[Reader-list] Learning with Kabir workshop 2011

[Chintan Girish Modi]

*Learning with Kabir - 2011*


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‘Learning with Kabir’ is a four-day residential workshop for educators,
offering a lyrical and critical immersion in the poetry, songs and ideas of
Kabir, the 15th century mystic whose voice speaks in powerful ways to our
contemporary worlds. The intention is to bring together a diverse group of
educators who are seeding and growing ideas for journeying with Kabir into a
variety of learning contexts—schools, colleges, universities, non-formal
education and children’s publishing – to explore ideas related to mystic
poetry, folk music, oral traditions, the politics of knowledge, the divide
between self and other and the power of direct experience as opposed to
received truths.


While being an immersion in the poetry of Kabir, we also want this workshop
to be a platform for educators to share with each other their explorations
with Kabir in the classroom. We are aware that each learning context has its
own flavour, strengths and challenges; yet we hope there will be synergies
by interactions with a wider community of fellow educators. While
participants would primarily be persons/institutions who are already
partnering in some way with the Kabir Project (www.kabirproject.org), we are
equally excited about making new friends and partners.


The workshop will combine structured group exercises with spaces for quiet
individual reflection, and there will be lots of singing!


 Workshop Facilitators – Shabnam Virmani & Chintan Girish Modi


Invited Folk Singer Resource Person – Mahesha Ram ji, Rajasthan


When: May 18-21, 2011


Where: The School of Ancient Wisdom, Devanahalli, Bangalore


We would like to limit the number of participants to 20 in the spirit of
keeping it intimate and interactive, so please mail us at the earliest
saying why you would like to join in, along with a brief paragraph or two
about your interests, work, and expectations from the workshop. Mail Chintan
at chintan.backups at gmail.com, or call up at +9-97427 15913


Travel expenses to and from Bangalore will have to be borne by the
participants.


Participants with institutional resources to support workshop expenses are
encouraged to contribute.


List of confirmed participants:


Rakesh Ganguli (Open Space/CCDS, Pune)

Jyoti Sahi (Art Ashram, Bangalore)

Kavita Anand (Shishuvan School, Mumbai)

Jayashree Janardhan (Creative School, Bangalore)

Reshma Madhusudan (Creative School, Bangalore)

Venu (Azim Premji University, Bangalore)

Deepa Kamath (Valley School, Bangalore)