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Revisiting Nation, Nationalism and Culture in the Light of Sri Aurobindo

BhāratShakti Talks, Past Events, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Watch the recording of the talk HERE. On August 15th, 2021, Dr. Beloo Mehra from BhāratShakti delivered a special lecture titled “Revisiting Nation, Nationalism and Culture in the Light of Sri Aurobindo” at an event organised by Sri Aurobindo Study Centre, Faculty of Arts at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda in association with the

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Sri Aurobindo – The Revolutionary Nationalist

BhāratShakti Talks, Past Events, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

On August 15th, 2021, Dr. Beloo Mehra from BhāratShakti delivered a lecture titled “Sri Aurobindo – The Revolutionary Nationalist” as the opening talk for the year-long series “Eternity’s Delegate” being organised by Sri Aurobindo Center for Advanced Research (SACAR), Pondicherry. This event is is part of SACAR’s year-long celebrations of 150th Birth Anniversary Year of

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Young India Awakes to the Indian Spirit

BhāratShakti Talks, Education for New India, Past Events, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

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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Sanitation in Ancient India and Implications for Future

Guest Lectures, India-Our Mother, Past Events

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

Education for New India, Guest Lectures, India-Our Mother, Past Events

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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Indian Culture, Spirituality and Modern Economics

Guest Lectures, India-Our Mother, Past Events

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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Exhibitions at Raj Nivas, Puducherry

Exhibitions, India-Our Mother, Past Events

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

Courses and Study Groups, Education for New India, Past Events, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Workshops

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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Special Event at Raj Nivas: “Celebrating Freedom: Sri Aurobindo, India and Shakti”

BhāratShakti Talks, India-Our Mother, Past Events

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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Unmeṣa: Explore, Evolve, Realise – Valedictory Ceremony

Education for New India, Past Events, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Workshops

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

Education for New India, Past Events, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Workshops

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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Luminaries from Modern Indian Renaissance: 1857-1947

Guest Lectures, India-Our Mother, Past Events

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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Poster Exhibition on Sri Aurobindo and Indian Freedom Movement

Exhibitions, India-Our Mother, Past Events

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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An Orientation for M.Ed. Students from Pondicherry University

Education for New India, Past Events, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Workshops

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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Special Lecture by Prof. Devdas Menon (IIT-Madras)

All Life is Yoga, Guest Lectures, Past Events

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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Interaction with Auro Schools

Education for New India, Past Events, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Workshops

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

BhāratShakti Talks, Education for New India, Past Events, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

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

BhāratShakti Talks, Education for New India, Past Events, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

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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