Chess is a well known indoor board game, but not many people know of the glorious history that it boasts of. This International Chess Day, let us choose to bring back this game to Indian households. We, at Bhavyata Foundation, have been making efforts for the same. Which is why we bring to you Chaturanga- The Art of Playing Chess, an online event where our resource person talks to you about the game, strategy, tactics, etc. There is early archeological evidence that the game was played going very far back in Ancient India. The game, or battle, Chaturanga appears in the Mahabharata, an ancient epic poem of the Kurukshetra war.

The beauty of a move lies not in its appearance, but the thought behind it. Chaturanga (Chess) is a game of intelligence; each coin has it’s own shape, size, ability, and a set of governing rules. It helps us concentrate and improve logic, teach us to play by rules and assume responsibility for our actions. Bhavyata Foundation gives you a platform to learn this wise game. This interactive session gives you evolution, types, rules and tactics of chess for beginners. Chess is an incredibly beneficial game which results in better brain function, improved memory, cognitive abilities and strategic thinking. And so here we are coming up with Session Two for teaching basic principles of opening your game in Chess!
“Play the opening like a book, the middle game like a magician, and the endgame like a machine.”

Bhavyata Foundation presents a webinar for Agriculturists to enhance crop productivity. Bhavyata Foundation, under its initiative, Sowing the Seeds is promoting the ‘Samriddhi’ campaign, to educate and empower farmers for crop productivity with cost-effective natural inputs. Experts say, natural farming brings sustainability to agriculture-based livelihood and reduces the costs of cultivation, thereby increasing net incomes of the small and marginal farmers. In collaboration with Bansi Gir Gaushala, the Foundation is organizing a Webinar, especially for Farmers and Enthusiasts to learn and apply techniques of Natural Farming for increased productivity with least costs.

With International Yoga Day around, Krida Yoga is a program designed for tackling the causes and consequences of sedentary learning, weak emotional resilience, physical incapacities and health challenges in children between the age of 6-15 years. Krida Yoga is a well researched and planned program that combines the art of wellness, joy of recreation, and the potential of learning. Keeping in mind the current global pandemic and the concept of social distancing, we will be conducting workshops, for children (age group 6-15) and adults, on various digital platforms, as a part of Krida Yoga.

In pursuance of the principles of Ayurved, Bhavyata Foundation has undertaken the task of reviving traditional and scientific wisdom of Ancient India under its initiative “Lessons for Life”. In the Ayurvedic Wisdom Series, we shall dwell on strengthening our bodily organs, harmonise with elements of nature and protecting us from lifestyle diseases.

Live Long with Secrets of Ayurved Based Lifestyle Bhavyata Foundation has undertaken the task of reviving traditional and scientific wisdom of Ancient India under its initiative “Lessons for Life”. In the Ayurvedic Wisdom Series, we shall dwell on strengthening our bodily organs, harmonise with elements of nature and protecting us from lifestyle diseases. In Part I Series, 3 Sessions shall accommodate Eye Care, Water therapy and Diabetes Management. Especially in Digital Age, where the eyes are constantly strained due to unfavourable exposure to many harmful radiations while working on computer screens and mobile phones, Eyecare in Ayurved shall bring much-needed relief from the dangers that modern technology brings in.

Bhavyata Foundation presents a 10 Days Course on. *Dinacharya (दिनचर्या)* – ayurvedic daily routine recommendations and education to live a healthier, happier and longer life free from diseases.
The discussion will cover the theory and applications for :
*Daily Morning routine
*Diet and Seasons
*Upkeep of Bodily Organs
A *lessons for life* initiative in interest of wellness and health.

Presenting Green Schools Programme Teacher Orientation Workshop. Bhavyata Foundation collaborates with Green Schools Programme, an initiative of Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) to promote environmental education in an experiential format in Mumbai. It is also an environment management system that audits, through students, the consumption of natural resources within school campuses and helps schools become good environmental managers by deploying pragmatic solutions to reduce wastage of precious resources. The objective of the workshops is to build the capacity of teachers or master trainers to conduct the environmental audit through their students. The following issues will be the focus during the orientation :1. Awareness on pollution
2. Water crisis and the solutions: minimising water demand by harvesting rain water and waste water reuse/recycling
3. Solid Waste Management
4. Rating, Analytics and online reporting
5. Use of GSP Audit (in fields of Air, Energy, Food, Land, Water & Waste) in the teaching-learning at classroom level. For: Teachers, Faculty, Environment Enthusiasts and Nature Lovers

Bhavyata Foundation in association with Nimyth presents second in the ‘India First Nation Building’ Series – Dissemination of Untold Indian History. A talk on India’s Forgotten Hero from Assam: Lachit Borphukhan.Historians may have neglected Assam but history has not. History text books give details of the Indus Valley civilisation, the Ganges Valley civilisation and the Mughals, the British etc, but they hardly mention the Brahmaputra Valley civilisation, when the history of Assam is unique.
Rather, noteworthy to mention that Assam was the only State in India, which defeated 17 successive attempts at invasion by the Delhi Sultans and the Mughal Emperors, which are a reminder of the preservation of freedom of thought and culture of Bharat. The very name Assam, with its roots in the word Asama or invincible, denotes how this land held its own, through most of India’s medieval history. Ruled by the powerful Ahoms for 600 years from the mid 13th century, the Mughals couldn’t touch Assam. In fact, it was here that they suffered their most embarrassing defeat in the year was 1671 in the decisive battle of Saraighat, which was fought on the raging waters of the Brahmaputra. Catch up with scintillating presentation of this most historic battle, as Aneesh Gokhale reveals grappling narration of sequences in moment of history.

Bhavyata Foundation under its initiative – Sowing the Seeds is pleased to invite one and all to a rural adventure day trip to the countryside to Murbad, near Kalyan. Home to dairy community of indigenous breed of Dangi cows, the local tribesmen are engaged in rural occupation in a serene and pristine countryside. Bhavyata Foundation in association with Nandini Gau Gram has partnered to support and enhance rural livelihoods and promote health and education initiatives. A day long excursion outlining the role of essentials in rural sustainability, we shall explore the dairy and agriculture science while learning the science of daily Ayurved wellness in an experiential format.