I Didn’t Plan to Write About This Place
Two years ago, I visited a small village in Satargaon with a group of professors and their families. We had spent the day around Ranikhamar, Baregaon waterfall, a picnic spot, and on our way back, we stopped for lunch at a Rabha household. This village stay experience near Guwahati stayed with me long after we left.
There was no name then. No signboard. No “homestay.”
Just a home.
They welcomed us, fed us, and when we left, they walked all the way to our cars.
“Visit again, anytime.”
The windows were down. Hands were waving from both sides. The car started moving, but they stood there until we disappeared around the bend.
I remembered that moment.
Not because it was dramatic, but because it was real.
That quiet invitation stayed.
I didn’t write about it then.
This year, I went back, with my family.
And this time, I knew I had to write.
Why We Went Back
It started with my son.
One evening at home, he began making a “meh-meh” sound, trying to mimic a goat. My wife laughed. Then she paused.
“Remember that place?” she said.
I did.
Not just the goats, but the people. The way the woman had told her, “Next time, bring your family.”
It didn’t feel like a casual line. It felt like something they would remember.
So I asked my son:
“Do you want to go play with ko-ko (chickens) and me-me (goats)?”
His eyes lit up.
We weren’t chasing expectations.
We were just… open to returning.
The Journey: Leaving Guwahati Behind
The drive from Guwahati to this village stay near Guwahati changes you slowly.
The roads narrow. The traffic fades. The air shifts.
Inside the car, it was a chorus of curiosity:
“What’s that?”
“Look there!”
My daughter, barely a year old, pressed her face to the window.
No one checked their phone.
Not intentionally, we just didn’t feel like it.
Then, somewhere along the way, the mobile network disappeared.
No signal. No notifications.
And strangely, no one noticed.
Arrival: Not Guests Anymore
As we reached Nasiriba, Chandan came out even before the engine stopped.
“Sir, park here.”
At the entrance, his mother stood with folded hands-Namaskar, followed by a half-hug that felt familiar.
There was no awkwardness of “checking in.”
No introductions needed.
We weren’t guests anymore.
Just people who had come back.
A Different Kind of Playground
For kids, this place is something rare.
No instructions. No restrictions. No screens.
Just space.
My son ran behind chickens, then ran away from them, half curious, half scared they might bite him.
My daughter crawled freely, touching leaves, dust, and feathers.
No one said, “Don’t get dirty.”
Later, we walked to a small stream nearby. He threw pebbles into the water again and again.
Time dissolved there.
At the Loom: A Quiet Connection
Inside the house, a different rhythm was unfolding.
Chandan’s mother sat at her handloom.
My wife sat beside her.
“You try,” she said.
They spoke in a mix of Assamese, Bengali, Hindi, the blended with gestures.
From handloom, the conversation moved to food, then to the farm, then to everyday life.
No formal exchange.
Just a connection.
Watching a Life That Flows Naturally
I grew up in a village in West Bengal. So this environment wasn’t new to me.
But something about this place stood out.
Everything was organized, perfectly.
But no one had “planned” it.
It felt natural. Evolved. Effortless.
I didn’t feel time passing.
But somehow, evening arrived too quickly.
A Meal That Felt Like Home
Food was served on banana sheaths.
We fed the kids first.
They didn’t want to eat, they wanted to continue their play…
So Chandan and his mother played with them, so we could feed them easily.
Then meals happened in rotation.
We talked. Laughed. Adjusted.
This wasn’t dining.
It was home.
The Moments You Can’t Plan
Some things stay longer than planned experiences.
We spotted fresh elephant dung at several places on the road.
This is part of the Garbhanga forest range, elephants are not rare here.
Hospitality, Without Asking
As we were about to leave, Chandan’s mother brought a bag.
Inside:
- Dheki shaak
- Jalpai
- Chalta
We hadn’t asked.
This wasn’t giving.
This was sharing.
Leaving… Again
We hadn’t planned to stay this time.
That will happen on our next visit.
“Come again,” they said.
My son asked-
“Why can’t we play more?”
They stood there.
Waving.
Until we disappeared.
Just like the first time.
What This Place Really Is
Nasiriba is not a tourist spot.
Not a curated rural experience.
This village stay near Guwahati is something else.
It’s a home.
A place you don’t just visit-
You return from it with something.
Something that stays.
I stayed at many homestay near Guwahati. They are good. This is amazing and unique.
This village stay experience near Guwahati is a life-enriching memory!
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