Daaji's Home ( the WORLD spiritual leader of the Sahaj Marg)

Daaji, the WORLD spiritual leader of the Sahaj Marg (Heartfulness) path of Meditation.

Daaji's home embodies a symbiotic relationship with nature, drawing inspiration from Indian household values of togetherness, sacrifice, and love. Preserving ancient rocks and trees, it honors their primordial significance. ¾ of the total plot area has been left free ¼ - built form

What is home? Is it an enclosure of bricks and mortar? Or a feeling, an emotion? Will it be enough just to be the one and not the other? Or is it a confluence of the corporal and the abstract, a meeting ground of the tangible and the intangible, an intersection of the mind and the body?

These are some of the introspections we did when designing a home for Daaji. Our deliberations became tinged with the metaphysical. We also paid heed to Daaji’s notion of a home — a place where ‘you’ and ‘I' are supplanted with ‘us’, where we can cultivate a comfortable and warm atmosphere in addition to its physical location. We strove towards simplicity of articulation and endeavoured for a space that embodied human emotions and sentiments rather than being an enclosure erected with building materials.

Daaji's home, influenced by biophilic ideology embodies the essence of nature and human emotions. The house harmoniously blends with its surroundings, incorporating rocks and trees into its fluidic form. Nature-driven materials like local red bricks and lime plaster create a warm contextual atmosphere. The internal program provides privacy while accommodating visitors, with a spacious living room and dining area connected to a central courtyard. The skewed wall in the living room allows a massive rock to come inside the room, so that the monolith lies partly enclosed and partly outside in the adjacent courtyard. This home celebrates togetherness and love, symbolizing the strength that binds its roots.

Daaji was awarded the Padma Bhushan (2023) by the Government of India. India’s most admirable spiritual leader.

UK-Indian Triumph Awards 2023

In just 6 years, Kanha Shanti Vanam, including the "Daaji Home," transformed 2000 acres of barren land into a vibrant and sustainable space.