In memory of
The Shola Fellowship is an informal yet deeply connected network of individuals who meet regularly to share ideas, experiences, and reflections on life and society. It is not an organization of professionals or institutions, but rather a circle of friends bound by trust, curiosity, and concern for one another and the world around them. Each year, the Fellowship gathers, often with families to spend time together, engaging in conversations that span diverse themes such as livelihoods, lifestyle, happiness, fear, and wealth, while children carry out their own parallel activities.
The Fellowship is not a formal body but a powerful spirit of collective exploration, anchored by a core group of about twelve members and enriched by others who join from time to time. Its strength lies in the willingness of its members to embark on a shared adventure of thinking, experiencing, and creating, and then weaving those insights back into their lives.
Born amidst the Sholas, the ancient rainforests of South India, in 1996 during a gathering at Northern Hay, Kotagiri, the Fellowship has since convened thirteen times across the country, in places as varied as the Kumaon Himalayas, coastal Karnataka, Rajasthan, the Sundarbans, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra Pradesh.