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  1. In and Through the Slums of Bangalore

    “We used to go in the slums, sit on the streets and do satsang, children and some people used to gather to listen. Then one day they told us that they had a room which we could use for our programs, that’s how it all began.” There are 30 slums in Bangalor ...
  2. Gift a Smile

    Donate now for 'Gift a Smile' Ever felt perturbed seeing a child being deprived of the basic necessities of life? Here is an opportunity to open up your heart and help. Through education, we can unlock the vicious and self-perpetuating cycle of ...
  3. Peace Child International and The Art of Living

    A long-term collaboration for youth empowerment: The Art of Living Foundation and Peace Child International The Art of Living Foundation has signed an MoU with Peace Child International to work on many crucial projects, aimed at empowering young people to ...
  4. Smiling Uniforms

    It is rare to see a smiling, calm and an energetic policeman (women included) on the streets of India. But, for the citizens of the far northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh, this won’t be a rare scenario.  Being a policeman, is not an easy job. There a ...
  5. Youth Village

    Making a difference for our youth & community In August 2005, The Art of Living Foundation and it's sister organization The International Association for Human Values (IAHV) established a partnership with Forte High School in Dobsonville, Soweto, ...
  6. Jewels of Dharavi

    Sri Sri Vidya Mandir is the first English medium school in Asia’s largest slum. Today the school has six rooms and classes up to 6th standard. Despite numerous challenges, such as the children’s difficult backgrounds, unavailability of land and parental i ...
  7. How The Art of Living gave farmers in Vidarbha a new lease of life

    Background Here farmers are born in debt and die in debt – Old Marathi saying One thousand nine hundred and twenty* farmers committed suicide in Maharashtra between January 2001 and August 2006, according to Government figures. Unofficial figures put it at ...
  8. Revolutionizing Education, VVMVP Rural School

    Background Ved Vignan Maha Vidhya Peeth (VVMVP) was the first rural school started by Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar in 1981. It started when Gurudev observed some local children playing in the dust near The Art of Living Centre. When he saw that they had n ...
  9. Sustaining the Spirit of Life

    Art of Living’s Interventions for Positive People “If all of us can take on this project to educate the youth, to educate youngsters about healthy living, positive thinking and a stigma-free, inhibition-free attitude towards people, we would have taken a ...
  10. 1500 kgs of Garbage Disappear

    “Ancient cultures all over the world have exhibited a deep reverence for Nature. For them, God was not in temples or churches, but was inherent in Nature. It's only when we start moving away from Nature that we start polluting Nature. Today there is ...
Founded in 1981 by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar,The Art of Living is an educational and humanitarian movement engaged in stress-management and service initiatives. Read More