Date: June 12, 2022 On June 12, Dr. Beloo Mehra was invited to deliver the valedictory address at Anubhuti, a residential retreat organised by Sri Aurobindo’s Action in Pondicherry. This 3-day retreat organised from June 10-12 primarily focused around the themes of Sadhana and living an integral life. Participants primarily included aspirants who have been […]
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Date: June 9, 2022 Venue: Online Dr. Beloo Mehra from BhāratShakti was invited by the Dean, School of Education at Pondicherry University to design and offer a one-day online workshop for the students enrolled in Master’s of Education programme at the university. These students are preparing to be teachers of tomorrow. The workshop was part
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Watch the full recording of the event HERE. As part of our ongoing celebrations of Sri Aurobindo’s 150th Birth Anniversary (August 15, 2021 to August 15, 2022), we have been organising a series of Special Lectures organised under the Theme: ‘India – Our Mother.’ For the eighth lecture in the series, Dr. Pranjal Garg was
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Dates: May 21-30, 2022 Venue: Ashram Exhibition House, Pondicherry As part of Sri Aurobindo Society’s ongoing celebrations of 150th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo and 75th year of Indian Independence, a poster- exhibition titled ‘Bhārata Shakti – Mother India, a Power, a Godhead’ was displayed from May 21 to May 30, 2022 at Ashram Exhibition
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Date: May 21, 2022 Venue: Online One of the greatest secrets revealed by the Indian spiritual knowledge is that only when a human being finds and lives from the inner self, can he or she most embrace the universal being and become one with it. Only when one becomes truly independent, self-possessed and self-ruler (swarāt, master
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Date: May 26, 2022 Venue: Pondicherry University In continuation of the Sri Aurobindo Society’s celebrations of 150th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo and 75th year of India’s independence, and as part of the Bhārata Shakti Exhibition event, a half-day seminar was held on May 26th at Sri Aurobindo Society campus. The seminar’s theme was –
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Past Event: Inauguration of Bhārata Shakti Exhibition Date: May 20, 2022 Watch a brief video capturing some key moments from the exhibition inauguration HERE. As part of Sri Aurobindo Society’s ongoing celebrations of 150th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo and 75th year of Indian Independence, a poster- exhibition titled ‘Bhārata Shakti – Mother India, a
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Date: May 6, 2022 Recording of the talk available HERE. On May 6, 2022, Dr. Beloo Mehra was invited to deliver an online talk as part of the YES Talks. YES – Yoga, Education and Spirituality – is an initiative started by Dr. Ramesh Bijlani of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Delhi Branch, based on the idea
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Date: May 2, 2022 Venue: Pondicherry University Dr. Beloo Mehra was invited to participate in and deliver a talk at the seminar titled ‘Relevance of Sri Aurobindo in the Contemporary World’ organised by Pondicherry University. The seminar held on May 2, 2022 was organised by School of Politics and International Relations in collaboration with Forum
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Date: April 29, 2022 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society On April 29, 2022, a group of 38 university students and research scholars visited Sri Aurobindo Society for a 2-hour orientation programme. The group included M.Ed. students from School of Education, Pondicherry University and from NIEPMD (National Institute for Empowerment of Persons with Multiple Disabilities). The visit
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Date: April 21, 2022 Venue: Online For this month’s Insightful Conversation, we speak with Ms. Deepa Kiran, an award-winning storyteller of international repute. She share with us some thoughts and perspectives on how storytelling can be a powerful means to entertain, educate, inspire and elevate. Ms. Kiran is the founder of Hyderabad-based Story Arts Foundation,
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Venue: Beach Office Ground Floor HallSri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry Dates: APRIL 25, 2022 to MAY 25, 2022 Timings: 9:00 AM to 12: 00 Noon2:00 PM to 5: 30 PM As part of the Sri Aurobindo Society’s celebrations of 150th Birth Anniversary of Sri Aurobindo, a National Seminar on Sri Aurobindo’s Nationalism was held on April
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Author: Dr. Beloo Mehra Release date: April 25, 2022 On April 25, 2022, during the National Seminar on Sri Aurobindo’s Nationalism organised by Sri Aurobindo Society, a book titled “Understanding Contemporary India in the Light of Sri Aurobindo” authored by Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti was released. The book is published by Auropublications, the publication
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Public Lecture: Virtues as Empowerment: Understanding Shakuntala in Mahābhārata Speaker: Dr. Geetesh Nirban Date: April 17, 2022 Watch the full recording of the event HERE. As part of our ongoing celebrations of Sri Aurobindo’s 150th Birth Anniversary (August 15, 2021 to August 15, 2022), we have been organising a series of Special Lectures organised under
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Report of the Special Lecture by Dr. Charan Singh Kedarkhandi Date: March 27, 2022 Full recording available HERE. As part of Sri Aurobindo Society’s ongoing celebrations of Sri Aurobindo’s 150th Birth Anniversary (August 15, 2021 to August 15, 2022), BhāratShakti and AuroYajna have been organising a series of Special Lectures organised under the Theme: ‘India
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Workshop: Svādhyāya III: Work and Yoga Dates: January 15, 2022 – March 26, 2022 The Mother once said that reading the words of Sri Aurobindo “opens the doors of the future to us” (CWM, 12: 214). She also advises – “It is not by books that Sri Aurobindo ought to be studied but by subjects
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Date: March 21, 2022 Venue: Online It is often said that there are three main ways to know India. First, and the best way, is to aspire to realise the truth behind India’s profound and life-affirming spiritual thought. Second is to identify with the deeper truths behind India’s countless stories, particularly the stories told in itihāsa-s (Ramayana
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Start Date: APRIL 9, 2022 End Date: JUNE 18, 2022 Location: Online This study group provided the participants an opportunity to experience the Living Force and Power of the Words of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother through a focused programme of self-study and a weekly shared reflection session. TOPIC: THE WAY OF DEVOTION Primary readings
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Dates: March 12-13, 2022 Aurovidya Seminar: NEP 2020 and Integral Education Title of the Workshop: Cultivating Character and Inner Beauty through Arts in Education Designed and conducted by: Dr. Beloo Mehra, SAS and Ms. Jayashree Ashok, Creative School, Bengaluru As part of Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations, the Hyderabad-based Institute of Human Study and
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This was a special session in Sri Aurobindo Society’s ongoing Svādhyāya on ‘Work and Yoga’ (organised by BhāratShakti and AuroYajna). Read the full report of the Svādhyāya III HERE. Topic: Integral Yoga at Work: Book Discussion and Interactive Session Special Guest Speaker: Dr. Larry Seidlitz, author and scholar-practitioner of Integral Yoga Date: Saturday, March 19,
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