First of its kind Life transformation centre to be inaugurated on March 12

A new project in Indian higher education started in Boribel, Daund, Pune. It links people's spirits to nature and soil, helping students grow in many ways. The Life Makeover Centre honors Urmila V. Karad, who passed away.

It starts on Thursday, March 12. Shivraj Singh Chouhan, union agriculture minister, will be there as guest of honor. Prof. Dr. Vishwanath D. Karad, who started MIT World Peace University, will lead the event.

This leads to more natural ways for students to learn. Students could feel closer to the land and their own roots. Also, the center may help young people find peace in daily life. Dr. Rahul V. Karad, a youth education expert and the one who created the LTC, shared this during a press meeting.

He said Swami Ramdev, founder of patanjali Yogpeeth and a spiritual guide, and Maharashtra's deputy chief minister Sunetra Ajit Pawar will join as special guests. Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth (PVSM, AVSM), head of southern Command, and ranjan Sodhi, who won the rajiv Gandhi Khel Ratna award, will also be there.

MLA Shrikant Bharatiya, MLA Adv. Rahul Kul, Latur Rural MLA Ramesh Karad, Sarpanch Nandkishor Pachpute, Maharashtra State Gram Panchayat Officers’ Union president Sanjeev Nikam, and Padma Shri Popatrao Pawar are also expected to attend the ceremony.

Elaborating further, Rahul Karad stated that the centre is built around five core pillars: Agriculture and Nature, Physical Fitness and Sports, Team Building and Leadership, Patriotism and Nation Building, and Spirituality and Peace.

The initiative aims to nurture students’ physical, intellectual, and mental well-being while also shaping their outlook towards life. It is considered a milestone experiment in the education sector, he added

Dr. Rahul Karad has established the centre on over 150 acres of land at Boribel in Daund taluka, with the objective of bringing transformation in youth and contributing towards building a stronger India and a better world.

He explained that the centre provides an atmosphere working on the comprehensive growth and the discovery of the self of the students through the philosophy of reconnecting the soul with the soil. The main highlight of the centre is its hands- on approach to learning. Training programmes will concentrate on the comprehension of real, world problems and will be structured according to a problem based learning model.

Besides environment awareness the development of responsible citizens is the goal of the programme. Nowadays, the human being is the slave of mobile and social media, to the point of developing a rapid lifestyle and even stress.

The centre advocates the idea of minimalism, that is, simple living and in this way One may even be able to concentrate on the main things in life through the elimination of unnecessary distractions, he further added.

Today's generation, due to busy and fast lifestyles, continuous streams of information, and the pressures of competition, have been separated from nature, society, and their inner selves. In this context, the Life Transformation Centre is a platform that is inviting the youth to take a break and think about their lives. After going through the different situations and learning about the environment the youth will get to know the centre through the values of

Simplicity, moderation and mindful living. During the press conference, the MIT World Peace University Vice, Chancellor Dr. R. M. Chitnis and the other two members of the university, Dr. Datta Dandage and Dr. Shruti Nigudkar were also available.