Conferences and Seminars

Celebrating 75 Years of Savitri – Two Talks by Dr. Alok Pandey

Start Date: December 19, 2025 End Date: December 20, 2025 Venue: Online Watch the recordings HERE and HERE. BhāratShakti department of Sri Aurobindo Society commemorated 75 years of the publication of Savitri, Sri Aurobindo’s epic mantric poem by organising two webinars with special talks by Dr. Alok Pandey. The subjects selected for the talks were: […]

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Antaryātra – A Spiritual Exploration of Puducherry

Date: December 17, 2025 Venue: Franco-Tamil Villas, Art and Craft Village, Puducherry On December 17, 2025, the BhāratShakti team organised a symopsium titled ‘ANTARYĀTRA: A Spiritual Exploration of Puducherry’ in collaboration with Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts, Regional Centre, Puducherry at the Franco-Tamil Villas situated near the Art and Craft Village. The programme was

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International Conference on the Discovery & Application of Vedic Knowledge

Start date: February 12, 2026 End date: February 15, 2026 AURO University, Surat is pleased to announce the International Conference on Discovery and Application of Vedic Knowledge, hosted in collaboration with Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Centers (Surat and South Carolina, USA), Brhat Foundation (India), BhāratShakti, Sri Aurobindo Society (Pondicherry), AuroChit (USA), and Sakshi Trust (Bengaluru).

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Celebrating Sri Aurobindo and Sri Krishna: An Online Satsang

Date: August 16, 2025 Venue: Online Watch the recordings HERE and HERE. To celebrate Sri Aurobindo’s birthday and Sri Krishna Janmashtami, BhāratShakti organised an online satsang on Saturday, August 16, 2025. The programme included a few short talks (in English and Hindi) highlighting a few aspects of Sri Aurobindo’s and Sri Krishna’s Divine Personalities and

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Shiva, The Lord of Tapas – Online Satsang in Hindi

Date: 10 March, 2025 Venue: Online A webinar in Hindi was organised by BhāratShakti on the theme of Shiva, The Lord of Tapas on March 10, 2025 to celebrate the holy occasion of Mahashivaratri. The programme involved a talk by Dr. Charan Singh Kedarkhandi and musical offering by Ms. Biswajita Mohapatra. About 25 people joined

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Sri Aurobindo’s Insights on National Education and NEP 2020: Hits and Misses

Date: February 28, 2025 Venue: The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti, was invited as an expert speaker at a National Seminar on Ideas of India’s Eminent Educational Thinkers and Transformative Learning through NEP2020, jointly organized by the School of International Studies, Central University of Gujarat, and the Atal Bihari Vajpayee

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Sri Aurobindo, the Seer-poet — A Webinar

Date: December 7, 2024Venue: Online On December 7, 2024 BhāratShakti team organised a webinar on the theme – Sri Aurobindo, the Seer-Poet. The programme included three talks and interaction with the participants. The speakers included Shri Pradeep Narang, Dr. Shaurya Brahmbhatt and Dr. Larry Seidlitz. The webinar was moderated by Dr. Beloo Mehra. More than

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The Veda and the Vedic Spirit – Online Symposium

Date: August 18, 2024 WATCH the recordings of the 2.5-hour-long symposium:PART 1, PART 2,   PART 3 “The recovery of the old spiritual knowledge and experience in all its splendour, depth and fullness is its [Indian Renaissance’s] first, most important work…”(Sri Aurobindo, CWSA, 20: 15) As part of our ongoing activities of the study group on

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Devi Ahilyabai Holkar and Bhāratiya Resurgence

Date: June 22, 2024 Venue: Online Watch the recordings HERE and HERE. “In the political field [India] never ceased to throw up great rulers, statesmen, soldiers, administrators….in the political field it never ceased to throw up great rulers, statesmen, soldiers, administrators. Its political genius was not in the decadence sufficient, not coherent enough or swift in vision

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Participation in National Conference on “Yoga for Women Empowerment”

Date: June 13, 2024 Venue: Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry On June 13, 2024, Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti was invited as a panelist for the National Conference on “Yoga for Women Empowerment” organized by School of Yoga Therapy, Institute of Salutogenesis & Complementary Medicine of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth in collaboration with Morarji Desai National Institute

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From Rational to Suprarational: An Essential Evolutionary Movement for Collective Well-being

Date: February 11, 2024 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Uni(Di)versity, Aurovalley Ashram, Uttarakhand WATCH THE RECORDING HERE. On February 11, Dr. Beloo Mehra was invited to deliver a talk at a National Seminar held in Uttarakhand. The 2-day (Feb 11-12, 2024) National Seminar on Synthesis of Science and Spirituality for the Highest Welfare of Society was jointly

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Webinar on ‘Concentration and Progress’ by Renaissance Journal

Date: September 25, 2023 Watch the Recording As part of the Renaissance online journal’s September 2023 theme Concentration of Focus, a webinar was organised by the Renaissance team on 25th September, 2023. The webinar titled ‘Concentration and Progress’ presented diverse perspectives from 5 invited speakers. The session was moderated by Dr. Beloo Mehra, Editor, Renaissance

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Indian-ness in 21st Century: Seminar organised with Pondicherry University

Date: August 21, 2023 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society Click HERE for Seminar Photo Gallery BhāratShakti department of Sri Aurobindo Society, planned and organised an insightful and thought-provoking seminar on “INDIAN-NESS IN 21st CENTURY” in collaboration with Chair of Sri Aurobindo, Pondicherry University. The seminar held on 21st August 2023 at Sri Aurobindo Society celebrated 150

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Education for the New Age: Insights from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother

Date: August 12, 2023 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, Kolkata WATCH THE RECORDING As part of the nation-wide celebrations of 150 years of Sri Aurobindo, a special seminar on the theme ‘Sri Aurobindo: Messenger of the Divine Influence upon the Earth’ was organised on August 12, 2023 at Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, Kolkata. The organising group, SATIRTHA

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Participation in the Conclave during the President’s visit to Auroville

Date: August 8, 2023 Venue: Bharat Nivas, Auroville As part of the visit by Hon’ble President of India, Smt. Draupadi Murmu to Auroville on August 8, 2023, a one-day conclave was organised by Auroville Foundation on the theme – Aspiring for the Supermind in the City of Evolving Consciousness. Senior Academic Mentor and Renaissance Editor,

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Webinar: What Draws me to Sri Aurobindo’s Poetry

Date: June 2, 2023 Watch the recording HERE. The Renaissance Journal along with The Brown Critique organised a webinar celebrating Sri Aurobindo’s poetry. This event held on 2nd June, 2023 was a part of the Renaissance journal’s ongoing theme – Life, Literature and Yoga. Four speakers were invited for the webinar, and the discussion was

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National Seminar – Experiencing the Spirit of India through Cultural and Heritage Tourism

Date: March 25, 2023 Time: 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM Venue: Ground Floor Seminar Hall, Sri Aurobindo SocietyBeach Office, Pondicherry “The dominant note in the Indian mind, the temperament that has been at the foundation of all its culture and originated and supported the greater part of its philosophy, religion, art and life has been…spiritual

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