Book of the Month

Featuring a book which brings new light on some aspect of Indian culture – whether it be an invocation of the eternal wisdom of Indian spiritual traditions, a re-presentation of an eternal truth of Indian spirit in the light of present and future circumstances, or a fresh perspective on some social-cultural challenge on the path to a true Indian renaissance

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Book Excerpts – ‘History and Culture of India: A New Approach’

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Exploring the theme of sincerity in history, we feature excerpts from a couple of introductory chapters from a book authored by Prof. Kittu Reddy, a long-time resident of Sri Aurobindo Ashram and teacher of Indian History and Culture at Sri Aurobindo International Center of Education. The author suggests that when examining Indian history from a subjective point of view, external events gain greater importance in the light of the inner psychological vision and deeper forces behind them. 

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Excerpts from the Book – “Īśopaniṣad: An English Commentary”

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Volume II, Issue 2Author: Nithin Sridhar Editor’s note: For our Book of the Month, we bring for our readers a few excerpts from Nithin Sridhar’s latest book ‘Īśopaniṣad: An English Commentary’ published by Subbu Publications (2021). Don’t miss Nithin Sridhar in a conversation with Renaissance team on the topic – Dharma, Shastra and Future Society,

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Education of the Body in Ancient India – Book Excerpts

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India has had a long history of physical education. The heroes that India gave to herself represent not only great qualities of courage and valour but also of physical strength and excellence. In ancient India, there was an emphasis on the pursuit of an integral aim of life, which determined the discipline of integral education. Both the material and spiritual poles of the being had their place in this system.

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Equality, Freedom, and Education: A Look at the Book ‘About Woman’

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We feature a reflective look at selected insights from Nolini Kanta Gupta’s book with a focus on the issues of equality, freedom and education for girls and women. The timeless truths that a yogi reveals in a deep examination of a social phenomenon must be kept in consideration when addressing contemporary issues.

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“Solid Grounding in Fundamentals” – A Conversation with Sandeep Balakrishna (Part 1)

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India needs Shakti alone, said Sri Aurobindo once. What can help Indians, and especially the youth of India grow in Shakti? What factors hold us back? What is necessary to infuse our knowledge with courage? What needs to be done to strengthen our society from within? These and other related questions were explored in this conversation with Sandeep Balakrishna, presented here in three parts.

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“A Cohesive National Education” – A Conversation with Sandeep Balakrishna (Part 2)

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In this second part, Sandeep Balakrishna speaks of the devastating impact of bad educational policy especially concerning Indian languages, and the role of ideologically-biased textbooks and cinema in progressive indoctrination of the students’ minds.

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“Try and Be Old-fashioned for a Day” – A Conversation with Sandeep Balakrishna (Part 3)

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In this concluding part, Sandeep Balakrishna shares some general advice for the youth of India so that they can rise up in their being, grow and expand their imagination and intellect, and be a positive force for India’s cultural renaissance.

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On Making India: An Interview with Aravindan Neelakandan

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Highlights of an interview with Aravindan Neelakandan, where he speaks about the inner unity of India, the meaning of India as a Shakti, and the need to develop a good knowledge of our languages and heritage as the most effective way to counter the ‘Breaking India’ forces.

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Of Love and Turmeric Latte: A Conversation with Maria Wirth (Part 2)

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Part 2 of a free-flowing conversation with Maria Wirth — about her new book, her love for India, the sure signs of an emerging Indian cultural renaissance, the ways to nurture and strengthen this reawakening and the factors that could possibly impede this resurgence.

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Of Indian Wisdom and Cultural Reawakening: A Conversation with Maria Wirth (Part 1)

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Part 1 of a free-flowing conversation with Maria Wirth — about her new book, her love for India, the sure signs of an emerging Indian cultural renaissance, the ways to nurture and strengthen this reawakening and the factors that could possibly impede this resurgence.

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Of Indian-ness and Truthfulness: A Conversation with Maria Wirth (Part 3)

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The concluding part of a free-flowing conversation with Maria Wirth — about her new book, her love for India, the sure signs of an emerging Indian cultural renaissance, the ways to nurture and strengthen this reawakening and the factors that could possibly impede this resurgence.

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