Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956), Director, Savitri Era Learning Forum (2005), Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006), and President, Savitri Era Party (2007). Savitri Era of those who adore, Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.
Letters of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother addressed to Krishnayya expressing Their care for the Ashram animals have been published in the website of Overman Foundation. To read the letters, kindly click on the following link:
An opportunity for Shree Maa Aurobindo SHG from Kutra block of Sundargarh district with the support from District Administration. Floriculture activity brings blossom in life of members from SHGs by crafting livelihoods.
Conversations with Sri Aurobindo
Some pages from Pavitra’s personal diary during 1925-1926... One may feel the direct touch of The Master in these conversations.
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Happy to see my article ‘Philosophy of Religion in a Fragmented Age: Practice and Participatory Realism’ published in Religions as part of the Special Issue on Justice, Ethics, and Philosophy of Religion
Burke, Heidegger, Schmitt, Strauss, Hayek, Waugh, Knausgaard etc. are conservative even reactionary thinkers who have produced work of worth. India today lacks even a single genuine rightwing intellectual. Instead, we have this sorry rogue's gallery of toadies and opportunists
In a poll or two, citizens might have voted for the most popular public figure of the recent past but I have rarely heard a British politician hark back to the days of Churchill, the French to Charles de Gaulle or Americans to FDR or even Kennedy.
Here the Gandhi Family & their ecosystem seem to be trapped in a time warp. Constantly going back to their chosen few - Gandhi, Jawaharlal Nehru & Indira.
There is no way out of this mess as long as we continue keeping economic growth and consumerism as our highest ideal. Modi phenomenon is a result of our chasing the American dream and it won’t end till we dream a different dream
Every generation has the right to reject the past partially or wholly. Democratic thinking in a country (need not be nation) requires not just a vote but the right and the courage to discuss the past with a modern sense of agency.
Deconstructing Devduttology!
. weighs in on the essay that critically analyses the work of Devdutt Pattanaik from our latest book ‘Ten Heads of Ravana.’
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The capital mistake that the Lokmanya or at least his yahoo followers did on the Vedokta controversy. MH has never been able to recover from that grave mistake...more than a century has gone by...
Saffron Republic: Hindu Nationalism and State Power in India. By Thomas Blom Hansen and Srirupa Roy
R Sengupta - 2023
… The volume under review also brings to the fore crucial new research on the
changing caste dynamics of contemporary Hindutva … Hindutva landscape in India,
which now competes with more global forms of democratic authoritarianism or …
changing caste dynamics of contemporary Hindutva … Hindutva landscape in India,
which now competes with more global forms of democratic authoritarianism or …
Prefiguring Utopia in Auroville
SA Clarence-Smith - Prefiguring Utopia in Auroville
Auroville in Tamil Nadu, South India, is an internationally recognised endeavour in
prefiguring an alternative society: the largest, most diverse, dynamic and enduring of
intentional communities worldwide. This book is a critical and insightful analysis of …
prefiguring an alternative society: the largest, most diverse, dynamic and enduring of
intentional communities worldwide. This book is a critical and insightful analysis of …
[PDF] Counting Caste: A Step towards Radical Anticasteism
VK Singh - Prabuddha: Journal of Social Equality, 2023
… The Hindutva discourse invokes the figure of ‘Muslim other’ as the external
enemy to consolidate a ‘Hindu unity’ to prevent articulation and … It is claimed that
the Gandhian, Nehruvian, Women’s movement, and Hindutva perspectives have all …
enemy to consolidate a ‘Hindu unity’ to prevent articulation and … It is claimed that
the Gandhian, Nehruvian, Women’s movement, and Hindutva perspectives have all …
[PDF] Value-Based Education And Personality As A Power Of Holistic Development
UJ Gupta - 2023
… Sri Aurobindo had said "The first principle of teaching is that nothing can be taught.
“Swami Vivekananda had said “No one was ever really taught by another. Each of
us has to teach himself. …
“Swami Vivekananda had said “No one was ever really taught by another. Each of
us has to teach himself. …
[PDF] To Act or Not to Act: Understanding Arjuna's Inaction in The Bhagavad Gita from Existential Perspective
M Chakraborty - 2023
From the Western Existential point of view, Arjuna’s baffled state of mind in the Gita
is an almost anachronistic precursor of the modern day intellectual trying to cope
with the absurdities of the universe. Seen in a somewhat secular light, the opening …
is an almost anachronistic precursor of the modern day intellectual trying to cope
with the absurdities of the universe. Seen in a somewhat secular light, the opening …
[PDF] Socio-Cultural Dimensions of the Twentieth-Century Indian Criticism/Theory
P Joshi - … -An International Multidisciplinary Peer-Reviewed E …, 2023
While the last decade of the twentieth century appears to have shown some kind of
theory-fatigue with pronouncements such as “death of theory”,“post-theory”,“after-
etc. and the publication of eponymous works by Thomas Docherty, Judith Butler …
theory-fatigue with pronouncements such as “death of theory”,“post-theory”,“after-
etc. and the publication of eponymous works by Thomas Docherty, Judith Butler …
Protecting Religious Speech as Expressive Conduct in the Constitutions of Australia, United States, and India
IIIJ LIMITATION
… Union of India,199 the Supreme Court held that the preaching and propagation of
the teachings of Sri Aurobindo constituted a personal … under Article 19, but only in
respect of citizens who claimed belief in and sought to preach and propagate the …
the teachings of Sri Aurobindo constituted a personal … under Article 19, but only in
respect of citizens who claimed belief in and sought to preach and propagate the …
The Afterlives of the Bhagavad Gita: Readings in Translation
DM Figueira - 2023
This volume stems from the understanding that historiographical analyses of the
Gita's reception overlook the element of its translation. It begins with this recognition
and posits translation as fundamental to any understanding of the Gita's reception. It …
Gita's reception overlook the element of its translation. It begins with this recognition
and posits translation as fundamental to any understanding of the Gita's reception. It …
[HTML] Access to Nature Fosters Well-Being in Solitude
M Samangooei, R Saull, N Weinstein - Sustainability, 2023
There has been growing interest in the ways that individuals connected with nature
during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly when they were alone in solitude. This
study explored key themes describing individuals’ relationships with nature during …
during the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly when they were alone in solitude. This
study explored key themes describing individuals’ relationships with nature during …
Bhakti and Its Songs: Hindu Devotion as a Gateway to Religious Harmony
N Shukla-Bhatt - Freedom of Religion and Religious Pluralism, 2023
… One of the eighteen chapters is titled Bhakti Yoga, where Krishna asserts that the
path of knowledge is long and arduous for an average … As the songs of the saint-poets
began to circulate widely, people could make them integral parts of their religious …
path of knowledge is long and arduous for an average … As the songs of the saint-poets
began to circulate widely, people could make them integral parts of their religious …
[PDF] IN PRAISE OF THE HEADLESS, FEMME FATALE 'SCARLET WOMAN': Male monastic privilege and appropriation, denigration of women, female lineages,'feminist' …
A Tomlin
… on this deity, but perhaps because of their special expertise it fell to the sisters to
provide a definitive formulation of the inner yoga." … The severed heads suspended
around her neck, however, speak directly to the ways in which Vajra Yogini, in the …
provide a definitive formulation of the inner yoga." … The severed heads suspended
around her neck, however, speak directly to the ways in which Vajra Yogini, in the …
'Walking the talk': transposition of religious culture in OWS
SR Beck - American Journal of Cultural Sociology, 2023
… of yoga teachers and devote adherents to Sikhism manage to become an integral
part of … How can they participate, as religious actors, in a way that allows them to
be an integral part … Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork with a group of Kundalini …
part of … How can they participate, as religious actors, in a way that allows them to
be an integral part … Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork with a group of Kundalini …
[PDF] What exactly does' Ahiṃsā'in the Indian tradition connote?
A Kumar - 2023
… , Non-possession, Celibacy, Non-stealing, etc. as its integral part. All these are
included in its definition and are synonymous with ahiṃsā. … The Yoga sūtras of
Patañjali recommend and support the yama rules, of which the five most important …
included in its definition and are synonymous with ahiṃsā. … The Yoga sūtras of
Patañjali recommend and support the yama rules, of which the five most important …
[PDF] Exploring the Importance of Temple Management Research in Gujarat
NV Pandya, P Sanghani
… Temples have been an integral part of social life in India for centuries and
continue to play a significant role in contemporary society. They … They are also
repositories of knowledge on sculpture, architecture, design, music, dance, city …
continue to play a significant role in contemporary society. They … They are also
repositories of knowledge on sculpture, architecture, design, music, dance, city …
[PDF] Confinement and Liberation
S Emre
… In Yoga philosophy the ‘reference’ connection (soul connection) is known as the
Ota Yoga. … The integral (summation) of the Lagrangian over a path is known as “action.”
Physical systems evolve in such a way as to minimize action. …
Ota Yoga. … The integral (summation) of the Lagrangian over a path is known as “action.”
Physical systems evolve in such a way as to minimize action. …
Design Innovation for Human Thinking
DMA Mallik - 2023
… As you already know, breathing is an integral part of yoga and meditation.If you're
asked to explain ventilation, you might say it's the bodies "in" and "out" flow of air.
There is the equilibrium of respiratory stresses, anatomically speaking, that can be …
asked to explain ventilation, you might say it's the bodies "in" and "out" flow of air.
There is the equilibrium of respiratory stresses, anatomically speaking, that can be …
Renewing Design with Communities: Another Way of Building
AS Mukherji, S Mukherjee - 2023
This book looks at alternative ways of analyzing traditional and contemporary
architectural design and building practices in South Asia with a special focus on
India. It showcases how collaborative projects between architects and local …
architectural design and building practices in South Asia with a special focus on
India. It showcases how collaborative projects between architects and local …
Successful Aging in the Indian Socio-cultural Milieu
S Bandyopadhyay, K Singh - Journal of Cross-Cultural Gerontology, 2023
… Daughters, on the other hand, become an integral part of their husband’s family
once married, and are expected to bear the caregiving responsibility of their parents-in-law.
In line with these socio-cultural norms, co-residence with ones married daughter is …
once married, and are expected to bear the caregiving responsibility of their parents-in-law.
In line with these socio-cultural norms, co-residence with ones married daughter is …
[PDF] Introduction: The Returns of Fascism
L Feldman, AR Mufti - boundary 2, 2023
… Mufti draws our attention to contemporary India and the rise to near hegemony
not just of the ruling party but of what he calls Hindutva power, which works through
both the transformation of the exercise of sovereign power and the inculcation of a …
not just of the ruling party but of what he calls Hindutva power, which works through
both the transformation of the exercise of sovereign power and the inculcation of a …
Social Anthropology in India: Studying the Self in the Other
S Roncaglia - Histories of Anthropology, 2023
… And this became the leading ideological strategy for policies based on hindutva.
Such policies explicitly target “those who recognize India as a sacred homeland”,
thereby excluding Muslims and Christians from the Indian (Hindu) social body. In …
Such policies explicitly target “those who recognize India as a sacred homeland”,
thereby excluding Muslims and Christians from the Indian (Hindu) social body. In …
SCREENING THE SPECTRE
N Haider - Regional perspectives on India's Partition: Shifting the …, 2023
Foregrounding the Frameworks of “Ghostpitality”(Coughlan 2016, 19) and “cryptomimesis”(Castricano
2001) as useful lenses through which to consider Bollywood’s aesthetico-political
engagement with the “traumatic” events of the living and lingering spectres of …
2001) as useful lenses through which to consider Bollywood’s aesthetico-political
engagement with the “traumatic” events of the living and lingering spectres of …
Indra Sen (a Punjabi and not a Bengali) was a Prof of Psychology in Delhi University who joined the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry in 1945. Known for his pioneering book titled Integral Psychology, he attracted wider attention when Ken Wilber authored a book with the same title
Correspondence between Sri Aurobindo and Dilip Kumar Roy regarding physical exercise and significance of the body is an interesting episode. Dilip sensed some sort of revision in Integral yoga at this juncture and tried to corner his guru. It took a lot of effort to convince him.
There's no denying that the emphasis of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo on going within, rising in consciousness, and accessing experience puts their teaching beyond the threshold of modernity. These are subjective and can neither be taught nor evaluated. But logic of evolution stands
Rishabhchand owner of the renowned Indian Silk House in Kolkata joined Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Puducherry in 1931. His books are an excellent introduction to Sri Aurobindo's philosophy and yoga. His biography covers Sri Aurobindo's political life and events of historical importance.
With 30K views clocked during the last one year, my Savitri Era blog seems to be doing fine in spreading the message of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo in all continents. Started in 2005 it now archives my tweets covering a variety of subjects including forging a political alternative.
Savitri Era: Sri Aurobindo offers a glimpse of the future
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Tweets in original by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956), Founder, Savitri Era Religion (2006) and President, Savitri Era Party (2007).
Savitri Era of those who adore,
Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.
