Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Indian Culture and Integral Education – An Interaction with Flame University Students

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

Date: February 26, 2024 A group of 10 students and 1 faculty member from Flame University, Pune visited Sri Aurobindo Society in the last week of February for a series of educational events and interactions. This visit was part of their ongoing research project on Integral Education. On behalf of Sri Aurobindo Society, SAFIER (Sri […]

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Sri Aurobindo and the Crisis of Contemporary Culture – Special Lecture by Sachidananda Mohanty

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

Date: December 18, 2023 Venue: Pondicherry University As part of the ongoing post-graduate course at Pondicherry University, titled ‘Social Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo’, (read more about the course HERE). designed and taught by Dr. Beloo Mehra from Sri Aurobindo Society, a special lecture was proposed by Dr. Mehra to the Chair of Sri Aurobindo Studies

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Gender Equality from Indian Cultural Perspectives

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

How does Indian cultural tradition look at the issue of man-woman equality? Are equality and freedom the only values of concern when it comes to an Indian view of feminism? What insights we can gain from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother on this important topic concerning our individual and collective life in contemporary society? This

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Light, Endless Light: An Interactive Session with Children

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

Date: November 2, 2023 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society Time: 1:00 pm – 3:30 pm PHOTO GALLERY A group of 70 students along with 10 teachers from The Creative School, Karnataka, who were on a field visit to explore some places in Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry visited Sri Aurobindo Society on November 2, 2023. The BhāratShakti

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Sri Aurobindo’s Uttarpara Speech: Its Timely and Timeless Significance

BhāratShakti Talks, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Date: October 29, 2023 Venue: Online WATCH THE RECORDING At the invitation of a small group of seekers from the USA, on October 29, 2023, Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti and Editor, Renaissance delivered an online talk on the topic ‘Sri Aurobindo’s Uttarpara Speech: Its Timely and Timeless Significance’. Dr. Mehra pointed out that Sri

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Exhibition on Nari Shakti: Woman, an Indomitable Spirit

Education for New India, Exhibitions, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Dates: October 10 – 26, 2023 Venue: The Creative School, Bengaluru A poster exhibition researched and designed by Dr. Beloo Mehra, Editor, Renaissance, is currently on display at the Freedom Land campus of The Creative School in Bengaluru. The exhibition content on the theme – Nari Shakti: Woman, an Indomitable Spirit – is inspired by

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Invoking Shakti: Workshop on ‘The Divine Feminine in Indian Culture’

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

Dates: October 9 to 12, 2023 Venue: The Creative School, Bengaluru VIEW: PHOTO ALBUMS FROM THE WORKSHOP As part of the Renaissance journal’s special theme on Divine Shakti, the Renaissance team conceived, organized and conducted a 4-day intensive workshop on the theme – “Invoking Shakti: The Divine Feminine in Indian Culture.” This workshop was held

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Sri Aurobindo on Indian Art and Temple Architecture

Art and Spirituality, BhāratShakti Talks, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Date: September 9, 2023 Venue: Puducherry World History Congress, Pondicherry University As part of the First Annual Session of the Puducherry World History Congress, hosted by Department of Tourism Studies, Pondicherry University, Dr. Beloo Mehra, Senior Academic Mentor, was invited to present a special lecture on September 9, 2023 on the topic “Sri Aurobindo on

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Indian-ness in 21st Century: Seminar organised with Pondicherry University

Conferences and Seminars, Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Date: August 21, 2023 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society Click HERE for Seminar Photo Gallery The Renaissance journal team, on behalf of Sri Aurobindo Society, planned and organised an insightful and thought-provoking seminar on “INDIAN-NESS IN 21st CENTURY” in collaboration with Chair of Sri Aurobindo, Pondicherry University. The seminar held on 21st August 2023 at Sri

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Indian Culture: Its March toward Greater Dawns

BhāratShakti Talks, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Senior Academic Mentor and Renaissance Editor, Dr. Beloo Mehra participated in a 3-day literature festival organised by Sri Aurobindo Center for Advanced Research (SACAR), Puducherry. The festival (August 1 to 3, 2023) titled ‘Celebration Sri Aurobindo: Exploration of His Creative Word’ was sponsored by Ministry of Culture, Government of India. The inaugural event on August

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Lecture-discussion – Sri Aurobindo and India of the Future

Guest Lectures, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Date: July 24, 2023 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society Watch the Recording HERE. As part of Sri Aurobindo Society’s ongoing celebrations of 150th birth anniversary of Sri Aurobindo, Renaissance Journal organised a special lecture-discussion happening at our campus on July 24, 2023. Prof. Sachidananda Mohanty, a noted academic and cultural historian, was the invited speaker who

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Who is an Aryan and Building Aryan Character: An interactive session with university students

BhāratShakti Talks, Education for New India, Exhibitions, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Date: June 1, 2023 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society A group of 22 undergraduate and postgraduate students along with two organisers from Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar who were recently in Pondicherry for a study camp visited Sri Aurobindo Society on June 1, 2023 for an interactive session with Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti. The 1.5

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Uniqueness of Sri Aurobindo’s Writings on Indian Culture

BhāratShakti Talks, Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Samvād: The Book Series

Date: March 28, 2023 Venue: Pondicherry University On March 28, 2023 at the Inaugural Seminar of Sri Aurobindo Chair at Pondicherry University, Dr. Beloo Mehra was invited to speak on the topic “What is unique about Sri Aurobindo’s writings on Indian Culture?” In her brief comments, Dr. Mehra highlighted the point that it was the

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Yogic Relationship with Money – an Interactive Session

All Life is Yoga, Guest Lectures, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Date: March 29, 2023 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Society Watch the recording HERE. As part of its work on the March 2023 issue of the online journal ‘Renaissance’ which has ‘Money and Yoga’ as its theme (released on March 21), the Renaissance team organised a special interactive session on March 29 at Sri Aurobindo Society, Beach

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National Seminar – Experiencing the Spirit of India through Cultural and Heritage Tourism

Conferences and Seminars, Education for New India, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti

Date: March 25, 2023 Time: 9:30 AM to 6:00 PM Venue: Ground Floor Seminar Hall, Sri Aurobindo SocietyBeach Office, Pondicherry “The dominant note in the Indian mind, the temperament that has been at the foundation of all its culture and originated and supported the greater part of its philosophy, religion, art and life has been…spiritual

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Sri Aurobindo and the New Age – Residential Retreat

All Life is Yoga, Past Events and Completed Works, Re-awakening the Bhārata Shakti, Workshops

Dates: February 4-5, 2023 Venue: Sri Aurobindo Dhama, Sangama-Mekedatu, Karnataka Watch a snippet video HERE.See Photo-gallery HERE. The BhāratShakti team planned and organised a deeply immersive retreat with the theme – Sri Aurobindo and the New Age. The residential retreat was hosted by Sri Aurobindo Dhama located in the serene and beautiful natural surroundings at

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Nation in Sri Aurobindo’s Vision of National Education

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

Date: February 17, 2023 Venue: The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda A recording of Dr. Mehra’s talk is available HERE. Renaissance Editor, Dr. Beloo Mehra was invited as a speaker at the National Seminar on ‘Educational Philosophy of Sri Aurobindo’ organised by The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. This event held on February 17, 2023

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Teacher Education for a New Age: NEP 2020 and an Integral Approach

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

Date: January 21, 2023 Venue: Auro University, Surat Dr. Beloo Mehra, Director, BhāratShakti and Editor, Renaissance, was invited as an expert speaker to participate in a 2-day National Seminar organised by Sri Aurobindo Integral Life Center at Auro University, Surat. The seminar’s theme was – NEP 2020: The Pathway through Integral Education. About 200 educators

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