Past Works

Love and Human Relationships

Date: January 11, 2025 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society As part of the Annual Youth Camp 2025 organised by AuroYouth, Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti, was invited to conduct an interactive session with the participants. The 1.5-hour-long session on January 11, 2025 focused on the topic ‘Love and Human Relationships’. The purpose of this interactive session was […]

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The Psychic Spark and Our Inner Progress

Date: January 11, 2025 Venue: Matriniketan As part of the residential programme organized by Uditam: Institute for Integral Healing, Sri Aurobindo Society, Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti, was invited to facilitate a group discussion session on Saturday, January 11, 2025. For her session, Dr. Mehra focused on the topic – The Psychic Spark and Our Inner

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Poster Exhibition – The Greatness of Indian Culture

Start Date: December 27, 2024 End Date: December 31, 2024 Venue: Om Shanti Dhama Gurukulam, Karnataka As part of their day-long workshop titled ‘Our Culture, Our Pride’, especially curated and conducted for students at Om Shanti Dhama Gurukulam, Karnataka, BhāratShakti team researched and curated a 20-poster exhibition on the theme – ‘The Greatness of Indian

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Residential Retreat – “Yoga in Everyday Life”

Dates: 27th to 29th December, 2024 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Dhama, Sangama-Mekedatu, Kanakpura, Karnataka The BhāratShakti team conducted a 2-day Residential Retreat on the theme – “Yoga in Everyday Life” on 28th and 29th December, 2024 at Sri Aurobindo Dhama, located in the serene and beautiful natural surroundings at the banks of Kaveri river in Sangama-Mekedatu

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Sri Aurobindo on Yoga – Exhibition at International Yoga Festival

Start Date: January 4, 2024 End Date: January 7, 2024 Venue: 30th International Yoga Festival, Old Port Premises, Pondicherry At the invitation of Pondicherry Tourism Development Corporation (PTDC), BhāratShakti Director, Dr. Beloo Mehra, curated a 15-poster exhibition on the theme – Sri Aurobindo on Yoga – to be displayed at the 30th International Yoga Festival

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Our Culture, Our Pride – Day-long Workshop for Gurukulam Students

Date: December 27, 2024 Venue: Om Shanti Dham Gurukulam, Sangama, Mekedatu, Karnataka The BhāratShakti team was invited to curate and conduct a day-long workshop for about 70 students (ages 12-16) on the theme – “Our Culture, Our Pride” on 27th December, 2024 at Om Shanti Dhama Gurukulam, Karnataka. Om Shanti Dhama is a Registered Charitable

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A Conversation on Art for Chittashuddhi, Purification of the Heart

Date: December 14, 2024 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society Watch the recording of this conversation HERE. As part of our year-long exploration on The Spirit and Forms of Indian Art, BhāratShakti team recently invited Ms. Jayashree Ashok and Ms. Cyntha Gonzales for a conversation on the topic – Art for Chittashuddhi, Purification of the Heart. The topic was

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Psychic, the Divine Spark – a Session for Uditam

Date: December 21, 2024 Venue: Matriniketan As part of the residential programme organized by Uditam: Institute for Integral Healing, Sri Aurobindo Society, Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti, was invited to facilitate a group discussion session on Saturday, December 21, 2024. For her session, Dr. Mehra focused on the topic – Psychic, the Divine Spark. After

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Aim of Integral Education and Role of a Teacher

Date: December 18, 2024 Venue: GIET Degree College, Rajmundhry Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti, was invited to deliver two talks at an educational workshop organized by GIET Degree College, Rajmundhry in association with Sri Aurobindo’s Action, Puducherry. The workshop titled “Integral Education for Teachers” was held on 18th December 2024 at GIET Degree College in

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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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A Conversation on Exploring Human Psychology through NāṭyaŚāstra

Date: December 4, 2024 Venue: Online The greatest nations and the most cultured races have always considered art as a part of life and made it subservient to life. ~ The Mother, CWM, Vol. 3, p. 108 As part of our ongoing year-long exploration of the topic – “The Spirit and Forms of Art in

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An Interdisciplinary Learning Project on Hampi

Date: December 10, 2024 Venue: Creative School, Bengaluru At the invitation of Creative School, Bengaluru, the BhāratShakti team researched and curated a 58-poster exhibition titled ‘Hampi: A UNESCO World Heritage Site” to be used as as part of an educational project for the students. The posters incorporated many pictures taken at various places in Hampi

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सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः May All Be Free From Illness

Renaissance E-book 5 Released: December 2024 सर्वे सन्तु निरामयाः May All Be Free From Illness is a FREE E-book available through Auropublications, the publications wing of Sri Aurobindo Society. This book brings together a series of articles written by Dr. Rajeshwari for Renaissance journal which were first published in 2021-2022. Dr. Rajeshwari is a qualified

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Arts-based Learning: Insights from the Practice of Integral Education 

Dr. Beloo Mehra from BhāratShakti engaged in an interaction with Ms. Jayashree Ashok, Co-founder of Creative School, Bengaluru to explore the topic – “Art that Refines, Heals and Transforms: Insights from the Practice of Integral Education.”  The interactive session explored how in addition to facilitating the development of an aesthetic appreciation, a meaningfully and consciously

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Divine Protection – Conditional or Unconditional?

Date: November 21, 2024 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society As part of the Sri Aurobindo Society’s annual seminar of the Women’s Council, Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti was invited to deliver a talk. The 2024 theme of the seminar was – Protection. For her hour-long session, Dr. Mehra chose the topic – Divine Protection: Conditional or

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The Way of the Indian Artist – November 2024, Renaissance

Release of Renaissance, Volume V, Issue 11-12Date: November 21, 2024 Excerpt from Editorial by Beloo Mehra An ability to ‘see’ is the key difference between a true artist and a non-artist or a mere craftsman. We are not talking here about the specific angle or perspective from which an artist sees the outer form of

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Workshop on Civilizational Public Policy at Auroville

Dates: November 15-17, 2024 Venue: Bharat Nivas, Auroville [India] can, if she will, give a new and decisive turn to the problems over which all mankind is labouring and stumbling, for the clue to their solutions is there in her ancient knowledge. Whether she will rise or not to the height of her opportunity in

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Spiritual Nationalism and Its Significance for Today

Dr. Beloo Mehra’s essay titled ‘Spiritual Nationalism and Its Significance for Today’ was recently published in the special commemorative volume of Ritam, a bilingual journal published by Uttarpara Sri Aurobindo Parishad. This special volume brings together articles from various scholars in Sri Aurobindo Studies, and presents a good overview of some of the essential facets

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To Be Like the Ocean – New on SAIEN Blog

Author: Beloo MehraDate published: November 7, 2024 As a Collaborating Center of SAIEN (Sri Aurobindo Integral Education Network), BhāratShakti regularly contributes to the SAIEN Blog. To Be Like the Ocean is our second blog published on SAIEN platform. To Be Like the Ocean The other day as I read the following lines from Sri Aurobindo’s Savitri,

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