{"id":919,"date":"2012-01-16T18:31:20","date_gmt":"2012-01-16T18:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/1100walks.com\/?p=919"},"modified":"2012-01-16T19:03:13","modified_gmt":"2012-01-16T19:03:13","slug":"in-search-of-bittooras-a-village-walk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/?p=919","title":{"rendered":"In Search of Bittooras: A Village Walk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Miscellaneous \u2013 Thursday 26 January 2012<\/p>\n

In Search of Bittooras: A Village Walk<\/strong><\/p>\n

Explore village life at the periphery of the city\u2026<\/p>\n

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Thursday 26 January 2012; 11 am \u2013 3 pm\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Meeting Point: <\/strong>Ticket window, PVR Saket (Nearest Metro: Malviya Nagar), 11 am<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ending Point: <\/strong>PVR Saket, 3 pm\u00a0 <\/strong><\/p>\n

Mode of Commuting:<\/strong> Walk \/ Wheels \/ Ox Cart<\/p>\n

Registration Details: <\/strong>Contribute Rs. 1100\/- per person (includes transport, lunch)<\/p>\n

Please pre-register. Contact Himanshu Verma \/ 41671100 \/ himanshu@redearthindia.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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On the periphery of Delhi unique and amazing structures are coming up. Bitooras, literally store houses made from cow-dung cakes have stopped passers-by in their tracks. These extraordinary constructions, made by local village women, are reminiscent of tiny houses, and are inscribed with wonderful abstract patterns and sometimes studded with mosaics. Our village walk takes us to see some of the best examples. Watch a demonstration of the fascinating process of the bitooras being made and participate!<\/p>\n

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This walk is a vivid reminder of a fast-disappearing rural life that surrounds the city. We will be transported into the village by ox-cart, view the bitooras, chat to local farmers in their farmyards and sample delicious fresh lassi.<\/p>\n

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This walk was originally conceived by UK based artist Andrew Burton.<\/p>\n

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Itinerary<\/strong><\/p>\n

11 am: Leave for Mandi village on the outskirts of Delhi<\/p>\n

12 noon \u2013 2 pm: Explore the village and bitooras. Lunch.<\/p>\n

3 pm: Walks ends at PVR Saket<\/p>\n

(Click on the image to enlarge)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Bitooras \/ Photo:\u00a0Andrew Burton<\/p>\n

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Woman making Bitooras \/ Photo: Andrew Burton<\/p>\n

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Miscellaneous \u2013 Thursday 26 January 2012 In Search of Bittooras: A Village Walk Explore village life at the periphery of the city\u2026   Thursday 26 January 2012; 11 am \u2013 3 pm\u00a0 Meeting Point: Ticket window, PVR Saket (Nearest Metro: Malviya Nagar), 11 am Ending Point: PVR Saket, 3 pm\u00a0 Mode of Commuting: Walk \/ Wheels \/ Ox Cart Registration Details: Contribute Rs. 1100\/- per person (includes transport, lunch) Please pre-register. Contact Himanshu Verma \/ 41671100 \/ himanshu@redearthindia.com   On the periphery of Delhi unique and amazing structures are coming up. Bitooras, literally store houses made from cow-dung cakes have stopped passers-by in their tracks. These extraordinary constructions, made by local village women, are reminiscent of tiny houses, and are inscribed with wonderful abstract patterns and sometimes studded with mosaics. Our village walk takes us to see some of the best examples. Watch a demonstration of the fascinating process of the bitooras being made and participate!   This walk is a vivid reminder of a fast-disappearing rural life that surrounds the city. We will be transported into the village by ox-cart, view the bitooras, chat to local farmers in their farmyards and sample delicious fresh lassi.   This walk was […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":916,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-919","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-walks"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=919"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":921,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/919\/revisions\/921"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/916"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=919"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=919"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/1100walks.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=919"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}