Auroville in a postcolonial context

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

Prof. Dr. Ritamben Upadhyay, from Pradhan Mantri College of Excellence, Ratlam and Sri Aurobindo Society, Ratlam branch, M.P. visited  the P G Department of Electronics,  Sardar Patel University — 19 June, 2026

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Dr. Prof. Ritamben Upadhyay,

પ્રધાનમંત્રી કોલેજ ઓફ excellence, Ratlam માં ઇંગ્લિશના પ્રોફેસર છે.

શ્રી અરવિન્દના મહાકાવ્ય સાવિત્રી ઉપર Ph.D. કરેલ છે.

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શ્રી અરવિન્દ સોસાયટી, રતલામ બ્રાંચના એક્ટિવ સભ્ય છે. તેઓ એક school ચલાવે છે.

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Meeting of the participants and Coordinators of the 37th Sri Aurobindo Darshan Study Camp held at Sri Aurobindo Ashram Pondicherry during 25-5-2026 to 2-6-2026 with the Hon'ble Vice Chancellor, Sardar Patel University Resp. Prof. Niranjanbhai Patel on 5-6-2026. @spunivgujarat

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