The International Sahaja Public School in Dharamsala, India is a school run by the Sahaja Yoga movement. The school was founded in 1990, its stated mission to "develop self-respect which leads to respect for others, a love of Nature, care for the environment, gentleness, nobility, honesty and wisdom". The school teaches around 250 international students annually and demand for places has outstripped availability.
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