Jungli the Nomad Village Come home to Jungli and thrive in a community where wifi meets wildlife

Jungli The Nomad Village is a coworking and coliving ecovillage on 150 acres of ancestral land in Dandeli, Karnataka — about 130km from Goa, India’s digital nomad hotspot.

The land’s story began in 1955, when freedom fighter Lalbhai Patel leased it and built the Dandeli Ferro Alloys factory — the business that gave birth to the town of Dandeli and thousands of local jobs. Four generations on, his descendants, the Schae family, still run the land — now reimagined as a home for nomads.

Jungli was founded in April 2024 by Divi, “the Audio Nomad” — born in these jungles, he spent a decade in Australia and three years on the road before coming home to build the coworking and coliving community he could never find elsewhere in India: safe, creative, productive, and affordable.

Today, Jungli is a sustainable, family-run village and community where wifi meets wildlife — deer, giant squirrels, and birds share a forest village by the river with residents working over fast, reliable internet. Coliving houses, villas, camping, and soon tiny homes offer nomads a range of ways to stay, alongside shared meals, coworking spaces, and community programs.

Most of Jungli’s earnings flow straight back into the local Dandeli economy — many team members worked the land in its factory days and still carry its stories. It’s not just a stay; it’s a living piece of history, run on family values.