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LTV Cultural Event, Mysore– December 2019

LTV Cultural Event, Mysore– December 2019

On 9th December 2019, FSL India, Mysore’s coordinator organised a Cultural Event (CE) for our regular LTV volunteers. Every month, we organise a cultural event for our regular volunteers and we take them to any cultural and historical places which are located in and around Mysore. This month, the Cultural Event was focused on Nature – KRS Dam, Mandya. The Brindavan Gardens is a garden located in the Mandya district of the state of Karnataka, India. It lies adjoining the…

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LTV Cultural Event, Mysore – November 2019

LTV Cultural Event, Mysore – November 2019

On 11th November 2019, FSL India, Mysore’s coordinator organised a Cultural Event (CE) for our regular LTV volunteer. Every month, we organise a cultural event for our regular volunteers and we take them to any cultural and historical places which are located in and around Mysore. This month, the Cultural Event was focused on Religion. Chamundeshwari Temple, named after the goddess Chamundi, sits atop the main hill. The main hill itself features an ancient stone stairway of 1,008 steps leading…

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Argentinian university student volunteers visit Mysore & Hunsur

Argentinian university student volunteers visit Mysore & Hunsur

From 30th September to 15th October, 15 Argentinian youth from Universidad Siglo 21, Buenos Aires visited ODP-Mysore and Hunsur to participate in FSL India’s work camp. The theme of the camp was Culture, Education and Nature. The Argentinian youth had an educational and inspiring time during their 3 weeks in India. They began their experience by an exposure visit to an agricultural farm. Here, they watched a demo of bio pesticides and prepared ‘Jeevamruta’ and ‘Panchagavya’ organic fertilisers along with…

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LTV Cultural visit to Cave Temple at Kamalashile – Dinesh Saranga, LTV Chief Coordinator, Kundapur zone

LTV Cultural visit to Cave Temple at Kamalashile – Dinesh Saranga, LTV Chief Coordinator, Kundapur zone

The cultural visit for FSL India’s Long Term Volunteers was held on 11th October 2019 with Miriam, who came in September and worked on the Sea Turtle Conservation project at our Centre for Experiential Living, Kundapur. One of the programmes at FSL India is a cultural visit, where we take our regular volunteers to any cultural and historical places which are located in or around Kundapur. So, in the morning around 8.40 am, we met at the last bus stop…

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The aura of Auroville: LTV’s Cultural Event at Pondicherry – October 2019

The aura of Auroville: LTV’s Cultural Event at Pondicherry – October 2019

On 17th October 2019, FSL-India, Pondicherry’s coordinator organised a Cultural Event (CE) for our regular LTV volunteers. Every month, we organise a cultural event for our regular volunteers and we take them to any cultural and historical places which are located in and around Pondicherry. This month, the Cultural Event was focused on Nature/Religion. Auroville (City of Dawn) is an experimental township in Villupuram district, mostly in the state of Tamil Nadu, India with some parts in the Union Territory…

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Summer Camp at FSL-India’s CEL

Summer Camp at FSL-India’s CEL

From 11th to 13th of April, FSL-India’s staff and volunteers conducted a summer camp at our Centre for Experiential Living, Shettrakatte with the support of the Social Work students from Milagres College, Kallianpur. On 11th April morning, FSL-India’s staff welcomed around 80 kids of different ages, and in the circle everybody played fun energiser games and shared their names with the group: a nice atmosphere was created. On the first day, the children got to explore all the projects run…

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FSL-India’s Kundapur Work Camp (1st – 5th April 2019) – Anuradha Miraji, Belgaum

FSL-India’s Kundapur Work Camp (1st – 5th April 2019) – Anuradha Miraji, Belgaum

I am Anuradha Miraji, writer – artist from Belgaum. I am environment-friendly, and love to get my hands in mud. A long proposed dream finally turned into reality on 31st March 2019, when I boarded the bus to reach Kundapur from Belgaum. I came across FSL-India, when I was searching for work camps online, where I could work directly in the farms; get my hands dirty and feel the sun. I enquired with the Bangalore office and then had a…

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Work Camp 628 – To create a sustainable community and motivate kids to overcome stage fear !!

Work Camp 628 – To create a sustainable community and motivate kids to overcome stage fear !!

FSL-India organized a work camp from 11th-24th September 2017 at our Centre for Experiential Living- Kundapura. The theme of the work camp was Sustainable Agriculture, Yoga, Culture & Kids. During the first week of the camp, there was a warm Indian welcoming ceremony with our field staff from the centre. The Centre promotes a field-based, non-formal educational learning, community stay, involving agricultural activities and experiential learning methods. FSL-India’s Dinesh explained about the project and schedule. 3 volunteers participated in this…

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Experience at FSL-India

Experience at FSL-India

The first day when I stepped into CEL I had a “WOW” expression seeing nature so-o close. For me, one month was very less time for experiencing a life with nature. One month without social media and other stuff, it was great!! Unexpected rain showers while working in garden, Rani’s (goat) bleating, playtime with Melo (FSL-India’s dog), making fun of my co-workers, playing cricket with the coordinators, enjoying cooking, preparing masala chai, playing UNO cards with music, Gopalanna’s whistle after…

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