IMAGINE being in the woods, taking a walk by the riverside, listening to a creative mind speak while you warm up to a bonfire. Think of an exploratory space beaming with art installations, mind bending classrooms, binaural beats, yoga and meditation; peppered with group laughter, debates and 3 am coffee sessions. At the second edition of F of X, Indiau2019s first four- day residential forest festival, thereu2019s ample scope for creators to learn and amplify their mental sharpness. Designed with a sustainability first mindset, the second edition of the fest, says founder Jaytirth Ahya, aims to u201c manifest a stimulus as intangible as creativity into an interactive residential creative carnival cum forest festival.u201d You can look forward to a community table of 300 creatorsu2014 breaking bread as they discuss the future of creativity is a first. Also, this year, the festival is child- friendly with kids above two years allowed to attend with their mothers.

On day one, 300 people will collaborate to create a beat that will become the F of X rhythmic anthem for years. u201c This is literally the tribe call. Itu2019ll be spearheaded by a DJ on the first night, and the next morning, all the tribe members will have it on their phones,u201d explains Ahya.