The summer holidays are here — and so is the eternal parenting puzzle: how do you fill these long, sun-soaked weeks with something more meaningful than another mall trip or a screen-lit afternoon?

This week, we're celebrating four families and changemakers who are reimagining what a holiday can be — one where children dig their hands into soil, chase butterflies up hill trails, weave wool with grandmothers in the mountains, and gasp at puppets dancing by lakeside palaces. Holidays, it turns out, can teach as beautifully as they relax.

1. This 14-Acre Tamil Nadu Farm Lets Your Child Live a Farmer's Life for 24 Hours

When Kiruba Shankar's daughter once said milk comes from a tetra pack, the moment stayed with him.

Today, his 14-acre Vaksana Farms in........

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