Category: Incubate

Nestled in the Himalayan foothills near Dehradun, Kaaya Learning Centre has long worked at the intersection of rural livelihoods, sustainable practice, and community development. The Rural Women Entrepreneurs Fellowship is a natural extension of that work — and connects directly to the UMSVY partnership now active on campus. Women in rural India hold real entrepreneurial…

Kaaya as a physical space is designed to foster co-creation — activating the part of a visitor that wants to make something, not simply consume an experience. The Maker’s Space is evolving to support urban-rural collaboration on practical, sustainable solutions for everyday living. We believe there’s real value in the kind of work that happens…

Kaaya has, at different points, become a residency space for people working in very different registers — writers seeking solitude, and practitioners exploring stillness and meditation. Neither was planned as a formal programme. Both emerged because someone asked, and the place turned out to be right for it. Writers in residence We had the pleasure…

Today we conclude a week-long journey with international plein air artists at Kaaya. Plein air painting means leaving the studio behind to paint and draw directly in the open air — and at a time when both climate and humanitarian crises loom large, these artists left the comfort of home to pick up brushes, paints,…

At the completion of an art camp that was a unique experience for both the Kaaya team and the artists in residence — in ways perhaps best expressed in their own work and presence. Mysore-based Iranian artist Tala Afshin, currently pursuing a PhD on Indian and Iranian miniature paintings, brought a fresh perspective to the…

“In the silence of the hills, we often hear what the noise of the world drowns out — our truest selves.” This past week at Kaaya, I witnessed that truth again and again. From June 17 to 22, our small world here in Tilwari was gently stirred by the presence of 24 emerging artists —…

“Padav (a camp) is a stopover in one’s journey. It is usually a natural place to rest, with water, food, and shade, with people around. It is the space where there are relaxed conversations without prejudice or expectation — co-travellers sharing insights, exchanging tips, and sometimes being guided forward by someone who has walked the…