A Review of Maria Wirth’s “Thank You India”
Beloo Mehra reviews Maria Wirth’s book — Thank you India: A German Woman’s Journey to the Wisdom of Yoga (2018, Garuda Prakashan).
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Ancient Indian Polity and the Task Ahead (Part 3)
In this part of the essay, the author Sisirkumar Mitra describes the ideal role of the king in ancient India as the upholder of Dharma, and the ways in which this ideal worked in harmony with democratic freedom at the communal level of organisation.
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Ancient Indian Polity and the Task Ahead (Conclusion)
Sisirkumar Mitra describes the attempts made in ancient India to unify India politically, key reasons which led to political disunity of India and the impact of invasions. He concludes with highlighting the task ahead – to achieve a deeper unity from within.
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Report on Abhyudaya Conclave
A report of Abhyudaya Conclave, 2019, organised by Vision India Foundation, Delhi. SAFIC was one of the organising partners for this educational event. Senior Associate Dr. Beloo Mehra was a delegate at the Conclave and has prepared this report.
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Welcome to the Inaugural Issue!
We are happy to launch Renaissance, on this special day of February 21, 2019 – the 141st birthday of the Mother. The theme of this journal takes its inspiration, guidance and significance from Sri Aurobindo’s vision for the future of India and her role in the world.
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The Importance and Nature of the Indian Renaissance
Featured here are selected passages from a few of Sri Aurobindo’s writings on the theme of Indian renaissance and its significance for the world and humanity.
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Report of Special Lecture – Sri Aurobindo and Renaissance in India
As India rediscovers and redefines her own way – a deeper way of being, it is important to understand deeply the nature of Indian renaissance and its significance for the future of India and the world.
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Ancient Indian Polity and the Task Ahead (Part 1)
The author conveys how most of the history textbooks in India don’t capture the ‘whole’ picture of history by completely ignoring the inward orientation of Indian cultural evolution.
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Ancient Indian Polity and the Task Ahead (Part 2)
The author Sisirkumar Mitra describes the ideal of communal freedom and self-determination, and beginnings of the idea of State in ancient India.
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