Evolve Back presents a series of expressive stories from our destinations. We hope that these stories encapsulating the lore of the land help foster a deeper understanding and connection between our guests and the places we call home.

The Kalahari in Miniature: What You Miss When You Only Look for Big Game

Published on: 22/12/2025 |Contributors: Sarah Kingdom

When most people think of the Central Kalahari Game Reserve (CKGR), they imagine vast sand dunes and wide horizons, dotted with gemsbok and lion, or perhaps a lone cheetah wandering across the grasslands. And rightly so, the CKGR is indeed a land of big skies and big game. But if you slow down, lower your gaze and take your time, a different CKGR will begin to emerge.

Anegundi’s quiet empire of women: the banana-fibre story

Published on: 15/12/2025 | Contributors: Sourabha Rao & Santosh Saligram

Heritage does not remain confined to the relics of the past in Hampe and Anegundi. Across the boulder-strewn horizons of these ancient towns in Karnataka where time scatters itself among granite crags, river bends and temple shadows, more stories bear the same grace as the river that nourished an empire of the past. In Anegundi, heritage today also means an alive story of women who transform the simplest gifts of nature into objects of elegance and purpose.

Kapila to Kabini: Journey of a Sacred River

Published on: 03/12/2025 | Contributors: Preanka Roy & Alok Ranjan

Every great river has a story, and Karnataka’s much loved Kabini, also known as the Kapila, has one that flows as gracefully as its waters. As I stood on the banks of this wide and calm river, with the sun dipping low and lean white egrets scrutinising the banks silently, I could feel the layers of history, myth, and life coming together in each wave.

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