From Outlook Magazine, 17 January 2011, Hobos Ride a Hobby by Smita Mitra, Page 62. I just copied these down while waiting for 2 hours at a doctor's clinic - if there are no Web sites given for anything, it means it wasn't given in the magazine, you will need to google and find out contact details. If the site id is wrong, google for the name and get the correct one - I corrected a few, they were actually .in and not .com. Am sure most of these places will have a Facebook page, so search for more info there.
Culinary Tours
Rushina's Masala Trails
Rural Holidays
Hobby Holidays
Pottery at the Andretta Pottery and Craft Society in Himachal
Painting at Cholamandal Artists' village in Chennai
Short-stay getaways like Hide-Out and Art Escape.
http://www.brokencompass.in offers bespoke holidays to offbeat locations that revolve around activities like music, dance, tribal art.
Spiritual Holidays
Tushita meditation centre at Dharamshala
Tureya Ashram
Karuna Farm at Kodaikanal
Vipassana meditation courses at Igatpuri (www.dhamma.org)
Volunteer Vacation
Ecomantra
Journeys with Meaning
Adventure Tours
Temple Pilots in Mumbai
Photo Journeys
Light and Life Academy in Ooty
