Remembering Bagha Jatin – Part 2
We continue with some glimpses of the tremendous contribution of the great revolutionary Jatin Mukherjeee, popularly known as Bagha Jatin.
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Arka, the ‘Courage’ Crown Flower
This flower-meditation on Arka, the ‘Courage’ flower beautifully blends some profound reflections on faith and sadhana with a story from the Mahabharata.
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Dare to Journey High (Poem)
This poem speaks of the “steely serenity” that we need to go through the ups and downs of life, and also of a spirit of boldness and courage and devotion with which to take everything as a means to rise higher.
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The Poetic Strength and Beauty of ‘Baji Prabhou’ – Part I
Read how Sri Aurobindo, the poet par excellence, expresses the exemplary strength, patriotism and valour of Baji Prabhou Deshpande by invoking different rasas.
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The Poetic Strength and Beauty of ‘Baji Prabhou’ – Part II
The author reminds us that Sri Aurobindo, Swami Vivekananda and Shivaji, all three of them worked for the nation in the spirit of the yoga of the Bhagavad Gita.
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Major Somnath Sharma, PVC – The ‘Saviour of Kashmir’ (Part 1)
This brief biography of Major Somnath Sharma, independent India’s first recipient of Param Vir Chakra, is written by a member of Sri Aurobindo Ashram.
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The Bourgeois and the Samurai – Part 1
This essay by Sri Aurobindo presents perhaps the finest analysis ever made about one of the most significant ways in which European colonial rule destroyed the spirit of India which strove for high ideals and noble values.
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The Bourgeois and the Samurai – Part 2
Sri Aurobindo explains how the British policy and British education successfully fostered and ensured the rapid growth of Bourgeois mentality in India.
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