Renaissance Archives – January-March 2024
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Social Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo – PG Course at Pondicherry University
Start date: November 23, 2023 End date: March 12, 2024 Venue: Pondicherry University On Siddhi Divas, November 24, 2023 we announced that under our ongoing partnership with Pondicherry University (the official MoU was signed in August 2023) we had launched a new post-graduate course on ‘Social Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo’. Much hard work by Dr.
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Humour and Spirituality – An Interactive Session at Tagore College
Date: March 6, 2024 The Renaissance journal team curated and conducted an interactive session with the college students and faculty of Tagore Govt. Arts and Science College, Pondicherry on the theme of Humour and Spirituality — Exploring how humour has been used as a method to impart spiritual wisdom. The initial planning was done by
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Felicitation of Padma Shri Kiran Vyas
Date: 27 February 2024 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society Watch the Recording On 27th February, 2024, Renaissance team organised a special event at Sri Aurobindo Society to felicitate Sri Kiran Vyas Ji who was recently awarded the Padma Shri by the Government of India. Sri Kiran Vyas is an ex-student of Sri Aurobindo International Centre of
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Evolution of the Indian Ethos (Samvād series, 2nd edition)
Date: March 4, 2024 Renaissance Journal team and Auropublications team invited Lopa Mukherjee for the second edition of their series – SAMVĀD which celebrates Authors, Books, and Booklovers. The programme was held on March 4, 2024 at the ground floor hall of Sri Aurobindo Society. Dr. Beloo Mehra, Editor, Renaissance Journal and Ms. Gayatri Majumdar,
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Significance of Sri Aurobindo’s Symbol
Date: February 26, 2024 Venue: Unity Pavillion, Auroville Watch the Recording with relevant images from the presentation. As part of the Shakti Kumbh 2024, a 9-day event held at Unity Pavilion, Auroville from February 21-29, Dr. Beloo Mehra was invited to speak on February 26 on the topic – Significance of Sri Aurobindo’s Symbol. The
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Indian Culture and Integral Education – An Interaction with Flame University Students
Date: February 26, 2024 A group of 10 students and 1 faculty member from Flame University, Pune visited Sri Aurobindo Society in the last week of February for a series of educational events and interactions. This visit was part of their ongoing research project on Integral Education. On behalf of Sri Aurobindo Society, SAFIER (Sri
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Workshop on Non-Fiction Writing
Date: 28 February, 2024 Venue: The Dorian House Writers Retreat, Auroville “I can only say generally avoid over-writing; let all your sentences be the vehicle of something worth saying and say it with a vivid precision neither defective nor excessive.” ~ Sri Aurobindo On February 28, 2024, Mr. Narendra Murty, Renaissance author and core team
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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
Webinar – ‘Sri Rama in Indian Consciousness’
Date: January 17, 2024 A bilingual Webinar in English and Hindi was organised by Renaissance Journal Team on the theme of ‘Sri Rama in Indian Consciousness – Bharatiya Chetana Mein Sri Ram’ on 17th January, 2024. The whole webinar was conducted in a spirit of “Satsang” and with an aim to highlight in the light
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Rethinking Love and Relationships in a New Light
Date: January 11, 2024 As part of the Annual Youth Camp 2024 organised by AuroYouth, Dr. Beloo Mehra was invited to conduct an interactive session with the participants. The 1.5-hour-long session on January 11 focused on the topic ‘Rethinking Love and Relationships in a New Light’. Love and relationships are the root of all human
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Discourses on Art and Spirituality – 27 sessions
In 2023, BhāratShakti through its Renaissance journal & Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Center (SAILC), Auro University, Surat joined hands to launch a year-long project titled ‘Kala evam Adhyatma’ (Art and Spirituality). Under the auspices of this project, the team organized an online series of Discourses on Art and Spirituality. Through this weekly series, the registered participants
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Renaissance Archives – 2023
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Sri Aurobindo and the Crisis of Contemporary Culture – Special Lecture by Sachidananda Mohanty
Date: December 18, 2023 Venue: Pondicherry University As part of the ongoing post-graduate course at Pondicherry University, titled ‘Social Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo’, (read more about the course HERE). designed and taught by Dr. Beloo Mehra from Sri Aurobindo Society, a special lecture was proposed by Dr. Mehra to the Chair of Sri Aurobindo Studies
Gender Equality from Indian Cultural Perspectives
How does Indian cultural tradition look at the issue of man-woman equality? Are equality and freedom the only values of concern when it comes to an Indian view of feminism? What insights we can gain from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother on this important topic concerning our individual and collective life in contemporary society? This
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Right Attitudes Toward Money
This series of video lectures by Dr. Beloo Mehra integrates learnings from Indian cultural tradition and Sri Aurobindo’s and the Mother’s teachings on the topic of right attitude towards money. These videos were recorded for PAAVAN app as part of its collaboration with Sri Aurobindo Society.
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Light, Endless Light: An Interactive Session with Children
Date: November 2, 2023 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm PHOTO GALLERY A group of 70 students along with 10 teachers from The Creative School, Karnataka, who were on a field visit to explore some places in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry visited Sri Aurobindo Society on November 2, 2023. The BhāratShakti
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Sri Aurobindo’s Uttarpara Speech: Its Timely and Timeless Significance
Date: October 29, 2023 Venue: Online WATCH THE RECORDING At the invitation of a small group of seekers from the USA, on October 29, 2023, Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti and Editor, Renaissance delivered an online talk on the topic ‘Sri Aurobindo’s Uttarpara Speech: Its Timely and Timeless Significance’. Dr. Mehra pointed out that Sri
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Exhibition on Nari Shakti: Woman, an Indomitable Spirit
Dates: October 10 – 26, 2023 Venue: The Creative School, Bengaluru A poster exhibition researched and designed by Dr. Beloo Mehra, Editor, Renaissance, is currently on display at the Freedom Land campus of The Creative School in Bengaluru. The exhibition content on the theme – Nari Shakti: Woman, an Indomitable Spirit – is inspired by
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Invoking Shakti: Workshop on ‘The Divine Feminine in Indian Culture’
Dates: October 9 to 12, 2023 Venue: The Creative School, Bengaluru VIEW: PHOTO ALBUMS FROM THE WORKSHOP As part of the Renaissance journal’s special theme on Divine Shakti, the Renaissance team conceived, organized and conducted a 4-day intensive workshop on the theme – “Invoking Shakti: The Divine Feminine in Indian Culture.” This workshop was held
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