Real Stories. Real Life. by 25+ Hillock Families

“I was sceptical. I’d heard too many farmland stories that turned out to be just overgrown plots with a gate. Hillock was different from the moment we arrived for our site visit. The lake, the farmhouses already standing, the families actually spending their weekends here — it was real. We bought within three weeks of visiting. Our son says Hillock is his ‘real home’ and Hyderabad is just where we sleep during the week.”

“I run a startup and my brain is never off. My wife said if I didn’t find a way to switch off, she was going to throw my phone in a lake. At Hillock, I found a better solution — I bought the lake. Genuinely though, the Saturday morning kayaking ritual has changed how I think. When you’re in the middle of that water with the hills behind you, you just stop. Everything else can wait. I’ve made better decisions in the past two years than in the five before, and I credit Hillock with at least half of that.”

“As a doctor, I was struck by how physically different I feel after a Hillock weekend. Sleep quality, mood, energy — all measurably better. We grow our own vegetables now. My daughters help with the Goshala in the morning. We’ve had dinners with our neighbours where children outnumber adults three to one and everyone is laughing. This is what community used to mean before apartment life took it away. We’re so glad we found it.”

“I spent 12 years in Singapore dreaming of coming back to India and having roots — real roots, not just an apartment. Hillock gave me exactly that. A plot of land that is mine. A farmhouse I designed. A Goshala that reminds me of my grandparents’ village. Fresh A2 milk in the morning. Organic vegetables I grew. It sounds like a fantasy but it’s Tuesday morning for me right now. If you’re an NRI thinking about returning — or just thinking about belonging somewhere — come see Hillock.”

“Our kids were spending too much time on screens. We’d tried everything — schedules, restrictions, activities. Nothing worked like Hillock. The first time they came here, they didn’t ask for a phone for 36 hours. They were fishing, running, helping with the farm, playing cricket, asking questions about the cows. Now they count the days until Friday. We didn’t buy a plot — we bought our children’s childhood back.”

“I looked at Hillock with a completely analytical lens first. The RRR corridor appreciation data, the land price trajectory, comparable projects in Pune and Bengaluru, the income potential from farm stays. Every data point said buy. But what I didn’t model was what it would actually feel like. The Saturday evening I sat by the lake watching my wife and daughter in a kayak, both laughing, with the Ananthagiri Hills in the background — that’s not in any spreadsheet. That’s the real return on this investment.”