The Journey

Jaideep 2.0 : Survival Story Of 15 Months Without Drawing A Salary

Jaideep 2.0 : Survival Story Of 15 Months Without Drawing A Salary

Most of you know me as an ex-SAP employee who crazily quit his job to pursue the quest of unlocking the potential of rural students using stories of role models and an upskilling program. Or as a key member committed to serving the PwD (People […]

KYS Retreat – Drafting The 5000-Year Plan Has Begun

KYS Retreat – Drafting The 5000-Year Plan Has Begun

That joy after officially registering ourselves as a public trust NGO – Jaijagath! Every month, as you all know, we take a little time for ourselves, switch off our phones and set out to explore the world in an all new way. After months of […]

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 […]

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 […]

Jaideep 2.0 : The Next Big Thing Starts With Many Small Stories

Jaideep 2.0 : The Next Big Thing Starts With Many Small Stories

When my friends ask me what the next big thing for KnowYourStar is, I respond to them with tales of many, many small things that are making our journey so incredible! We really believe in doing small things with great love because they are beautiful, […]

KYS Retreat – Time Flies When You’re Doing What You Love

KYS Retreat – Time Flies When You’re Doing What You Love

Anjali, our Chief Content Officer, gives us an insight into the latest KYS retreat. Have you heard the phrase “time flies when you’re having fun”? If you haven’t, let me assure you that it’s absolutely true! It doesn’t feel like a month has passed since […]

Meet Our Summer Interns From MIT Manipal!

Meet Our Summer Interns From MIT Manipal!

Our Chief Everything Officer, Pranita reminisces about the good old days in college, paying it forward and introduces our new KYS family members. At KnowYourStar, one of our favourite things is going into flashback mode! Our recent developments have us swimming in a river of […]

KYS Retreat – Mindful Observations Every Step Of The Way

KYS Retreat – Mindful Observations Every Step Of The Way

Pranita, our Chief Everything Officer, shares her perspective on our monthly KYS retreat. Continuing the tradition of taking a day every month so that the team can get together to rejuvenate and reconnect at the KYS retreat, we were thrilled with what unfolded at our […]

Jaideep 2.0 : Innernet Stories From My BIG Family

Jaideep 2.0 : Innernet Stories From My BIG Family

What an eventful month April has been! It’s so overwhelming to hear that my monthly reflection has helped some of you count your own blessings and celebrate how fortunate we all are. Thank you! I feel the reason why we share this emotion can be […]

Moved By Love – In The End, We’re All Speaking The Same Language

Moved By Love – In The End, We’re All Speaking The Same Language

After Jaideep, Pranita and Nandini experienced the magic and have been MovedByLove, it was Anjali’s turn to be Sughad-ified as we affectionately call it! Here’s Anjali’s first entry about her Journey at KYS. Though my journey seemingly began when I boarded my unreasonably early flight […]



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