When it is time for a reset, try the Vaidyagrama retreat
Vaidyagrama is a little oasis of tranquility
Jyoti Pande Lavakare
Published: May. 9, 2026
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IT’s a varied group of people from across the world who find their way to Thirumalayampalayam, a dusty hamlet in the Nilgiri Hills of Tamil Nadu.
Each of them is looking for something to energize body and mind — lift them from the trough into which they have slipped.
There is an 84-year-old Kutchi grandmother whose family moved back to India from Zanzibar in the 1960s. A data scientist who flies in from Australia every couple of years. A young Englishman accompanying his young brother who has been here for over three months. Middle-aged corporate lawyers and craft and textile designers.
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