About Barli Institute in Indore, India

The Barli Development Institute for Rural Women was established in 1985 to help uplift rural and tribal women living in small communities in the districts around Indore. During the first few years of operation, it focused primarily on developing income-generating skills like producing small mats, incense sticks, dry leaf cups, candles, chalk sticks and handloom weaving. Barli Development Institute for Rural Women has been using solar cookers since it started 23 years ago, for the last 10 years it cooks all the food for its hostel for approximately 300 days per year. using solar cookers.

Barli is a very common name among tribal women of Dhar and Jhabua districts, where most of the women trained at the Institute come from The literal meaning of Barli is the central pillar that holds up the whole tribal house in this area. The Institute believes that women are the central pillar of human society.

Address:

Barli Development Institute for Rural Women
180 Bhamori
New Dewas Road
Indore
MP 452008
India

About Indore (Information from: http://indore.nic.in/general.htm )

Indore is situated on the Malwa plateau at an altitude of 553 m above sea level, on the banks of two small rivulets - the Saraswati and the Khan. They unite at the centre of the city where a small 18th century temple of Sangamnath or Indreshwar exists. The name Indore is appropriated to this deity. It is the largest city in Madhya Pradesh state in central India. It is among the million+ population cities of India with a population of over 1 million and is the commercial capital of the state of Madhya Pradesh. Indore city presents a happy blend of historical past and promises of rapid future modernization. 

Climate

Due to its location in Central India (approx.76° E, 23° N) , far from the sea, Indore has a moderately extreme climate. Winter: In winter (November to February), the night low is around 10°C. At the peak of winter, it can be as low as 2 to 3°C. The record low is +1.5°C. Summer: During summer (April-June) the days are hot (35-40°C) with the peak summer (May) day temperature sometimes touching 45°C. However, unlike other places in central India, the summer nights in Indore are something special. Due to its location on the southern edge of the Malwa Plateau, however hot it may be during the day, in the late evening, cool breeze starts which makes the evenings quite pleasant, referred to as Shab-e-Malwa.

Rainfall: Indore gets moderate rainfall of 30-35 inches (~80cms) during July-September due to S. W. Monsoon.

For more detailed information about Indore click here

Travel and Accommodation

The conference organisers at the Barli Institute have put together some information about travelling to and from Indore and the accommodation options available near the conference venue.

Here is a list of train connections from Delhi and Mumbai to Indore >>

Here is schedule of flights to Indore, flights are available from Delhi and Mumbai, as well as other airports in India >>

Here is some information on hotels in Indore. The Barli Institute has pre-booked several rooms at two hotels (Hotel Atithi Satkar and Hotel Atithi Niwas) near the conference venue.

Please click here for more information on Hotel Atithi Satkar and Hotel Atithi Niwas.

To book a room at either of these hotels please complete the hotel booking form here and return to the Barli Institute.

Other accommodation options in Indore are listed in this document here. Please note, if you choose to stay at one of these accommodation options, you should make the booking yourself.

Here is a map showing some of the accommodation options and their proximity to the Barli Institute -

The following link is also useful for finding a hotel in Indore - http://www.hotelscombined.com/City/Indore.htm