॥ शिशिर शिबिरम् ॥On-Campus · 14-day residential family camp
A fortnight of the childhood we all wish we'd had.
Fourteen days on the 70-acre Forest Ridge campus — for children 7 to 15, with their parents. Mantras at dawn, mud and fields by day, stories after dusk.
Ages 7–15Children learn beside children of every age
Family campParents come too — samskāra is learned together
70 acresForest Ridge campus, near Shameerpet ORR Exit
॥ १ ॥What makes this camp different
Two weeks that reset a child's rhythm.
The camp is a residential taste of Gurukulam life — the same rhythm our full-time students live, compressed into a fortnight.
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Parents come too
The camp is a family camp — at least one parent stays on campus for the full fortnight. Samskāra is learned together, not delegated.
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The real rhythm, compressed
Not an activity programme. It is the same daily cycle our full-time students live — Pratahkal, yoga, martial practice, meditation, workshops and open fields — held for fourteen days.
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Nothing plugs in
Phones, tablets and gaming devices stay at home for the duration. That absence is a large part of what families notice.
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It shows when you get home
Children farm, cook, chant, make pottery, kayak, and sleep tired. Most families tell us the change shows in the first week home.
॥ २ ॥A day at camp
From mantra to lamplight.
A day at camp, in the order it unfolds. Timings are indicative and shift with the season and the weather.
Dawn · indicative
Pratahkal mantras
Waking with the campus. Shlokas and chanting before the sun clears the ridge.
Morning · indicative
Yoga · Kalari Payattu · Gatka
Bodies first. Asana, then a traditional martial form under the trees.
Morning · indicative
Meditation
Stillness as a skill — short, guided, and taught patiently.
Day · indicative
Workshops
Two blocks a day — Ithihaasa, Samskrutham, astronomy, theater and more.
Afternoon · indicative
Meals & the rest hour
Sattvic meals cooked on campus, then the quiet hour after lunch.
Evening · indicative
Story circle
A story circle before lights out, every day of the fortnight.
॥ ३ ॥Workshops
Two blocks a day, all fortnight.
Workshops run through the day and evening, alongside farm and field time.
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Ithihaasa
The epics — heard, retold, and carried into the evening story circle.
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Samskrutha Sambhashana
Samskrutham spoken aloud, not only read on a page.
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Astronomy & Panchangam
The night sky over seventy acres, and the calendar drawn from it.
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Theater
Rehearsed across the fortnight, performed for parents on the closing days.
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Photography
Photography walks across the campus, in the hours the light is worth it.
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Ayurveda
The daily routine, and the reasoning underneath it.
॥ ४ ॥Campus moments
Children farm, cook, chant, make pottery, kayak — and sleep tired.
Fourteen days on seventy acres, barefoot and early. This is the campus they wake up on.
Samskāra se SanskṛutiSee previous camps
॥ ५ ॥Practical questions
Everything parents usually ask.
Quick answers before you register.
If you don't find what you're looking for, contact us.
The camp is designed for children 7–15, accompanied by at least one parent for the full fortnight.
Please disclose medical conditions, allergies and dietary needs at registration. Meals on campus are sattvic and vegetarian.
Devices stay away for the duration. Families follow the daily rhythm, including early mornings and shared chores.
The Ashram photographs camp life for its gallery. Tell us at registration if you'd rather your family not appear.
Dates may shift with weather or unforeseen circumstances; we inform families first. Cancellation and refund terms are shared in writing at registration.
॥ ६ ॥The fortnight & registration
The fortnight's arc.
Exact dates for the coming batch are shared on enquiry — the stages below are indicative.
Days 1–2
Arrival & settling
Campus walk, room allotment, first Pratahkal, meeting the acharyas and the cows.
Days 3–7
The rhythm
Full daily cycle: mantras, yoga and Kalari Payattu or Gatka, meditation, two workshop blocks, farm and field time.
Days 8–12
Deepening
Longer project work — theater rehearsal, photography walks, Panchangam observation, pottery and cooking.
Days 13–14
Samapan
Presentations for parents, theater performance, closing havan, departure after lunch.
Every day — sattvic meals cooked on campus, rest hour after lunch, story circle before lights out.
Batches are small. Enquire early.
Dates for the coming camp go to the WhatsApp community first.
