Rooted in nature

Pugdundee Safaris, a travel initiative based in Gurugram, offers a Young Naturalist Training Course (YNAT) for nine to 16 year-old kids. To sign up for this course, parents and the participating child have to book a four-night wildlife holiday at the platform’s lodges in Bandhavgarh, Satpura, Pench, Kanha or Tadoba. The curriculum enables children to feel responsible for our natural world and introduces them to its bounties through simple communication tools. Participants can choose modules from topics such as Introduction to Reptiles, Introduction to Mammals, Introduction to Amphibians and Introduction to Plants, among other categories. Kids are advised to carry outdoor clothes in earthy tones, proper footwear to walk long, irregular stretches, torch, camera, guide books, binoculars and rain gear.