History of Festivals
In 2011 The Anthroposophical Society in India got founded. The members of the council decided to initiate an annual Festival of Anthroposophy from 2013 onwards. The main idea behind the Festival was and still is, to create an event where people from all the different streams of Anthroposophical work can meet , share and celebrate ,as a matter of a shared destiny, the spiritual being of Anthroposophy.
A Festival of Anthroposophy – 2013
2013 Sloka Waldorf school in Hyderabad hosted the first Festival.
Title :” The healing impulse of Anthroposophy”
This as an introduction of all the organisations who had started to “incarnate and integrate” the Anthroposophical impulse in their respective fields of work.
A Festival of Anthroposophy – 2014
2014 Host :Friends of Camphill India in Bangalore
Title: The Mystery of the Esthetic
An exploration into the sphere of the etheric as the first , spiritual, aspect of our work.
A Festial of Anthroposophy – 2015
2015 Host : a team from Chennai. Venue: The Theosophical Society in Chennai
Title: Social and Anti Social Forces
Creating an awareness of the manifold dynamics and workings of the astral forces in our organisations.
A Festival of Anthroposophy – 2016
2016 Host : Abhaya Waldorfschool in Hyderabad Title: What I do is me, for that I came Can we hear the manifestation of our individualities in our in work? Are we doing justice to the deeper intentions of our Ego?
A Festival of Anthroposophy – 2017
2017 Host : A team from Mumbai , mainly Inodai Waldorfschool.
Venue:
Title: Karma Yuga, Purposeful Willing
After identifying what we really came for in this life, how can we l then lead our will forces to a purposeful serving?
A Festival of Anthroposophy – 2018
2018 Host : The Bangalore Steiner School
Title: Phoenix Rising through Rhythms
How to educate our inner forces to erect /heal/ transform/ awaken, in order to let our spiritual longings come into reality.
A Festival of Anthroposophy – 2019
2019 Host : Sloka Waldorf school in Hyderabad
Title : Awake to the wonders of daily living.
Can we wake up to the manifestation of the spirit in our day to day life ? To get enriched by this growing awareness…
2020 /2022 Pandemic
Online events :
Christmas 2020 An AGM and the celebration of Michael. What does it mean to be a Michaelic community in Today’s world.
In 2021 with Anand Mandaiker
April :” I fall and stand up”
June : “I meet you”
August: “We are meeting “
October: ” Encounters ” combined with a small Michaelmas Festival
Christmas : AGM combined with an Advent celebration.
A Festival of Anthroposophy – 2022
2022 Host : Preparation team with teachers from Swadhaa Waldorfschool Pune
Venue : Hidden Oasis Pune
Title : Weaving new Social Tapestries
How can Anthroposophy support and inspire us in the post pandemic phase…
A Festival of Anthroposophy – 2023
2023 Host : The Vels Academy in Erode
Title: The human beehive at work.
With this theme we focussed on the twelve petal chakra of the heart. And how to develop ‘living thinking’ as a tool that enables us to work out of Antroposophy in the world.