Start Date: December 9, 2026
End Date: December 12, 2026
Venue: Online
As part of the ongoing exploration of ‘Sri Aurobindo and the World of Literature‘ in Renaissance journal, BhāratShakti, Sri Aurobindo Society will organise a 4-day webinar series titled ‘Studies in Sri Aurobindo’s Ilion‘ in the month of December 2026.
About Ilion
Ilion is the longest epic poem of Sri Aurobindo after Savitri, and has the Trojan war as its theme and describes the events of the last day of Troy’s existence before it is destroyed by the Greeks.
In Ilion, Sri Aurobindo brings the gods, heroes and peoples of the ancient world into a vast dramatic vision and canvas of history, war, heroism, love, patriotism, fate, duty, leadership etc. Beneath the story of Troy lies Sri Aurobindo’s deeper exploration of the forces that shape the rise and fall of nations.
Join us in this brief study of Ilion where two facilitators will present selected insights from the epic followed by an interactive session.
TOPICS:
December 9 | The Beauty of Troya | Maya Gupta
December 10 | Why Empires Fall | Narendra Murty
December 11 | The Gift of Greece | Maya Gupta
December 12 | The Unbearable Whips of the Gods | Narendra Murty
Dates: December 9 – 12, 2026
Time: 4.30 PM to 6:00 PM IST
On ZOOM
REGISTER HERE.
Link would be sent to all the registered participants a day before the programme.
About the Facilitators
Maya Gupta is an online educator on the American edtech platform Outschool, where she offers a wide range of classes for young learners. She holds a degree in Geography from Oxford University and has recently published an introductory booklet on Sri Aurobindo’s epic poem Ilion, together with a verse-by-verse reading guide.
Narendra Murty has authored 6 books and serves as Research Associate with BhāratShakti, Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry. He has been a student of Sri Aurobindo’s works for more than 20 years and is currently writing a thematic commentary of more than 50 chapters on selected verses from Ilion.