Education for New India

Cultivating Inner Beauty through Arts in Education – An Overview of the Workshop

Art and Spirituality, BhāratShakti Talks, Conferences and Seminars, Education for New India, Past Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Workshops

Date: January 8, 2022 As part of Sri Aurobindo’s 150th birth anniversary celebrations, Institute of Human Study and Sri Aurobindo International School, Hyderabad organized Aurovidya Seminar, a 2-day workshop plus seminar exploring the integration of New Education Policy 2020 and Integral Education as envisaged by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. This intensive program was scheduled […]

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Indian Approach to Psychology: An Educator’s Experience and Insights

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Date: December 21, 2021 Venue: Online For this month’s insightful conversation, we focus on an educator’s experience of working with college students on Indian approach to psychology, or what she calls as Psychology of the Self. Dr. Aditi Kaul works at Auro University, Surat, which is inspired by the ideals and teachings of Sri Aurobindo

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Krishna’s Butter: Taking Wisdom of Bhagavad Gita to Children and Youth

Education for New India, India-Our Mother, Insightful Conversations at BhāratShakti, Past Works

Date: November 21, 2021 Venue: Online For our insightful conversations series, this month we bring a delightful and inspiring conversation with Dr. Bhawana Badhe and Mr. Sushrut Badhe on the topic: Krishna’s Butter – Taking Wisdom of Bhagavad Gita to Children and Youth. Moderated by Dr. Beloo Mehra, the conversation brings to light the inspiration

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A Creative Gurukul for a New Age

Education for New India, Insightful Conversations at BhāratShakti, Past Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Date: October 21, 2021 Venue: Online “The aim of education is not to prepare a man to succeed in life and society, but to increase his perfectibility to its utmost.”  (The Mother, CWM, Vol. 12, p. 120) For this month’s Insightful Conversation section, we are happy to bring a deeply inspiring conversation on a topic close

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Art that Refines, Heals and Transforms: Insights from the Practice of Integral Education

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As a follow-up to the session held on August 31, 2021 on “Role of Art and Beauty in Vital Education”, another session was organised on September 7, 2021 by the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, and Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Center, Auro University, Surat in which Dr. Beloo Mehra from BhāratShakti engaged in

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Role of Art and Beauty in Vital Education

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On August 31, 2021, Dr. Beloo Mehra from BhāratShakti, Sri Aurobindo Society was invited by Auro University and Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Center, Surat, to speak on the topic – “Role of Art and Beauty in Vital Education.” This webinar was organised as part of the University’s Lecture and Workshop Series, Part II of the

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Indian History in Indian Education: Beyond Ideologies and Politics

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Date: August 15, 2021 Venue: Online “The past must be a spring-board towards the future, not a chain preventing us from advancing…all depends on the attitude towards the past.”(The Mother, CWM, Vol. 12, p. 296) For the Insightful Conversations series, our topic this month is highly relevant for our present and future march as a

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Young India Awakes to the Indian Spirit

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On Tuesday, June 15, 2021, Dr. Beloo Mehra addressed a small group of students and faculty from the School of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences, Auro University. Her session titled ‘Young India Awakes to the Indian Spirit’ was part of ‘Synthesis – A Summer Immersion Programme’, organised by the School of Liberal Arts and Human

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India’s National Development in the Light of Sri Aurobindo’s Educational Philosophy

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Editor’s Note: According to Sri Aurobindo a true and living education should have three central aims – 1) for an individual, it is growth of the soul and its powers and possibilities, 2) for the nation, the preservation, strengthening and enrichment of the nation-soul and its Dharma, and 3) to raise both the individual and

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On Pop Culture, Youth and Education – A conversation with Sandeep Balakrishna (3 parts)

Education for New India, Insightful Conversations at BhāratShakti, Past Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Date: October 1, 2019 If we have to be reborn as a society, as a nation, if we have to raise ourselves to work toward the true mission of India, to fulfill India’s true destiny, we must grow in Shakti. What can help Indians, and especially the youth of India grow in Shakti? What are

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“Integral Education in Practice” – An Experiential Learning Programme for M.Ed Students, Pondicherry University

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Dates: September 12-18, 2019Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society As part of our academic partnership with Pondicherry University, we organised and hosted a 6-day study programme for Masters of Education Students (II Year) from the university’s School of Education. The programme titled “Integral Education in Practice” was held from September 12 to 18, 2019 at Sri Aurobindo

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Unmeṣa: Explore, Evolve, Realise – Valedictory Ceremony

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Date: August 22, 2019Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry On the morning of August 22, 2019, we welcomed the Hon’ble Lieutenant-Governor of Puducherry, Dr. Kiran Bedi at the Society House. Dr. Bedi was the Chief Guest for the valedictory ceremony of Unmeṣa: Explore, Evolve, Realise – a 25-day residential study camp which concluded on that day.

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Unmeṣa: Explore, Evolve, Realise – A Residential Study Camp for Indian-American Children

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Dates: July 28-August 22, 2019 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry This is a brief report summarising the recently concluded 25-day residential study camp “Unmeṣa: Explore, Evolve, Realise” which was designed by Sri Aurobindo Society in collaboration with Agastya Gurukulam. This unique camp which included 15 children, ages 13-18 from various parts of the USA, was

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An Orientation for M.Ed. Students from Pondicherry University

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Date: July 29, 2019 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society On July 29th, we hosted a special orientation event for a group of 50 Master of Education (M.Ed.) students who are currently attending a one-week Capacity Building Workshop on Research Skills and Methodology sponsored by the Ministry of Human Resource Development, GOI, conducted by School of Education,

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Interaction with Auro Schools

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June 13-14, 2019, Sri Aurobindo Society SAFIC team recently conducted two-day intense discussions with selected representatives from four Auro schools (Chandigarh, Patiala and Jodhpur and Bengaluru) on the theme: Incorporating Topics and Insights from Indian Culture into Curriculum. This interaction was part of a programme organised by Shri Pradeep Narang, Chairman, Sri Aurobindo Society. Representatives

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Human Elements in Online Teaching – Lecture at Pondicherry University

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June 3, 2019 The UGC–Human Resource Development Centre (UGC-HRDC) at Pondicherry University invited Dr. Beloo Mehra to deliver a special lecture at the UGC-HRDC: Academic Staff College. This lecture was organized on June 3, 2019 as a part of the HRDC Refresher Course on Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) and e-Learning Content Development, offered for

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Indian Perspectives on Education – Lecture at Pondicherry University

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22-May-2019 Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC), Pondicherry University The Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) of University Grants Commissions (UGC) at Pondicherry University invited Dr. Beloo Mehra to deliver a special lecture as part at the UGC–HRDC Academic Staff College. This lecture was organized on May 22, 2019, as part of the HRDC Orientation Course offered

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National Seminar on Prenatal Education: Ancient Indian Perspectives

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Start Date:11-Apr-2019 End Date:12-Apr-2019 Location:Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswathi Vishwa Mahavidyalaya (SCSVMV), Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu On April 11–12, 2019, Sri Aurobindo Society and Department of Sanskrit and Indian Culture, Sri Chandrashekharendra Saraswathi Vishwa Mahavidyalaya (SCSVMV) jointly organized a ‘National Seminar on Prenatal Education: Ancient Indian Perspectives’. The guiding idea behind this national seminar, or rather the whole

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