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Modernity & Me Retreat

Retreat participants seated in a circle for a dialogue session

SIDH, in collaboration with Udhbhavaha, organised a four-day retreat titled “Modernity & Me” from 23 to 27 April 2025 at Swami Rama Sadhana Dhama, Karnataka. The retreat was facilitated by Shri Pawan Gupta, founder of SIDH, and brought together participants interested in education, culture, self-inquiry, and Bharatiya ways of understanding life.

The retreat opened up a reflective space to look at modernity not merely as an external social or economic phenomenon, but as something

The Bhagavad Gita and the Indian Psyche: Roots, Reflections, and Realisations

Participants at the SIDH retreat, Songtsen Library, Dehradun

SIDH Retreat, Songtsen Library, Dehradun | 25 to 30 October 2025

Introduction: The Spirit of the Retreat

India’s most ancient tradition, Sanatan Dharma, has shaped our civilizational worldview through its universal human dharma and the timeless wisdom of texts like the Bhagavad Gita and the Upanishads.

The SIDH Retreat, “The Bhagavad Gita and the Indian Psyche: Roots, Reflections, and Realisations,” invited participants to explore these teachings not as distant philosophy but as

संगीत श्रवणम्ः सहृदय मधुरम

भारतीय संगीत पर परिसंवाद एवं प्रस्तुती

राम छाटपार शिल्प न्यास, वाराणसी

15- 17 अक्टूबर, 2024

‘सिद्ध’ पिछले 3-4 वर्षों से अपने मित्रों के साथ ‘भारतीयता’ और ‘आधुनिकता के द्वन्द्ध’ को समझने के लिए आवसीय परिसंवाद शिविर का आयोजन करता आ रहा है। आमतौर पर इन शिविरों में हम गहनता से विमर्श करते हैं। प्रयास यह रहता है अपने अनुभवों को गहराई से देखते हुए विषय को समझने का प्रयास किया गया। दिनांक 15, 16 व 17 अक्टूबर, 2024 को सिद्ध ने पहली बार ‘राम छाटपार शिल्प न्यास’, वाराणसी के सहयोग से भारतीय संगीत विषय

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Parisamvaad Retreat with Purnapramati Team

9-day Dialogue Retreat
at Kudremukh mountain range, Karnatka

03 to 11 February, 2024

One of our partner organisation Purnapramati orgnised a self-reflection retreat titled Sanatan and Modernity at picturesque village of Mala, near Karkala in Udupi district, Karnatka. This village Mala is nestled at the foothills of the Kudremukh mountain range in the Western Ghats,with rich in dense rainforests, waterfalls, old dilapidated houses, and betel nut plantations, untouched by modern tourism.

Contemplative Retreat on Stepping-Out

29 August to 01 September, 2024,

Om Shanti Dham Ashram, Ramanagara (Dist), Karnataka

The idea behind this retreat stemmed from the fact that most of our participants over the years have been involved in the field of education and have been experimenting with alternatives—seeking ways to "step-- out" of the physical and mental violence embedded in modern systems. Many of them have regularly shared their experiences and the challenges they face in their personal and organizational efforts to

Contemplative Retreat on Adhunikta aur Bharatiyata

29 April to 07 May, 2024,

Narayan Ashram, Dharchula, Phithoragarh, Uttarakhand

Narayan Ashram, situated approximately 136 kilometers north of Pithoragarh and 14 kilometers from Tawaghat. Nestled at an altitude of 2734 meters amid picturesque landscapes. Founded in 1936 by Sri Raghavendra, known locally as Narayan Swami, this serene retreat blends spirituality with socio-educational initiatives. Before the 1962 Indo-China War, it was a key rest stop for Kailash Mansarovar pilgrims.

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