As part of the Dasara Illuminations Manjula’s garden in the park glows.
Manjula’s Glowing Garden
Creating Space
for dialogues that help us
Make connections
Promote personal development
Share alternate views
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We’re launching regular meetings
We’ve held a few informal meetings in the last year.
Todays was yet another great opportunity for insightful conversations.
We’re now going to hold regular monthly (still informal) meetings starting in September.
They are intended for young people and those young at heart. They are convened and vaguely facilitated by Stephen.
Who knows where it will lead, we’ve already covered a range of political, philosophical, cultural, community and personal issues in open conversation.
It will also provide opportunities to get involved with other Manjula’s Mysore projects.
Meetings will provide a safe reflective space.
We invite you to get involved and suggest other projects you’d like to see developed.
Please follow the link and complete the form if you’re interested in joining a group and have your own suggestions.
There will be two groups:
Monthly meetings with like minded people open to anyone who chooses to attend and drop in.
Monthly meetings over six months of individuals (hopefully also like minded) who choose to join, agree to attend every meeting and be active participants. Objectives and subjects will be set by the members at the first meeting. It’s known as a learning set. Numbers are limited.
Individual meetings might also be possible
Access to Manjula’s Library
Let us know on the form which your interested. We’ll inform you if the learning set will go ahead and if there’s a place available for you.
Future dialogues might be available at school, colleges or work, let’s see.
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Who we are
Manjula’s Mysore in addition to mycycle tours and Mysore Bed and Breakfast organises and supports events to serve our community and helps to continue radiating the goodness that was MAnjula.
So far we’ve organised an event for forty visually impaired young women, gifted bicycles, taken people on holiday, provided meals for elders, shared knowledge through Manjula’s library and meetings, sponsored two children, and facilitated team learning.
Set up by Stephen and our friends it celebrates MAnjula and continues her good work. More details are on both our web sites, various places on Facebook and even on Instagram.
Check http://www.ManjulasMysore.in http://www.meandmycycle.com
July subjects arising in our conversations included finding your passion
Helping celebrate MAnjula
Manjula’s Garden
A message popped up in Facebook which reminded me of how bare the park was before we installed the benches and created her garden
I hope you like it Manjula
Young of all ages like it too
Kaveri’s Kamp continues
It’s the second camp for Kaveri after last year’s great success.
There’s already been lots of activities.
Here’s the favourite.
After being fully equipped at Decathlon, Kaveri found her confidence on our roof and grew stronger from daily sessions at the local Academy.
Other activities after our seaside holiday included cycling, boating on a lake, crafts, moving house, reading, writing,
And now swimming with auntie Radhika (pics not allowed at baths itself)
And random museums
Plus Kaveri and her team creating bracelets to be sold at the children’s market.
Great fun all round
And lots of energy expended.
Manjula’s Mysore, doing good.
Welcome to our new company and its Director’s : Sarvesh and Stephen, originally set up by Manjula’s good friends: Satish and Tanuja
please follow the links for more information
So far …
we organised a funday for 40 visually impaired young women in August 2022.
…including cycle tours on our tandem
… we’ve sited benches and created gardens in Manjula’s Memory
… donated almost 50 bicycles to NGOs, individuals and members of our team.
… fed older people at an ashram and projects supporting people during the pandemic
… sponsored young people’s education
… organised a summer camp and holiday
We’re about celebrating Manjula and continuing her good work.
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What next?
We will continue to welcome guests to Mysore Bed and Breakfast and provide MyCycle: Mysore Cycle Tours and the income we bring in, after covering costs, will all go to helping our communities.
We’re open to suggestions to work with young people.
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Manjula died in 2019 but lives on in our hearts and through these gifts.
Important Notice
We hope you are managing and well in these challenging times.
We reopened in October 2022 and look forward to welcoming you to Mysore.
Book via Email (preferably) tours@mycycle.co or telephone 0091 9886705179.
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Look through this site for more details of who we are and what we do. Our story can also be found on www.meandMYCycle.com but beware it’s a jungle.
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Please note our rooms can only be booked directly or carefully selected agents such as Indiasomeday or if you’d prefer: AirBnB
We cannot be booked via other third party online sites and portals.
It costs 2400 Rs per night for two people sharing and 1950Rs per night single occupancy. Breakfast is included and is usually fruit salad, muesli, toast, juice, scrambled egg and mushrooms.
Stephen, Lucie and Billet-Doux, and Manjula still with us.
Mysore
Occasional update March 2021
Travel again?
A recent article about ‘global travel trends’ …. emphasised that people were looking forward to travel again….. we can understand why.
Guess where was top of the list? Yes, India.
They emphasised different ways to travel, all of which we have experience of here. For example:
Travelling sustainably, of course, more people are conscious of how they travel and getting to know a place better, going for depth and less of breadth. In a previous life I advised business on sustainability.
More people are looking to work while travelling, say hello to the digital nomad, Tom and Amy are our very own examples of young people with a new approach and zest for life. We’ve lost count of the times they’ve been to stay.
Want to work and travel? check out India, come and stay.
Safety in terms of one’s health and not being in risky personal situations, when we do reopen we’ll be up to the minute, in terms of best practice. In addition, we have experience of many single women travellers calling in here, some starting their travels in Mysore so we can help you find your feet, put you in touch with others and give helpful advice.
Travel is always an adventure and we often have people, including the Sari Sisters from Vancouver Island, Stephen Fleming the intrepid bee hunter cyclist from England venturing out on their own cycle tours, for example from here into the Nilgiris, Kodagu, or to Cochin or Goa. We’ve put cyclists in touch with other’s who have cycled the same routes to get insightful advice and great suggestions.
So when making plans do search around this site where you’ll find all sorts of advice for travel in India, in the South and especially in and around Mysore.
If you can’t find what you’re looking for, just ask, we might know or our community of friends: previous guests and local contacts will know.
Things to do Locally
We do also of course have our ‘world famous’ MYCycle tours
I was out cycling with our neighbour Verendra and just today we Invited in and given a guided tour of the Pinjrapole society where cows are given a home, yes, imagine an old cows home, with 4000 residents. check it out.
We look forward to meeting you again or for the first time!
Stephen and Lucie, Manjula still with us.
Tours@mycycle.co
Pandemic
We hope you and your family are managing OK
It’s a year since our last guests stayed at Mysore Bed and Breakfast. What a year it’s been. We miss you!
It’s been a challenge for us all, with fewer visitors and friends to make Lucie has found it difficult, she’s stuck with me!
Our biggest challenge is missing Manjula, it’s been two years now. We’ve just arranged Pooja and a meal for us and the crows (to reach Manjula’s soul) ? More details here
She’s present with us as we cherish her smiling energy and joy.
We look forward to re-opening and seeing you later this year please do contact us to find more details, check this or our regular updates on our other site or on Instagram #meandmycycle
From Stephen, Lucie and Manjula who is very much still with us.
Sorry and sad
Driving on a double road this morning a ten month old bullock stepped into the path of my Ambassador
A group quickly developed, as is usual in India.
Satish came to handle the situation. Compensating the owner with 4000 Rs (£40) in theory for the poor bullock’s leg to be fixed up and he to be taken to the old cow’s home.
But I wonder if the owner will just pocket the money and sell the poor bullock to become meat even thought just recently that became illegal.
I’m really sad and sorry.
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