Jungli the Nomad Village · Dandeli, Karnataka
A 5-day AI residency in the jungle, running in rolling cohorts through October. Founders, creators and builders ship something real with AI, no coding background needed.
Apply by July 10 ·
first cohort starts July 17
Rolling weekly cohorts, July to October 2026
we interview before we invite, so apply early
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The shift
You've got the tools open. You've tried a few prompts. You know it's powerful. But when it comes to building something useful, you feel stuck, doing it after work with 14 tabs open and no one to ask.
The Jungli Campus
150 acres of sacred ancestral land in Dandeli. Three home-cooked meals a day, included. 400+ mbps fast WiFi, and a view that makes you think better than your desk ever did.
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From the room
What learners say about our educators
I'm a healthcare professional with no knowledge about AI. A session with Arthi was an eye opener.
Yogalakshmi R Healthcare Professional
Alan was a game changer for my business. In two hours he migrated me to Claude Code and saved me $200 a month.
Karl Sjostrom Founder
The shift from chatbot thinking to system thinking. Arthi made something complex feel learnable.
Vagvedi Kinikar CSE Student, SRM
Alan is a builder at heart. He conceptualises an idea and ships it live. I saw it happen in real time.
Harish Builder
Effective AI usage is less about prompts, and more about clarity, structure, and discipline.
Ramalingam J Robotics Engineer
Arthi walked us through building a Jarvis-style AI assistant live. She made AI feel tangible.
Anjana Raghavendran BTech CSE
In just a few hours we built our own Jarvis from scratch. An incredible hands-on experience.
Pramma Sakthi B.Tech ECE
Grateful for spaces that push us to move beyond consuming AI, and start engineering it.
Eshal Fathima Pre-Final Year, SRM
AI doesn't just generate answers, it thinks, plans, and executes. The process became much clearer.
Najma Shanaaz Aspiring Developer
Arthi has that genuine way of listening and navigating you in the right direction.
Sneha Kannan Student
And what residents say about Jungli the place real comments, view on Instagram ↗
Home away from home. Went for 2 months, stayed for 6.
@greggagnon
This place is the real deal. One of the greatest experiences of my life.
@emily_szunyogh
A great place is not just bricks and walls but the hearts building it. Jungli is all heart!!
@mudrakumar
Jungli is the best kept secret in India, and the nomad scene is just waiting to explode.
@gaaajar
Some places are pretty, but some places make you feel something. This was one of them.
@single.handedly
My favourite place in India to slow down and create in nature.
@amaan.hassan
You step into the jungle and enter a family. Tranquility and productivity side by side.
@davidgilescoaching
An absolutely spiritual experience. The fun the Schae family brings is magnetic.
@who_is_the_sage
This home will always have a huge place in my heart.
@the.other.rumii
One of the best times of my life staying here last year.
@narasimha_music
Almost want Jungli to be a secret... but it's too beautiful to gatekeep.
@somewhatprofesh
Possibly the craziest, most audacious vision and space being brought to life in India.
@lostradamnus
Applied, booked my flight, all within 3 days. I have found a place I can call home.
@mitkoradia
Fast WiFi, slow pace of life, raw nature and lovingly cooked food. Sheer awesomeness.
@pavibes
A safe, supportive space, especially for a solo female traveller. A magical bubble.
@rebeccapagechapman
The perfect mix of unwind, grind, and peace of mind.
@hashtash_17
This place truly attracts the best people. A place I call home.
@dagmar_uniskull
Will forever be one of my favourite places in India.
@markispark_
Some places give you parts of yourself back. Jungli was that place for me.
@shahala.thahir
Jungli is so dope!
@nivtravels
Who it's for
Too many tools, no system. You want AI quietly running your business ops, so the work keeps going after you log off.
One live automation running your ops, proven in a week.
You already tinker. You're stuck shipping a real app or agent instead of another toy demo. This week, it goes live.
A deployed app or AI agent you can actually show.
Artist, marketer, storyteller. You want AI ads and films, and a content system that keeps producing after you leave.
A finished AI film or ad for your portfolio, and a content engine.
Not sure which one you are? Come with a goal and drop in and out of classes as you like. The best builds come from the things you didn't expect to learn.
The tracks
Every educator here ships AI work for a living. Tap a track to meet who teaches it and what you'll build.
🦅 Automation & Productivity Arthi Rajendran Self-taught, no CS degree. On a mission to teach a million people. Founder, The Arthi AI Collective
A self-taught AI practitioner who has built AI and analytics systems across healthcare, pharma and SaaS, including at Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Zoho. She makes AI practical for non-technical professionals. Her belief: your domain knowledge isn't outdated, it's your unfair advantage in the AI era.
The track. Turning the repetitive parts of your work into AI-run systems that keep working after you leave.
You'll learn
🦁 Agentic AI & Building Alan Oliver First engineering hire at a $3M-seed startup. Started out teaching English. AI engineer & prompt engineer, Intellectible
An agentic builder and the first engineering hire at Intellectible, a US automation startup that just closed a $3M seed round. He started as an English teacher in China, which gave him an instinct for how people learn. He teaches you to build real software with Claude Code from scratch, no coding experience required. His approach: cut the jargon, focus on what ships.
The track. Shipping a working app, prototype or AI agent by the end of the week, by vibe-coding with AI.
You'll learn
🦊 AI in the Arts Arpit Gupta A director where filmmaking meets generative AI. Director & creative technologist
A director working where filmmaking meets generative AI, across branded content, advertising and experimental short-form. He partners with founders, agencies and in-house teams to develop ideas that survive contact with culture, then produces them with the speed and visual ambition modern AI pipelines unlock.
The track. Making AI-powered creative work, ads, short films, visual stories, and a repeatable content system around it.
You'll learn
A day in the jungle
Each track is a focused daily session led by its own educator. Pick one, or go blended and stack all three. Around it, the day is yours.
Around it: yoga, forest trails, a natural pool with sauna, and banging chai ☕.
Jump in anytime, your day is yours.
The Vibe Code Loop
Arrive with the thing you want to build.
Get unstuck before frustration kills momentum.
Turn the idea into something real, one focused block at a time.
Show what you built on Demo Day.
Leave with people who saw you build it.
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More than learning AI
Beyond the learning, Jungli is a place to live well. You don't just build with AI, you eat well, move well, and connect with interesting people from across the world. This is what makes it a residency, not a school.
A court on campus. Morning games, friendly rivalries, and a surprisingly good way to meet people.
Yoga spaces, morning practices, natural pool and forest trails. The body needs as much attention as the mind.
Residents from 21+ countries, across backgrounds and industries. The conversations outside the learning blocks are half the value.
The real difference
Most people don't fail at AI because they lack content. They fail because they learn alone, distracted, with no deadline and no one beside them when it breaks.
| ★ This is us Vibe Code with a View | Online course or YouTube | Hackathon | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Attention | 5 days away from noise | Competes for your attention | Intense but chaotic |
| Clarity | Arrive with an idea, leave with a prototype | You watch, you don't build | You chase a demo |
| Feedback | Share builds, get input | A comment section, at best | Depends on your team |
| Environment | Jungle, meals, supportive community | Your laptop at 1 a.m. | Fluorescent hustle |
| Outcome | A shipped project and a new network | A certificate and 47 bookmarks | A half-built prototype |
5 days away from noise
Competes for your attention
Intense but chaotic
Arrive with an idea, leave with a prototype
You watch, you don't build
You chase a demo
Share builds, get input
A comment section, at best
Depends on your team
Jungle, meals, supportive community
Your laptop at 1 a.m.
Fluorescent hustle
A shipped project and a new network
A certificate and 47 bookmarks
A half-built prototype
Transparent, all-in pricing
Each price is your program fee plus your stay and three home-cooked meals a day. Choose from a shared room to a private one. Founding rates - until the first cohorts fill 🌴
Going deeper? A 2-Week Deep Build, a mentored personal build with all three educators on call, runs by application. Drop your email and we'll reach out when the next one opens.
✓ You're on the waitlist. We'll reach out when the next Deep Build opens. 🌿
Not sure you'll get something real out of it? Start with the Weekend Trial. If you don't leave with something built, you don't upgrade. We earn the bigger yes.
The first cohort
A small room, on purpose. Most will watch from the shore. If you have a clear intention to learn, put your name in.
No payment yet. Just a conversation.
The questions we get asked
No. Automation and Arts are no and low-code. Even Agents is vibe-coding, you build with AI, not from scratch.
We sort you by level, so beginners get their own pace and plenty of hand-holding while advanced builders push hard. You'll be in the right room.
400+ mbps WiFi with power backup, three home-cooked meals a day, and a campus built for deep work. The travel is the point, you think better away from your desk.
Shared or private rooms, a vetted campus, a full team on site, and dietary needs handled. You're a resident here, not a guest passing through.
India offers an e-Visa for most nationalities. We send a guidance note and an invitation letter on request.
Start with the Weekend Trial. If you don't leave with something real, you don't upgrade. We would rather earn the bigger yes than oversell it.
The wall of love
arthi__rajendran Always wanted to set up an AI School! Pumped for this
alanoliver94 Best thing to do after Network School!
jack_arpit Let's make magic 🪄