Heartfulness International Sports Centre (HISC)
54,680 sq ft multi-sport facility. 14 badminton courts, 3 squash courts, and a 25-metre temperature-controlled swimming pool. Purpose-built for elite athlete training and sports science research.
Campus Life
Life at Kanha Shanti Vanam
A Campus That Was Built to Transform You — Not Just Educate You
A Day in the Life at HARI
At HARI, a typical day moves between forest and farm, laboratory and library, silence and conversation. The campus does not feel like an institution. It feels like a place where something important is quietly happening — and you are part of it.
The Living Laboratory Campus
The Ecological Transformation
An expansive campus ecosystem stretching across hundreds of acres — too large to walk across, too alive to ignore. Fifteen years ago, this land was barren, rocky scrubland in the Ranga Reddy district of Telangana. Today it is home to 150,000 trees, functioning wetlands, active rainwater harvesting infrastructure, and a self-sustaining solar energy grid.
The IGBC Platinum certification — India’s highest green-building rating — was not awarded for good intentions. It was awarded for measurable outcomes: water usage reduced by over 50% compared to comparable campuses, 100% solar-powered operations, and verified carbon sequestration across the forest cover.
Students at HARI don’t study sustainability. They live inside the proof that it works.
Campus at a Glance
| Campus | A sprawling, several-hundred-acre living campus |
|---|---|
| Green Certification | IGBC Platinum — India’s highest green campus rating |
| Energy | 100% Solar-Powered |
| Water | 50%+ reduction through rainwater harvesting systems |
| Meditation Hall Capacity | 100,000 persons — the world’s largest |
| Smart Farms | AI-Powered Smart Farms — interdisciplinary agriculture-engineering research platforms |
| Sports Facility | 54,680 sq ft — Heartfulness International Sports Centre |
World-Class Facilities
Shantaben International Cricket Stadium
138-metre diameter circular field with professional all-grass international-standard turf. One of the finest cricket facilities on any university campus in India.
Engineering Innovation Hub
State-of-the-art rapid prototyping machinery, 3D printing, CNC fabrication, and interdisciplinary product development workshops for sustainable technology and agricultural equipment.
Global Knowledge Exchange Centre
Massive convention facilities and world-class auditoriums built to host global academic summits, innovation forums, and cultural festivals. Positions HARI as an international intellectual hub.
Central Library & Knowledge Hub
Contemporary research library with digital access to international journals, rare Indian knowledge texts, and collaborative study spaces.
Analytics & Behavioural Lab
Advanced computational and psychological research infrastructure supporting consciousness science, AI, and human performance studies.
Digital Design & Media Labs
Creative and technical production spaces for interdisciplinary research outputs, communication, and innovation projects.
Health & Wellness Centre
On-campus primary healthcare integrated with Heartfulness wellness practices, counselling support, and preventive health programmes.
City Life — Hyderabad
The HARI campus sits within Ranga Reddy district, approximately 35 km from central Hyderabad — one of India’s most dynamic cities and the country’s leading technology hub. Students have access to world-class internship and industry networks in IT, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and agri-business. Hyderabad’s cultural richness, cuisine, and connectivity make it an ideal base for an institution with global ambitions.
The campus provides fully residential accommodation, meaning that for most of your academic life you have the rare luxury of living inside a lush ecological campus while being connected to one of India’s great cities.