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Sanatana Dharma, The Foundation of Indian Culture – An Interactive Session for Uditam

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Date: January 1, 2026 Venue: Matriniketan, Pondicherry 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 Thursday, January 1, 2026. For her session, Dr. Mehra focused on the topic – Sanatana Dharma, The Foundation of […]

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Sri Aurobindo’s Arrival in Pondicherry as Return of the Light – An Interactive Session for Uditam

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Date: December 25, 2025 Venue: Matriniketan, Pondicherry 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 25, 2025. Since this session was held on Christmas, a Day as per the Mother marks the

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Antaryātra – A Spiritual Exploration of Puducherry

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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

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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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Poster Exhibition – Sri Aurobindo and India’s Freedom

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Start Date: November 28, 2025 End Date: December 4, 2025 Venue: Om Shanti Dhama Gurukulam, Karnataka As part of a day-long workshop titled ‘Sri Aurobindo and India’s Freedom’, curated and conducted for students at Om Shanti Dhama Gurukulam, Karnataka, a 38-poster exhibition on the workshop theme was created and displayed. Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti,

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Vedic Yajña: “A mutual debt binds man to the Supreme” – Talk by Beloo Mehra

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Watch the recording HERE. Date: November 15, 2025 Venue: Online On November 15, 2025, Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti, was invited to deliver an online talk as part of the weekly YES Talks. YES – Yoga, Education and Spirituality – is an initiative started by Dr. Ramesh Bijlani of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Delhi Branch, based

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Making Sense of Hinduism – Talk by Narendra Murty

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Date: November 8, 2025 Venue: Online Watch the recording HERE. On 8th November, 2025, Narendra Murty, Research Associate, BhāratShakti was invited to deliver an online talk as part of the weekly YES Talks. YES – Yoga, Education and Spirituality – is an initiative started by Dr. Ramesh Bijlani of Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Delhi Branch, based

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Symbolism of the Human Chariot in the Kathopanishad

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Date: October 12, 2025 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Delhi Branch Watch the recording HERE. On October 12, 2025, Mr. Narendra Murty, Research Associate, BhāratShakti was invited to deliver a talk at the Sunday Satsang held in the Meditation Hall of the Delhi Branch of Sri Aurobindo Ashram. The subject of the talk was “The Symbolism of

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Utsaha – Celebrating the Joyful and Contemplative Spirit of Navaratri

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Date: September 23, 2025 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society On September 23, 2025, the BhāratShakti team organised a workshop titled UTSAHA: Celebrating the Joyful and Contemplative Spirit of Navaratri  for the students of Sri Aurobindo Centenary School, Tadipatri, Anantapur Dist, Andhra Pradesh. This 2-hour programme was organised at Sri Aurobindo Society. Participants included 50 students from Class

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150-Poster Exhibition on Ajanta and Ellora

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Start Date: September 15, 2025 End Date: October 31, 2025 Venue: Creative School, Freedom Land, Bengaluru As part of the Invoking Shakti: Kala, Sanskriti evam Sadhana workshop BhāratShakti department was invited to design and conduct for 375 students of Creative School, Bengaluru, Dr. Beloo Mehra researched and curated a 150-poster extensive exhibition on Ajanta and

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Bhagavad Gita: A Study in the Light of Sri Aurobindo – 13 – Beloo Mehra

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Date: September 9, 2025 Part 13: The Yoga of the Renunciation of Action – 3 Continued from Part 12 Karmayoga and Equality The Gita attaches immense importance in its elements of Karmayoga to equality; “it is the nodus of the free spirit’s free relations with the world,” says Sri Aurobindo. For one who is always withdrawn

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Spiritual Nationalism of Sri Aurobindo – Two Sessions for College Students

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Dates: September 2-3, 2025 Venue: Online At the invitation of the Department of Political Science, St. Xavier’s College, which is affiliated to University of Mumbai, Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti conducted two sessions on the topic ‘Spiritual Nationalism of Sri Aurobindo’ with 35 students of B.A. (Political Science, Third Year). These sessions were part of

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The Yogi Revolutionary Work of Sri Aurobindo – An Interactive Session for Uditam

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Date: August 23, 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 on Saturday, August 23, 2025. All the participants were working at Auro Schools. Considering that we just celebrated Sri Aurobindo’s birthday and

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Bhagavad Gita: A Study in the Light of Sri Aurobindo – 12 – Beloo Mehra

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Date: August 26, 2025 Part 12: The Yoga of the Renunciation of Action – 2 Continued from Part 11 We continue our brief study of the signs of a Divine Worker. A divine worker is free from the desire of the fruits of action and is conscious of working only as an instrument of the Divine

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Celebrating Sri Aurobindo and Sri Krishna: An Online Satsang

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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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Talk by Beloo Mehra on Partition Horrors Remembrance Day

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Date: August 13, 2025 Venue: IGNCA, Regional Centre Puducherry, Art and Craft Village, Puducherry The Hon’ble Prime Minister of India, Shri Narendra Modi has designated the 14th of August as Partition Horrors Remembrance Day to honor the memory of those who endured immense suffering and made profound sacrifices during the partition of India in 1947. In

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Bhagavad Gita: A Study in the Light of Sri Aurobindo – 11 – Beloo Mehra

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Date: August 12, 2025 Part 11: The Yoga of the Renunciation of Action -1 Continued from Part 10 Chapter 5 of the Bhagavad Gita opens with Arjuna’s question on how to reconcile Karmayoga and the renunciation of works. He wants Sri Krishna to tell him with a clear decisiveness which of these is the better way.

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Symbolism in Sanatana Dharma – 8 – Narendra Murty

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Date: August 4, 2025 Part 8: About Mythology Continued from Part 7 The art of symbolism has been used extensively in the area of mythology in Sanatana Dharma.  Plato described myths as fictional stories that illustrated Truth. In other words, myths are an expression of some deeper truths through the medium of stories and vivid imagery.

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Bhagavad Gita: A Study in the Light of Sri Aurobindo – 10 – Beloo Mehra

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Date: July 29, 2025 Part 10: ज्ञानकर्मसंन्यासयोगः – The Yoga of Knowledge – 3 Continued from Part 9 In the next few verses in the chapter on Yoga of Knowledge, Sri Krishna elaborates on the idea of sacrifice. He speaks of the psychological disciplines by which seekers of higher self-possession and self-knowledge practice and develop self-control

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Traveling through Bhārat – 3 – Lakshmijyothi C.

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Date: July 22, 2025 Part 3: Trichy – The Glorious Splendour of the Divine Tiruchirappalli, more commonly known as Trichy, is the quintessence of the glory of the externalisation of Indian spiritual culture that evolved to a zenith in the Tamilakam region and still remains unique to itself. The bustling large town has retained the

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