In the 1990s, an Indian summer was a not just a holiday. Children traded textbooks for train tickets to “Naani ka ghar,” where extended families wove unbreakable bonds. As Satrangi Gurukul reflects, “Those summers taught us creativity through play, connection through stories, and resilience through shared experiences”. “Unstructured time with family fostered emotional intelligence, a cornerstone of mental health.”

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