Date: July 1, 2024 “I always thought it [cinema] could be used to good purpose.” ~ The Mother, Agenda, 10: 270 In this series of jottings I will periodically share a few reflections or thoughts on some films which I feel serve an important purpose of making people aware of some of the uncomfortable truths […]
Films that Educate 1: Article 370 – Beloo Mehra Read More »
Date: June 25, 2024 Nalanda burnt for nine days. Now after centuries, Nalanda has risen again like the proverbial phoenix from the ashes. Civilization always had to defend itself against the forces of barbarism, often unsuccessfully. Nalanda as a university existed 500 years even before the famed European universities of Oxford and Paris came into
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Date: June 24, 2024 While speaking of the nature of Indian Renaissance Sri Aurobindo tells us that it is an attempt and impulse of a “reawakened national spirit” expressing itself in new forms which shall give the spiritual force for a great reshaping and rebuilding. Out of this awakening vision and impulse, the future tendency
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