Live online classes in Ireland
Indian culture classesfor families in Ireland.
Sanskrit, shlokas, chanting, the Ramayana and the Gita, storytelling, public speaking, Bharatanatyam and yoga, taught live from India, in small batches, at hours that work in Ireland.
Irish is a compulsory subject in most Irish schools, so a child growing up here already knows what it is to learn a heritage language that is not spoken at home, and a parent here has already heard every argument for doing it. Indian families in Ireland, a mostly first-generation community that has grown quickly, are often making the same argument about Sanskrit. The timetable is Britain's: five and a half hours behind India in winter and four and a half in summer, so the Indian evening batches fall at 1:30 and 2:30 on a winter weekend afternoon, and an hour later in summer.
Our batches, in Ireland time
Europe/Dublin
- Saturday morning8am ISTSat 2:30amin Ireland
- Saturday evening7pm ISTSat 1:30pmin Ireland
- Sunday morning9am ISTSun 3:30amin Ireland
- Sunday evening8pm ISTSun 2:30pmin Ireland
Times are shown for a term-time weekend and follow Ireland's own daylight-saving calendar, so they may shift by an hour in summer. If none of these suit, tell us the hours that do: batches are built around the families who join them.
What families in Ireland can learn
Every class below is open to every age, and every one is taught live in a small batch.
Samskara Seeding
through Culture & ScripturesThe texts, the stories and the customs, taught so a child grows up inside the tradition rather than visiting it once a year. This is the track most families begin with.
Confidence Building
Voice, argument and presenceSpeaking, debating and standing in front of a room. The skills that decide whether what a child knows ever reaches anybody else.
Art & Craft
Dance, drawing and making, in the Indian traditionClassical dance, drawing, painting and making, taught through the forms and festival crafts this culture produced, including live online Bharatanatyam for beginners. Batches are opening now; timings are arranged with the families who join.
Yoga & Wellness
For kids, adults and seniors, and for the back and neck that acheLive online yoga in small batches, taught by qualified teachers in the tradition it comes from. Separate batches for children, adults and older learners, and focused batches for what people actually come to yoga with: back pain, a stiff neck and shoulders, weight, sleep and stress.
- Yoga for Kids
- Yoga for Adults
- Yoga for Seniors
- Yoga for Back Pain
- Yoga for Neck & Shoulder Pain
- Yoga for Stress, Anxiety & Sleep
- Yoga for Weight Loss
- Yoga for Women's Health
- Yoga at Your Desk
- Pranayama & Meditation
For Adults
Gita, sutras, chanting and songAdult batches, taught at adult pace and without any assumption of prior knowledge. Most of these learners are beginners who never had the chance earlier, and evening batches are set with the group.
Taught from India, live
Teachers in Bengaluru, in small batches, with the camera on. Nothing recorded, nothing outsourced to an app.
Built around Ireland hours
Two 45-minute classes a week at a time that works on a school night where you are, not where we are.
English throughout
Instruction is in English. No prior Sanskrit, Hindi or reading of Devanagari is assumed of anybody.
Batches by age
4 to 6years
Learning by ear, through story and repetition
6 to 10years
Sound and meaning together, with reading begun
10 to 15years
Text, grammar and discussion in full
Questions from families in Ireland
Will this compete with Irish at school?
It should not. Irish is a school subject on school days; every batch here is a weekend one. Children who are used to learning a language with sounds of its own often take to Sanskrit pronunciation more easily, not less.
When does the class time change?
Ireland moves its clocks on the last Sunday of March and the last Sunday of October, the same days as the UK and the rest of the EU. India never moves, so your Indian class time is fixed and the Irish time shifts by an hour.
Is it the same outside Dublin?
Yes. Ireland is one clock, so the times on this page hold in Cork, Galway and Limerick exactly as they do in Dublin.
What time are the classes in Ireland?
Our batches run Saturday morning IST (Sat 2:30am in Ireland), Saturday evening IST (Sat 1:30pm in Ireland), Sunday morning IST (Sun 3:30am in Ireland), Sunday evening IST (Sun 2:30pm in Ireland). If none of those suit, tell us the hours that do and we will build a batch around them. We schedule around the learner, not around Indian hours.
Do you have a centre in Ireland?
No, and we would rather say so plainly. Every class is taught live over video by teachers in India, and our office is in HSR Layout, Sector 2, Bengaluru. That is what lets a family in Ireland learn from a teacher who grew up inside this tradition rather than one who is the nearest available.
How do we pay from Ireland?
Fees depend on the batch and how often it meets, and we take international payments. Message us on WhatsApp for the current fee list in your currency. The 30-minute trial class is free, with no payment details taken.
Book a free class from Ireland
Tell us the learner's age, the class that interests you and your city. We will come back with a batch that lands at a sensible hour in Ireland.
Free 30-minute trial class
Teaching families in Ireland.
One free class, a real teacher, and no obligation afterwards.
Or call +91 91803 77502 · Mon to Sat, 9am to 8pm IST
Questions before you book?
Message us with your city and the learner's age. WhatsApp is free from Ireland and is how most of our families reach us.