day in Nature.

Shabana Diler : 9422081574

Bhagyashree Khaire: 9890728053