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India Inclusion Summit – 2017 – From The Eyes Of A Participant

India Inclusion Summit – 2017 – From The Eyes Of A Participant

The past week leading up to the India Inclusion Summit last weekend has been super exciting for Team KnowYourStar. Apart from volunteering to make handmade goodies for gifts and decor, co-anchoring the friend-raising circle, and interviewing the speakers of the summit, it was heart-warming to […]

Volunesia Diaries – Riding The Time Machine To Childhood Every Saturday!

Volunesia Diaries – Riding The Time Machine To Childhood Every Saturday!

This time, Vikram Kumar Muthusamy Chelvi (Viku) from Talent Quest of India joined us for Volunesia last Saturday and here he goes expressing his experience! As a TQI’an am always looking forward to see great things in people just as the name suggests – Talent […]

Volunesia Diaries – Apples, Balloons, Cakes And Dance – The ABCD Of Happiness!

Volunesia Diaries – Apples, Balloons, Cakes And Dance – The ABCD Of Happiness!

This time, Harshita, a first-time Volunesian, shares how her experience at Volunesia, which she attended without having slept properly the night before, turned into something she is glad she did not miss. I woke up in the morning not knowing my day was going to […]

The ‘Week Of Learning’ Has Been A Peek Into Life Lessons That Matter

The ‘Week Of Learning’ Has Been A Peek Into Life Lessons That Matter

Our ‘Week Of Learning’ campaign brought in such deep life lessons from our dear ones, we were happy to celebrate Teacher’s Day by not just acknowledging the teachers in our life, but also those who have impacted our ecosystem in such beautiful ways directly or […]

Lanternship Program – To Create And Nurture Servant Leaders. Registrations Open!

Lanternship Program – To Create And Nurture Servant Leaders. Registrations Open!

“When we will all see our role in society as servants, we will all light up the sky together like countless stars on a dark night.” -Vinoba Bhave We, at KnowYourStar, have come to strongly believe in leading by laddering – i.e. leading by serving […]

Happy Teacher’s Day – Celebrating The Ones Who Taught Us Best!

Happy Teacher’s Day – Celebrating The Ones Who Taught Us Best!

Teacher, professor, tutor, mentor, guruji – so many names for someone who has changed your life in a significant way. Brad Henry once said, “A good teacher can inspire hope, ignite the imagination, and instill a love of learning.” And for many of us, some […]

Volunesia Diaires – When Volunteers Get An A+ In Community Volunesia

Volunesia Diaires – When Volunteers Get An A+ In Community Volunesia

Our lovely Volunesian- Ketki Gupte gives you a peek into our Volunesia from last Saturday, where plan-and-execute took a backseat and we found ourselves tuning into the emergence instead! After a long tiring week of work, comes the Saturday morning, that I have looked forward […]

KYS Retreat – Catching Values Everywhere In The Temple Town Of Udupi

KYS Retreat – Catching Values Everywhere In The Temple Town Of Udupi

(This time, our Chief Operations Officer – Nandini talks about our first-ever outstation KYS Team Retreat) KnowYourStar retreats are something we, as a team, are always excited about. Jaideep takes great pride in planning the secret itinerary for the day, but is excited about the […]

Happy Launch Of Passion To Profession Tool In Manipal Seva Mela

Happy Launch Of Passion To Profession Tool In Manipal Seva Mela

The weekend that went by was one filled with so many levels of happiness and excitement for all of us at KnowYourStar. We were in Manipal to attend the National Conference on Youth in Social Change organised by the Manipal University, where we also set […]

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’ […]

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 […]


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