This selection from Sri Aurobindo’s book ‘The Human Cycle’ explores why in human history religion has not been a sufficient guide for conducting individual and collective life. He also tells us that this need not be so if we understand the true nature of religion, which is its spiritual core.
Sri Aurobindo on Religion as the Law of Life 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 »
Sawani Shetye shares with us some insights on how travel can be used effectively to learn and appreciate the diverse histories of India and her rich heritage.
Exploring Indian Culture and History through Curated Heritage Trails (Video) Read More »
Featured here is the last chapter of the book ‘The Tale of My Exile’ by Barin Ghose, a great revolutionary who was captured by the British along with Sri Aurobindo and several others for Alipore Bomb case. This book is his record of his imprisonment at the Cellular Jail at Andamans.
The Tale of My Exile: Twelve Years in the Andamans – Part 1 Read More »
Drawing examples from world history and placing them in the light of the truth of the spirit, this essay explores what makes a nation persevere and become immortal.
What Makes a Nation Immortal? – Part 1 Read More »
After outlining what is meant by the nation-soul, the author in this second part of the essay explains the meaning of a nation’s rebirth.
What Makes a Nation Immortal? – Part 2 Read More »
Selected excerpts from Maithilisharan Gupt’s most famous work, Bharat Bharati, which stirred deep nationalist emotions among Indians when it was first published in 1912.
Bhārat-Bhārati – Excerpts from Rashtrakavi’s Famous Kāvya Read More »
Exploring the theme of sincerity in history, we feature excerpts from a couple of introductory chapters from a book authored by Prof. Kittu Reddy, a long-time resident of Sri Aurobindo Ashram and teacher of Indian History and Culture at Sri Aurobindo International Center of Education. The author suggests that when examining Indian history from a subjective point of view, external events gain greater importance in the light of the inner psychological vision and deeper forces behind them.
Book Excerpts – ‘History and Culture of India: A New Approach’ Read More »
In this part, A V Sastri briefly outlines the historical evolution of the Indian polity from a simple organic community to its era of decline which was also marked by imposition of news systems and cultures from Western Asia and Europe.
The Psychology of Indian Nationalism – 5 Read More »