You wake up in the morning, clean yourself up, gobble up some breakfast, take the morning commute, go through the motions at work, head back home or meet some friends, finish off dinner and call it a night — only to repeat the entire process when you wake up the following day. That's how exhausting city life can be, without us even recognising the dreary monotony sometimes. And in the process, we turn into urban animals inhabiting a concrete jungle, who'd be lost at sea if left to fend for themselves in the wild. Our sheltered existence negates the need for basic survival skills, since we have no rivers to cross, and no mountains to climb.

But what if you leave the polluted ramparts of Mumbai two hours behind to be cradled in the lap of nature for a while? What if, along the way, you pick up some elementary tricks that would help you find your feet if you ever end up in Robinson Crusoe's shoes? That's the sort of opportunity that "India's first wilderness festival" promises to offer attendees, with an added mix of music, films, adventure and yoga ensuring that it isn't a case of all work and no play for those who sign up.