{"id":981,"date":"2026-06-13T09:02:28","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T09:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/?page_id=981"},"modified":"2026-07-27T10:40:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T10:40:46","slug":"founders-vision","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/founders-vision\/","title":{"rendered":"Founder&#8217;s Vision"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"981\" class=\"elementor elementor-981\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c4ac21b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c4ac21b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0a9a460 elementor-widget__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0a9a460\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"786\" height=\"983\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1843\" alt=\"Image_The Desert Resort, Mandawa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-2.webp 786w, https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-2-240x300.webp 240w, https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/2-2-768x960.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f2f7f9 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f2f7f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Desert Resort today, stands as a testimony to Thakur Kesri Singh Ji\u2014the founder who put <br \/>Mandawa on the world tourism map.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3422c25 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3422c25\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0081f20 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0081f20\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f93e0ab elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f93e0ab\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-ovgdwkv9ukphxkoqzrxu4qtt56iwu1mv51vff1lhg4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-985\" alt=\"Image_The Desert Resort, Mandawa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-ovgdwkv9ukphxkoqzrxu4qtt56iwu1mv51vff1lhg4.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/4-ovgdwkv9ukphxkoqzrxu4qtt56iwu1mv51vff1lhg4-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4669e93 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4669e93\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a22b888 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a22b888\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The resort was set up in 1985, institutionalising Thakur Kesri Singh Ji\u2019s vision of a sustainable tourist destination\u2014tying together the preservation of local culture with employment generation at the grassroots.<\/p><p>When the idea for the resort was first conceived, Castle Mandawa, the family-run heritage hotel was already in operation, catering to guests from across the world. Thakur Kesri Singh Ji had dedicated his every waking hour to the business, often working through weekends and holidays. It was to ensure an immersive cultural experience in Mandawa that the seeds for The Desert Resort were first sown, on a family holiday to Nepal.<\/p><p>Initially started as one night in a desert camp for the guests of Castle Mandawa, the resort soon evolved to become a tourist destination in its own right.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc555f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"cc555f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-646eff2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"646eff2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76e1d60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76e1d60\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Founded on sustainable practices of living and designed as per the traditional principles of Vaastu, the resort has captured the essence of the desert through its mud-wall architecture and local craftsmanship. Till date, all materials are locally sourced and crafted by hand.<\/p><p>The resort\u2019s interiors and finer touches are the work of Darshana Kumari, Thakur Kesri Singh Ji\u2019s wife. Darshana Kumari is the founder of Sri Tanabana\u2014a design company that works to revive ancient weaving traditions and supplement the income of hereditary weavers. Under her tutelage, local women of Mandawa have been engaged in making mandana patterns, artefacts and adding all finishing details to the interior decorations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e98a89 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e98a89\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a803b1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"a803b1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"700\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSCF7385-edited-ovi4fhzpyzept0rzm8fq3f50uysry5jtrw16rftb4k.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-986\" alt=\"Image_The Desert Resort, Mandawa\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSCF7385-edited-ovi4fhzpyzept0rzm8fq3f50uysry5jtrw16rftb4k.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.ifwworld.com\/desertresortmandawa\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/DSCF7385-edited-ovi4fhzpyzept0rzm8fq3f50uysry5jtrw16rftb4k-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 700px) 100vw, 700px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3cf50a1 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3cf50a1\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60b8dd2 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget-tablet__width-inherit elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60b8dd2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Thakur Kesri Singh Ji invested all he owned into his venture, watching the resort rise bit by bit, his determination and the strength of his conviction far surpassing all expectations. For he\u2014in the true spirit of a pioneer\u2014pushed the limiting boundaries that defined travel and tourism in those days, developing heritage properties as tourist attractions long before heritage hotels became the trending hotspots they are today.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Desert Resort today, stands as a testimony to Thakur Kesri Singh Ji\u2014the founder who put Mandawa on the world tourism map. The resort was set up in 1985, institutionalising Thakur Kesri Singh Ji\u2019s vision of a sustainable tourist destination\u2014tying together the preservation of local culture with employment generation at the grassroots. 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