Learn the Gita
Learn the Bhagavad Gita online, from the beginning
Live sessions with an IIM Ahmedabad professor, open to anyone. No Sanskrit, no prior study, no membership. Run by volunteers, not for profit.
Why people find the Gita hard to start
The Bhagavad Gita is short — eighteen chapters, seven hundred verses, a conversation between Krishna and Arjuna on a battlefield. Yet most people who want to read it stop within a chapter. The language is unfamiliar, the translations disagree, and it is hard to know what matters and what is detail.
Learning it with a teacher, in a group, over a few weeks, solves most of that. Someone explains the ideas in order, you can ask when you are lost, and you keep going because the next session is on the calendar. That is what Feather and Flute offers.
The programme
How the online sessions work
Eight Sundays, online
9:00 am to 1:00 pm India time, one Sunday a week for eight weeks. You join from wherever you are.
Taught live by Dr. Sunil Maheshwari
Professor at IIM Ahmedabad. He has taught courses based on the Gita to MBA students and corporate leaders for fifteen years.
From the beginning, in plain language
No Sanskrit is needed and nothing is assumed. The text is read for what it says and how it applies to the life you are living.
Apply, and we write to you
Applying costs nothing. You get the dates and the joining link by email. There is no login and no membership.
Who this is for
Anyone who wants to understand the Gita rather than only hear it quoted. People who have tried to read it alone and stopped. People facing a decision, a loss or a change of direction, who have heard the Gita speaks to that and want to find out for themselves. Professionals who want its ideas on duty, action and detachment explained by someone who has taught them in a business school for years.
It is not for anyone looking to be converted, recruited or sold something. There is nothing to join.
Why learn with Feather and Flute
- The teacher. A professor who has taught the Gita at IIM Ahmedabad for fifteen years, not a reading from a script.
- Live, not recorded. You can ask. Four hours a Sunday is long enough to go deep, not skim.
- Non-profit, volunteer-run. Nobody is paid. Whatever is received goes to growing this work and to charitable causes.
- Open to all. No community, faith or background is required. The only requirement is wanting to learn.
Questions people ask before starting
Do I need to know Sanskrit to learn the Bhagavad Gita?
No. The sessions are taught in plain language. Verses are explained as they come up, and you do not need to read or pronounce Sanskrit to follow.
Do I need any prior knowledge of the Gita?
No. The sessions start from the beginning and assume nothing. Many people join having never opened the text.
Is the course online?
Yes. The main programme is a live online series, so you can join from anywhere. In-person sessions are held where enough people can gather in one city.
How long does it take?
The online series runs over eight Sundays, 9:00 am to 1:00 pm India time — four hours each Sunday, about 32 hours in all.
Who teaches it?
Dr. Sunil Maheshwari, Professor at IIM Ahmedabad, who has taught courses based on the Bhagavad Gita to MBA students and corporate leaders for the last fifteen years.
Do I have to belong to a religion or organisation?
No. Feather and Flute is open to anyone. There is no membership and no requirement to belong to any community or faith.
What does it cost to apply?
Nothing. Applying is free, and nothing else is sent to you. Feather and Flute is a non-profit run entirely by volunteers; nobody who teaches or organises is paid.
When does the next batch start?
The dates are being finalised. Apply now and you will be written to first, with the dates and the joining details.
Join the next online batch
Dates to be announced soon. Apply now and we will write to you first. Everyone is welcome. No prior study of the text is needed.