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Natural History[edit source | editbeta]

Rishi Valley is located in a semi-circular valley surrounded by hills of igneous rocks on all three sides. The native vegetation of this area consists of thorny scrub and deciduous species. Scrub lands are found around the valley with sparsely populated stunted trees while the campus has a denser population of trees.

The major landmarks of Rishi Valley are Lion Rock to the east, Sliding Rock to the north, and at the west end three hills—Rishikonda, Bodikonda and Middle peak. Caverock to the east adjoins Duranta Hill and Horsely Hills to the southwest part of the valley.

When the school was setup, open wells were the only source of water. By the 1960s, pipelines were laid from Horsely Hills to Rishi Valley. The open wells went dry for four years(1981-1985) due to extensive farming and channel irrigation. As soon as the open wells went dry, bore wells were laid in order to satisfy the new water requirements of the school. The introduction of bore wells led to ground water depletion while the open wells were neglected. Because the introduction of bore wells led to farmers changing their old agricultural patterns, shifting from dry land crops to more water-intense crops, ground water table was further eroded.

References http://www.thehindu.com/features/magazine/blueprint-for-a-life/article4339863.ece (talks about Pearce and Sardar Mohammed). http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/lifes-melody-lingers/article4342200.ece (eminent artiste and critic, taught at RVS).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/call-of-the-curtains/article4219491.ece (sunil shanbag talks a bit about RVS).

http://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/once-upon-an-idea/article4184529.ece (Radha TedeX).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/december-mist-and-magic/article4183006.ece (reference to ML Vasantakumari).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/livelihood-through-skill/article4075792.ece (applique work by woman's group taught by REC).

http://www.thehindu.com/arts/crafts/a-for-aksharit/article3753595.ece (raja-madhumita, article).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-sum-of-us/article3586810.ece (RVS alumni doing something interesting with mathematics).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/this-meet-aims-to-get-the-right-equation/article3579131.ece (announcement about the publishing of At Right Angles).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/born-to-sing/article3557574.ece (interview with Anna Tanvir, one specific paragraph talks about going to RVS as a child).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/imparting-a-great-tradition/article3406027.ece (kalari artiste who was a teacher at RVS).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/the-fall-of-a-sparrow/article2894315.ece (nice reference to santharam).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/memories-and-musings/article2880718.ece (publishing announcement of balasundaram's book, non-guru guru).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/still-under-siege/article3389328.ece (article about inclusive education, reference to previous interview with Kumaraswamy).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/dhan-foundation-bags-jindal-prize/article2948368.ece (Jindal Prize to RIVER).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-karnataka/10-educational-institutions-bag-wipro-earthian-award/article2822031.ece (Wipro Earthian announcement).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/finding-meaning/article2610110.ece (article about Vikram Parchure talks about pottery project).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/bhutan-team-exposed-to-abl-methodology/article2416878.ece (article about ABL methodology).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/in-a-new-light/article1595738.ece (clinical explanation about krishnamurti's spiritual process).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/hundred-years-of-chittoor/article1589195.ece (100 years of chittoor).

http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-sundaymagazine/spare-yourself-the-nightmare/article1533340.ece (about ABL, Horsburgh, Neelbagh).

http://www.thehindu.com/features/education/rte-act-private-schools-as-catalysts/article309771.ece (article by Alok and Kumaraswamy on RTE).

Rishi Valley Visit, Raymond Ernest Hansen (poem about RVS?).

Human Values (the) : Task For All By M.R. Chilana And M.L. Dewan (eds.), M L Dewan, M R Chilana (some book about education with RVS references). ISBN 81-7022-660-0 (HB)

SCHOOLSCAPES

Year: 2007 Classification: Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G Runtime: 77 min Produced In: Australia Directed By: David MacDougall Produced By: David MacDougall

Since completing the Doon School Quintet, his series of films about an elite boys’ boarding school in North India, MacDougall has turned his attention to other institutions for children in India. The coeducational Rishi Valley School in Andhra Pradesh was founded on the educational principles espoused by Jiddu Krishnamurti, who stressed the importance of observing the world around us more calmly and simply, as if with fresh eyes. SchoolScapes was made in this spirit.

Awarded the 2007 Basil Wright Film Prize at the Royal Anthropological Institute International Festival of Ethnographic Film.