Deep in Rajasthan’s Thar Desert, a unique form of hospitality is thriving peacefully. Mharo Khet is no ordinary resort; it is a 40-acre regenerative farm retreat where culture, food, nature, and design merge to form an experience as luxurious as it is mindful.
A Regenerative Oasis in the Desert
What was a modest family farm cultivating medicinal herbs in the serenity of the pandemic has transformed into one of India’s most innovative travel destinations. Mharo Khet first welcomed guests with customized farm tours and cooking classes in 2021 and fully emerged as a visitor stay destination in 2022. Today, with the inauguration of a total of ten private cottages in September 2025, the retreat invites guests to stay, slow down, and immerse themselves in the rhythm of desert living.
Sleep into Stillness
Mharo Khet’s cottages are elegantly natural and desert vernacular in design. Locally made from desert materials, they blend into the landscape of sandy earth, desert grass, and vegetable fields. Guests are invited to roam the farm, pick their own produce, or sit in the shade of a khejri tree as the desert light moves along the horizon. Whether architecture, interiors, or rituals, every aspect of the stay originates from the land itself.
A Farm-to-Table Culinary Experience
Eating at Paeru, the nine-course outdoor restaurant nestled in a guava grove, is one of the crowning experiences at Mharo Khet. Plant-driven and solely dictated by what grows on the land, the food eschews descriptions of “fusion” or “traditional” in favor of narrative: of memory, of growth, of reflection, told in flavor. 95% of the produce comes from the farm and was picked within a few hours of service, so each plate is both innovative and intensely rooted in place.
Experiences that Go Beyond Luxury
Mharo Khet provides a tapestry of enriching experiences. We walk guests through the farm with specialists, educating them on regenerative farming while they taste heat-warmed produce. We offer them hands-on cooking classes, botanical cocktail infusion experiments, or classic Indian head massages under the shade of flowering trees. Nights feature intimate Manganiyar folk performances, while days feature miniature painting workshops, charpoy weavings, or desert-framed yoga sessions.
The History of Mharo Khet
The retreat is a dream of husband-and-wife Rajnush Agarwal, a biomedical engineer, and Vedika Prasad, a psychology honors graduate and former athlete. A mutual passion for farming, food, design, and sustainability converted a pandemic project into a breathing sanctuary of regenerative hospitality.
New Paradigm in Indian Hospitality
Mharo Khet is not polished sameness, but rather a predictable luxury. It’s something more deliberate—intimate connections deeply rooted in land, culture, and people. It’s authentic and sophisticated, rooted in the past but for the future.
For those seeking beauty with substance, comfort with integrity, and a genuine glimpse into rural Rajasthan, Mharo Khet is not a destination, but an invitation to bloom in harmony with the desert itself.
