Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra (b. 1956)
Big win for Democracy in India but legitimacy for long-drawn protests may not be a good sign. Parliament and not the street should be locus of policy making. Civil Society demands that issues are trashed out across the table so that citizens are not forced to disrupt traffic flow.
Political Science should have relevance outside universities but current scenario in India doesn't require any academic ratification. This is an absurd situation since no party forum debates policy nor thinks it necessary to inform the public. Theory, thus, is redundant and dead.
Being a voter is contextual but the role as a citizen is far more critical. Democracy hinges upon the idea that the majority of the voters will elect the ruler after which all citizens will accept him. Running perpetual campaigns against him can't be a healthy sign of civic life.
I write on Democracy from time to time as it's supposed to be the epitome of ethical imperatives for collective living. SC invoking Orwell yesterday in a tug of war with the Govt is certainly a win for the Democracy project. But committees often defer the matter in connivance.
Democracy won another victory with Vinod Rai apologising but it came when driven to the wall. What about the intervening seven years of intellectual dishonesty? He obviously is not alone and a whole lot of influential persons are part of the conspiracy. This is the Indian culture
ମଣିଷ ନିଜେ ଯାହା ଭଲ ପାଏ ସେଇଟା ସଂସ୍କୃତି ନା ତା ଉପରେ ଯାହା ଲଦି ଦିଆଯାଏ ସେଇଟା? ପ୍ରମିଦିଆର ପ୍ରଚାରତନ୍ତ୍ର ଯେଉଁ ସବୁ ବର୍ଣ୍ଣନଦୀର ଧାରା ପ୍ରତିଦିନ ଅଜାଡି ଦେଉଚି ସେ ସବୁକୁ ସାମାଜିକ ଚାପ ଯୋଗୁ ସ୍ୱୀକାର କରନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ। ଅନ୍ଧବିଶ୍ୱାସକୁ ପ୍ରତ୍ୟାଖାନ କରନ୍ତୁ। ବଡ ବଡ ହଟଚମଟ ଆଗରେ ସହଜେ ଭଳି ଯାଆନ୍ତୁ ନାହିଁ। ନିଜର କଷଟିବାପଣ ବଢୁ।
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What I have learnt from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother about progress is that it means "to be ready, at every minute, to give up all one is and all one has in order to advance on the way." That's what चरैवेति is.
"Is Auroville a cult? No, because in a cult I would be burned at the stake for writing this book."
Even the wisest founders and most inspired plans are fallible. A healthy community is open to criticism, changing their minds, and iterating over their original plans.
Read my book review of 'Better to Have Gone: Love, Death and the Quest for Utopia in Auroville' by :
The true devotees of Sri Aurobindo will understand why Sri Aurobindo should be placed in a global context and not confined to a chamber as private property. That is why he speaks so often of a " large integrality." The significance is missed out.
Banning a writer or a comedian or any performer is a great reward to him or her. Vir Das wanted this controversy-- to become a new "Prophet" of the anti-Indians! Bhakts are banning him to make him a glorious martyr! Condemn his action, but for God's sake, don't ask for a ban!
Again! the mistake you did with Peter Hees! Banning Vir Das will make him a superhero! Peter is a powerful writer. It is his democratic right to write whatever he likes on Sri Aurobindo. You may criticise him. But banning ? This Vir will be a real hero soon!
Sri Aurobindo n the Mother are parts of the Divine. They will be kind and forgiving to all considering their past, present and future. I am a mortal human being, a critic. I shall judge, shall not pretend to be like them. This will help me not to take SA'S name in everything!
In the 3rd chapter of #Vaicārikī “The Spirit of Indian Nationalism”, the manifestations & contestations of nationalism in India will be discussed in light of #SriAurobindo's vision, by & . Registrations now open: rashtram.org/event/vaicarik
, course director of #SriAurobindo course, expounded on the sacred texts of India focusing on Vedas, Upanishads, Bhagavad Gita and Tantra. He lucidly explained the power of consciousness and how it can empower us for the defence of Indian Culture.
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In the long run, it has. Because somewhere down the line, it was conceptualised as possible only through the absolute decimation of any shared relationship. But through the course, it has had more benefits for women. Sadly, revolutions don’t have fixed end points. So here we are.
Democracy is not innate to human nature and needs to be inculcated on a continuous basis. Most people haven't studied political theory in the college and so fall easily in the trap of the hatred brigade. All big talk of past glory and hoary traditions are geared towards bigotry.
Human nature continues to be a conundrum despite humongous literature on it spanning from philosophy to fiction. Spirituality claims some insights but overall outlook based on mathematical simulations of behavioral data derived from business, economics and management is nebulous.
Educating the educated is a formidable challenge for Savitri Era Party since most people are innocent of Sri Aurobindo. His liberating ideas are vital for establishing an ideal society anchored in mutuality and harmony. Such an emancipatory global vision needs to be brought home.
Sri Aurobindo wrote a dozen books simultaneously each with a different philosophical framework. He continued to add new dimensions till his last breath. He is the only modern philosopher of such versatility that India has produced. Young Indians must read.
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We inherited Democracy from the British with full colonial paraphernalia. Feudalism and Monarchy has been replaced by celebrity worship and servility. Ordinary life doesn't provide any sense of self-esteem. Integral Yoga of The Mother & Sri Aurobindo helps redeem this situation.
There were numerous kingdoms and Hindus fought among themselves continuously. Then there were caste wars. Still some people believe in some chimerical Hindu unity and draw some sense of self-esteem from it. Fine but it's hugely delusional and can wreck a person's rational faculty
The brand of Hindutva that led to the demolition of the Babri Masjid three decades ago can never garner legitimacy in a Democracy. Any truck with it is a blot on the path to civil society. Those drunk with hubris see nothing amiss but Sri Aurobindo shows right perception on this.
I was in a hostel too and an agitation that brewed in a college hostel in the other side of the country five decades back snowballed into the biggest revolution. Hindutva tasted power at the Centre. The Total or Integral revolution is yet to materialise but no need to lose hope.
Savitri Era Party is a constant reminder that opposing BJP doesn't automatically mean supporting Congress. Most people are willing to fall in this trap for different reasons. But Sri Aurobindo and his Secret of the Veda are the only ideological alternative in the present context.
Taking credit personally for what the Govt does by spending public money is unethical and anti-democratic. Further, the State endorsing persons, events, languages, courses, and cultural specifics and actively promoting them over the claims of similar items must be seen as unjust.
Reimagining and Refashioning Integral Management
Tusar Nath Mohapatra ତୁଷାରନାଥ ମହାପାତ୍ର
Nitte Management Review
Abstract
This paper ventures to provide an alternative understanding of human psychology drawn from the philosophical insights of Sri Aurobindo.
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Plain & Simple: Science education and Hindutva plasim.blogspot.com/2021/11/scienc
Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra, Founder, Savitri Era Learning Forum (SELF) & Savitri Era Party; SRA-102C, Shipra Riviera, Indirapuram, Ghaziabad
Savitri Era of those who adore,
Om Sri Aurobindo & The Mother.
