A total immersion in life offers the best classroom for learning to love.
~ Leo Buscaglia
A total immersion in life offers the best classroom for learning to love.
~ Leo Buscaglia
Our Journey
Conception and Birth of Youthful Oasis
Mass Awareness Campaigns Flourished
A Core Group of Movement Evolves
Publications and Workshops Launched
Geographical Expansion Effected by Founder Friends
Courses in Character Building Emerge for Adults
Camps for Teenagers Thrive Through Institute
Regional Core and Oasis Expand as Movement
Two Years’ Oasis Fellowship Program (M.H.E.) Launched
Oasis Prepares for Next 100 Years
Inception as Self Development Circle with Dozen Youths
- Informal Self-Development Circle (SDC) at Vadodara begins with dozen youths
Youth Camps Attract Hundreds of University Students
- 1st Youth Camp creates buzz in university (Vadodara)
- 1st Explorations camp at Dangs forest (South Gujarat) to promote Youth Leadership
Birth of Oasis- a university of Love, Life & Friendship for youth
- SDC membership shoots up to 300-400
- Musical Demonstrations on Life Philosophies mesmerize Youths
- Leadership Training in the jungles of Pachmarhi (MP)
Friends' Home Turns Epicentre of Positive Youth Activism
- Full-time Youth Coordination Centre, Friends' Home, opens at Vadodara
- Hundreds of youths throng Oasis Youth Camps
- 'Anti-postponement of Exams' campaign launched in M.S.University
Diverse Mass Awareness Campaigns culminate into OASIS Trust
- Change Education Movement launched with high profile seminar
- Dozens of Social Welfare Activities started by committed youths
- Oasis intervenes to stop postponement of Exams in MSU
- The birth of Oasis Newsletter '...Alive'
- Concept of Life Commitment for country floated
- Unique OASIS (Oasis – A Selfless International Society) trust formed by 50 Life Committed friends
- Indian Young Leadership Development Program (IYLDP) begins
Lok Chetana Jagruti Andolan - Oasis Embarks on Social Activism
- Grand Launch of Lok Chetana Jagruti Andolan (LCJA) - National leaders visit Oasis
- Formation of People's Syndicate for selection of VC, MSU
- Anamat Express - Mass awareness on Reservation Issue
- SDC at Gandhinagar by self motivated youths
- Oasis Leaders go on indefinite fast against political nexus in MSU Student Elections. University witnessed fair elections after years.
- 200 candidates sign undertaking in Voters' Awareness Campaign
National Leaders Join Oasis Campaigns on Responsible Citizenship
- G R Khairnar (Dy Muni Commissioner, Mumbai) & T N Sheshan (CEC, India) visit Vadodara for LCJA
- MSU Excellence in 2000 AD - Seminar by Oasis creates buzz in city
- Series of Youth development activities under IYLDP
- Leadership training begins for young life committed Oasis friends
- Membership shoots to 1300+ with 9000 direct beneficiaries
Next Line of 70 Young Trustees undergo Intensive Community Education
- 70 youths sign Swayambaddhata Patra (Life Commitment Letter) for Country
- Football meditation, Diary writing, Sensitizing experiments - all-round education for Oasisians
- Young Trustees take up intensive Community Building experiments
- Founder Managing Trustee resigns, paving way for 2nd line of Leadership
- Oasis faces media allegations, Gets clean chit in Moral Audit
- Intense Voters' Education during Parliament Elections
- Camps on Love - Life give right direction to hundreds of College Youths
State Govt Leases Wasteland: Oasis Friendship Land Project
- Oasis receives 10 acres land from Govt For Friendship Land project
- Time Management workshop by Oasis for NGOs & well-wishers
- Vadodara citizens delights in a unique music competition
- Sanjiv Shah, Founder, Oasis, receives 'Santbal Award 1997'
- Oasis workshops for Professionals launched
Innovative Social Experiments; Launch of 1st Oasis Publication
- With high ideologies, novel project of creating Friendship Land starts
- Doctors, engineers, graduates join Tolstoy's Bread Labour experiment at Friendship Land
- Oasis publishes 1st book 'Mahaan Hrudayo Na SaReGaMaPaDhaNi' (MHS) with 5000 copies advance booking
- Rural Youths & Women development starts as Managing Trustee of Oasis Trust moves to village
Oasis steps into Rural Development, Faces Turbulence
- Ravine Friendship Land converting into a Green Campus
- Experimental Self Employment Projects for Sustainable Rural Development carried out
- Defamation in vernacular newspapers, testing time for Oasis
- Patriotism Camp with families of Martyrs
Geographical Expansion by Core Team across India
- Amidst allegations, strong Oasis Core Team underwent geographical expansion
- Oasis fights for justice with solid support of true friends & sensitive citizens
- Second publication of Oasis 'Nutan Vishvana Prabhatno Kalarav' in the midst of crisis
'MHS Workshop' Introduced on Public Demand by Book Fans
- Oasis launches MHS workshops, spread across Gujarat and Bengaluru
- Partnerships with Corporate & Business Houses for Character Education commence
- Founder Trustee bags National Award - Yuva Kranti Dal
- 2500 students benefitted with Oasis Sessions on Love
- Oasis wins defamation case against vernacular News Paper in Press Council
Regional Centres Flourish with Developmental Activities
- Oasis, Ahmedabad takes up Rehabilitation of Riot Affected Children
- Oasis workshops receive unprecedented response from vast cross-section of society
- Developmental and skill building activities in Rural Vadodara
- Gender Sensitivity workshops for 150 Surat Municipal Corporation employees
- Oasis procures 9 acres of ravine land on the banks of Narmada for 'Oasis Valleys' Project
- Managing Trustee of OASIS receives Sadguru Gyananand National Award
Organic Farming at Newly Procured Oasis Valleys
- Oasis join hands with Corporate for Rural Development Projects
- Health awareness rally by Oasis Surat centre
- Oasis efforts to put Riot affected children into main stream at Ahmedabad
- With utilities installed, Organic Farming commences at Oasis Valleys
- Rajkot Centre becomes Oasis Publication Hub
L3 Course for Adults and Oasis-ASHA Project Launched
- 1st Group of Professionals & CEOs join Living-Loving-Learning (L3) Course
- ASHA Project launched in Bengaluru with Health Centre in Slums
- 9000+ people benefitted from Oasis Health centres in Bengaluru
- 3000 trees planted for greening ravines of Oasis Valleys
- Managing Trustee Sheeba Nair addresses 2500 youths at Rajkot
L3 Course reaches USA, Oasis Valleys Design Team Adventures
- Preparing of facilitators for Oasis Workshops begins
- Oasis opens Healthy Life Style store in Vadodara
- Team of 5 architects synergize for design of Oasis Valleys Institute
- L3 Course goes to USA with 1st Workshop at LA
Oasis Workshops Create Magic Beyond Boundaries
- Oasis Workshop for Andhra Pradesh Govt officers receives applause
- 100 teachers of Navsari (Guj) experience Oasis Workshop
- Oasis gets FCRA certificate on Character Strength; No bribe, No influence
- With getting native Gir Cows, Gaushala begins at Oasis Valleys
- L3 Course for Professionals commences at Mumbai
Oasis Valleys Institute Creation: Asia's 1st Character Education Hub
- Oasis Valleys Institute design finalized
- Oasis ASHA Project Gujarat chapter begin with Surat
- Intense Fund raising by Friends raising for Oasis Valleys Project
- Oasis Newsletter - ‘…Alive’ goes digital
- 7000+ beneficiaries of Oasis ASHA Bengaluru chapter
Oasis Valleys metamorphoses into Model Organic Farm-Arboretum
- Oasis Valleys Institute construction commences
- State level seminar- Collective Vision for Sustainable Rural Development
- Oasis organized a seminar 'Dreaming New Education System'
- Oasis Valleys became Model Organic Farm, inspiring local farmers
- Leadership-Management-Empowerment Workshop series at Mumbai
A Bold U-turn: Oasis Shifts To Teen-Education
- Self-Leadership Workshops for top officers, CM Office & Dept of Edu, Gujarat
- 1st Batch completes L3 Graduation Course with flying colours
- Oasis launches Life Classes across many schools of Gujarat
- Oasis ASHA, Bengaluru adopts 10000 students for 1 year extensive health program
- Hundreds of Hygiene kits disbursed by Oasis Bengaluru
Oasis Life Class Turns Popular: Students Taste Real Education
- Life Classes get instant success across 45 schools of Gujarat
- Seminar on 'Challenges to Modern Education' at Rajkot
- 40+ farmers join Organic Farming initiatives by Oasis
- Series of Ayurveda sessions under Health Initiatives by Oasis
Novel Inauguration of Oasis Valleys Institute (Phase-1)
- Oasis Valleys inaugurated after 1st phase of construction
- New expanded illustrative edition of MHS launched
- Oasis Mindtree Partnership - 300+ participated in 20 workshops across globe
- Oasis Life Classes become most favourite classes at Schools
- Oasis Valleys become Demonstrable Organic Farm
Flagship Programs: Summerhill Camps & Jyotirdhar Abhiyaan
- New chapter of Character Building Programs commences at Oasis Valleys
- Summerhill Camps for Children on Freedom & Happiness start
- 'Hun Chhu Jyotirdhar' Abhiyaan, educating the educators, launched
- Oasis Workshops reach Europe
- Organic Farming at Oasis Valleys inspires Rural Youths
- Beginning of L3 Course at Oasis Valleys
Indian Young Leadership Development Programs captivate students
- State level Schools Organizers join HCJ Abhiyaan
- Grand success of Summerhill Camps catches wide attention
- Life Camps captivate Children & Youths alike
- First Himalaya Leadership Trekking for IYLDP Youths
- ASHA celebrates International Women’s Day at Madurai, TN benefitting 1600 girls
Publications Cross 1 Million mark, Birth of Dream India Camps
- Oasis Dream India Camps facinates teenagers & adults alike
- Oasis conducts workshops for awareness against Child Sexual Abuse benefitting 7600 children
- With 81 Titles, Oasis Publications cross 1 Million mark
- Young leaders of Dream India Camps transform Oasis Valleys
1st OMCC Annual Retreat : Grand Inauguration of Oasis Valleys
- Construction at Oasis Valleys concludes
- Launch of Saamarthya Project – Empowering girls
- Oasis Movement Core Community celebrates 1st Annual Retreat
- First Time, DI Camp in Kannada at Bengaluru
- National level Social Activists take part in DI Camps
- Rare & one-of-a-kind, Oasis publishes its first book on Scientific Spirituality -'Adhyatmani Ni Shodh Ma'
- Team of facilitators for Jyotirdhar Abhiyaan expands
Oasis Reaches Jammu & Kashmir, 1st State Govt MoU
- Oasis workshops on Rethinking Education start Children Freedom Movement
- Jyotirdhar Abhiyaan launched in Jammu & Kashmir
- Oasis reached to hundreds of Rural kids through Partnerships Projects
- Life Camps reach more geographical area across country
- MSU joins hands with Oasis for Health & Hygiene Course
- Legacy document of Oasis Core Principles and Values passed to the younger generation
- Jyotirdhar Abhiyaan creates ripple effects in many schools
Aisi ki Taisi Movement and Project Misaal Launched
- With successful pilot run, Oasis launches Misaal Project
- Young Oasis Commandos at Military Training Camp
- Oasis begins Aisi Ki Taisi (AKT) Movement to save student lives from suicides
- Oasis Children Camps reach J&K
- Oasis partners with RMSA for Jyotirdhar Movement in J&K
- Freedom Parenting workshops floated to reach Parents
- Translation of Oasis Publications in regional languages begins
- Henry Redhead, VP, Summerhill School, UK, visits Oasis
MHE Program Begins as Intensive Character-building Experiment
- Misaal Honourship Explorers (MHE) Program commences with 22 youths
- 100+ teachers & educators from Jammu & Kashmir attend workshops at Oasis Valleys
- Anil Swarup, Secretary School Education, MHRD-GoI visits Oasis Valleys
- Haakal Camps inspire 30800+ youths across Gujarat
- Project Misaal identifies 500 young leaders from 8 cities
- Oasis celebrates Century of Oasis Publications
- After 27 years Oasis gets a New Logo befitting the Movement
- Captive Children of Free Nation - Dialogue with Manish Jain, Founder, Shikshantar, Udaipur, Rajasthan
Program Beneficiaries Cross 2.5 Million, Govt of Gujarat signs MoU
- Oasis Movement (OM) direct beneficiaries cross 2.5 Million mark
- Oasis participates in IDEC Ukraine, fascinates leaders
- 128 Young Leaders expand their limits at Himalaya in Leadership Trekking Camp
- Oasis Self Development Circles in 5 regions make students' Sundays amazing
- Oasis Signs MOU with Govt. of Gujarat for Character Building Education
- 120+ across India and abroad participate in OM Core Community Annual Retreat
- Oasis Valleys go Vegan
- Oasis partners with national publishers for translation and propagation of Oasis publications
Covid-19 Disrupts Plans, Creative Solutions Emerge
- Oasis prepares for next 100 years with resignations from founder members
- First Batch of MHE Graduates
- First Diabetes Reversal Retreat at Oasis Valleys
- 150 Hearts melt into a Beautiful Community in AR 2020
- Young Leaders under go intense training as Succession Plan rolled out
- Oasis activities go on despite Covid-19 Lockdowns
Young Generation Begin to Lead The Movement, Takes charge of projects
- Second wave of COVID-19 hit, COVID awareness program launched in 7 languages across 10 states & Union Territories
- Oasis Youths lead different regions & take charge of in-house projects
- Misaal launched nationally - Oasis Valleys welcome youths from Kerala, Karnataka & Delhi
- Oasis faces crisis & defamation after 20 years, Young team proves mettle by withstanding with purity, dignity & conviction
Oasis Expands Nationally (11 States & UTs), Young Writers Join Oasis Publications
- Young Trustees launch new programs for Youths
- Founding Trustees team build inroads Nationally via Public Private Partnerships & Pay-It-Forward Partnership with like minded NGOs
- Student's festivals color Jammu Kashmir & Rajasthan
- Oasis Publications based book camps launched Young generation co-writes/writes Oasis Publications
The Succession Story Soars High
- 4 youths sign as Legal Trustees of Oasis Movement, 8 new join Trustees Training
- Young Trustees Take Charge! Independently touching 10,000+ Beneficiary Days in 2023
- O.A.S.I.S at International Democratic Education Conference (IDEC) with Core Team of 21 members
- Oasis Publications Celebrates 25 Years by Launching 25 New Books
- Oasis Movement receives 'Nexus of Good' Award 2023
- Flood Destructs at OV, Youths Reconstruct in 48 hrs