When the Farmer Became the Teacher
Kaaya began with an admission: we didn't know much. We came to the village wanting to grow food, keep cattle and save seed, and soon found that none of it could be learned from a…
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Building Kaaya, Building Community: The 2013 Kedarnath Tragedy
In June 2013, the monsoon brought a calamity to the Kedar valley that took thousands of lives. It called for a humanitarian response unlike anything these mountains had seen.…
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If Everyone Is a Social Enterprise, What Does the Term Actually Mean?
The Future of Changemaking? A Discussion with Santosh Passi By Zahara Czar, Intern at Kaaya Learning Center, May-June 2026 Third Year International Relations Student at the…
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Re-imagining the Kaccha Ghar
By Zahara Czar, Intern at Kaaya Learning Center, May-June 2026 The village of Tilwari in Uttarakhand is witnessing a quiet rise in newly constructed mud houses. For generations,…
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Making of Kaaya
The beginnings to embrace nature In the larger pursuit of “development and growth”, many of us lose our connection with nature, with ourselves, our families, our communities and…
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Towards farmer's market
A Market That Belongs to the Village An upcoming initiative at Kaaya Learning Centre There is a quiet problem that most villages live with and rarely name. Every week, money…
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Kaaya's Unique Organic Kitchen Garden Initiative
Growing Together: A Journey Towards Sustainability In case you have recently missed Kaaya updates, we have been busy learning to grow organic. As part of our urban-rural connect…
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A Reflection on Padav 2026
There is a particular kind of learning that happens not in a classroom but in a shared space — when artists from different valleys sit together, show each other their work, and…
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Understanding Fellowships at kaaya: A Journey into Nature and Learning
When I first heard about the Kaaya Fellowships, I was drawn by the promise of a unique experience - one that blends learning with nature, community, and slow living. These…
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Aritram (अरित्रम्) An Immersive Volunteering Program Overview Aritram, a Sanskrit word meaning an oar used for steering a boat, is an invitation to co-create. Set in a village…
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Intern speaks
Shagun Manwal BSc Life Sciences, 2nd Year, Uttaranchal University, Dehradun My fine-tuned Internship experienceat KaayaLearning centre It’s been almost two weeks away from my home…
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Feminine Spaces: Transforming Tourism
part of the series on climate change and sustainable living initiated by Kaaya.
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The outcome of this summer camp program should also interest parents, as it shows that participating in such a camp is more than just sending their kids to digitally detox, have…
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Educational Tour
Plan a field trip for students In class rooms, students engage with different aspects of pressing global issues related to environment, climate change or sustainability covered in…
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Kaaya is looking for young short term resident architects to help us in our campus re-design. If you are free, creative, inspired by nature, can sketch ideas in paper fast, love…
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Art-Eco 2019-20: A socio culture Project (14-20 Dec) Today we conclude a week-long journey of international plein air artists at Kaaya. Plein air painting is about leaving the…
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