Festival Immersion: Living Traditions

Class Type

Culture and Creative

Level

Foundation

Duration

4 Hours min

Instructor

Field Mentor / Community Scholar

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Connect disciplined inquiry with field‑based learning in a four‑hour immersion.

The Festival Immersion: Living Traditions immersion is designed for Hind learners who want to connect rigorous inquiry with lived experience. Situated within our Field & Community Immersions stream, the session treats India as a primary text—observed, questioned, and interpreted on site. Across four hours, participants work with mentors to frame guiding questions, practice ethical field engagement, and translate observation into analysis. Depending on location, the class may involve walking studies, site-based demonstrations, artifact examination, short interviews, or micro-workshops with practitioners. Rather than offering a single narrative, the immersion invites multiple perspectives and asks students to look for systems—economic, cultural, ecological, or institutional—that make local realities intelligible. Emphasis is placed on reflective writing and disciplined note-taking so that insights remain portable across disciplines and future Hind modules. By the end, participants will have articulated a concise problem statement, identified sources or stakeholders for deeper study, and drafted a short synthesis that connects field impressions to conceptual frameworks in India Studies. The result is learning that is analytic, humble, and grounded in place—hallmarks of The Hind School’s immersion-first model.

Key Benefits

Frame clear field questions and align them with academic objectives.
Practice ethical, respectful engagement with people, places, and sources.
Strengthen observational discipline and evidence-based note‑taking.
Translate lived experience into analytical and policy-relevant insights.
Develop reflective writing that integrates theory, context, and voice.

Program Details

Orientation & Context (15–20 min): Session briefing, learning goals, ethical considerations; framing of key concepts and site background.
Core Experience (90–120 min): Guided fieldwork, site walk, or studio activity; structured observation, short interviews, and documentation tasks.
Dialogue & Exchange (45–60 min): Mentor‑led discussion with practitioners or peers; analysis of tensions, trade‑offs, and alternative viewpoints.
Reflection & Synthesis (30–45 min): Debrief, concept mapping, and a short reflective write‑up connecting evidence to ideas.
Suggested Reading / Task: 1–2 pages of reflective notes; recommended texts shared by mentors (e.g., Development as Freedom; policy briefs; curated articles).