Ajay is from Delhi. He grew up as an orphan and then was enrolled in Karm Marg. He is a khoji in Swaraj University.
The Unchoolers Ecovillage is based in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. We invite families to come explore natural learning and living with us.
Glimpses of the first Ecoversities Asia Gathering in Bangkok Thailand in September, 2022.
Jyotibhai Desai is one of the most creative and radical Gandhian educationists in the world. This film explores some of his ideas and experiments.
This is the story of Shahruk who is a walkout and a self-designed learner in Shikshantar.
The Udaipur Times team, led by Alfiya Khan and Farhina Ansari, speak to Manish to explore his insights, purpose and vision for Shikshantar and the
Oasis-Gujarat hosts a conversation with Manish Jain in Hindi on his thoughts on education.
Vidhi Jain, in her eye-opening TEDx talk about unschooling, talks about how we can break from the culture of schooling and design our own education
Critique of the pressure put on Indian kids to become an engineer. Based on the Book "How I Braved Anu Aunty & Co-Founded a Million Dollar Comp
Humorous Bollywood critique of the Indian education.
Patch Adams on the medical system and the role of doctors.
The closing speech from the movie Accepted. Inspiration for Swaraj University.
Dead Prez shares their critique of schools and incarceration.
An in depth look at modern public education facilities in the United States.
Prince EA shares the perspective of a student. Parent Teacher Conference GETS REAL in 2019. The battle of students vs teachers is centuries old.
Prince EA presents the People vs. the School System.
This is a documentary video made by the Community Media Lab students in Creativity Adda Delhi on Harjas Singh and family.
Listen to Sakhi from Nashik, currently a PhD student in the UK, share about why she took a gap year after class 7 and after class 12.
Listen to Kiran Bir Sethi, educationist in Riverside School, Ahmedabad, share about the benefits of taking a gap year.
Come visit Shikshantar Resource Center for Unschoolers, Free Learners, Walkouts, Misfits ito learn more about how you can reclaim control over your
Alternative ads for cycling, zero-oil cooking and aloe vera.
Prabhakant Jain shares his experience with unschooling his son and helping to launch Creativity Adda Delhi.
Vidhi Jain speaks at the 10th School Choice National Conference, organized on 14 December 2018 at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.
Here are some glimpses of a mime theatre performance by inmate-learners in the Swaraj Jail University.
This is a little behind the scenes film about the Jail University Band, Out of the Box, performance at the Udaipur World Music Festival.
Enjoy some glimpses of LSUC2017 in Bhoomi College, Bangalore.
Vidhi Jain speaks at the Economics of Happiness Conference in Ladakh, 2019
Talk by Manish Jain at Economics of Happiness Conference in Ladkah.
A beautiful film on natural learning made during the Swapathgami Filmmaking Workshop.
A short film on the Creativity Adda unschool in a government school in Surata tribal village, Dungarpur.
This special Summer Unschooling Camp was held in Delhi Lancer Road government school for girls as a prototype for a new Creativity Adda
If you wanted to change an ancient culture in a generation, how would you do it? You would change the way it educates its children.
A little glimpse into the Unschoolers Winter Camp held at Shikshantar, Udaipur, from Nov 1-Dec 30, 2017.
Watch Vidhi Jain's Josh Talk on How Schools kill creativity and why she chooses to unschool.
Some stories about families learning together from social visionaries Norma and Claude Alvares during the Swaraj University Wisdom Weekend
The film is a recording of a gathering of families and individuals that met in Deer Park, Bir, Himachal Pradesh in India in April 2011, to discuss
Glimpses of the Families Learning Together meet that was held in Indore in 2010.
The Families Learning Together group has produced this animation to raise a dialogue around the issues of vaccination.
Vidhi Jain talks about the power of learning cities and learning eco-systems
The film explores the lives of three families who are making sustainable choices by allowing the children to learn naturally at home, self healing and doing organic farming in three different cities in India
Listen to Anshu Dewan, corporate leader with Dharampal Satyapal Group, share about why corporates prefer people who have taken a gap year.
Listen to Rajeev Dubey, Principal Advisor with Mahindra and Mahindra Group, share about why businesses prefer people who have taken a gap year.
Listen to Sonam Wangchuk, educationist in Ladakh, share about the benefits of taking a gap year.
The Emperor Has No Clothes....See what life is like in the factory schooling system. Film by Qudrat. Song by Shakti Singh and Tarun Arora.
Please support this campaign by taking a selfie with a sign that says #examskill and posting on facebook, twitter, social media.
A great film on learning without school in the Swapathgami network. This film shares stories of different walk-outs not drop-outs!!
What do you want - Khushi( Happiness), Santushti( Satisfaction) or Shanti(Peace)?
One week community learning and gifting initiative with friends in Shivaji Nagar
Twenty-five bicycles are parked outside Shikshantar, bedecked with ribbons and balloons, papier-m├óch├® masks and puppetry, hand-held drums and flu
The Year On Campaign is excited to introduce the crowd funding trailer for 52 Parindey which is a project that has been developed with Rahul Karanp
Feel the magic of the 20-20 Campaign - try 20 giving hugs for 20 seconds each per day.
100 educational leaders came together on March 14-15, 2024 for the Creativity in Education Conference at Delhi which was hosted in collaboration wi
A glimpse into highlights of the Reimagining Education Workshop hosted by Manish Jain and Swaraj University.
A short interview in Hindi with Shri Rajendra Singh, Gandhian environmentalist and 'waterman of India' on his thoughts on education.
Key mindset shifts for reimagining education narrated by Nariman Moustafa.
Some stories about Families Learning Together from social visionaries Norma and Claude Alvares during the Swaraj University Wisdom Weekend.
Imagine a space where government school-going children have freedom to pursue and develop their interests everyday without textbooks, exams, or marks
Here are some 2013 glimpses of Udaan self-designed learning project with children from ragpicker
This film features the late Narayan Desai, writer, Gandhian activist, freedom fighter, chancellor, homeschooler from Gujarat, India.
This film is about the late Sri Dayalchand Soni, a Gandhian thinker, writer, activist, educator, school principal, and owner of a flour grinding mill.
Rama Barhat shares her experiences as a Khoji at Swaraj University and also how she feels her learning has been different from other University stu
A film based on the research of K B Jinan which shows the richness of learning spaces and processes in daily village life.
Interview with Helena Norberg Hodge, author of Ancient Futures and Economics of Happiness
Swaraj University Khojis were invited to the Multiversity Conference in Malaysia
Swaraj University Khojis were invited to the Multiversity Conference in Malaysia to speak about their experiences with self-designed learning.
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences.
What would happen if we went about pursuing education outside the walls of an institution; what can we learn from just travelling, writing, dancing
Reva Dandage is the co-founder and director of Swaraj University, an alternative university with a focus on self-design learning, including explora
Sakhi has decided to take her education seriously and hence does NOT go to college.
A short film about the tribal ritual performance called Gavri.
See how we shared the spirit of the gift culture at the Be the Gift Festival on Fatehsagar Lake, Udaipur.
This film highlights the tradition of pyaoo in Udaipur as a Learning City. Film by Ashish Sharma.
This is a glimpse of Swaraj University leadership development program for tribal girls in Udaipur.
Learners from Creativity Adda visited Udaipur for the World Music Festival.
In the spirit of the Slow Fashion movement, Istemaal is a cloth re-purposing project started to provide a possible solution towards the waste and o
This is a Kabir sufi song sung by Sohan Lal, an inmate-learner in the Udaipur Jail University.
The Swaraj Jail University held a 1 week Mime Theatre workshop with Susanta Das (actor and director, Kolkata) in August 2021.
This is the story of Ganesh Pargi. He is a Art Faculty-Inmate at Central Jail, Udaipur. He belongs to the tribal area of Dungarpur.
Concert by inmate-learners on Fateh Sagar at the World Music Festival.
Have a break during you zoom calls with Chair Zumba starring JJ the Fitness Clown in Udaipur as a Learning City. Shikshantar Films 2020.
Here is a little video how to make beautiful photo frames with bamboo.
This film is about an inspiring female auto rickshaw driver in Udaipur, affectionately known as Auto Aunty.
One of Udaipur's eco-heroes, 80+ yr old R.S. Bhandari, shares about his fruit forest at his residence in Fatehpura.
Hass Gulla is Udaipur's first Mewari Comedy Channel.
Where can we look for wisdom to get out of the planetary mess that we are trapped?
The Grandmother's University project was initiated by Shikshantar to share traditional wisdom of Mewar.
The Grandmother's University project was initiated by Shikshantar to document traditional wisdom of Mewar.
Grow Local. Buy Local. Eat Local.
Can you survive merely on love? Do you know of a place where love is the only currency? Do you think a world without money is possible?
The Swaraj Jail University held a one week Mime Theatre workshop with Susanta Das (actor and director, Kolkata) in February 2020.
Dancing Magicians from Belgium in Udaipur Learning City performing in Sukher Orphanage, free learning centers and at government schools around the
The film features the highly innovative Swaraj Jail University based in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India.
This is a Bulleh Shah Sufi song sung by Bablu bhai, an inmate-learner in the Udaipur Jail University.
This is a sweet love song written, composed and sung by Parmeshwar bhai, an inmate-learner in the Udaipur Jail University.
This is a spiritual love song written, composed and sung by Judge bhai, a learner-inmate in the Udaipur Jail University.
This is a love song sung by Sanjay bhai, an inmate-learner in the Udaipur Jail University.
Enjoy some footage of the Udaipur Learning City unConference which took place on Sept 18, 2016.
An experiment with Gift Culture and Sharing by the lake, Udaipur
Come learn about an organic store in Udaipur that has a dream to make Mewar - beautiful and healthy.
Come find out ways in which you can open your heart and soul with others.
Check out the new episode of Ram Ram Udaipur!!! This episode features Shri Padam Singh Rathore, renowned snake-catcher and animal lover, and Shrima
Happiness Udaipur collaborated with Clowns Without Borders to visit several hospitals and communities in Udaipur to share joy, laughter and friends
Some glipmses of the Summer Natural Drinks Festival hosted by the Slow Food Network of Udaipur in May 2016
Harawal is an initiative taken to promote cycling in Udaipur city.
Here is the 5th episode of Ram Ram Udaipur, featuring Dr. Jaya Bhavsar and Dr. Ruchi Dixit from Sankalp.
This is a beautiful film which explores the city of Udaipur through its colors.
This is a film about Shri Rajaram Sharma, a Picchwai artist from Udaipur.
Meet Bhuvnesh Ojha and his group Pukhaar who is setting up tiny forests in Udaipur as a Learning City. Shikshantar Films copyleft 2020.
This film is about local neighborhood fairs to promote localisation and swaraj in Udaipur.
Hear what Tourists have to say about tourism in Udaipur and the City of Lakes.
This film features the stories of two remarkable individuals, Sumit Vaishnav and Sandeep Bordia, who are working on urban organic farming in udaipur.
Scenes from the Udaan Green Theatre Festival held in Udaipur, 2009. Hosted by Shikshantar. Film by: Axieno, Aman, Vidhi and Vishal.
Come check out the geodome made from natural bamboo at shikshantar. Film by Kiran Patil (Swaraj University Khoji).
Ram Ram Udaipur is a local Mewari tv show in Udaipur. This episode features Avinash Nigam, bird conservationist.
One of Udaipur's eco-heroes, 80+ yr old R.S. Bhandari, shares about a fruit forest at his residence in Fatehpura.
This is a short video about Udaipur as a Learning City and the core ideas of re-creating learning commons in Cities like Udaipur.
A festival of Healthy Sweets had been organized as a part of Udaipur as a Learning City to explore, experiment and devour sweets made without proce
A glimpse of the Amla Ka Mamla Food Festival hosted at Shikshantar. Also celebrating Slow Food Terra Madre Day.
Dr P C Jain shares how he shaves with Aloe Vera. You can also grow Aloe Vera in your own home.
Join us at Gulab Bagh park in Udaipur every Sunday early morning for the Game-a-thon. The Game-a-thon is a cooperative games festival that began in
Watch this video to find out how you can organize a Dariya Dil Dukkan in your organization, conference, workshop or community
Learn about Hulchul Saturday Cafe which promotes slow food and gift culture in Udaipur.
This is a film about a local basket maker and an social entrepreneur who wants to make him rich.
Hass Gulla is Udaipur's first Mewari Comedy Channel. Here is a preview demo episode of Mahesh Nayak who lives in Dewali.
This episode features Eco-Hut founders Guddi Prajapat, Vishal Dhaybai, Ritesh Shekhawat.
This short film gives a glimpse of Life outside the formal LSUC Sessions.
Get a little taste of LSUC 2019 in Odisha.
Vlog by Qudrat from the LSUC2019 in Odisha.
LSUC is aimed to get people together who work on sustainable living, unlearing process, home learning, creative works etc.
This film is part of the hind swaraj today series which seeks to explore the essence and relevance of swaraj in our lives.
Professor Samdhong Rimpoche, former Prime Minister of the Tibetan exile community, shares some words of wisdom on Gandhi's Hind Swaraj.
This film is part of the hind swaraj today series which seeks to explore the essence and relevance of swaraj.
Some Glimpses of the rocking Jaipur Learning City Unconference. More fun coming up!
This short film is part of the Hind Swaraj Today series which seeks to explore the essence and relevance of Swaraj.
This film is part of the Hind Swaraj Today Series which seeks to explore the essence and relevance of swaraj.
This film is part of the Hind Swaraj Today series, which seeks to explore the essence and relevance of swaraj.
Some photos from the Noida NCR Learning City Unconference held on Sept 19, 2015.
This is a beautiful film about the Learning Societies Unconference that was held during the World Social Forum 2004 in Mumbai.
Glimpses of the IMA gathering in Hyderabad, 2023.
Manish Jain explores the idea of non-violence in conversation with Rajni Bakshi.
This a talk on the Future of Education given by Manish Jain in the Dragon Dreaming International Conference.
Listen to Manish Jain speak about McEducation for All and the 3 Ds (Debt, Diploma, Deadlihoods) on World Localization Day 2020.
Manish Jain and Shikshantar Andolan was thrilled to partner with Local Futures and Helena Norberg Hodge to co-host World Localization Day 2020.
Listen to Manish Jain speak about Localization, Slow Food, Happiness and Well Being at the Indigenous Terra Madre 2015 in Shillong by the Slow Food
A beautiful invitation from the Ecoversities Alliance planetary gathering in Mexico 2019.
Listen to Manish Jain speak at the ColaborAmerica Festival in Brazil.
Interview with Manish Jain on how to build your own ecoversity or alternative university based on the gift culture with Global Ecovillage Network i
Manish Jain speaks at the Economics of Happiness in Byron Bay, 2019.
An invitation to Malala to rethink education at the Voices of Hope Conference, New York.
Join the International Alliance for Localization.
This is Manish Jain's plenary talk at the Economics of Happiness conference, held in Portland, Oregon in February 2015.
Shikshantar participated in the Economics of Happiness conference in Byron Bay (Australia)
Manish Jain is a leading critic of the "hidden curriculum" of modern compulsory education, and the founder of Shikshantar
