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
Indian Approach to Psychology: An Educator’s Experience and Insights Read More »
Speaker: Mr. Srinivas Mulugu
Sri Aurobindo and Contemporary India Read More »
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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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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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
Art that Refines, Heals and Transforms: Insights from the Practice of Integral Education Read More »
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
Indian History in Indian Education: Beyond Ideologies and Politics Read More »
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
On Pop Culture, Youth and Education – A conversation with Sandeep Balakrishna (3 parts) Read More »
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,
Golden Age of Indian Mathematics Read More »
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,
An Orientation for M.Ed. Students from Pondicherry University Read More »
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
Human Elements in Online Teaching – Lecture at Pondicherry University Read More »
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
Indian Perspectives on Education – Lecture at Pondicherry University Read More »
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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Date: March 3, 2019 On March 3, 2019, I had an opportunity to speak with Aravindan Neelakandan when he visited Pondicherry and Auroville area for conducting a couple of sessions at the Tantrotsav 2019 at Kalarigram. Aravindan Neelakandan is a prolific writer on many aspects of Indian culture and society, and is well-known for his book “Breaking
On Making India: An Interview with Aravindan Neelakandan Read More »
Date: February 28, 2019 Venue: Department of Sociology, Pondicherry University The Department of Sociology at Pondicherry University invited Dr. Beloo Mehra to speak on the topic – “Sri Aurobindo – A Pioneer Social Thinker”. This lecture was part of the Sociology department’s Silver Jubilee lecture series. In her lecture Dr. Mehra highlighted that what makes
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Date: February 26, 2019 Venue: Department of Applied Psychology, Pondicherry University On February 26, 2019 Dr. Beloo Mehra delivered a special lecture on the topic – “LIFE BEAUTIFUL: HARMONY WITHIN AND WITHOUT” at the Department of Applied Psychology at Pondicherry University. Starting with a brief elaboration of a key point made by Sri Aurobindo that
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