How The Sangha Project Was Born: A Journey of Friendship and Purpose
There are encounters in life that change everything moments that quietly plant the seed of something greater than ourselves.
The Sangha Project was born from one of those encounters.
It began in India, where two paths — one from France, the other from India — crossed by what could only be called destiny. Julia had just arrived, following her instinct to explore this land of contrasts and spirituality. Veer, who were coming back from a long trip to France, invited her to a friend’s wedding — a spontaneous gesture that set the tone for everything that would come next.
Three days later, they found themselves traveling together to Rishikesh — the sacred city of the Ganges, where silence meets the sound of temple bells and flowing water. Between conversations about life, purpose, and the beauty of travel, an idea began to take shape:
What if we could gather people around this same spirit of connection?
What if travel could become a path — not just to see the world, but to feel it, understand it, and grow from it?
That conversation was the beginning of The Sangha Project — a shared vision to bring more awareness, kindness, and openness into the world through travel.
A Shared Vision
For both Julia and Veer, travel has always been more than movement. It is a way to meet the world with eyes and heart open — to experience cultures, traditions, and ways of living that remind us of our shared humanity.
From the very beginning, The Sangha Project was imagined as a bridge — between India and the world, between travelers and local communities, between the outer journey and the inner one.
It was built with the belief that travel can be transformative, not extractive. That each journey should support the people and places it touches.
“Our wish,” they often say, “is that those who travel with us return home with more than memories — with new perspectives, deeper awareness, and a sense of belonging to something larger.”
The Meaning of Sangha
In Sanskrit, Sangha means “community” — a circle of people walking a shared path of growth and consciousness.
That is exactly what this project represents: a living community of travelers, teachers, artists, guides, and dreamers who believe in connection over consumption, depth over distance.
Every experience created by The Sangha Project — whether it’s a yoga journey in Rishikesh, an Ayurveda retreat in Kerala, or a cultural immersion in Rajasthan — carries this same intention: to travel meaningfully, gently, and consciously.
A Journey Rooted in Memory
Before The Sangha Project took form, Veer had already been guiding tours across India. One of them — Saveurs Nomades, a journey through Indian food and culture — would become something deeply symbolic.
He had co-created it with a close friend who, a year later, passed away from cancer.
That first tour was more than an itinerary. It was a celebration of friendship, of shared passion, and of the beauty of impermanence.
Today, Saveurs Nomades remains one of The Sangha Project’s signature tours — a tribute to the beginning, to the power of human connection, and to the reminder that every journey carries a story worth sharing.
Two Years Later
Two years have passed since The Sangha Project officially began. From a simple conversation in Rishikesh to a growing community of travelers around the world, the essence remains the same: to travel with purpose.
Julia and Veer continue to craft experiences that invite reflection and wonder — where travelers don’t just visit India, but truly live it.
Each journey becomes an exchange: between cultures, between hearts, between souls seeking meaning.
More Than a Travel Project
The Sangha Project is not just about discovering India. It’s about discovering ourselves through India.
It’s about slowing down, listening, connecting — with people, with nature, with the sacred pulse of life that runs through everything here.
In this same spirit of connection, The Sangha Project has also extended beyond travel.
In 2025, Julia and Veer built a school exchange program between Julia’s former school in Alsace (France) and a school in Ladakh, India — a project designed to open bridges between young minds from two very different worlds. Through shared art, dialogue, and friendship, students on both sides are discovering that curiosity, kindness, and learning can unite people across continents.
It’s a project rooted in the same vision: to build understanding, inspire openness, and create opportunities for those who might never have had the chance to travel.
And in a world that often moves too fast, it’s a gentle reminder:
When we travel consciously — whether across oceans or through ideas — we transform not only our view of the world, but the world itself.
The Sangha Project — Experience authentic India.
A bridge between cultures, a community of seekers, and a journey of friendship and purpose.