Thursday, July 02, 2026

Himself the playground

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

That Ancient Problem of the Physical Body by R.Y. Deshpande

In his Secret of the Veda Sri Aurobindo writes about the Gods of the Veda as follows: “… existence is not simple in its infinite...

On Satprem and Sujata Nahar: An Interview with Nirmal Singh Nahar

Dear Friends, Born as Bernard Enginger on 30 October 1923, Satprem was a member of the French Resistance during the Second World War and was...

A.B. Purani’s England Diary: Part I

Dear Friends, Ambalal Balkrishna Purani (26.5.1894—11.12.1965) was a Gujarati revolutionary who met Sri Aurobindo in 1907. A graduate from St. Xavier’s College (Mumbai) with Honours...

A.B. Purani’s England Diary: Part II

Dear Friends, Ambalal Balkrishna Purani (26.5.1894—11.12.1965) was a Gujarati revolutionary who met Sri Aurobindo in 1907. A graduate from St. Xavier’s College (Mumbai) with Honours...

R.Y. Deshpande’s Review of K.D. Sethna’s book, ‘The Vision and Work of Sri Aurobindo’

Dear Friends, We are happy to present before our readers a review of Amal Kiran alias K.D. Sethna’s book entitled The Vision and Work of...

Shyam Kumari’s ‘How They Came to Sri Aurobindo and the Mother: Volume 5’—A Review by Dr. Larry Seidlitz

Title: How They Came to Sri Aurobindo and the Mother: Volume 5 (ISBN: 978-81-960391-0-3) Author: Shyam Kumari; Number of pages: 402. Price: Rs. 500 (Five...

History of the Ashram Playground by Kittu Reddy

When the Second World War broke out in 1939, many devotees and disciples of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo requested them to admit their children...

A Painting of the Mother made by Chinmayi

Dear Friends, Chinmayi was born as Mehdi Begum into an aristocratic family of Hyderabad which was, in the pre-independence era, a princely state ruled by...

The Systems Engineering Galaxy of Auroville: As Approved by the Mother by Paulette Hadnagy.

In 1985 I moved from the Sri Aurobindo Ashram to Auroville. After working for one year at the Matrimandir construction site, on the roof, I...

A Misadventure of Consciousness —The Story of Satprem by R.Y. Deshpande

Here is a significantly telling entry in the Mother’s Agenda dated 27 August 1969: “They’ve found a paper I wrote soon after Sri Aurobindo’s departure,”...


Introduction: Indian Diaspora Matters

AK Sahoo - Indian Diaspora, Transnationalism and Identity, 2026
… cuisine, music, dance, and film, and traditional practices like yoga and Ayurveda,
integrating them into the global cultural tapestry, are … part focuses on the growth of
the Sathya Sai organization, which is an integral part of the Sathya Sai Baba …

Diaspora, Spiritualism, and Social Service

AK Sahoo - Indian Diaspora, Transnationalism and Identity, 2026
This chapter deals with the social and welfare activities of an important spiritual
movement in India, the Sri Sathya Sai Baba movement, which has attracted
thousands of devotees in the Indian diaspora, cutting across class, caste, religion …

BJP's philatelic reimagining: envisioning a Hindu nation

M Sharma - Commonwealth & Comparative Politics, 2026
This paper explores how the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), since coming to power in
2014 under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has redefined the ‘symbolic
repertoires’ of India’s official nationalism using the visual iconography of postage …

Embodied Hermeneutics in Vijñāna Bhairava Tantra

S Todariya - The Indian Knowledge System
… Through their interpretation, the spectator is integral to the meaning of the play, as
we are integral to the realization of meaning in the world. … Ashtanga Yoga and its
practice is based on the Samkhya metaphysics, primarily based on the thoughtful …

[HTML] INFLUENCE OF SANSKRIT LITERATURE ON INDIAN KNOWLEDGE TRADITION

SK Majhi - INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM (IKS), 2026
… Its continuing influence is visible in contemporary fields such as yoga, Ayurveda,
linguistics, education and ethics, demonstrating its … Psychology of the Mind: The
Yoga system explained the structure of the human mind through concepts such as …

[HTML] INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM (IKS) IN EDUCATION THROUGH NEP 2020: ADDRESSING CONTEMPORARY ISSUES OF INDIA

MA Ballav - INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM (IKS), 2026
… India has consistently taught the globe about spiritual brotherhood, yoga and
Ayurveda throughout history, all of which are still practiced … to safeguard not only
written records but also living traditions, local knowledge systems, and oral practices …

The Philosophy of Karma: A Comprehensive Study

R Swain - 2026
… I hope that the presentation and designing of this book will give the readers the
feel that karma is an integral part to live and will make the … The law of cause and
effect is an integral part of Hindu philosophy. This law is termed karma, which means …

[PDF] A Developmental Map for Psychic Abilities: Yoga Traditions, Contemporary Esoteric Practice, and Western Empiricism

J Mathias, D Banerji, D Ganguli - 2026
… While the first proposition describes an integral end state, consistency describes
an integral process. The Yoga Sūtras directly discuss consistency in terms of
sustained practice. Verse 1.14 states, “Practice becomes firmly established when it …

[HTML] CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS OF MENTAL HEALTH IN INDIAN KNOWLEDGE TRADITIONS

V Patnaik - INDIAN KNOWLEDGE SYSTEM (IKS), 2026
… The concept of the mind in Indian philosophical thought can be described as an
integral part of a holistic system of interconnected physical, emotional, ethical, and
spiritual realities. Yoga, meditation, mindfulness, and ethical living, as described in …

[PDF] Acknowledging the whole and the spaces in-between: uncovering mental colonialism through integrative holistic psychotherapy in Kuwait

D Al Rayes - 2026
… Grounded in Participatory Action Research (PAR), six Kuwaiti practitioners, three
psychotherapists and three yoga therapists, engaged in three iterative workshops
that explored the holistic practices of breathwork, meditation, and bodywork, which …

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