Learn Hindi, Sanskrit or Malayalam in India

  India

Aranmula

Dates: whole year

Description: Learn Hindi or Sanskrit or Malayalam or two of them together, living in a Kerala village. Be assured of individual lessons for a minimum of two hours. Moreover, the teacher designs a syllabus according to your length of stay and preferences which helps you to give impetus to a particular aspect of the language learning.

You can learn a second subject which can be chosen from a long list of arts or crafts. There are also free lessons on yoga and martial art, which makes it all the more exciting.

Highlights:
* You can chose to learn two subjects from a list of 20 arts/crafts/languages etc.

* You will have free lessons in Yoga and the Kerala Martial Art, thereby learning 4 subjects during your stay

* You can also volunteer to Teach English in the village schools for one hour a day (optional)

* Your lessons are only from Mondays to Fridays. There are no kinds of activities on the week ends and can be used for resting or touring around

* Your lessons happen in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere and cannot be compared with University style of education, but they are very intense, since most of the lessons are individual in nature.

* Your teachers are professional Indian artists and can communicate with you in English.

* You can decide on the length of your stay and can even change your subjects if needed.

* Your lessons usually begin on the next working day of your arrival

* You will have clean and comfortable 'single' accommodation in decent village houses, scattered around in the village. The food is purely Kerala vegetarian and is served on banana leaves.

* You can enjoy your stay the maximum also owing to the beautiful backdrop of the Kerala village. The Centre is scattered into 6 houses in the village and you will feel like living in a village rather than staying in a hostel or hotel room.

* You are welcome even if you are a serious student or researcher or just a cultural or art enthusiast, or a beginner, irrespective of your age, sex, race or nationality. Only an open mind to a new culture is required.
(For Minors, unaccompanied by parents, a written permission from Parents is inevitable. Please write to us for details)

* The Centre is open throughout the year, except for 10 days during Onam festival which falls in Aug/Sep.

* The Centre organises an Intense course in Hatha Yoga, for one month, twice every year for just 10 participants. The participants of this course can attend a special Teachers Training Course organised once every year.

Cost in US$: USD460

Experience Required: no

This Program is open to World Wide Participants.

Participants Travel to India Independently

Typically Participants Work Independently

Application Process Involves:

• Written Application

Vijnana Kala Vedi Cultural Centre's Mission Statement: Experience India, Her Culture People and Traditions, by Living in a Kerala village, Learning Indian Arts,Crafts/languages and Teaching English to poor village children. Vijnana Kala Vedi cultural centre is a premium study abroad India centre, since 1977, for those who give importance to the quality of lessons than any affiliations with universities or International alliances. Intense Individual lessons are assured for many arts and language lessons and even when you are in a group, for eg: for subjects like Mural Painting, you are only with 3/4 other students, still ensuring enough personal attention. And we go out of the way to ensure that we provide all what is promised. VKV, as our students address us, offers a sincere organised and structured, family like environment for Learning in India. You only need to have that passion and time for learning.

Year Founded: 1977