NIMS Campus@ Thol Lake  

From Vision to Reality:

National Institute of Media Studies has set out to make itself one of the most powerful learning environment. And it's well on its way. See how:

@ Thol Lake

Our Campus is situated on the banks of Thol lake also known as Thol Wildlife Sanctuary. One of the most important tourist attractions in Gujarat. Acclaimed as one of the best destinations for bird watching, the sanctuary is visited from tourists all over the world. Thol Wildlife Sanctuary is distanced at 22 km from Thaltej, Ahmedabad in the Mehsana district.

The sanctuary has many lakes. The Thol Lake, which is the largest of all, encompasses an area of 7 sq km. The vegetation of the sanctuary comprises scrub forests which makes an ideal location for migratory birds like waders and waterfowls. Thol Wildlife Sanctuary is best visited in the months of October and March.

Some of the birds you get to meet here include the White Pelicans, Mallards, Greylag Cheese, Flamingoes, Saras Crane and scores of others. Often dubbed as an ornithologist’s paradise, the Thol Wildlife Sanctuary has been operational since 1912 and is a must in your tour to wildlife sanctuaries in Gujarat.

Location: 72o 38' East 23o 23' North

How to reach: Thol is a short drive from Ahmedabad city. The nearest airport and rail heads are at Ahmedabad.

Residential facility: We have hostel facilities to accommodate our students to stay. And also have a canteen cum cafeteria and sufficient number of rest rooms, along with student store, health care and campus recreation.

Our Philosophy:

The institution has embarked on a new campus at Thol - on an eco-friendly and sustainable building technology. This campus is self sufficient and planned to use the resources efficiently, which are available naturally. It is a campus where the stream of tradition flows from the past to the present effortlessly. It’s also an effort for the students to realize the importance in the world they stay and make them sensitive towards the issue of co-existence.    

The guru-shishya tradition parampara is a spiritual relationship where teachings are transmitted from a guru (teacher, गुरू) to a 'shishya' (disciple, शिष्य). Such knowledge, whether it is agamic artistic, architectural, musical or spiritual, is imparted through the developing relationship between the guru and the disciple. It is considered that this relationship, based on the genuineness of the guru, and the respect, commitment, devotion and obedience of the student, is the best way for subtle or advanced knowledge to be conveyed. The student eventually masters the knowledge that the guru embodies.

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NIMS Campus: architectural approach

New campus architecture – an approach towards living spaces that humans co-live with.  It’s also an approach towards an eco-friendly and sustainable building technology using mainly natural materials. Issues of Energy efficiency through use of natural light (courtyards), wind and solar power and being sensible towards natural resource. 

A campus – We see it as an interactive environment – where every one interacts with each other, respecting all that is around them.  The architecture would respect the age old wisdom of construction and move with modern learning.   Co-existence and interdependence among everyone and everything.   

Construction Techniques – Following techniques are being detailed for the built environment

A set of eco-building principles based on extensive research into this area goes into making of Eco-friendly buildings: