The past few years have seen a great number of recreational activities popping up to take people away from the concrete construct of cities and into the lap of nature. But somewhere in this rapidly proliferating culture of adventure activities, the essence of an outdoor trip is lost. In an attempt to flip this narrative, Tourbugs, a Pune-based venture is hosting a camping festival this weekend that promises to provide a raw camping experience to people in the serene environs of the Western Ghats. Arti Navindgikar, one half of Tourbugs tells us, “It has been more than 10 years of us hosting camps. My husband, Arvind and I are avid motorcyclists, and we love going on adventurous trips. This passion for the outdoors translated into us leaving our corporate jobs to build this idea.”

Arti Navindgikar and Arvind Singh