Date: November 13, 2025
Venue: Online – iGOT Karmayogi
Earlier this year, an MoU was signed between Sri Aurobindo Society (SAS) and Karmayogi Bharat, a Government of India initiative under the National Programme for Civil Services Capacity Building (NPCSCB).
Under this MoU, Karmayogi Bharat and SAS decided to work together in actively building capacity of government officials in India through iGOT Karmayogi platform in the Central & State Government for expanding digital skills. The details of the MoU were worked out by BhāratShakti, the department of SAS responsible for creating appropriate learning content for iGOT Karmayogi platform.
In July 2025, our first course titled ‘Money And Consciousness: Indian Wisdom and Sri Aurobindo’s Vision’ was published. This three-module course with video content currently has a 4.6 Star rating (out of 5) with 1500+ participants rating the course for its content. As of November 1, 2025, more than 1900 people have completed the course.
The second course titled ‘Revisiting Gender Equality through the Indian Spiritual Vision’ was submitted and has been duly published at the iGOT Karmayogi learning platform on November 13, 2025. The course includes six short modules with video content and reflective assessments. Within a week, more than 230 participants have completed the course giving it a 4.5 star rating.
Details of the Course
The SIX modules of the course are titled:
- An Introduction to Gender Equality
- Divine and Divine’s Shakti
- The Status of Women in Ancient India
- The Ideals of the Past
- Rethinking Freedom
- A New Ideal of Marriage
Each module includes a short video followed by a self-paced reflective assessment. The course also includes a short final assessment. Three articles written by Dr. Beloo Mehra are also provided as part of the reference materials for the participants to go deeper into the course content.
All the details of the course were designed keeping the guidelines from Karmayogi Bharat in consideration. The videos were prepared with immense help from Auromedia, the media wing of Sri Aurobindo Society.
The course may be viewed HERE.
The video content (6) and reference materials (3) for this course, researched and delivered by Dr. Beloo Mehra, explores the theme of gender equality through the lens of Indian spiritual philosophy. Drawing insights from Indian cultural traditions and the writings of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, the course invites learners to examine gender not merely as a social construct but as a manifestation of a deeper spiritual truth.
Through reflective discussions and thought-provoking questions, participants will gain a richer appreciation of the Indian spiritual vision of oneness and its implications for understanding the true essence of man and woman as complementary aspects of the same reality. For a deeper engagement with the topic, three articles written by Dr. Beloo Mehra are provided as additional reading and reference material.
This course delves into the concept of gender equality from a spiritual and cultural perspective, grounded in the Indian worldview that perceives Spirit as the essential One Reality manifesting in all existence. From this foundation, the discussion explores how man and woman—though distinct in nature—are essentially expressions of the same divine consciousness, representing two aspects of a unified whole.
The course examines several key themes, including:
- The concept of Woman as Shakti
- The status of women in ancient India
- Insights from the past that can inspire a new ideal for the future
- The relationship between individual choice and collective responsibility
- An integral Indian view of feminism
Participants are encouraged to engage with the reference materials provided, which offer deeper insights into the ideas presented and help broaden their understanding of the topic. Short reflection quizzes included after each section support thoughtful engagement with the content.
In the coming months, BhāratShakti department will be preparing more courses on topics relevant for civil servants. Our guiding principle when selecting the course topic and preparing learning content is that the material should help the government officials appreciate and develop a deeper spiritual perspective and rethink their attitudes on topics related to work and life.
Professionals working at various levels of Indian administrative, civil and bureacratic services are important pillars of the nation-building work. As New India continues to rise, it is critical that they develop a more India-centric perspective as well as appreciate a future-oriented psycho-spiritual vision such as the one we have from Sri Aurobindo.
In this regard, we are happy to contribute to the work of disseminating the Light and Vision of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother while simultaneously contributing to the work of reawakening the innate Bharata Shakti.