In these passages the Mother points to some fundamentals of education which is forward-looking and essential for building a new India.
A True Education for India’s Future: Words of the Mother Read More »
When rethinking education for India of tomorrow, it is critical to know the fundamentals which formed the basis of our educational heritage.
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Given the great value our ancients placed on brahmacharya as a system of human energy management, it is no wonder that we find a long history of physical education in ancient India, far more ancient than Greece.
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Rethinking our education in the light of the essential principles of education emphasised in Indian culture will bring greater harmony in the Indian mind.
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Written by Vijay Poddar as his second quarterly test answer in the 1st year of Higher Course at SAICE, this was published in Mother India, 15 August 1962.
Sri Aurobindo’s Work for India’s Political Liberation Read More »
The author elucidates how the three epithets – “a prophet of nationalism, a poet of patriotism and a lover of humanity” fit Sri Aurobindo’s personality.
Sri Aurobindo: His Birth Unique, His Presence Ubiquitous Read More »
Why did Sri Aurobindo with his cosmic vision of human history write at length about Indian culture highlighting the values that are indispensable to the conception of a perfect human culture? Read on.
Sri Aurobindo and Indian Cultural Renaissance – 1 Read More »
The author mentions a few attempts at cultural rejuvenation of India which seem to lack the very central springs of Indian culture.
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Is Sri Aurobindo a mere revivalist, or a proud nationalist who glories in the past? Is he merely an enthusiastic exponent of Indian culture? Read on.
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The author reminds that Sri Aurobindo wants free India to accept boldly the challenge of the age and give the world a lead in solving problems of collective life by applying her spiritual ideals.
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Sri Aurobindo Society has published nine e-books on India, compiled from the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother by Jamshed M. Mavalwalla. Free download.
India and Her Mission: Free E-Books on India Read More »
In addition to the article by M. P. Pandit we also include some remarks made by Sri Aurobindo in 1923 regarding the Gandhian method of Satyagraha of Ahimsa.
Of Moral Violence and Gandhian Ahimsa Read More »
Featured here are excerpts from Sri Aurobindo’s insightful essay titled ‘The Passing of War?’ which was written in the early months of World War I.
Mankind’s Illusions about “The Passing of War” Read More »
A few excerpts from the book ‘On the Mother: The Chronicle of a Manifestation and Ministry’, which speak of the Mother’s and Sri Aurobindo’s yogic work in WW2.
“This is the Mother’s War”: Of WW2, Victory and Atomic Bomb Read More »
In these passages from ‘The Human Cycle’, we read Sri Aurobindo’s description of the gains made by an intellectual religion of humanity.
The Religion of Humanity and Democratic Trinity – Part I Read More »
Sri Aurobindo describes the inadequacy of an intellectual religion of humanity in bringing forth a true democracy based on liberty, equality and fraternity.
The Religion of Humanity and Democratic Trinity – Part II Read More »
Is there an essential difference between Indian and Western understanding of the true spirit of the democratic trinity of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity?
Sri Aurobindo on “Asiatic Democracy” Read More »
This is the concluding part of the biography of Major Somnath Sharma, the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra in independent India.
Major Somnath Sharma, PVC – The ‘Saviour of Kashmir’ (Part 4) Read More »
Shyam Kumari writes: “It was as if the Goddess of war was asking for the sacrifice of this brave soldier to make a martyr of him.”
Major Somnath Sharma, PVC – The ‘Saviour of Kashmir’ (Part 3) Read More »
We continue with part 2 of the biography of Major Somnath Sharma, the first recipient of the Param Vir Chakra in independent India.
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