March 7-14, 2026: CHL’s life reorientation camp (in Hindi) in Dharwad, Karnataka, India
by Thoughtfox staff
The Vinish Gupta-led Centre for Holistic Learning (CHL) will organise an intensive 40-hour residential workshop in Hindi in the Dharwad district of the South-Indian state of Karnataka through March 7-14, 2026. Gupta has been offering this camp-like workshops for decades.
This is the logo for the Centre for Holistic Learning (CHL). (Image credit: CHL)
The venue for this workshop, per usual, will be the Suman Sangam forest-farm.
Officially called the Jeevan Vidya Workshop (or Life’s Education Workshop), the camp promises to help its participants take a fresh look into their lives and bring them into a sweeter harmony with themselves and the rest of the world. In the conduct of these workshops, the CHL is assisted by the Dharwad Sukhi Jeevan Group (DSJG)—a loose collective of individuals and families—which serves as the event’s host.
The camp this time has a maximum of 30 seats—and the CHL carefully screens the applications before filling out the seats.
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.
This is the registration link for the event:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfnNCP-eIvFCosxybuBdtGxTh4gPWPGr3P9ee_uRqxfkfcbjw/viewform
Participants must arrange to arrive a day ahead of the event’s start (best if on the eve of March 6)—and are firmly expected to register for and attend it only as individuals (and not as couples or with any family members). The attendees ‘may leave after lunch on the 14th of March’, according to the information provided on the application form.
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.
The workshop happens to have two, separate linguistic variants: English & Hindi. This particular round will be in Hindi.
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: March 7-14, 2026 (arrival by March 6 evening and departure after lunch on March 14)
Venue: Sumana Sangama Kādu Thota, Dharwad district, Karnataka, India
Language: Hindi
Capacity: 30 participants (register early via this form)
This integrated workshop requires full attendance, as each day builds on the previous one.