Our vision

To make experiential education accessible to every student, educator, parent and team, not a privilege for a few.

We have lived this life. What it gave us is ours to pass on, so that everyone can awaken, believe, and find their way.

A team with hands joined together in a huddle, seen from below

Our philosophy

Experience first. Reflection always.

  • Experience before instruction. People learn leadership by living it.
  • Reflection creates awareness. Guided debriefs reveal strengths and habits.
  • Awareness inspires action. Insights become everyday commitments.

"Children become what they consistently experience, not what they are repeatedly told."The belief behind every Find Your Way programme

How learning happens

The experiential learning cycle

Based on Kolb's model: every programme moves through four simple steps.

Do

Concrete experience

Take on a real challenge.

Reflect

Reflective observation

Look back at what happened and why.

Think

Abstract conceptualisation

Turn it into a lesson about yourself.

Apply

Active experimentation

Try it out at school, work or home.

Our origin · Team Shershah

We lived it. Now we pass it on.

Find Your Way was born on the adventure racing circuit. As Team Shershah, we have raced for India through the jungles, rivers and mountains of the Philippines and Malaysia: days without sleep, with only a map, a compass and each other.

Out there, we met our true selves. Not at the finish line, but in the moments we wanted to quit and didn't. When a teammate was falling and we carried them. When we were lost, and had to trust our own decision.

Those moments taught us more about character, courage and leadership than any classroom ever had. And we realised how few people ever get to live them.

350km, 4 days non-stop
3international ARWS races
3rdElite, La Routa 2025
30racers in the family
Helmeted racers bent over their maps, planning a route
A racer swimming across a lake
Team Shershah at the La Routa Adventure Race finish arch in the Philippines
A Team Shershah racer cycling through the night during an Asia Series race
See all milestones, 2021–2026
  1. 2021Team Shershah is born: two NCC friends set out to push limits and bring out the best in people.
  2. 2023La Routa Adventure Race, Philippines (Asia Championship): completed the 350 km category. Also 1st in the 60 km and 30 km categories at the Odyssey Adventure Race.
  3. 2024Hulu Selangor Adventure Challenge, Malaysia: raced the Elite AR Asia Series 100 km. Also 1st in the 200 km category at the Namma Adventure Race.
  4. 2025La Routa Adventure Race, Philippines: 3rd place in the Elite category.
  5. 2026Team invited for AR Sebauh Borneo, "The Unbroken", Malaysia.

Also: multiple national championship podiums, including 1st in the 130 km category, and an India Book of Records entry for climbing 9 hills across Karnataka in under 24 hours.

The question that started it all: "What does your heart say?"

Your facilitators

The people who guide the journey

Major Deepak Raj (Retd.)

Major Deepak Raj (Retd.)

Leadership coach · Former Indian Army officer

"Soldier. Scholar. Coach. A second-generation military professional shaping how leaders think, decide, and become."

27+ years across military leadership, corporate learning and experiential education. A mentor to founders and teams, he develops self-aware, resilient, purpose-driven leaders.

IIM Calcutta AlumnusICF Life & Executive CoachSystemic Team CoachDiSC AssessorNLP PractitionerMaster Train-the-Trainer
Nidhi Veerwal

Nidhi Veerwal

Leadership trainer · International adventure racer

"Psychologist. Educator. Adventure racer. Bringing behavioural science to the outdoors so people discover what they are capable of."

Designs experiential leadership programmes for students, educators, parents and professionals. With a background in psychology and education, she has raced 350 km for India in the Philippines and Malaysia.

Certified L&D ManagerTrain the TrainerWilderness First AidAdvanced MountaineeringPADI Scuba DiverTeam Shershah racer
Abhishek Kumar

Abhishek Kumar

Leadership trainer · Instructional designer

"Trainer. Designer. Climber. Turning outdoor challenges into lessons that students carry for life."

Has facilitated 150+ leadership programmes and led five adventure and cultural expeditions at the Indus School of Leadership, designing experiences that build confidence and teamwork.

Experiential Education diplomaInstructional DesignerBasic Mountaineering CourseRock climberFirst Aid ResponderFormer NCC JUO

Supported by a wider network of certified mountaineers, army veterans, coaches and learning specialists. Want to join us?

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