In one of his Bengali writings, published in “Dharma”, No. 17, December, 1909, Sri Aurobindo wrote the following about the significance of the Purāṇas: The Puranas are the most important among the “Smritis”. The spiritual knowledge contained in the Upanishads has, in the Puranas, been transformed into fiction and metaphors; we find in them much […]
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A true and all-inclusive Renaissance or Rebirth of India can never exclude conscious care, preservation and rejuvenation of the outer body of India. For our monthly video lecture, this time we take up a topic highly relevant for civic planning in India of today and tomorrow. With a growing population, the problem of human waste
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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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Editorial Note: “The ideals that governed the spirit and body of Indian society were of the highest kind, its social order secured an inexpugnable basic stability, the strong life force that worked in it was creative of an extraordinary energy, richness and interest, and the life organised remarkable in its opulence, variety in unity, beauty,
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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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Date: September 6, 2019 Venue: Raj Nivas, Pondicherry On September 6, 2019, two poster exhibitions: “Sri Aurobindo and Indian Freedom Movement”; and “Nāri Shakti – Woman, an Indomitable Spirit” were inaugurated by at Hon’ble Lt. Gov. Dr. Kiran Bedi at Raj Nivas, Puducherry. The poster exhibition titled “Sri Aurobindo and Indian Freedom Movement” highlights
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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
Date: September 6, 2019 Venue: Raj Nivas, Puducherry Hon’ble Lt. Gov. of Pondicherry, Dr. Kiran Bedi ji, Raj Nivas invited Sri Aurobindo Society to present two poster exhibitions as part of Raj Nivas Art and Culture Series, Edition 13, and also deliver two lectures as part of Raj Nivas Leadership and Lecture series, Edition 12.
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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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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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Date: August 10, 2019Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry SAFIC organised its fourth Special Lecture of the year 2019 on August 10, 2019. The special invitee for this programme was Sandeep Balakrishna, who delivered an enlightening lecture titled “Luminaries from Modern Indian Renaissance: 1857-1947” Sandeep Balakrishna is a Bengalaru-based author, independent scholar, columnist and public intellectual.
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Venue: Pondicherry University Inauguration Date: August 15, 2019 Exhibition Dates: August 15-25, 2019 “India must have Swaraj in order to live for the world, not as a slave for the material and political benefit of a single purse-proud and selfish nation, but a free people for the spiritual and intellectual benefit of the human race.”
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Date: August 3, 2019Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society, Puducherry A special lecture by Prof. K. Ramasubramanian was organised on August 3, 2019. The event opened with a brief welcome address by Dr. Sampadananda Mishra who also introduced the speaker. Prof. Ramasubramanian is Professor at IIT Bombay in the Cell for Indian Science and Technology in Sanskrit,
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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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June 21, 2019 Location: Sri Aurobindo Society As part of its events to commemorate the 5th International Yoga Day, a Special Lecture was organised on June 21, 2019 by Prof. Devdas Menon of IIT-Madras. Prof. Menon’s inspiring lecture, titled “Looking for separate self….and never, never finding it.” Prof. Gurmeet Singh, Hon’ble Vice-chancellor of Pondicherry University
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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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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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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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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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A 2-day National Workshop on ‘Sri Aurobindo’s Integral Education’ was conducted in collaboration with the School of Education (SOE), Pondicherry University (PU). This workshop was held on March 25–26, 2019 at the School of Humanities Building on the Silver Jubilee Campus of the university. The workshop planning took about a month and a small team
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