Essays, Commentaries, Jottings, Photography, Videos – In the Light of Sri Aurobindo
Note from matriwords: Sri Aurobindo's insights and commentaries presented in his essays, letters, speeches, and talks on various aspects related to India - her culture, civilisation, religion, politics, society - are amazingly vast, rich and deep. Though more than a hundred years have gone by since he wrote bulk of his writings on these topics, they... Continue Reading →
I am happy to share today a review of "The Thinking Indian: Essays on Indian Socio-Cultural Matters in the Light of Sri Aurobindo" written by Gilu Mishra, a friend and a fellow lover and student of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Gilu and I met several years ago in Pondicherry when she joined the institution where I... Continue Reading →
This review was published in New Race: A Journal of Integral and Future Studies, Vol. 1 (2), pp. 44-45. It is my great joy and privilege today to share another review of my book, ABC's of Indian National Education. This one is a very special review as it is written by a friend and colleague, Dr.... Continue Reading →
I am happy to share with the readers a new review of my book on Indian Education. This is a very special review because of two reasons. One, that it is written by one of my esteemed teachers, Prof. Kittu Reddy, otherwise known to all of us as Kittu-da. And second reason that makes this... Continue Reading →
This is the third and last part of our series, with this we conclude the first chapter of the book we started in part 2. Please read: Part 1 Part 2 HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA: A NEW APPROACH Prof. Kittu Reddy CHAPTER I: THE STUDY OF HISTORY... Continue Reading →
We continue with our preview of the book on Indian History by Prof. Kittu Reddy Please read Part 1.... HISTORY AND CULTURE OF INDIA: A NEW APPROACH Prof. Kittu Reddy CHAPTER I: THE STUDY OF HISTORY This chapter introduces to the reader some basic and important ideas related to the study of history. Let us begin by briefly... Continue Reading →
During the last year and a half, I had the privilege and good fortune to spend some time re-reading and editing some parts of a book that was first published in 2003. It is a book on Indian History, written by one of my esteemed teachers, Prof. Kittu Reddy. My husband and I have been studying Sri Aurobindo's... Continue Reading →
Author: Mangesh Nadkarni Published in India’s Spiritual Destiny: Its Inevitability and Potentiality, 2006. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Society. Chapter 2, pp. 24-44. Click here for Part 1. Click here for Part 2. Part 3 (Conclusion) Spirituality is indeed the master-key of the Indian mind. But it is a mistake to think spirituality is only about the supra-sensible,... Continue Reading →
Author: Mangesh Nadkarni Published in India’s Spiritual Destiny: Its Inevitability and Potentiality, 2006. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Society. Chapter 2, pp. 24-44. Click here to go to Part 1. Part 2 There are many different kinds of negations of the Indian civilisation of which we will look briefly at some of the most important below: 1. The... Continue Reading →
Author: Mangesh Nadkarni Published in India’s Spiritual Destiny: Its Inevitability and Potentiality, 2006. Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Society. Chapter 2, pp. 24-44. This important essay will be presented in three parts. We start with Part 1 today. Parts 2 and 3 will be posted in the next two days. Part 1 When the Soviet Union disintegrated some... Continue Reading →
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