Sambhaavnaa Institute | संभावना संस्थान

18/04/2026

Khulti Partein – Media and Information Literacy Workshop

📅 Dates: 22–26th June 2026
📍 Venue: Sambhaavnaa Institute, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

⭐ Facilitators:

* Aneesh Mukherjee – Director, AltED
* Elia Jameel – Programme Manager (Operations), AltED
* Purba Rudra – Programme Manager (Knowledge Creation, Data & Insights), AltED
* Pawan Kumar – Journalist and researcher, Alt News

⭐ About the Workshop
This five-day Media and Information Literacy workshop is designed for social organisations working closely with communities. Participants will explore how information from different media sources is created, circulated, and how it shapes public understanding and society.

📌 Language: Hindi and English

15/04/2026

Inviting applications for “Water Realities: Reimagining Sustainable Futures” - a 5-day workshop that interrogates water through the lens of power, justice, and resistance.

The workshop aims to critically examine how current policies and institutions around water are contested, and how they might be reimagined by centering grassroots perspectives and community knowledge.

If you’re someone who works on issues surrounding water- and are willing to imagine beyond top-down approaches and contribute to dialogue towards more equitable, democratic, and just water futures- this space is for you.

🗓️ 10th to 14th May, 2026
📍Sambhaavnaa Institute, Palampur, Himanchal Pradesh

To register, click on the link in the bio or scan the QR code !

15/04/2026

Had an amazing experience at the Mobile Journalism (MOJO) workshop! 📱✨
Learned something new every day and really enjoyed the hands-on sessions. Great learning, great memories! 🙌

14/04/2026

Honouring Babasaheb’s vision today and always-
Educate. Agitate. Organise. 💙

14/04/2026

Mobile Journalism Workshop 2026 ✨
An amazing experience full of learning, creativity, and fun. Grateful for the insights shared by our resource persons!

13/04/2026

If you have been living in India over the past few months, stories about what is happening in the much-contested SIR process are hard to miss.

At the Safeguarding Electoral Democracy in India workshop held in March, participants and co-discussants unpacked these very concerns.

By placing the burden of registration and even proof of citizenship on citizens, the SIR is not just a revision but a fundamental shift in how India approaches its elections. Amid concerns over large-scale deletions and possible targeting of marginalised groups, it is becoming clear that this is not just a technical exercise but a reshaping of who gets to vote in the country.

11/04/2026

'बुनियाद समर वर्कशॉप' को भारत के अलग-अलग हिस्सों में काम करने वाले कार्यकर्ताओं के लिए राजनीतिक शिक्षा और चिंतन के एक मंच के तौर पर तैयार किया गया है। ज़मीनी स्तर पर काम करने वाले कई आयोजक बेहद मुश्किल हालात में काम करते हैं और अपने समुदायों के भीतर उठने वाले ज़रूरी मुद्दों पर तुरंत कार्रवाई करते हैं। हालाँकि यह काम बहुत अहम है, लेकिन इसमें अक्सर सामूहिक चिंतन, सैद्धांतिक जुड़ाव या अलग-अलग आंदोलनों के बीच बातचीत के लिए बहुत कम समय मिल पाता है। यह वर्कशॉप इसी कमी को दूर करने की कोशिश करती है; इसके लिए एक ऐसा मंच तैयार किया जाता है जहाँ कार्यकर्ता कुछ पल रुककर उन व्यापक राजनीतिक, आर्थिक और सामाजिक ढाँचों के बारे में मिलकर सोच-विचार कर सकें, जो उनके काम को आकार देते हैं। तकनीकी प्रशिक्षण पर ज़ोर देने के बजाय, यह वर्कशॉप आलोचनात्मक सोच, राजनीतिक विश्लेषण और अलग-अलग अनुभवों पर आधारित बातचीत को ज़्यादा महत्व देती है। वर्कशॉप के 2026 संस्करण में ऐसे प्रतिभागी एक साथ आए जो जाति-आधारित भेदभाव, मज़दूरों को संगठित करने, ज़मीन के अधिकार, शिक्षा, लैंगिक न्याय, लोकतांत्रिक अधिकारों और पर्यावरण से जुड़े मुद्दों जैसे कई तरह के संघर्षों में सक्रिय रूप से शामिल थे। प्रतिभागियों के अनुभवों में मौजूद विविधता ने चर्चा और सीखने के लिए एक बेहद समृद्ध माहौल तैयार किया। ग्यारह दिनों तक चली इस वर्कशॉप में विशेषज्ञों के व्याख्यान, प्रतिभागियों के बीच चर्चाएँ, शारीरिक अभ्यास, रचनात्मक गतिविधियाँ और सामूहिक चिंतन शामिल थे। कैंपस में एक साथ रहने से प्रतिभागियों के बीच अनौपचारिक बातचीत का सिलसिला भी शुरू हुआ, जो अक्सर देर शाम तक चलता रहता था; इससे प्रतिभागियों के बीच गहरे आपसी जुड़ाव पैदा हुए।

10/04/2026

The Buniyaad Summer Workshop is conceived as a space for political education and reflection for activists working in different parts of India. Many grassroots organisers work under intense conditions, responding to urgent issues within their communities. While this work is critical, it often leaves little time for collective reflection, theoretical engagement, or dialogue across movements. The workshop attempts to address this gap by creating a space where activists can pause and think together about the larger political, economic, and social structures shaping their work. Rather than 1 focusing on technical training, the workshop emphasises critical thinking, political analysis, and dialogue across different experiences. The 2026 edition of the workshop brought together participants engaged in a wide range of struggles including caste-based discrimination, labour organising, land rights, education, gender justice, democratic rights, and environmental issues. The diversity of participant experiences created a rich environment for discussion and learning. Over eleven days, the workshop included lectures by resource persons, participant discussions, physical practices, creative exercises, and collective reflections. Living together on campus also enabled informal conversations that often continued late into the evening, creating deeper connections among participants.

10/04/2026

Meet our resource people 🎭

Jokering Justice: Theatre of the Oppressed (TOTO)

🗓25th to 30th June, 2026

📍Sambhaavnaa Institute, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

Facilitators: Zubair Idrisi, Vanshika, Mohammad Chappalwala

This workshop introduces participants to the world of Theatre of the Oppressed (TOTO), a powerful cultural practice that goes beyond art and performance to become a mirror to society and a window into possibilities of change. At a time when culture is often reduced to festivals, products, and surface-level celebrations, TOTO brings people back to the roots of dialogue, reflection, and collective action.

Link in the bio

09/04/2026

🎭 Theatre is Political, Theatre is Resistance, Theatre brings Change 🎭

Jokering Justice: Theatre of the Oppressed (TOTO)

🗓️ 25th - 30th June, 2026

📍Sambhaavnaa Institute, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

Facilitators: Zubar Idrisi, Vanshika Pal, Mohammad Chappalwala

This workshop introduces participants to the world of Theatre of the Oppressed (TOTO), a powerful cultural practice that goes beyond art and performance to become a mirror to society and a window into possibilities of change. At a time when culture is often reduced to festivals, products, and surface-level celebrations, TOTO brings people back to the roots of dialogue, reflection, and collective action.

Link in the bio

06/04/2026

Meet Our Resource People for NAYI DISHAYEIN – Summer School on Interrogating ‘Development’

🗓 21st May to 4th July, 2026
📍Sambhaavnaa Institute, Palampur, Himachal Pradesh

Sambhaavnaa Institute has been organizing a participatory, reflective, and perspective-building program called Nayi Dishayein that interrogates ‘development’ and seeks to understand its history and origins, its workings, and its ramifications on people and the planet.

The program examines the roots of development, inequality, and economic systems, and explores how people’s movements and young individuals can contribute to a just and sustainable society.

Link to register in BIO!!

04/04/2026