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Kuhiro Class
कुहिरो भित्र स्कुल
SHORT STORIES IN GHANDRUK:
A Creative Writing Excursion
January 8 - 15, 2026
With Janice Pariat, award-winning author of Everything the Light Touches and Boats on Land.
Learn the art of creative writing in the lap of the Annapurnas.
Our finest ideas often come to us as stories. This creative writing excursion offers academics, professionals and researchers, a quiet space to write again.
Learn to craft stronger plot, dialogue, narrative and characters under the mentorship of author and professor Janice Pairat. All in the scenic village of Ghandruk, a stop on the annapurna circuit in Nepal.
Ghandruk
The trek into Ghandruk immerses students in the rhythms of village life in the Himalayas. Situated at an altitude of about 2,012 meters, Ghandruk is a picturesque Gurung settlement along the famed Annapurna trekking trail. Surrounded by terraced fields and towering peaks, it offers a peaceful retreat for reflection and writing.
Registrations.
Seats to our guided study expedition to Ghandruk are limited to 12 seats and are competitive. Kindly send in your application at the earliests
Application deadline: November 15, 2025.
COSTS:
NON SAARC NATIONALS:
*These prices are inclusive of academic resources, course fee, stay, travel and food from January 9 to 16, 2026.
*Alcohol is not included in these prices, discouraged during the trek.
*does not include the price of travel to and from Nepal.
*2 scholarships available for candidates from Nepal, provided based on a separate application form.
Fireside Sessions
The echoes of beauty you've seen transpire, Resound through dying coals of a campfire. Ernest Hemingway
What better place to share stories (maybe some scary ones) by the side during our stay in Ghandruk.
KUHIRO CLASS ADMITS | 2024/25
Kuhiro Class
Kuhiro Class is a network of professionals and alumni from the world’s best institutions, including colleges such as Oxford, The Wharton School, NYU Stern, Cambridge, Harvard, Cornell, Tufts, MIT, as well as organisations such as FTI, Bank of Canada and Delloite. This previous year we supported students with a series of research papers and in gaining admissions into some of the most competitive programs in the world including programs at Cornell, Stanford, MIT, Vanderbilt, University of Pennsylvania, University of Syracuse, Duke University, University of Melbourne, Boston University, University of Toronto, Rutgers University, Georgia Tech, UT Austin among many many others. Collectively, our students surpassed the USD 2 million mark in terms of scholarships this month. We hope our next great success is you!
KUHIRO CLASS ADMITS | 2024/25Scholarships Received: Over USD 2.5 million
