Month: July 2017

Thursday Email – And The Tent School Transformation Begins. Join us!

Thursday Email – And The Tent School Transformation Begins. Join us!

Namaste! It’s been more than a month since we adopted Brindavan Tent School, and the school transformation process has been happening in ways we never imagined. From invisible hands contributing in beautiful little ways to volunteers stepping up and taking responsibility to make things happen, […]

Volunesia Diaries – Moving From Controlled Chaos To Stillness

Volunesia Diaries – Moving From Controlled Chaos To Stillness

This time, our lovely volunteer – Varsha shares her Volunesia experience with us. Enjoy the read, get a peek into all the ‘masti’ that happens every Saturday, and join us this Saturday! Volunesia at Brindavan Tent School last Saturday did not seem like a ‘volunteer’ […]

Thursday Email – One Big Universe And I Had The Privilege To Meet You!

Thursday Email – One Big Universe And I Had The Privilege To Meet You!

Namaste! “What you seek is seeking you.” – Rumi Last year, it was around this time that Jaideep and I took the full and final plunge into KnowYourStar, by quitting our full-time financially-secure jobs. While sitting in a coffee shop one rainy evening, we gave […]

Thursday Email – Transforming Ourselves While Transforming The World!

Thursday Email – Transforming Ourselves While Transforming The World!

Namaste! “To see things in the seed, that is genius.” – Lao Tzu Last evening marked something new and exciting for Team KYS. Our co-founder Jaideep Rao co-hosted the first ever Founders Circle in Bangalore with the amazing and experienced Madan Bhai at TiE Bangalore. […]

Volunesia Diaries – Our Weekly Dose Of ‘All Things Beautiful’

Volunesia Diaries – Our Weekly Dose Of ‘All Things Beautiful’

Sneha Shekhar, our volunteer and Volunesia Organising Committee member, shares her Volunesia experience from last Saturday by pouring her heart into words. “The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease forever to be able to do it.” This famous quote by J.M.Barrie pretty […]

Volunesia Diaries – Taking Management Lessons From First Graders!

Volunesia Diaries – Taking Management Lessons From First Graders!

One of our dedicated volunteers, Sneha, wrote about our first Volunesia at Brindavan Tent School on her blog. We loved her post so much that we just had to share it with you all. Last Saturday, we had the chance to work with the students […]

Co-hosting First-Ever Founders Circle At TiE Bangalore

Co-hosting First-Ever Founders Circle At TiE Bangalore

“To see things in the seed, that is genius.” – Lao Tzu The past few years have seen a tremendous increase in the number of startups, and hence the number of entrepreneurs. With more and more people stepping up to solve different problem statements we […]

Volunesia Diaries – Musings On The Journey So Far!

Volunesia Diaries – Musings On The Journey So Far!

This week, our Chief Content Officer, Anjali, shares what we’ve learnt over the last few weeks of conducting Volunesia at the Brindavan Tent School. It has been a month since Jaideep introduced us to the Brindavan Tent School. When we first visited the school, met […]

Thursday Email – Seeking Love And Light Throughout The Way

Thursday Email – Seeking Love And Light Throughout The Way

Namaste! If you light a lantern for another, it will also brighten your own way. – Nichiren A little more than a week ago, Team KYS was at the Spastics Society of Karnataka for a very special reason – to celebrate our dearest young friend […]

Volunesia Diaries – Value-Based Education Through Art, Fun And Frolic!

Volunesia Diaries – Value-Based Education Through Art, Fun And Frolic!

Nivethitha Kannan joined us at Volunesia, along with Ram, as part of Talent Quest of India. After their first experience at Volunesia, Ram and Nivethitha said they would help us get together a dedicated team of volunteers to mentor the kids every Saturday. We were […]


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