News & Events

We have had a number of enquiries regarding the residential courses which we intend to hold at the Haveli. These will initially take place when interested parties of up to six people can be co-ordinated, and we would be interested to hear from anyone we may wish to attend, either as a single person or as a group.

Over the coming months we will be taking advantage of the skills of highly experienced local craftsmen and teachers, who will give personal tuition in a variety of fields, including:

Art-and-crafts
  • Silver-working
  • Leather-working
  • Indian culinary arts
  • Stone carving
  • Indian astrology and mysticism
  • Painting and drawing
  • Textiles (block-printing, weaving, visiting local museums and collections, etc.)
  • Ayurvedic medicine

The Hevali will also act as a living gallery for early Indian objet d'art and contemporary art by modern artists.

Printing workshops

We are privileged to have these workshops led by Shankar Lal Bidla, the current head of the Bidla family. This family has been block-printing in an unbroken tradition for over two hundred years. Workshops will be based in Jodhpur, but will include a trip to Bidla printers in Bagru, just outside of Jaipur, to see the full process of dying and washing, then on to look at the textiles in the Royal Palace of Jaipur.

Please see gallery for views of Bidla printers at work.

Introduction to India

India can be a difficult country especially for the first time visitor.For many, the choice is either a package or organised group travel. The thought of seeing this amazing country from a bus window and staying in a corporate hotel sends shivers down some peoples backs. India should be a trip of a lifetime, a time to wander at a pace to suit yourself. Bristow's can help you to settle in and get over the initial shock and confusion.

Itinery for your first week.

Arrive at Delhi airport where you will be greeted and taken by taxi to your hotel where you will spend the first night.The next day you will be taken by car on an afternoon sight seeing tour of the city then on to the railway station where you will be settled onto the sleeper train for an overnight journey to Jodhpur. You will be met at the railway station and escorted by taxi to Bristow's Haveli where you will spend 5 nights in a heritage suite.Breakfast is included and teas and coffees available on request. Included in the price is a walking tour of the old city, a day tour to the desert by car and a candlelit dinner in our garden.

Complete week £395 per person, based on two people sharing.