Volume VII, Issue 1Author: Beloo Mehra In his writings on National Education, Sri Aurobindo reminds us that our efforts to rebuild a New India must be on the lines of the living spirit of the nation, her innate genius, the nation-soul of India. Our concern should not be about a conflict between modernism and antiquity,
Preparing the Mind of a Nation Read More »
Focusing on a few aspects of Bankim Chandra Chatterjee’s only novel written in English, the author explores their relevance for a student of modern Indian society and culture.
Woman and Nation in ‘Rajmohan’s Wife’ – 1 Read More »
A longer version of this article was first published in New Race: A Journal of Integral and Future Studies, April 2015, Volume I (1), pp. 54-59.
Woman and Nation in ‘Rajmohan’s Wife’ – 2 Read More »
This presents an evolving view of a woman’s personal understanding of her rightful place and work in the context of family and the larger society and nation.
Bankim’s Heroines: A Conversation Translated from Bengali Read More »
This short video features a tale told by the Mother on Cheerfulness. Video curation is by Biswajita Mohapatra, story narration is by Shruti Ramteke.
Cheerfulness – A Tale Told by the Mother (Video) Read More »
With selected poems as examples, the author describes Sri Aurobindo’s aesthetics, its principle, process, purpose, and philosophy.
Sri Aurobindo and Indian Aesthetics – Part 3 (with 3 videos) Read More »
These selections from Rabindranath Tagore’s writings were published in the May 1961 issue of Mother India — 1961 being the centenary year of the Kobiguru. These were translated by Sanat K. Banerji and Nolini Kanta Gupta.
Selections from Tagore, in Translation Read More »
Eleven-year-old Nispriha Sharma is the youngest author to join Renaissance team and contributes a delightful poem titled Cherry Blossom Delight.
When A Walk in the Park Helps a Poem Blossom Read More »
The author writes: “According to the Indian philosophy of worship, with which are closely allied the origins of art, the ishta devatā or chosen form of deity is but one’s own ideal self, svarupa.”
Sri Aurobindo and Indian Aesthetics – Part 2 (Video) Read More »