The Soul of a Nation
0(Sri Aurobindo has said, “India of the ages is not dead nor has she spoken her last creative word; she […]
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India the Secular State (The Right Interpretation and the Wrong)
0(This article first appeared in Mother India (1949-1950) after being approved by Sri Aurobindo) India has been declared a Secular […]
Historicity of Krishna
0They say that the gospels are forgeries and Krishna a creation of the poets. Thank God then for the forgeries […]
Profiles in Greatness: Sudhir Kumar Sarkar
0There are men and men; qualities differ. We have little men in plenty even though famous and powerful. Such little […]
Profiles in Greatness: Nolini Kanta Gupta
0There are men and men; qualities differ. We have little men in plenty even though famous and powerful. Such little […]
On the Importance of Sanskrit
0For thousands of years, ancient traditions and knowledge were passed on from generation to generation through only one language – […]
The Raja, his Buhkshi and the Goatherd
I think it will be scarcely too much to assert, that the Hindoos (Indians) are more addicted to the marvellous […]
Sri Aurobindo’s Role in the Indian Freedom Movement
0What is exactly the role of Sri Aurobindo in the Indian Freedom Movement? Many in India knew Sri Aurobindo as […]
A Call to the Youth of India
0The Standard Bearers of a New Humanity Our call is to young India. It is the young who must be […]
A Timeless Creation
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There is something so wonderful that gets conveyed by music. At times, it enters us and stirs such emotion from […]
The Mother of Indian Culture – VI
0India, said a western historian, is the Mother of the human race. The ‘Veda’ is the Mother of Indian civilization […]
The Mother of Indian Culture (V)
0.. Previous articles in this series p Part I | Part II | Part III | Part IV Modern Theories When […]
The Mother of Indian Culture (IV)
0.. Previous articles in this series . Part I | Part II | Part III From Samhita to Sayana Let us […]
Hymn to Durga
0Mother Durga! Rider on the lion, giver of all strength, Mother, beloved of Shiva! We, born from thy parts of […]
The Mother of Indian Culture – III
0India, said a western historian, is the Mother of the human race. The ‘Veda’ is the Mother of Indian civilization […]
The Mother of Indian Culture – II
0India, said a western historian, is the Mother of the human race. The ‘Veda’ is the Mother of Indian civilization […]
Vande Maataram in Pop Culture
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Although written as far back as 1882, Bankim Chandra’s ‘Vande Maataram’ (from his novel Anandamath) is very much part of […]
The Last Day of Raja Nandakumar
0(On the occasion of India’s Independence Day which falls on August 15th, we take a page from history which gives […]
Vande Mātaram in Music
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Bankim Chandra Chatterjee wrote Anandamath in 1882; while the novel itself was hugely popular, it was the song Vande Maataram […]
The Mother of Indian Culture – I
0India, said a western historian, is the Mother of the human race. The ‘Veda’ is the Mother of Indian civilization […]
Vande Maataram in Film
0India’s National Song ‘Vande Maataram’ was written as part of a novel Anandamath by Bankim Chandra Chatterjee in 1882. The […]
Hymn to the Mother
0(‘Bande Mataram’ was written as part of ‘Anandamath’ (1882), a novel by Bankim Chandra Chatterji. It caught the imagination of […]
Nalanda and the Pursuit of Science
0(This is a transcription of Dr. Amartya Sen’s keynote address at the 98th Indian Science Congress in Chennai.) The subject […]
The Vision that made the Nation – IV
0The Vedic Social Ideal The other important question regarding the Vedic vision is whether the Vedic ideal is purely individualistic […]
The Vision that made the Nation – III
0Man and Cosmos (Vedic Cosmology) All great spiritual traditions had a system of cosmology. In the Vedic tradition, cosmology is […]
The Vision that made the Nation – II
0The Fire of Sacrifice The key to the secret of Vedic way of Life lies in a clear understanding of […]
The Vision that made the Nation – I
0Discoveries of the Vedic Seers The best way to understand the history of the Vedic age is to view it […]
In Either Case
0(A hundred years ago, India was like a raft in a rocky sea in the middle of a storm — […]
Nationalist Organisation
0(A hundred years ago, India was like a raft in a rocky sea in the middle of a storm — […]
The Boycott Celebration
0(A hundred years ago, India was like a raft in a rocky sea in the middle of a storm — […]
