Nationalism

August 15: Its World-Significance (Part 3)

Mother India Archives, Nation / By Amal Kiran / August 15, 2021

Amal Kiran helps us contemplate on how befitting it is that the Independence Day of a country whose chief glory has been God-realisation should coincide with the occasion of Sri Aurobindo’s birth. It would be purblind on our part to miss a signal so pregnant with meaning and fail to see our future bound up with Sri Aurobindo’s presence—our future of true self-growth political as well as cultural and of leadership among the nations on the path of human evolution towards Godhead.

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Indian History in Indian Education: Beyond Ideologies and Politics (Video)

Education, Indian History, Insightful Conversations, Video / By Beloo Mehra / August 15, 2021

Our conversation with two educators takes us beyond the ordinary ideological and political debates that have plagued the discipline of Indian History and Historiography, and invites us to explore a more integral approach to learning and teaching of History.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism -13

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / October 1, 2019

In this part, the author emphasises that only a decisive turn to spiritualise all life can be the true basis of a spiritual nationalism. He reminds that this decisive and all-encompassing turn of spiritual evolution is India’s true mission and role for the future of humanity.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism -14

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / October 1, 2019

The author highlights the triple basis of a spiritual turn of the society if that is the future destiny of humanity and nations. This is – Divine, Freedom and Unity. The significance of individual freedom is brought to light because individual indeed is the basis of evolution of consciousness.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 12

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / September 1, 2019

In this part, the author brings the readers’ attention to the deeper reason why the Western idea of secularism, which is a natural outcome of the Western emphasis on outer life and mind is not in harmony with the true spirit of Indian view of life and its purpose.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 9

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / August 1, 2019

In this part, A V Sastri briefly outlines how the unique Indian spirit of nationalist struggle for independence led by Sri Aurobindo, Lokmanya Tilak and others was gradually replaced by the moral-ethical nature of Gandhian call for political freedom. He also writes of the limits of such moralistic attempts.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 10

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / August 1, 2019

In this part, the author argues that the time of moral phase of nationalism is over. The need of the hour is a spiritual nationalism, but before we get there we must recognise the ethical-moral development as a necessary stage in human evolution.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 6

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / July 1, 2019

In this part, A. V. Sastri speaks of the imitative nature of the early nationalist movement in 19th century India. Indian leaders at that time were so mesmerised by the British versions of Indian political history that they never explored India’s unique line of political development in the past.

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The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 7

Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By A V Sastri / July 1, 2019

With a religious reawakening in Bengal, the early imitative nationalism became more aligned with the Indian historical and temperamental truth. The religious consciousness extended to the political field and the movement in Bengal prefigured the coming struggle on the wider stage of India.

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August 15: Its World-Significance (Part 3)

Indian History in Indian Education: Beyond Ideologies and Politics (Video)

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism -13

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