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So you want to take a Covid-safe road trip...
A Bangalore startup, LuxeCamper, is renting out luxury motorhomes/RVs. And they come with a driver, an itinerary, hot water and in-van dining! Be warned: The one thing they do not offer is affordability. A two-day trip from Bangalore to Kabini costs Rs 45,000.
So you want to do good and buy something pretty…
Check out ‘Plate Full of Hope’. You can buy a limited edition of ceramic plates featuring the work of 20 global artists. Each plate sold sponsors 60 meals for migrant workers (h/t founding member Sindhu Nair). Also: you can buy a bunch of pretty face masks from an impoverished Madhubani painter in Bihar.
So you want to record your family history...
Will our grandkids remember the lives of our grandparents? Do we? Maybe the pandemic is making us sentimental, but we’re seriously contemplating this Atlas Obscura guide to creating your own oral family history. And in the age of Zoom, JioMeet and Skype it is very, very doable.