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Sri Aurobindo: Cosmology, Psychology and Integral Experience
B Shankar - Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, 2024
… Sri Aurobindo has an integral vision that sees everything in the movement of one and develops the methods and practices of Integral Yoga. In … I will also discuss the epistemological foundation of his philosophy, cosmology and integral yoga …
25 Ethical Practices in Indian Television
FM Nahak - Rethinking Media Studies: Media, Meditation and …, 2024
“Jana Kalyan” or the welfare of mankind has been the practice in India from time immemorial. The very basic principle of Srimad Bhagawat Geeta is also driven by the same thought and ideology. This ideology is applicable to every organization …
[HTML] Subho Basu. Intimation of Revolution: Global Sixties and the Making of Bangladesh
AE Ruud - 2024
1 Outside of Bangladesh and of the circles of South Asian studies, the details of the struggle leading up to the war of independence in 1971 are known only in broad outlines, if that. The academic scholarship on this period is also limited to brief …
The Idea of Democracy
S Pitroda - 2024
Today global democracy is at a crossroads because of the rise in polarized politics, authoritarian regimes and the use of social media to manipulate and amplify lies, hate and misinformation. While electoral democracy continues to be the most …
[HTML] Neeti Nair. Hurt Sentiments: Secularism and Belonging in South Asia
S Kachwala - 2024
1 In Hurt Sentiments: Secularism and Belonging in South Asia, Neeti Nair unravels the historically shifting meanings of secularism, religious statehood, citizenship, censorship, majoritarian demands, and minority rights in the Indian subcontinent …
Politics, Identity and Belonging Across The British South Asian Middle Classes: Between Privilege and Prejudice
R Saini
… relevant theoretical frameworks and concepts, such as post-racial neoliberalism, to contextualise the development of some of these phenomena, alongside contemporary national and transnational political events and movements including …
[PDF] Conflict, gender and ontological security-seeking between Eritrea and Tel Aviv
O Gazit, S Inman - Conflict, Security & Development, 2024
The proliferating research in ontological security (OS) studies explores how irregular situations of ‘radical disjuncture’ remove the protective cocoon of routinised trust relations that enables the actors to ‘bracket out’ daily threats and dangers. Following …
[PDF] Protecting the people: populism and masculine security in India and Hungary
S Dutta, T Abbas - Journal of Political Ideologies, 2024
… Modi’s masculinity also drew upon the idea of muscular nationalism, which is the hallmark of Hindutva ideology. Yet Modi’s performance … imaginary of Hindutva, the nation is imagined as a suffering mother, symbolized by Mother India.Footnote 75 …
The Politics and Aesthetics of Male Homosexuality in Malayalam Cinema: Contextualizing the Film Ka Bodyscapes (2016)
SS Sooraj, KRK Krishna - Journal of Homosexuality, 2024
Focusing on the Malayalam film Ka Bodyscapes (2016), this article attempts to historically trace and critically engage with the representations of gay sexuality in Malayalam cinema from the South Indian state of Kerala. It interrogates how Ka …
Indigenous Sexuality Texts, Psychology and Mental Wellbeing Check for updates
N Pant - Psychology of Sexuality & Mental Health Vol. 1 …
This chapter explores available public domain topics of indigenous sexuality texts and thoughts in Buddhism, Tao, Chinese, Ancient Indian, Hinduism, Christianity and Islam, further chapter looks at Psychological and Mental health aspects of these …
Menopause in the workplace: Challenges, impact, and next steps
N Safwan, M Saadedine, CL Shufelt, E Kapoor… - Maturitas, 2024
… The mean age of menopause is 52 years, which coincides with a time in women's lives when they play an integral role in their families, workplaces, and society in general [1,2]. In 2020, more than 600 million women were between 45 and 59 years …
[PDF] STAYING WELL: SELF-CARE FOR INDEPENDENT RESEARCHERS
AJ Haste, L Baines - NCIS Guide for Independent Scholars
… have some spare time in which to indulge ourselves, but should be an integral part of our lives. In this chapter, we firstly consider what we … for others spirituality may be expressed through other means such as practising yoga or getting in touch …
[HTML] Quest Magazine
IR Kliegman
… Regardless of the actual origins of Tarot and Kabbalah, by 1890 Kabbalistic teaching was integral to Tarot design. It is my contention that … of yoga. I wanted all the physical attributes yoga books claimed for a healthy body, but I was not sure …
[PDF] Support of spirituality and traditional culture to achieve sustainable development goals
NG Hegde - The Journal of Rural Advancement, 2024
… Hence, spiritual orientation should be an integral part of the Sustainable Human Development. … Over 5000 years ago, a supreme Yoga scholar, Sage Patanjali prescribed an eightfold path for reaching the ultimate goal of self-realisation, known …
[PDF] An Analysis of the Relationships between Emotional Experience, Revisit Intention and Conative Loyalty in the Islamic Religious Tourism Context
SL Sari - 2024
… The study employed a data collection method involving 502 Yoga Tourism tourists in Rishikesh, India. The results revealed that Memorable … The prior study involved 502 Yoga Tourism tourists in Rishikesh, India, while this research involves …
[PDF] Nadishodhana pranayama: unveiling the healing power within
S Rawat, A Kaushik, S Chetri - Journal of Geriatric Care and Research, 2024
… This review aims to summarize findings from seminal papers and authentic yoga textbooks on how the practice of nadishodhana pranayama can help in addressing and managing a wide range of illnesses and disorders such as sinusitis, asthma …
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B Caves, G Subramanya, K Subramanya, K Shashti…
Kartikeya has been an important deity in the Indian subcontinent since ancient times. It has been postulated that the Tamil deity of Murugan was syncretized with the Vedic deity of Skanda following the Sangam era. He is regarded as the" God of the …
Politics in Contemporary India: BA/B. ED (Semester-II)
BP Kaur, I Singh - 2024
Politics in Contemporary India is a comprehensive exploration of the dynamic landscape of Indian politics in the 21st century. As a nation of unparalleled diversity, complexity, and vibrancy, India's political journey continues to captivate scholars …
The Geopolitics of Melting Mountains
AE Davis
Critical Studies of the Asia Pacific showcases new research and scholarship on what is arguably the most important region in the world in the twenty-first century. The rise of China and the continuing strategic importance of this dynamic economic …
[PDF] Adam's Bridge: Sacrality, Performance, and Heritage of an Oceanic Marvel is a fascinating contribution to study of space and spatial infrastructure as it braids …
L Subramanian
… Several commentators from the liberal intelligentsia tout the film as a publicity stunt for Hindutva ideology, notwithstanding its ostensible vision of bridging science, jurisprudence, and faith. In the process of fictionally re-establishing the Puranic roots …
Hinduism: Challenges| Interaction with Buddhism, Jainism and The Greeks
A Mishra
. Embark on a journey tracing Hinduism's evolution from Vedic rituals to modern practices, revealing a seamless continuity despite apparent change.. Witness ancient mantras echoing in contemporary ceremonies, bridging the gap between …
Cultural Dimensions of India's Look-Act East Policy
S Dash
Coming from the eastern Indian state of Odisha, I grew up with stories of Sadhabas (merchants and seafarers including our ancestors) from across the Bay of Bengal, who traded, from beads and betel nuts to textiles and spices. I remember as a kid, Java, Sumatra …
11.1 Measuring Foreign Policy
S Dash
… The Hindutva narrative based on a “Hindu civilization” lacks salability in Southeast Asia, where Hindus are a mere 1% now. On top of it, … For Modi’s India, the civilisational ties based on Hindutva are the most significant soft power. India …
[PDF] The Right-Wing Attacks on the Academic Left in India
RJ Das - Class, Race and Corporate Power, 2024
While right-wing attacks on the ideas of democracy and socialism in academia are a worldwide trend, in the remainder of the paper, I will focus on India, considered to be the largest democracy in the world. India has become a hotbed of right-wing politics …
[HTML] Introduction to the Special Issue on Non-duality and Cross-Cultural Philosophy
J Madaio, JD Long - Journal of Dharma Studies, 2024
… While the view is often associated with the variety of philosophical contemplations evinced in the Upaniṣads, which were later systematically developed within Vedānta, our collection of articles here helps draw attention to the ways in which non-duality is …
[PDF] INDIA: A GLOBAL SOFT POWER LEADER IN THE 21ST CENTURY
M Luxmi, MS Kashyap
… The popularity of Indian cuisine, music, dance, and yoga has already spread across the world. The government … Ayurveda: Yoga is one of the most popular and long-lasting imports from India. Millions of people … The focus on these domestic …
[HTML] Contemporary perspective of spirituality and religiosity in head and neck cancer
N Maniyar, SC Sarode, S Thakkar, GS Sarode - Oral Oncology Reports, 2024
… In essence, recognizing and addressing patients' spiritual needs constitute integral components of comprehensive care in HNC, nurturing … Spiritual care treatment plans can also integrate patients' preferred resources, such as practicing …
Sleep and sports
K Datta, N Yadav - Sports Science in India
… Tai Chih practice, mindfulness meditation, and Yoga Nidra have been developed as therapeutic models for insomnia. … , hydration, strength and conditioning, mental preparation, and sleep are integral parts of the human performance model at the …
[PDF] BEYOND THE CURRICULUM: PROBING THE DEPTHS OF VALUE-BASED EDUCATION IN BUSINESS SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS
DDT Venkatesh Ganapathy - Vol. 31 Issue I March 2024 ISSN 0974-1119, 2024
… framework drawing from the spiritual insights of Vivekananda, Tagore, and Aurobindo, Ferrer enriches the theoretical discourse by incorporating dimensions beyond the conventional psychological and sociocultural perspectives. Moreover …
Hinduism: Challenges| Interaction with Buddhism, Jainism and The Greeks
A Mishra
. Embark on a journey tracing Hinduism's evolution from Vedic rituals to modern practices, revealing a seamless continuity despite apparent change.. Witness ancient mantras echoing in contemporary ceremonies, bridging the gap between …
Reason, Religion and Modernity
AK Vaddiraju
This chapter discusses the main propelling reasons for the book. The chapter argues that the emergence and return of religion as a major phenomenon in our public and private spheres warrants a discussion of the same. The chapter holds …
[PDF] Journal of Quantum Science of Consciousness
A Goswami - Quantum, 2024
The basics of quantum physics and quantum measurement theory are reviewed to show how a scientific theory of consciousness and experiences derives from them. It is pointed out that materialist theories of consciousness including the much touted …
[HTML] The Spiritual Prodigy, the Reluctant Guru, and the Saint: Mirabai and Collaborative Leadership at Hari Krishna Mandir
NM Martin - Religions, 2024
… A serious spiritual seeker from a young age, he dedicated his life to this pursuit after being introduced to the teachings of Sri Ramakrishna and would ultimately find his true guru in Sri Aurobindo. He certainly had no aspirations to be a spiritual guru …
[PDF] Practice-Research in Odissi Dance: The 3 Bindu Approach to Embodying Sacred Geometry
R Tandon
… My personal understanding of the meaning of concepts such as ‘bringing divinity into matter’ has been mostly influenced by Advaita Vedanta, a practice of tantric meditations and the writings of Sri Aurobindo. In these teachings and practices, our …
