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| Faculty members and senior administrative staff |
The retreat for faculty members
and senior administrative staff of the United
Theological College
was held at the
Fireflies Ashram, Bangalore on June 6, 2012.
The half day retreat was led by the Fireflies director Sidhartha. The ashram
situated in Dinnepalya, Kaggalipura is a place to retreat, rediscover, regroup
and renew. The earth and eco friendly place is filled with granite stone
architecture, old style villas, a walking path and meeting places.
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| Stone relief of Mahatma Gandhi |
The faculty members and bursar
started for the ashram in the morning and was greeted by the friendly staff and
the director. Mr. Sidhartha introduced the teaching staff to the ashram, the
different stone works, the idea behind the place and the inter religious
thought that has gone into the work there.
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| Coffee break |
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| Talking and walking |
The spiritual guru Sidhartha in
his talk gave stress to climate justice, food security, alternative power, and
the suffering of fringe communities. He reminded the faculty on the future
yet imminent threat of lack of water and offered the alternative of cultivating different crops as a way to
tackle this danger. He shared his fears of the possibility of gated cities, and
elites protecting their own interests. Different faculty members shared their own views on the topic as well.
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| Mr. Sidhartha explaining the concept of the pictures |
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| The principal Dr. John Samuel Raj honouring the director of Fireflies |
The principal and faculty members thanked
the ashram members for their hospitality and warmth. The faculty members also
used the time available to interact with each other and relax in the green
environs.
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| A group picture of the UTC teaching staff and the bursar |
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| Traditional houses add to the rustic touch of the ashram |
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| A statue showing the care of a parent |
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| A beautiful place for live performances |
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| Retreating to the UTC van |
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