Two women in traditional Indian attire, rural setting.

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.

Choose Categories

RECENT STORIES

Desert Bones and Dust Trails: Reading the Kalahari’s Ancient Ground

Published on: 02/02/2026 |Contributors: Sarah Kingdom

The Kalahari is often described as one of the last great wildernesses of southern Africa, but it’s more than a wildlife sanctuary. Beneath the salt pans and sparse acacia trees lies a chronicle of the earth’s history written in sediment and bone. This is a place where geology, palaeontology, and hydrology converge to reveal an ancient world that predates the modern Kalahari sands.

The Elephant Sage

Published on: 23/01/2026 |Contributors: Gowri Subramanya

It was on a boat safari on a November afternoon, when the days were still warm, nights beginning to turn cold, that I came across this scene. The water would have been cold enough by then to push crocodiles out to the banks, and two of them lay stretched at the water’s edge, basking in the winter sun. Not far from them, an elephant stood grazing, calm and absorbed, close enough to the river to step in if it wished.

Ilkal: Handlooms Rooted in Heritage

Published on: 22/01/2026 |Contributors: Rashmi Gopal Rao

A reflection of our rich heritage, Indian hand-woven textiles have been in existence since time immemorial. With almost every state home to a unique kind of handloom craft, handlooms are indeed a rich legacy of India. Ilkal, located in the Bagalkot district of Karnataka, a hundred kilometres from Hampi, is one such city that is home to the eponymous Ilkal sarees.