Why I quit the corporate world to start teaching mud house construction

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  • Опубліковано 7 бер 2021
  • Shagun Singh was a corporate business head. She quit her job in 2015 and moved to Nainital in Uttarakhand. She was looking for a place where she can build a home with her own hands. The idea was to create a magical place where one can grow food, where there is energy, water, and to live as holistically as possible. She found a barren piece of land in Mahrora, a village close to Nainital. Later she started making mud houses and founded a training centre called Geeli Mitti. People from different parts of the world come and learn different mud construction techniques here. She emphasizes on the importance of mud over cement.
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  • @carefulpolarbear
    @carefulpolarbear 3 роки тому +504

    Been working here in US for last five years. Going back to India in two months to never come back. Hope to start doing some farming, or plant a tiny forest in my family farm land.

  • @lisastrozzieri9043
    @lisastrozzieri9043 3 роки тому +488

    When I was a child I saw a mud house being "torn down" by a bulldozer. I thought it would just fall over. But it was VERY strong. Stronger than any brick or mortar. It did not crack or crumble. It literally had to busted up with repeated blows from the equipment. As a kid, it seemed strange that something so durable was discarded in this way. I never forgot how strong the walls of that house were.

    • @DarkGhostHacker
      @DarkGhostHacker 3 роки тому +14

      Where exactly was this? Was it in a tropical climate, or in a cold area that gets snow?

    • @Augusto_Tenorio
      @Augusto_Tenorio 2 роки тому +22

      Here in brazilian northeast there's a cultura of mud houses (casas de taipa, with sticks and mud, and it's VERY fresh in day light). During the dutch domain, around 1625, the fortresses here were made with this tecnology. The result: Cannon balls used to get trapped in It and the wall could be remade in less than one day. Nothing like know the environment 😏

    • @Augusto_Tenorio
      @Augusto_Tenorio 2 роки тому +3

      @@DarkGhostHacker India and suroundinhs

    • @rosalynmartin519
      @rosalynmartin519 Рік тому +2

      Aw such a waste

    • @rosalynmartin519
      @rosalynmartin519 Рік тому +3

      @@Augusto_Tenorio cool

  • @shruti7065
    @shruti7065 3 роки тому +358

    I am living in very big mud house since my childhood in village it is more than 50 year old . In summer you feel cool and in winter you feel warm in mud house

  • @sunithamn3711
    @sunithamn3711 3 роки тому +767

    This is how we lived, then they said we are uncivilised,now when we cannot afford to go back they say we are polluting😭

    • @iamgroot4706
      @iamgroot4706 3 роки тому +12

      Believe in God 🙏

    • @drumstick-marblebag
      @drumstick-marblebag 3 роки тому +28

      @@iamgroot4706 But not in Chriatian God.

    • @nataliebutler
      @nataliebutler 3 роки тому +17

      @@drumstick-marblebag There's only one God.

    • @shafiq-khoj1909
      @shafiq-khoj1909 3 роки тому

      true

    • @amiryaz5728
      @amiryaz5728 3 роки тому +31

      The problem lies with us who seek validation about our lifestyle from them.

  • @MrDonkaun
    @MrDonkaun 3 роки тому +353

    What a woman. This is a strong woman.

  • @fun3721
    @fun3721 3 роки тому +589

    My grandfather's close to 50 yr old house is built out of laterite mud (not bricks) & wooden beams. Its still standing strong. The house does not have a a typical foundation. The roof is tiles made of clay. This house located on the western coast of India has tolerated torrential monsoons and strong sea winds. It has needed some plastering on the exterior surfaces in the recent past but the house is in good shape. Since no cement is used, the house remains very cool inside even in harsh summers .
    I wish more people could build such cheap & eco friendly houses

    • @GeeliMitti
      @GeeliMitti 3 роки тому +19

      You are so right and that's exactly what we want to help everyone rediscover 🙏🏻

    • @rojeesahu7922
      @rojeesahu7922 3 роки тому +33

      My maternal grandparents also live in mud house 🙂 built almost 120 years ago. I guess in 2007-8, they tried reconstruction of the walls, but it was so thick like rock, so they stopped and left it as it was. It still stands strong 😇🙏

    • @parthainderson
      @parthainderson 3 роки тому +11

      Can you send me contact or details of ecofriendly construction people?

    • @marthandashuraham4532
      @marthandashuraham4532 3 роки тому +3

      Kindly append photographic prathyakhsha- pramaana!! if your granda's Adobe. Qed
      Sincere salutations

    • @linaraay
      @linaraay 3 роки тому +22

      My grandpa also had a big spacious mud house. It was 110 years old and got destroyed completely in 1999 super cyclone. It had faced so many cyclones . I got a chance to visit and stayed for few days. Experience of staying in mud house is totally different. You live close to nature.

  • @shreyashrestha186
    @shreyashrestha186 3 роки тому +445

    "I realized the absolute uselessness of this life and how fake it is.." 😌

    • @rohitmehta1216
      @rohitmehta1216 3 роки тому +16

      That hit hard and deep😐

    • @barryminor616
      @barryminor616 2 роки тому +4

      Fake is a mistake
      Real is the deal

    • @geethascharlu5622
      @geethascharlu5622 Рік тому +2

      I'm 58, .I agree with you. Before in childhood we used to spend more outside mornings and evenings except avoid hot afternoons, eat raw veggies. Sleep watching the stars. Now people hardly watch the sky, brooding over mobiles, buying more plastic items from malls, electronic junk. Paying lifelong EMIs..

  • @sadikin3103
    @sadikin3103 3 роки тому +412

    "At the end of the day we are probably slaves, we can't take a leave when you want, you can't sleep when you want. For all that money in the world that you earn, can you really afford absolutely clean food, can you afford clean water, can you afford clean air?"

    • @prafullrahangdale9325
      @prafullrahangdale9325 3 роки тому +16

      Underrated comment....
      Great thought

    • @sonofhibbs4425
      @sonofhibbs4425 3 роки тому +1

      YUP

    • @siddhabuddha
      @siddhabuddha 3 роки тому +27

      Unfortunately the human mind as been hijacked by corporations. We have traded our critical thinking ability for what we call "money".

    • @gutebrandao4369
      @gutebrandao4369 3 роки тому +4

      Wise lady

    • @NC-it2ws
      @NC-it2ws 3 роки тому +14

      I get this thought. Look at the person who made this video. How was she able to do it. You can learn a lot from how she did it. Your life automatically follows what you value the most. If you're still hooking on to the corporate life, that means you haven't yet valued other things more than corporate life.

  • @darkzero4608
    @darkzero4608 3 роки тому +246

    Now im a softwares professional. But my aim is to be a farmer make home stable in village. Then live in a place like forest lonely free from all fakes.

    • @sinavalamin4087
      @sinavalamin4087 3 роки тому +16

      Go for it my dear, I already got my land for catfish farming and poultry . it feels good.

    • @thatdude123
      @thatdude123 3 роки тому +2

      @@sinavalamin4087 How were you able to do that?

    • @tatiannatownsend1531
      @tatiannatownsend1531 3 роки тому +3

      @@sinavalamin4087 good for you! I hope to be like you when I grow up🥺

    • @happylifegrace4674
      @happylifegrace4674 3 роки тому +2

      @@sinavalamin4087 i commend you . I enjoy meeting likeminded people. Can you share any advice and knowledge on how i can begin my journey and create lifestyle as amazon Forest living sort of like the thailand vibes with tree home or anything similar? Blessings!

    • @raginkp9190
      @raginkp9190 3 роки тому +1

      Swamy.. sir... സൂപ്പർ ഐഡിയ

  • @abhishekmunda3lol
    @abhishekmunda3lol 3 роки тому +90

    I still live in a mud house when I visit my village. The house that my grandparents build with their own hands And in summer you don't need any appliances to cool the space.

  • @deepakMR0078
    @deepakMR0078 3 роки тому +90

    Back in 1990 in my village we use to have Mud House then people started moving toward cement and Skill Men who would build Mud house we use to call Kaccha Ghar , now i am missing , i wish people start building these again in kashi

    • @alexandercove1194
      @alexandercove1194 3 роки тому +7

      Begin now.....maybe with a small structure and see how that "feels" once it's done...luck and love to you!

  • @estherma7408
    @estherma7408 3 роки тому +54

    Mud homes where used by my grandparents in Trinidad. They must have brought their building knowledge from India. I remember it been cool and they maintained it with cow manure. Hard work but like she implied they were made to feel working in the cities and concert homes equaled success. I preferred their success but it was with backbreaking work. They planted their own rice and raised chickens. They worked so hard but they didn’t realize they had it right.... working for themselves and knowing where their food came from.

  • @willm5814
    @willm5814 3 роки тому +93

    Nice work❤️💕 I’m a 64 yr old mechanical engineer- I have been studying (informally) sustainable housing for the last five years (along with regenerative agriculture) - cob homes are a great choice for a warm climate - what you have created is beautiful and the fact that you are enabling others is beautiful as well 💕💕

    • @DarkGhostHacker
      @DarkGhostHacker 3 роки тому +4

      I want to learn how to use these methods to build a home that can withstand freezing cold temperatures and hot dry summers. In the winter its -20°c, and summer it's 30°c here in eastern part of North America.
      Maybe you have some helpful information I can look at? I want to learn so much about this stuff.

    • @mareemacpherson9454
      @mareemacpherson9454 3 роки тому +6

      Please check out the cob houses that exist in England that are 100s of years old! I think the majority of them, if I remember, were in Devon and Cornwall.

    • @carriesilvinaespinozavilla5177
      @carriesilvinaespinozavilla5177 2 роки тому +1

      Will M. I'm 64. My grandfather built every house he and my grandmother lived in. I have photos of me as a baby when my grandparents built their house with hand made sod bricks. The house had a polished cement floor with cow hides. He built an incinerator to completely disintegrate any waste that wasnt recycled. Sustainable farming was the lifeblood of the ranch. A heat sink kept the house warm in the winter. It is fascinating.

  • @sharmilamenon5337
    @sharmilamenon5337 3 роки тому +38

    This is a tribute to mother Earth.. Who has everythimg in her to sustain our living... Salute this Woman: true being on this planet. Be blessed

  • @jay_Mata_ki
    @jay_Mata_ki 3 роки тому +10

    Beautifully said... ".. with all the money that you earn, can you afford healthy organic food, healthy clean water or air?.."
    Awesome awesome.. 👍👍😃

  • @siddharthpande3858
    @siddharthpande3858 3 роки тому +87

    I can't believe how underrated this beautiful UA-cam channel is..
    This deserves a million subscribers ❤️

  • @gavinbolton4660
    @gavinbolton4660 3 роки тому +110

    Wow what an inspiration. The story of my life I thought I was loosing my mind when I quite the advertising agency I owned for 22years and moved to a small island in Thailand.

  • @NACAFarm
    @NACAFarm 3 роки тому +73

    she has the heart of gold. Not many feels that way when you are already successful. And most specially the courage to turn your back from that life. I salute you and I shall have that life soon. My journey to sustainability has started a few years back but had not been easy as I was already unemployed for years and it wasn't cheap to be honest. My family also think it's a crazy and foolish move. But will get there. A life with nature where u don't have to wake up and hurry to work. A life where u see how your food grow

  • @rdobserver99
    @rdobserver99 3 роки тому +47

    Cement was forced to sell in the indian market by British by passing a law. To increase the sale of cement in india.
    Houses built with traditional way were called illegal and against the law.
    It only took 60yrs Britishers to destroy Indian traditional house building. The skilled workers chose some different jobs to survive.

  • @talksofdharma2466
    @talksofdharma2466 3 роки тому +162

    I'm A native of Uttrakhand born and brought up in Mumbai, and my dream is to Make a Mud, Mud-brick, stone house in UK😍😍

    • @ksitigarbha9787
      @ksitigarbha9787 3 роки тому +20

      No! don't come to this freezing place. I'm living in UK. Would rather be in India. You can grow fruit and vegetables all year

    • @nishabhatt1576
      @nishabhatt1576 3 роки тому +27

      @@ksitigarbha9787 he is talking about uk.. Uttrakhand not united Kingdom 🤭

    • @user-kt3jn7wx5f
      @user-kt3jn7wx5f 3 роки тому +4

      @@nishabhatt1576 ye sahi tha🤣🤣😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍🙏🙏🙏🙏

    • @user-kt3jn7wx5f
      @user-kt3jn7wx5f 3 роки тому +2

      @@nishabhatt1576 btw r u from Jammu Kashmir

    • @nishabhatt1576
      @nishabhatt1576 3 роки тому +8

      @@user-kt3jn7wx5f i am from Uttrakhand 🤗

  • @Cormac2023
    @Cormac2023 3 роки тому +62

    I was born in a rural area in the U.S. and lived there for the first 8 years of my life. My father was raised on a small farm, but after serving in WWII he moved to the city where he met my mother. They decided to move back to the countryside to raise their family. Unfortunately though, he moved me and 2 of my siblings (the 3 youngest) to the city.
    So, I've lived in the city almost my entire life, until a year and a half ago. Now I live in a small town.
    But, for the last 4 years, I've been researching alternative housing & energy, off-grid living, even primitive construction & living.
    So, everything you are saying is exactly my sentiments as well.
    But, I'm not able to break loose at this time because of debt I owe.
    This entire system is like a trap to keep you under the governments subjection. This system is at war against mankind and nature, and I have learned to hate it.

    • @magistradox39
      @magistradox39 3 роки тому +2

      It's Satan's system (or the Fallen Angel's). We are subjects and enslaved. Hard, very hard to get free of it. Debt is slavery. And I started working in the oilfield, because of falling into debt slavery.

    • @shineyninan5705
      @shineyninan5705 2 роки тому

      Dear, I have the same feeling.

  • @sabrinawanderer7560
    @sabrinawanderer7560 2 роки тому +23

    2:23 "That the only true time that a person probably is happy is when he/she is in service of others." -- that's the real definition of life..in this world where people think only about themselves, it's refreshing to meet and see people who aren't the same as with most people are today.

  • @raining_houseplants2646
    @raining_houseplants2646 3 роки тому +135

    This video is really unique... Mud houses and life's true meaning 🙏💚good wishes to "geeli mitti "

    • @jtzoltan
      @jtzoltan 3 роки тому +5

      It feels great working with mud... I love getting down to the yellow clay layer! You've inspired me to build a hovel on my parents farm.

    • @rtkyalpazz2497
      @rtkyalpazz2497 3 роки тому

      🙏🏽

  • @shaash5236
    @shaash5236 3 роки тому +8

    No! I’m 57 and I still love the smell of rain and I still dance in it! Nobody dances with me though ....

  • @aditya3465
    @aditya3465 3 роки тому +141

    Cement/Concrete pollution is real... We need to go back to our roots, especially those who have enough available land and resources.

    • @chipwalter4490
      @chipwalter4490 3 роки тому +2

      UPDATE: THE COLISEUM IS MADE OUT CONCRETE. Concrete is a 2000 year old ROOTS MATERIAL for Western Culture. There is nothing wrong with it as a material. However people who do not know what they are talking about in historical terms cannot be expected to understand how said material has now come to be misused.
      Count yourself as in that category- until you do a little more research...

    • @Dewkeeper
      @Dewkeeper 3 роки тому +8

      @@chipwalter4490 That's needlessly harsh. Both you and the person you're replying to are correct, you're just discussing different things.

    • @kasturchakraborty
      @kasturchakraborty 3 роки тому +4

      Deaths due to earthquakes induced building collapses are also real. We can't go back to older materials, however, we must certainly advance green construction materials.

    • @MrCubas69
      @MrCubas69 3 роки тому +2

      @@chipwalter4490 you are correct,

    • @SurajKumar-uo1eh
      @SurajKumar-uo1eh 3 роки тому +6

      @@chipwalter4490 Sir, the concrete that you are referring to, also known as "Roman Concrete" is altogether an entirely different material from the concrete that we use today. Roman Concrete is primarily made up of volcanic ash (pozzolona) and lime, while the concrete that we use today is made up of Portland cement, sand and aggregate. Concrete, by definition, is a mixture of an aggregate/s and a binder. As we can see, Roman concrete is made of naturally occurring materials and does not harm the environment in any way, either during its production or after the end its useful life. Modern concrete, on the other hand does harms the environment, both during its production stage and after the end of its useful life ( which, well, is quite short!). So, i guess, it is wise to move away from concrete (of course, the modern one!) wherever we can and adopt construction techniques that are environment friendly and in harmony with nature.

  • @musaafiradesiwonderingamer2131
    @musaafiradesiwonderingamer2131 3 роки тому +52

    I’m planning to start similar journey in US this year. Great work.

    • @DarkGhostHacker
      @DarkGhostHacker 3 роки тому +2

      I hope once you learn enough knowledge that you show it to others. Manu people would love to learn. I would love to learn this stuff so I can have a home like this 1 day

  • @dharmaraja41
    @dharmaraja41 2 роки тому +15

    “Don’t mistake not knowing something with it being a fact”
    Well said sister!

  • @jankimajhi6058
    @jankimajhi6058 2 роки тому +24

    I was born and brought up in a mud house and we still have that house where my parents live..Thinking of renovating it rather breaking it down.. I have so many memories related to this house and I literally couldn't think of demolishing it... I want to keep it for future generations to see what their ancestors had left for them..

    • @gmail7894
      @gmail7894 2 роки тому

      Where is that house located? Like what part of India and what climate?

  • @bibinthampy1599
    @bibinthampy1599 3 роки тому +67

    Mud houses are best.. Its eco friendly, low cost..

  • @lindamaemullins5151
    @lindamaemullins5151 3 роки тому +9

    56 and still love the woods and dancing in the rain ❤️😉

  • @alroyesserrao
    @alroyesserrao 3 роки тому +283

    God has given everything What we want. But human beings are moving towards destruction

    • @FoxyCAMTV
      @FoxyCAMTV 3 роки тому +5

      We have already destroyed everything. Its going to take a bit more time for it to fall completely

    • @velerina2017
      @velerina2017 3 роки тому +1

      Yea we been given everything. I agree. We just want more and more, we are so selfish. We are so materialistic, we'll never learn the true essence of life

    • @jamesbansbach9141
      @jamesbansbach9141 3 роки тому +3

      It’s not that human beings are moving towards destruction it’s that destruction is a natural part of life wouldn’t you agree? Just like the butterflies breaking free from their cocoons, they had to destroy what they used to be in order to become what they are moving towards. So doesn’t it make sense that during this phase of growth and evolution we would also experience some destruction? I’m interested to hear your thoughts on this

    • @mania.archive
      @mania.archive 3 роки тому +4

      this is why jesus was a socialist. we need to embrace cooperation over competition

    • @iBLAST40s
      @iBLAST40s 3 роки тому +1

      You lost me at "god"...

  • @heatherthomas7545
    @heatherthomas7545 3 роки тому +30

    Love this. At the end, you stopped just short of making this point: there are ruins, temples, etc. Throughout the world that were not made of stone that have been standing for hundreds of years. Today's modern construction falls apart in decades without maintenance. And of course stone work thousands of years old exists all over the world, too. Modern systems are all designed to fail to keep people spending money to fix or replace, keeping us "slaves" just as you said. I think society is reaching a critical mass of being fed up with this situation, which is wonderful. Many thanks to you for following your intuition and leading others to theirs.

    • @Ashish-ss5nt
      @Ashish-ss5nt Рік тому

      But don't you think she had money that's Why she bougt that land

    • @rosalynmartin519
      @rosalynmartin519 Рік тому +1

      I agree. Only a handful of states legalize this type of home but thankfully my state allows for such dwelling only you have to pay hefty fee’s. I can’t wait to get started.

  • @PhilippeOrlando
    @PhilippeOrlando 3 роки тому +9

    Wow, very inspiring! Cement is also a big CO2 emitter and is creating a sand problem on the planet.

  • @isatokyeptho4102
    @isatokyeptho4102 3 роки тому +27

    I'm surely building my dad's retirement house with mud.. Wow❤

  • @o.vortice4654
    @o.vortice4654 3 роки тому +6

    Great!!! Mother earth is calling!! Salutes from Brasil

  • @mikeycbaby
    @mikeycbaby 3 роки тому +27

    I've been researching alternative home construction for 20 years and this is very inspiring.

  • @silverwhitesand2094
    @silverwhitesand2094 3 роки тому +46

    Minimal life, waste management, regeneration of nature 🌹✨

  • @prishanireddy689
    @prishanireddy689 3 роки тому +25

    Here in South Africa mud homes are fading away. Our traditional people built their homes from mud and some in their rural or farm or family homes still do so. We do have our people who make mud bricks as a source of income however it's practise and production is by the less fortunate for the less fortunate. The traditional homes must have a rondavel made of mud walls and thatched roofs. It's recognizable to the ancestors and built in their honour. It's sad however that some people are replacing the mud and thatch with cement bricks and tiled roofs with maintaining the rondavel shape. I personally love the organic and nourishing environment having being born in the Kwa-Zulu Natal Midlands now living in the city of Durban. There's nothing like Mother Nature's loving nurturing. It's the perfect gift from God.

  • @bryankhan9747
    @bryankhan9747 2 роки тому +5

    Believe me, my temperature is 102f as I type this message. I am done with corporate life and have been ill for quite some time, thanks to work pressure. Rustic/off-grid living attracts me and its time I swim against the tide and make life worth living. Your channel is a lifesaver. I would love to learn more and be part of your inspiration. I feel so much better just watching and listening to you.

  • @boobyhatch7897
    @boobyhatch7897 3 роки тому +10

    Romans had concrete and underwater setting concrete.
    You are welcome
    Hello from PicoRivera

  • @theelysian1172
    @theelysian1172 3 роки тому +15

    It gives me hope seeing so many wanting to return to a more real way of living. Can't wait to take my leap someday

  • @lav1daloca
    @lav1daloca 3 роки тому +34

    What we need is a study of the most simplest most economic most natural method of building a self-sustainable house building technique that everybody can learn and do it by themselves. I am in search of this best building method and once I have it I will definitely build me a house.

    • @GeeliMitti
      @GeeliMitti 3 роки тому +8

      The best way is always to look around... what traditional techniques and materials have been used or were being used to build homes in that area. Natural Building's essence is using locally available renewable, minimally processed materials from nature.
      Wish you the best for your dream home 🙏🏻

    • @victoriastevens3166
      @victoriastevens3166 3 роки тому

      It's called a Vocation, a Trade, :) some people out in Oregon have a place n teach others :) Good Luck! :)

    • @victoriastevens3166
      @victoriastevens3166 3 роки тому +2

      You couldn't get any more simplistic and lol for dirt cheap. :)

  • @chiefscrubadub3928
    @chiefscrubadub3928 2 роки тому +4

    Wow ! Very impressive women; and they're so much in tune with life. Thank you for educating me that there are women in India so brave and strong.

  • @veronicabalfourpaul2288
    @veronicabalfourpaul2288 3 роки тому +2

    I completely agree with her! Mud is the way forward. When people get their hands on the earth they immediately connect with something very ancient but also very real.

    • @GeeliMitti
      @GeeliMitti 3 роки тому

      So tangible and yet so intangible to explain. Only those who have experienced the instant 'transformation by mud' can truly get it :)
      And that's why our focus is on encouraging schools, colleges, corporates to come and connect with this 'magic' - therein, with each touched soul, the world gets more and more beautiful.

  • @soudagharjeelan
    @soudagharjeelan 3 роки тому +27

    Hope this workshop will be available throughout India at free of cost...

  • @letgo3104
    @letgo3104 3 роки тому +11

    She said the truth as it is : you can't take leave when you want it ,you can't have freedom ,you can't have happiness you are a slave of somebody or something. I suggest you to watch jon jindagi "life is easy " on UA-cam he had constructed earthen homes and organic farming just like her many years before.

  • @krishnachaitanya7435
    @krishnachaitanya7435 3 роки тому +17

    Please make such videos further, Frankly this is the most satisfying video i have ever seen in youtube.

  • @bhaskartripathi
    @bhaskartripathi 3 роки тому +80

    While this is a good initiative, we should also think about some limitations of mud houses scientifically and how we overcome them -
    1. Mud has a low tensile strength and comes apart easily during rains. So houses are not sustainable and need constant repair. We had this problem in our ancestral village house too.
    2. Mud walls are susceptible to rodents and thieves - This is not ideal for cities. Mud houses are fine for houses that do not have costly items like TV, Refridgerator, Sofa, Laptop etc
    3. Site location should be carefully chosen, else mud house is prone to get damaged if a tree falls or a storm hits. Iron+Concrete can still bear it.
    4. Mud building materials should be upgraded with latest waterproof technology for real-world use in today's cities or even villages. Villagers do not have enough money to build and rebuild houses. So technology should be ubiquitous.
    5. Iron + concrete structures are not entirely useless. Ofcourse they are more stronger but they are a cost on the environment.
    6. Bricks are also an advanced form of mud and evolved due to human experiences over centuries. So technically they are also mud houses.
    7. Those who have two houses, one of mud and other of concrete can promote mud houses. For those who can afford only one house, a concrete house gives more security.
    8. Mud houses should give true security and sustainability that is better than or equivalent to concrete houses with the use of appropriate building material and technology.

    • @aninditasarkar5437
      @aninditasarkar5437 3 роки тому +7

      Very well said

    • @Ramiz422
      @Ramiz422 3 роки тому +15

      There is an old method called Rammed earth technique if you build something with it the structure would probably last for at least 1000 years and it's basic material is clay. Go search it on you tube now.

    • @anshulbhardwaj4038
      @anshulbhardwaj4038 3 роки тому +2

      @@Ramiz422 not in sismically active areas or areas with high temperature differential they develope cracks the technique you are talking about works good in deserts not anywhere eles (it was invented by Chinese for great Wall that mostly go through desert )

    • @darshu94
      @darshu94 3 роки тому +5

      What makes you think they dont know that ? They are smartest & wealthy people coming together, stop mansplaining

    • @virtualvoyage6183
      @virtualvoyage6183 3 роки тому +8

      the limitations you pointed are very practical.
      the sustainability of a mud house depends on the region and climate.
      we had mud houses in my place (lahaul spiti) for centuries because here it snows abundantly but very less rain and mud houses traps heat very well.
      mud houses are awesome but needs to be built strategically according to the region.

  • @sulochanakalyanpur8388
    @sulochanakalyanpur8388 3 роки тому +10

    Shagun,what a lovely name,with a matching psyche. Show us the home you built for yourself,if you have it on film.!!

  • @victorianilsen763
    @victorianilsen763 3 роки тому +13

    This was so good from my soul.
    This is the new Earth energy I want to see. This is capitalism doing clean green energy and working with community and locals bring people together To appreciate individuality & creativity In action. While completely being supported as a workshop experience!🙏

  • @beautifulcrazy
    @beautifulcrazy 2 роки тому +3

    Awesome. The energy has to be right. I have just written to my Government today regarding my wanting to teach young people to build alternative homes.

  • @martinelewis2267
    @martinelewis2267 2 роки тому +4

    We are in the south of France restoring an old stone barn that used to house farm animals. It's beautiful and so are your mud houses. Very inspiring for me to see what can be created with mud. I hope a lot of people get inspired too.

  • @ts25679
    @ts25679 2 роки тому +8

    We've had cement since at least ancient Rome. I think the issue is more "standardized living". Builders learn a certain method of construction with the materials they are used to, then over time, everyone starts making things the same way regardless of whether or not it's the best option or appropriate for the setting. The cookie-cutter houses we see today proliferate because they're relatively straightforward and don't require a lot of thought.

    • @ThePerimeters
      @ThePerimeters 11 місяців тому +1

      Absolutely. And that includes many other facets of society. Like education and agriculture.

  • @MaliMaslacak526
    @MaliMaslacak526 3 роки тому +7

    What a beautiful and inspiring story! 🧡 There is nothing better than life in nature, taking care of the Earth and your loved ones in peace. No noise pollution, no light pollution, no corporate slavery, no anxiety.
    Thank you for everything that you do. 🙏

  • @hilbillie
    @hilbillie 10 місяців тому +1

    She didn't leave business, she just started her own. Clever!

  • @artnatureblisswithani6650
    @artnatureblisswithani6650 3 роки тому +5

    Finally, back to real civilization... I wish to build my own mud house too...thank you for the inspiration! 🙏💐

  • @sunnygogoi5072
    @sunnygogoi5072 3 роки тому +9

    Not an architecture student but yet , this subject pulls me. Whenever see such projects I very much want to join and give 100 percent. But here I am preparing for government exams. After running and failed to run my startup. But one day surely will start a similar project. Lastly kudos to this brave lady.

  • @subirsharma2211
    @subirsharma2211 3 роки тому +6

    मालिक ने तो कुदरत दी थी सबके रहने के लिए। बस फिर हमने अपने घर बनाए और अलग होते चले गए।
    मैं शगुन और गीली मिट्टी को हार्दिक बधाई देता हूं। हमे वापिस से दिशा दिखाने के लिए।

  • @russellphillips4979
    @russellphillips4979 3 роки тому +2

    These earth-friendly houses are gorgeous, much more appealing than the cookie-cutter boxes that's are popping up all around me

  • @fundudeDelta
    @fundudeDelta 3 роки тому +16

    You people have been blessed and realized the simplest nature's science of house building. The energy reverberates and rejuvenates everyone living in these mud houses. Pranam to the divinity within you people 🙏

    • @DarkGhostHacker
      @DarkGhostHacker 3 роки тому

      That's amazing. I too am trying to learn how to build homes that are compatible with prana and life energy. Also I want to learn how to use these methods to build a home that can withstand freezing cold temperatures and hot dry summers. In the winter its -20°c, and summer it's 30°c here in eastern part of North America.

  • @lydiarowe491
    @lydiarowe491 3 роки тому +8

    Alternatives are what existed before we inherited what we have today..cement cannot always be the building material that is the first choice..
    What can be used is under our feet.. earth..
    Your concepts are helping others with choices that are more in keeping with much better materials.
    Thank you for all that you are doing..and yes being in service can be so satisfying..

  • @Theferalingwoman
    @Theferalingwoman 3 роки тому +6

    I used to watch and learn from videos made in abroad , and could not find somebody doing cob homes in India or teaching building mud houses, and now that I have found one, I will surely come and learn from here after becoming independent ⚛️

  • @kalanninanay6692
    @kalanninanay6692 2 роки тому

    This woman redefines the Indian women! Its great to found people like you.....

  • @66652
    @66652 2 роки тому +1

    Love you❤ all from India🇮🇳

  • @shahanahussain1334
    @shahanahussain1334 3 роки тому +5

    One word for the whole story "ADORABLE "

  • @alicat7281
    @alicat7281 3 роки тому +7

    ❤️ This is a great video. It is truth. We are part of the Earth and we are also stardust. Everything alive is connected. Live consciously.

  • @Nanananana127
    @Nanananana127 2 роки тому +1

    My baba’s ‘gau ko ghar’ in the hills of Nepal was built about if not more than a hundred years ago out of mud and is still standing strong and proud. His house in Kathmandu made of cement that’s only about forty years has been crumbling down for years now. It’s so sad how the city dwellers look down upon those from the villages and up until recent years I had been embarrassed to show any pictures of the mud house that is so fantastically situated right next to a running stream. I remember visiting there as a child and spending most of our time outdoors climbing trees, playing in the streams, feeding the animals and eating fruits and honey that were harvested just a minute ago. That mud house is small inside, just enough to sleep and take shelter into during the evenings and mealtimes. But it used to house not only the family, but also all the visitors and passerby’s. Today I live in a big cement house, have decorated it with expensive but useless pieces that I collected from different places and hardly leave my house cos it’s so much work to maintain it even with a househelp. And man it’s cold inside in the winters and hot in the summers. Luckily it’s a rented house as I’m an expat overseas, but I’ve started to slowly get rid of my things, so that one day when I build my own regenerative home, I don’t bring all that junk into it. 🙏🏼

  • @keentuber808
    @keentuber808 2 роки тому

    I saw many cob and Strawbale houses.. But none taught me as you do lady. My tears come out in joy of seeing this video. As I plan to make a house... I get more confident I want to build such a house

  • @mwansakemba8568
    @mwansakemba8568 3 роки тому +12

    I have been thinking of this life,I want to be of service to humanity,,help me reach it and help others do the same,am in zambia.

  • @georgemartingeria4733
    @georgemartingeria4733 2 роки тому +3

    Shagun, you have an incredible story. You have convinced me to follow in your footsteps. I would love get in touch with you via email.

  • @indiafirst-secularindian8917
    @indiafirst-secularindian8917 3 роки тому +16

    Simply down to earth.

  • @HIBredAsian808
    @HIBredAsian808 3 роки тому +3

    You have brought tears to my eyes! I am so very grateful, for people like you! To resonate with mother earth, is to see the truths she has to tell, that's if only; humans want to listen to her.

  • @mitalibera7479
    @mitalibera7479 3 роки тому +4

    I was just dreaming something like this.. and this video poped up .. glad that someone is already doing it.. all power to you and your people..❤️

  • @shaniagambler6714
    @shaniagambler6714 3 роки тому +6

    What a dream come true. Would love to live like that and be close to nature and the healing energies of the earth. 🌿💚

  • @9680526546
    @9680526546 2 роки тому

    My ancestral house which is about to be more than 120 years now for sure because my grandfather only is 94 years old and he was born in the same house. Many earthquakes, heavy rains, floods, and whatnot that house faced, it still standing strong and it's all MUD, CLAY, COW DUNG, BAMBOO, STRAW and WOOD.

  • @adhithibalaji6651
    @adhithibalaji6651 3 роки тому +2

    There’s truly a reason behind everything our ancestors did. In search of modernisation and following the “western culture”, we have left behind the most valuable wisdom :( Wish we could go back.

  • @lordplanet8413
    @lordplanet8413 3 роки тому +3

    A great philosophy living in harmony with the natural world.

  • @amrishb4793
    @amrishb4793 3 роки тому +3

    The direction you have taken your life in is amazing, your story is moving. Truly inspirational. Thank you.

  • @ManishaMishra1996
    @ManishaMishra1996 2 роки тому +1

    Mud houses are so common in India..
    It's just that people of corporate world are now recognising it's importance & showing interest to build one or live in one..

  • @korolimorris6805
    @korolimorris6805 2 роки тому +1

    Inspiration...a paradigm shift in view of work, life & contribution.

  • @jorgedoering6952
    @jorgedoering6952 3 роки тому +3

    Congratulations Shagun, you are an excellent example for future generations to come, I agree with you absolutely. GOD bless you.

  • @maths6525
    @maths6525 3 роки тому +4

    Shagun Singh ..what a spirtuality you pouring out into our hearts.I bowdown my head before you...

  • @paparinomansa7272
    @paparinomansa7272 2 роки тому

    Respect for this woman,. everyone should think about it.

  • @NC-it2ws
    @NC-it2ws 3 роки тому

    She is an inspiration and an example to think differently than masses, she must be living her life to the fullest now.
    Lesson learnt: Don't follow the Masses. Many times 'M' is silent.

  • @suyash7369
    @suyash7369 3 роки тому +10

    Thinking to join this soon after my exams❤️😀

  • @jesserjoylovinglifesavings6181
    @jesserjoylovinglifesavings6181 2 роки тому +3

    This is something I must learn! We can do so very much with this! Completely beautiful!!

  • @gurdeepsarao5
    @gurdeepsarao5 2 роки тому

    My grandfather made mud house in 1947. It is roof was made from long grass which is still seems durable. We are using it for 40 years to store wheat straw. I have lots of memories with it. It is not in good condition now. I don't want to lose it. All material used for the house was available within the radius of 500 meters. Luckily my grandfather has good health in the age of 95. I am going to collect all the information and process to make mud house. And I am sure I will have a mud house in my life.

  • @DJ-uk5mm
    @DJ-uk5mm 14 днів тому

    Mud is free ……… love this woman clean water clean food. Clean air … service to others …… slaves to money (fiat). Regenerative. …cob wattle straw bales. She is spot on … please place a link in the show notes to her website …….

  • @Evolving_in_the_Himalayas
    @Evolving_in_the_Himalayas 3 роки тому +4

    Bravo Shagun.. Awesome to know that there are lovely people like you out there..
    I too have built with mud. It's with earth bags.. Really, it's so aesthetically beautiful and comfortable too. So cool during the summers.. It's in a village in Uttarakhand.. The videos of the construction are available here on this channel ..

    • @GeeliMitti
      @GeeliMitti 3 роки тому +1

      Thank you for sharing. Wish you the very best 🙏🏻

  • @nsisodiya
    @nsisodiya 3 роки тому +2

    I was having tears all over my face while watching this..

  • @theparallelworlds6558
    @theparallelworlds6558 3 роки тому +2

    Exactly..these days I was having these exact thoughts and today I found this video..thanks

  • @teashopnews
    @teashopnews 2 роки тому +1

    hats off for the guts you have and thanks a ton to support our 'mother nature'

  • @kishoreb1695
    @kishoreb1695 3 роки тому +12

    Congratulations, 👍 well done, you can think of educating more precisely on this ancient technology.

  • @aq8973
    @aq8973 3 роки тому +4

    I absolutely love what you are doing. I have always been fascinated by natural building materials and techniques. I saw you meditating so it appears you understand how natural materials affect the energy flow of the place.
    Would like to learn more about this topic.
    Good luck with your work.

  • @richaj7246
    @richaj7246 3 роки тому +1

    I really appreciate ur work...... m from Uttarakhand too n left my job in banglore 2 yrs ago... I always wanted to do sumth for stray animals.. so m following my heart... I too wan to learn about cob houses...glad I found ur you tube channel... plzz hlp me learn... thank u🙏🏻

  • @Jan-ib9hp
    @Jan-ib9hp 2 роки тому +2

    Another truly inspiring project! This is full of wisdom, I have no words to express my adoration to this project and the people who shares the same thought about this. Love You All!

  • @radhikamulwani8542
    @radhikamulwani8542 3 роки тому +7

    All d best team, update latest research on these methods (if possible scientifically)as much as possible from all over d world and dont forget to update us too

  • @padmamohanable
    @padmamohanable 3 роки тому +4

    ‘In service to others’....so true

  • @RoryZ23
    @RoryZ23 3 роки тому

    Saying the corporate world is fake and pursuing that life is useless. It’s just music to my ears. Thank you.

  • @JEFFQUICKLE9
    @JEFFQUICKLE9 3 роки тому +1

    You were a precious, beautiful little girl and you are a Special, precious & beautiful lady! Hugs from the USA