December 13-20, 2025: CHL’s life reorientation camp in Karnataka, India
The Vinish Gupta-led Centre for Holistic Learning (CHL) will organise a residential workshop in English in the Dharwad district of the South-Indian state of Karnataka through December 13-20, 2025. The camp promises to help its participants take a fresh look into their lives and transform them into something better aligned with themselves and the rest of the world.
This is a screenshot of the logo for the India-based Centre for Holistic Learning (CHL). (Credit: CHL)
The CHL will have the assistance of a loose collective of individuals and families called the Dharwad Sukhi Jeevan Group (DSJG), which will host this event—officially called the Jeevan Vidya Workshop (or Life’s Education Workshop). The Hindi words ‘Sukhi Jeevan’, which are part of the DSJG title, translate into English as ‘Happy Life’.
Participants must arrange to arrive a day ahead of the event’s start (best if on the eve of December 12)—and are firmly expected to register for and attend it only as individuals (and not as couples or with any family members).
This is the link to the online registration form for the event: https://forms.gle/oXAsutsxYw6BcGqSA
Background
The workshop’s facilitator, Gupta, is trained in linguistics as well as English literary studies. A bit of a polyglot with decades of combinatorial experiences in socioecological-spiritual work, university teaching and electronic repair-cum-recycling, he is a keen, passionate learner himself—and has been organising and facilitating this workshop for many years.
The workshop happens to have two, separate linguistic variants: English & Hindi. This particular round will be in English, as noted previously. There is no standard, prior fee for the camp. CHL’s website states the following in this regard:
The workshop is shared as a gift and the facilitator does not receive any payment for facilitation. The costs (for food and stay) of your participation have already been paid by those who attended the workshop before you and found it beneficial; should you find the workshop beneficial, you may pay forward for the participation of future participants. Money is never a consideration for participation in this workshop.
Gupta has circulated some information regarding the workshop on social media platforms and via email; it states that via guided introspection, the workshop will help participants explore themes like interpersonal relationships, education, society, environment, and aspirations as they relate to their own lives and as a human collective.
Participants will also engage in cooking, farming, and maintenance activities on campus, contributing to the vibrant community spirit of the event.
A complete description of the event can be accessed here: https://www.jeevanshala.org/
Key Details
Dates: Arrive by the evening of December 12; depart after lunch on December 20
Venue: Sumana Sangama Kādu Thota, Dharwad district, Karnataka, India
Language: English
Capacity: 25 participants (Register early via this online form: https://forms.gle/oXAsutsxYw6BcGqSA )
This integrated workshop requires full attendance, as each day builds on the previous one.