Tuesday, February 13, 2024

Quest for the Inner Being

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

... Sri Maa and Sri Aurobindo's holy lives. Regarding the video This article discusses the lives and careers of Sri Maa and Sri Aurobindo Devine. It aids us in ...
22 hours ago — The Veda - In the Light of Sri Aurobindo. Read the Veda online with profound and easy-to-understand Verses, Glossary and Meanings in Sanskrit and English.
3 hours ago — A wave of spiritual inquiry resonated across Ramjas College, Delhi University, on January 27th, 2024, as the one-day Sri Aurobindo Youth Conference unfolded.
21 hours ago — ... Sri Aurobindo and The Mother, and the Integral Yoga. There will be a weekly session every Wednesday 4:30-5:30pm. The series will include presentations ...

Hindu Nationalism in the International: bS Moonje's Travel Writing at the Round Table Conference

S Legg
This chapter provides an early account of Hindu nationalism emerging through the spaces of british imperial internationalism. The diary entries of Dr. bS Moonje during his journeys to and experience of the Round Table Conference sessions (1930-32) …

[PDF] Review of the book Neo-Nationalism and Universities: Populists, Autocrats, and the Future of Higher Education, by JA Douglas

B Sicka - 2023
… The book does not address questions such as these: What are some unique features of Third World religio/ethnic-populist civilizationism, examples of which include Hindutva Brahmanical nationalism in India, Sinhalatva Buddhist nationalism in …

Cinemas of the Global South: Towards a Southern Aesthetics

DM Menon, A Taha - 2024
This book engages with the idea of the Global South through cinema as a concept of resistance; as a space of decolonialisation; and as an arena of virtuality, creativity and change. It opens up a dialogue amongst scholars and filmmakers from the …

[HTML] Chapter One A Political Overview

JA Kirk, V Yadav - 2023
… The imbrication of Hindu religious identity and Indian national identity, a central pillar of Hindutva ideology, is shared by a large majority of Hindus (64%). The BJP as a political party particularly appeals to that subset of Hindu voters (ie, 30% of all …

[HTML] Chapter Two Subnational Politics

JA Kirk, V Yadav - 2023
… To beat Modi’s BJP, state leaders will need to limit the consolidation of the Hindutva project, promote an alternative economic development model, institutionalize new identity politics to enhance governance, and overcome security …

[HTML] Chapter Five India's Foreign Policy under Modi

JA Kirk, V Yadav - 2023
… Stone-throwing and gun-wielding counter-protestors and vigilantes, some shouting the Hindutva slogan “Jai Shri Ram” (“Victory to Lord Ram”), terrorized majority-Muslim and mixed neighborhoods in northeast Delhi, killing 53. Two-thirds …

Labour and Migration among Indian Muslim Artisans?

J Parry
… Nor does it say anything about the way that the politics of Hindutva suppress class difference (surely a case in which it is implausible to claim that class consciousness is materially determined); about why Muslims are more likely to …

[PDF] The Subcontinental Postcolonialism–a Counternarrative (Part 1,'Pakistan')

S yar Khan
The present article is an attempt to redefine the boundaries of postcolonial discourses in the Indian Subcontinent. The scientific survey of the political and cultural evolution of the Subcontinent gives a clear picture that the traditional …

[PDF] A Critical Discourse Analysis of the Language in Imran Khan's Speeches to Connect with the Audience

A Sana, AHB Sadiq, HR Razaq - Jahan-e-Tahqeeq, 2024
… He also highlighted the concerning rise of the hate-filled ideology of 'Hindutva' in India. Furthermore, Imran Khan presented various factual examples illustrating the deprivation of basic human rights faced by Muslim communities worldwide …

Pathways to Development: From Politics to Power

K Sen, S Hickey - 2024
This is an open access title available under the terms of a CC BY-BC-ND 4.0 International License. It is free to read at Oxford Scholarship Online and offered as a free PDF download from OUP and selected open access locations. The puzzle of …

[HTML] The Modernization of Oriental Music Therapy: Five-Element Music Therapy Combined with Artificial Intelligence

CY Kwon, H Kim, SH Kim - Healthcare, 2024
… , massage, yoga, and exercise 24 RCTs (3 RCTs for five-element music therapy) “This research found low to very low evidence that yoga, exercise, … Among them, music may be the most effective intervention, and integrated yoga other than simple yoga …

[PDF] The Religious and Seductive Role of Women in the Early Buddhist Society: Evidence from Art and Literature

Q un Nisa, S Khan, MT Khan, Z Nasir - Journal of Asian Development Studies, 2023
This paper talks about the women's religious and seductive roles, how society welcomed them, and how their contribution shaped society. This study discovers why women left the life of comfort, leisure, and family to adopt the holy pathway of …

Ge bcags' Mind-body Paradigm and Principles of Learning

E McDougal - The Words and World of Ge bcags Nunnery, 2024
… I then examine yi dam deity yoga as the method of creative visualisation crucial in the psychological development and cultivation of … The subtle body of rtsa rlung elements is also integral in the nuns’ Vajrayāna worldview in which body and mind …

[HTML] Opening the heart: exploring the interpersonal neurobiology of spiritual practices suitable for public education

MC Rodriguez - Journal for the Study of Spirituality, 2024
… Next, I discuss how neuroscience connects with a perspective from the yoga tradition on the ‘biology of kundalini’ (Dixon Citation2008; Greyson Citation2000; Park Citation2020). The final section discusses pedagogical practices suitable in …

[PDF] Climate imaginaries as praxis

D Celermajer, M Cardoso, J Gowers, D Indukuri… - Environment and Planning …, 2024
… Auroville to restore and nurture decimated forests, and in the NBR, community-based efforts to create forms of cultivation more hospitable to earth and human health. At the time Auroville … ‘I just wish that we could have some framework in place to …

The Theme of the Partition

E Dixit - 2024
The author deliberates on why this event should be highlighted: what we have learned, what we have lost, and what we have gained. The book sheds light on the real episodes of the history of partition and the history of its victims. It explores how …

Workplace spirituality and organisational citizenship behaviour: an impact study

KN Rao, J Marigowda, D Venugopal - International Journal of Work Organisation and …, 2024
The impact of workplace spirituality on organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) is investigated in this study. The facets of workplace spirituality (sense of community and meaningful work) were evaluated as predictors of OCB from both individual and …

The Archaeological and Religious History of Lajjāgaurī, a Pre-Vedic Fertility Deity on the Indian Sub-continent

R Korisettar - South Asian Goddesses and the Natural Environment, 2024
Lajjāgaurī and a plethora of many trans-Indian1 and local names identify the sculpture of a nude goddess or ‘shameless woman’lying supine with up-raised hands and up-folded legs in a birthing position. These names describe her physical …

[PDF] Exploring the Veneration of the Divine Mother: Tracing the Cultural Significance of Ancient Indian Devotion

V Rathod - SPAST Reports, 2024
… Even modern Indian spiritual leaders like Ramakrishna Param Hansa and Sri Aurobindo have invoked Sakti in the form of the Divine Mother. In Vedanta, she is regarded as Maya and Prakriti, representing the primordial energy responsible for …

[PDF] Prominent Interpretations and Translations of ørãmadbhagavadgãtà: Perspectives and Outlook

P Bhattacharya - Anudhyan An International Journal of Social Sciences
ørãmadbhagavadgãtà or the Lord’s Song is found at the beginning of Book VI (Bhīùma Parvan) of the Mahabharata. It is a discourse presented by Lord Krishna to his friend and disciple Arjuna prior to the Great War. Apart from the immediate purpose of …

[PDF] Bankim Chadra Chattopadhyay's Rajmohan's Wife: An Eastern Figure in Western Dress

A Sahoo - Anudhyan An International Journal of Social Sciences
The cultural and linguistic analysis of the first Indian novel in English throws light on the glorious attempt made by the mind hidden behind this novel. Though'a false start', Rajmohan's Wife presents before us the representatives of both eastern and western …