Along the highway in Kakharigaon, Puranigudam, in the Nagaon district of Assam, there is a place where all of this is not a fantasy — it is simply Tuesday morning. It is called Kalayani, and it is the home and farm of Kunti Borah, known affectionately across the region as Kunti Baideo — elder sister to all who visit.
A Location That Surprises You
Kalayani sits at a rare and beautiful intersection: accessible enough to find, yet utterly removed from the noise of modern life. The farm is positioned along a familiar highway, but the moment you step through its gate, the road behind you disappears entirely. You are surrounded, on all sides, by an active, working organic farm — paddy rows, a kitchen garden bursting with seasonal produce, a quiet fish pond, and pathways lined with medicinal plants. It is not a resort designed to look like nature. It is nature, and you are a guest within it.
Gandhian Simplicity, Genuinely Lived
The homestay unit at Kalayani was built with the support of the Royal Enfield Himalayan Knot Sustainability Fund — a recognition, in itself, that what Kunti Borah is doing here is worth preserving and sharing with the world. The unit accommodates up to six guests, keeping the experience intimate, personal, and true to the spirit of the place.
The homestay makes no promises of luxury, and that is precisely its greatest gift. The rooms are clean, uncluttered, and honest — a simple cot with fresh cotton sheets, the soft flicker of a clay lamp, the sound of wind moving through the paddy at night. This is Gandhian simplicity in its truest sense: not an aesthetic choice, but a philosophy. Where less is not a lack, but a liberation. Guests who arrive expecting comfort in the conventional sense leave having discovered something far more restorative — the profound quiet of a life lived close to the earth.
The Art of the Pita
At the heart of Kalayani is Kunti Borah herself. She is celebrated far and wide in Nagaon for her traditional Assamese pitas — golden, aromatic, and crafted entirely from her own farm-grown rice. She pounds the rice into a fine powder using a traditional dheki, then blends it with dark, crumbled jaggery and fragrant sesame seeds, all sourced from her fields. Watching her shape each pita over the woodfire is like watching an artist at work. There is a rhythm to her hands, a deep and unhurried confidence that can only come from a lifetime of practice. These are not just sweets; they are edible memories, shaped by the same hands that planted the rice that made them.
From Soil to Plate in Hours
Every meal at Kalayani is cooked over a woodfire, with vegetables harvested from the kitchen garden that very morning and fish pulled fresh from her own pond. The menu is a vibrant, wholesome spread — vegetable curries, tangy homemade chutneys, the comforting simplicity of traditional pitika, and that fresh fish that carries the clean taste of still water and open air. From soil to plate in a matter of hours, with no cold storage and no shortcuts, the food at Kalayani carries an unmistakable vitality. It is
the kind of freshness that reminds your body what eating was always meant to feel like.
A Sustainable Sisterhood
Guests at Kalayani are not passive visitors. They walk the farm rows with Kunti Borah as she explains the story behind her carefully preserved heirloom seeds — varieties that her family has protected for generations. They learn to identify the medicinal plants that line the pathways. They are welcome in her kitchen, beside her woodfire, at her table. One traveller who stayed here put it simply: “I came expecting a farm stay. I left feeling like I had found a second home, and a teacher I didn’t know I needed.” That is the quiet power of what Kunti Borah has built at Kalayani — a sustainable sisterhood rooted in the act of growing, preserving, and generously sharing. Before you leave, she will press a packet of heirloom seeds into your hands, along with tips for your own garden and a warmth that stays with you long after the journey home.
Kalayani — Kheti With Kunti. Come as a guest. Leave as a family.
Kalayani – Kheti With Kunti is located at Kakharigaon, Puranigudam, Nagaon District, Assam. Offering homestay, organic farm experiences, a farm school, heritage seeds, and medicinal plants. Curated by Curtain Call Adventures — Your Culture Curator.
