Sunday, February 18, 2024

Hindutva cannot ignore the politics of social justice

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

15 hours ago — Selections from the "Tales of Prison Life" and "Uttarpara Speech" by Sri Aurobindo
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If I can be this brilliant, lucid and eloquent at 92 then I would truly have lived a remarkable life. Thank you Dr. Singh for being one of the last ...

[PDF] Depiction of India and Hinduism in VS Naipaul's 'An Area of Darkness'

MS Gaikwad
This research paper aims to analyze VS Naipaul's views on India critically, and Hinduism expressed in his nonfiction novel'An Area of Darkness' subtitled'An Experience of India.'Naipaul's portrayals of Indians and Hinduism are often nuanced …

[PDF] Three Charts: What the Modi Government Wants us to Forget Before the 2024 Lok Sabha Polls

D Mohan - The Wire, 2024
… power projection in Ayodhya, led by its hegemonic and narcissistic leader Modi, whose image as a devotee (see below) remains asymmetrically larger than the image of Ram, is perceived as an opportunity to secure as many votes as possible …

[PDF] Suparba Sil

T Siwach, S Awate, RS Ganesh
Political developments have been prominently described using the term “post-truth” in the recent past. Claims have been made about this being a newly emergent phenomenon, a product of the tendencies to reject factual knowledge and scientific …

The Descent of the Ganga in India and Mauritius

P Friedlander - South Asian Goddesses and the Natural Environment, 2024
There are many approaches to investigating the roles that stories of sacred sites and pilgrimages play in constructing community identity. One highly influential approach was made by Mircea Eliade in a work called ‘The Sacred and the Profane’(1959) in …

[PDF] Godse's Gandhi and Gandhi's Truth

S Sawhney - Critical Times, 2023
… In the remaining sections of this essay, I will first focus on the figure of the Muslim and the concept of representation in the discourse of Hindutva as well as in Gandhi's discourse. I will then briefly return to Gandhi's conception of truth and ahimsa in …

[PDF] Shyama Prasad Mukherjee: Partition of Bengal and its Aftermath

D Choudhary - Anudhyan An International Journal of Social Sciences
… One of the important political parties in India after independence that actively promoted Hindutva aspects was this one. This study emphasizes Shyama Prasad Mukherjee’s contribution to the partition of Bengal. It also aims to draw attention to …

[PDF] Prominent Interpretations and Translations of ørãmadbhagavadgãtà: Perspectives and Outlook

P Bhattacharya - Anudhyan An International Journal of Social Sciences
ørãmadbhagavadgãtà or the Lord’s Song is found at the beginning of Book VI (Bhīùma Parvan) of the Mahabharata. It is a discourse presented by Lord Krishna to his friend and disciple Arjuna prior to the Great War. Apart from the immediate purpose of …

South Asian Religions and the Natural Environment

M Vicziany - South Asian Goddesses and the Natural Environment, 2024
If Hinduism places so much importance on ‘nature’and has been undergoing a revival since the mid-nineteenth century, why has the South Asian environment deteriorated so rapidly and with disastrous consequences for both nature and …

[PDF] Integral Ecology as a Holistic Worldview and New Paradigm Towards Destination Conscience. Fostering a More Respectful Interaction of Human and Non-Human …

C Meier - Destination Conscience, 2024
… of ‘integral ecology’ as a holistic worldview and new paradigm is presented. Integral ecology can be a source of perception and wisdom that enriches the ‘conscience’ of a destination and all its actors. Hence, this chapter addresses the question of how …

[PDF] CHANGING DYNAMICS OF CASTE IN POST-INDEPENDENCE INDIA: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF SHARANKUMAR LIMBALE'S HINDU: A NOVEL

D PAYENG
… , Hindutva will not develop a sharp edge. And dalits will not bend down in front of us unless Hindutva gets sharp-edged. Hindu society is awake now and therefore people must stop criticizing Hindus’. Hema Pandit read out the speech that Godbole …

3 Writing Women in India: Critical Perspectives on Shashi Deshpande's Selected Fictions

I Karmakar - … Indian English Literature: Contexts–Authors–Genres …, 2024
This chapter concerns the literary works by Shashi Deshpande, a prominent Indian writer who first emerged in India's Anglophone literary scene in the 1970s and continues to garner critical attention. Foregrounding recurring concerns namely …

10 Anuradha Roy: Female Identities and Nation Building in India

AM Horatschek - … Indian English Literature: Contexts–Authors–Genres …, 2024
… of the Indian subcontinent, a political strategy the consequences of which Roy's novels often brutally illustrate with the hardships of individual identity formation for characters not conforming with the nationalist some critics even call it fascist Hindu-male …

[PDF] Embodied Cognition and the Impact on Women's Mental Health: Exploring the Mind-Body Connection

E Shirvani, N Parvizi - Tuijin Jishu/Journal of Propulsion Technology
… The fundamental idea is that our bodies are not mere vessels for the brain; they are integral to our cognitive and emotional experiences. [2]… mindfulness and yoga. [3]. Furthermore, the influence of societal and cultural factors on women's mental …

How Dravidian Politics Offers a Bulwark Against the Exclusionary Politics of Hindutva

KR Manoharan - 2024
'... While Hindutva is here to stay as a political force, it cannot ignore the politics of social justice. The BJP has shown itself to be flexible in accommodating diverse voices to present its vision of Hindu Rashtra as not based on orthodoxy-inspired …

[PDF] PHILOSOPHICAL VIEWS OF EASTERN SCHOLARS

А Akmal - Journal of Social Sciences and Humanities Research …, 2024
… Respectful engagement with living traditions, ethical use of primary sources, and consideration of diverse perspectives will be integral to the research process. In conclusion, the research methodology for the exploration of Eastern philosophical …

[PDF] Enhancement of quality in students and teachers through improved curriculum and faculty development programmes based on ancient Indian teachings and yogic …

P Nilachal, AB Bhavanani
… As based on ancient teachings of India, this curriculum guides to noble, compassionate and refined human being leading to integral … This means that he who is regulated in his habits of eating, sleeping, recreation and work can mitigate …

Sacred spaces and holy texts

E Pio, R Kilpatrick, P Lineham - Religious-Spiritual Diversity in Organisations, 2024
Religion is often assumed by “outsiders” to focus on rituals conducted in private, and therefore with minimal consequences for the broader public, and for businesses and NGOs from the wider world. This chapter will demonstrate that religion has a broad …

[PDF] ANUSANDHAN VATIKA

S Chandra, N Singh, M Kumari, S Mamgain
Abstract Language plays a critical role in conferring power, and it is essential to consider who benefits from this power. Bhakti, a form of devotion in Indian religious traditions, can reinforce existing social norms while empowering non-normative or …

Introduction: religious-spiritual intersections in organisations

E Pio, R Kilpatrick, P Lineham - Religious-Spiritual Diversity in Organisations, 2024
Diversity! The blessing and the bane of so much human existence and interaction. Diversity can lead us to growth, understanding, empathy, and the religious concepts pertaining to the peaceful coexistence of flourishing together in harmony and the …

(Neo) Marxist political economy: failure to take fetishism seriously

I Kapoor, G Fridell - Rethinking Development Politics, 2024
While never as pervasive as Modernization theory,(neo) Marxist political economy, in particular the Dependency and World Systems theory variants described in Chapter 2, emerged as leading critical development frameworks in the 1960s and …

Organisational tensions and employment sophistication

E Pio, R Kilpatrick, P Lineham - Religious-Spiritual Diversity in Organisations, 2024
… Many countries in the Middle East are antagonistic to Christian mission, as is India under the government elected in 2019, which is sympathetic to Hindutva ideology, a kind of Hindu exclusive nationalism. The Pew Research organisation …

I. Social Sciences

E Herms
… This development in the history of ideas provides the background for such phenomena as the political Hindutva movement in India, Singhalese nationalism and its identification with present-day Singhalese Buddhism, but also the claims to …

[PDF] A Journey to Find God in 21st Century: One Man's Quest for Global Peace

D Mamoon - 2024
… Your article strongly suggests that in India, Muslims are being made a political victim of Hindutva bigotry of BJP as Trump is making a Christian society as escape goat to compromise secular and modern values. …

[HTML] The Many Partitions: Retrieving the Erased Experiences of Women

A Anand, P Sharma
… In the madness of dominant Hindutva ideologies threads of gendered and communitarian bigotry got enmeshed to intensify the already prevalent violence and disruption. Loss of life and livelihood boosted antagonism between Hindus and …

[PDF] of the Book: Untouchable

MR Anand
Studies by the Bengaluru-based Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (S-VYASA) analyzed the changes that take place in the body during Om meditation. The study found Msmall but statistically significanf reduction in hear-rate …

[PDF] EMOTIONAL RESILIENCE

DA ODE, RV PAWAR, K DHANALAKSHMI…
ABSTRACT: This research delves into the profound wisdom of the Panchkosha model from the Taittiriya Upanishad, offering a holistic framework for understanding child psychology. The model delineates five sheaths encompassing physical, vital …

A Most Uncommon Task: Arvind Sharma and the Construction of Hindu Missiology

RB Locklin - International Journal of Hindu Studies, 2024
In this essay, I offer a critical, appreciative assessment of Arvind Sharma’s vision of missionary Hinduism, as developed in his 2011 monograph Hinduism as a Missionary Religion and related works in ethics, comparative method, and …

[PDF] Importance of Ahar Sankalpana According to Modern Era

JR Bande, A Khandekar, SC Samleti - Worldwide International Inter Disciplinary Research
Ayurveda is the science focusing on the way of living. It is a lifestyle which must be adopted for a healthy and sustainable living. Food has remained an important part of our cultures, faith, regions, communities etc. It is the basic requirement of life and …

Swami Vivekananda: An Epitome of Nationalism

L Patra - Journal of Indian Council of Philosophical Research, 2024
What we understand by nationalism is the idea of supporting one’s country, people, culture and sovereignty of the nation. It believes in self-rule, with an objective to maintain the national unity and solidarity. It also encourages pride in national …

[PDF] NEP 2020 EMPHASIS ON MULTIDISCIPLINARY AND INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH

R Krishnaveni, B Purusotham
The need to inculcate a multidisciplinary approach in education has been felt for quite some time now, but the basic idea has so far remained confined to theories and discussions. But lately, there has been an upsurge in its application in the …

Panchatantra As an Embodiment of Life-Wisdom

A Kumar - An Anthology Of English Essays: Critical Writing In …, 2024
… Why it is mother to all language Once Sri Aurobindo said, " Sanskrit language, as has been universally recognized by those competent to form a judgment, as one of the most magnificent, the most perfect, the most prominent and wonderfully sufficient …

Chasing The Rainbow: The Creative Memoirs of Manoj Das

A Kumar - An Anthology Of English Essays: Critical Writing In …, 2024
… Further, its process occupied a new sense in the light of Sri Aurobindo: … One of them said that the day was sacred not only because it brought us independence, but also because it was the birthday of Sri Aurobindo, the first son of Mother India to …

Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Haridas Chaudhuri was chosen by Sri Aurobindo to go to the US

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

20 hours ago — ... Sri Aurobindo - Evolution Fast-forward, Part 4. This film traces the spiritual evolution of India over 4000 years, based on Sri Aurobindo's research to ...

helpful clarifications! See also integral philosopher Haridas Chaudhuri. Chaudhuri was chosen by Sri Aurobindo to come to the US to found a graduate school then called the American Academy of Asian Studies. Today this school is called California Institute of Integral Studies. I should add, Chaudhuri was the school's first president. Alan Watts was the first dean. You can read more about the history of CIIS here: matthewsegall.files.wordpress.com/2023/03/ciis-a

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[PDF] HUMANISTIC APPROACH AND VIVEKANANDA'S MAN-MAKING EDUCATION

S Halder
Swami Vivekananda, a spiritual luminary of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, envisioned education as the means to transform individuals into virtuous, self-aware, and socially responsible beings. His man-making education model prioritizes …

Spirituality and social engagement

D MEINTEL - Social Compass, 2024
… active for the cause of the environment; for example, a yoga school in Sherbrooke that raises funds to support regional … yoga centre in Montreal regularly gave half the registration fees for seven sessions a week to a non-profit organization whose …

[PDF] A Review on Relevance of Vedic Science in Present Scenario

R Karnawat
… We can find among the Vedic sciences a whole range of sciences from astronomy and chemistry to psychology and surgery, extending to astrology and to the science of Yoga itself. We can call this integral approach to both the spiritual and material …

[PDF] Deep Sustainability as Care: A Nondual Approach to Environmental Communication

U Olausson - Environmental Communication, 2024
… Overall, the ontological outlook of nonduality would open new paths for ideology critical research of discursive “otherization” with its integral take on our shared existence. It provides communication scholars with a firm foundation to anchor the …

[PDF] THE INFLUENCE AND ROLE OF THE EUROPEAN COURT OF HUMAN RIGHTS IN GUARANTEEING WOMEN'S RIGHTS

LPDB DHULI - ICONIL 2023 AUTUMN, 2023
… In tandem with the “Being Alive” trend, the adoption of practices such as yoga and meditation in Western cultures has a deeply rooted … Abstract The dynamic field of consumer behavior has become an integral aspect of the contemporary business …

[PDF] INTERNATIONAL AYURVEDIC MEDICAL JOURNAL

MCIN COVID, IM ROGA - 2024
… Moreover, this exploration will shed light on the practical integration of silence therapy into daily life, whether through dedicated retreats, moments of mindfulness, or as an integral part of Ayurvedic … Silence forms an integral part of the Christian …

Yoga as Therapeutic Animal Ethics

K Valpey - The Routledge Companion to Indian Ethics, 2024
… The practitioner of yoga makes integral to one’s practice the observance of oneself on the several levels of one’s identity. Of particular … Self-study as an aspect of yoga practice has traditionally meant reflective study of sacred texts …

[PDF] Analyzing and Discussing the Evolution of Arabesque Movement According to Dance Elements and Aesthetics

A Zafeiroudi - 2023
… , as these art forms became highly formal in religious settings as an integral element of Islamic decorative traditions. Arabesque art became more … Similarly, many physical poses or "asana" from yoga – a discipline of eastern philosophy that …

[PDF] Finding Our Way Back into the Body Through Somatic Movement: A Journey Through the Meanings and Challenges of Mindfulness

A Qutbuddin - 2024
… might not even know it) mindful movement such as qi gong, yoga, mindful walking as well as expressive meditation practices can prevent re-… In the following section, I suggest that making mindful movement an integral part of mindfulness meditation …

[HTML] Health education in primary care: a look under the perspective of users of the healthcare system

ALM Fittipaldi, G O'Dwyer, P Henriques - Saúde e Sociedade, 2024
… Religiosity is considered an integral element in the healing and self-care process: “Because I believe in God, because I believe that God can be a great partner, the greatest partner in someone’s recovery, whatever that person’s limitations may be” (E5). …

[HTML] India's Whole of the Government and Whole of the Society Approach for Behavior Change Communication (BCC) Strategy–An Opportunity to Learn BCC in a Real-life …

S Lal - Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2024
… Physical activities and promotion of wellness through Yoga and Meditation and eating safe and healthy food will go a long way to … This should be an ongoing activity in schools and colleges and should form an integral part of formal and …

Crafting Customer Experience for a Wellness Paradise

M Kniazeva - 2024
… yoga. More recently, he has rewarded himself with annual wellness retreats in California, Belize, India, and Bali, an extension of his regular yoga … He had started to wonder whether a long yoga retreat might reenergize him when he learned about …

[PDF] FITNESS-YOGA–AN EFFECTIVE MEANS OF APPLICATION IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION OF STUDENTS

VN Ivanivna, PO Vasylivna - The I International Scientific and Practical Conference" …
… Preserving and strengthening the health of students is an integral part of the initial process, which should … To avoid this trend, fitness-yoga has been proposed as an additional form of healthy … fitness-yoga, the most popular mind-body exercise [1, 2 …

The Business of Sex Coaching: 13 Steps to Career Success as a Sexological Entrepreneur

P Britton, S Martin - The Professional's Guide to Sexuality Consultation
… While Inner Game work must come first as an integral part of the foundations of your business, it is never done. It is a journey you will be … Exercise, whether it’sa workout in a gym, a yoga class, riding a horse, bike riding, anything that’s physically …

[HTML] Internet interventions and therapies for addressing the negative impact of digital overuse: a focus on digital free tourism and economic sustainability

JF Arenas-Escaso, JA Folgado-Fernández… - BMC Public Health, 2024
The excessive use of information technologies (IT) and online digital devices are causing symptoms of burnout, anxiety, stress and dependency that affect the physical and mental health of our society, extending to leisure time and work …

[PDF] Medicinal Plants in Ayurveda and Unani systems including Siddha in the Indian scenario

I Lepcha, B Patra, D Saha - About the Editor: Dr. Debabrata Das, 2023
… Medicinal plants have been an integral part of traditional medicine systems in India, particularly Ayurveda, Unani, and Siddha. These systems emphasize holistic approaches to … Yoga and meditation techniques are employed to promote …

[PDF] An integral approach to the study of problems of philosophical anthropology Nargiz Medzhidova

N Medzhidova
… to create an integral approach in the … of integral yoga, Sri Aurobindo, the integral approach to the problem of consciousness in the works of German philosopher Jean Gebser, the works of integral theorist Michael Zimmerman, and the …

[PDF] Developing empathy as a process of re-humanization: insights from South American students and their experiences with contemplative practices.

GB Quiroga - 2024
… An integral part of that project was the use of contemplative practices in each of the 28 … For example, one participant noted: “I have always related them to yoga or mindfulness … their meaning to me; they indeed have become an integral part of my …

[PDF] Platonic Musical Education in Richard Wagner in Bayreuth

J Majernık
In this article a new interpretation of Richard Wagner in Bayreuth is proposed: far from being an artifact of Nietzsche’s youthful devotion to Wagner, it stands beyond any idolization of Wagner and uses his art as a vehicle for a renewal of musical …

Detox for Success: How Digital Detoxification Can Enhance Productivity and Well-Being

AK Sharma, R Sharma - Business Drivers in Promoting Digital Detoxification, 2024
… In the fast-digital age, the constant influx of information, relentless social media engagement, and an unending stream of push notifications have become an integral part of our lives. While these technological advancements have undoubtedly …

FALUN GONG

X Ning, JR Lewis - Radicalisation, 2024
… Qigong is a traditional Chinese system of exercises that have been compared with yoga. Falun Gong was founded in the People’s … We thus agree with Junpeng Li, who argues that “spirituality had always been an integral part of Li’s teaching”(2013 …

[PDF] Managing Stress: An Important Key to Maintaining Mental Health

D Bihn - Journal of Asian Multicultural Research for Medical and …, 2023
… From relaxation techniques involving meditation and yoga, to exercise as a form of physical release, we will explore methods that have proven effective in reducing … Therefore, making exercise an integral part of your daily routine can have significant …

[PDF] The Stories of Modern Yoga-History or Myth?

J Bache
… yoga of today is practiced with a strong focus on the physical exercises; whilst in India yoga … gurus; and Western researchers and yoga experts about what yoga, its practices and origins … are expressed in these opposing understandings of Yoga …

Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA)

JJB Koshy, B Devadas - Christianity, 2024
… Yoga is basically an integral spiritual discipline that had been practiced in India as a means of harmonious development of a person leading to final liberation. Yogic practices under a well-trained teacher can bring in a lot of benefits to the practitioner …

[PDF] SM Nazmuz Sakib's Framework of 4 Principles for Potential Output in Physiotherapy in Other Disciplines of Medicine

MR Amin, PT Koppenhaver, SY Chiou, S Michele
… Investment in interprofessional leadership and research on implementation frameworks tailored for each discipline is integral for sustainable assimilation. Despite the challenges, strategic integration has the potential to unite professions …

Moral conflict in a (post) war story: Narrative as enactment of and reflection on moral injury

RC Riner, BD Carnes - Ethos
This article examines the discursive construction of moral conflict in a military veteran's (post)war story. By closely examining the linguistic details of a single veteran's narrative of war, this article addresses how moral conflict is revealed in …

[HTML] A Phenomenology of Whiteness in Rolfing® SI

T Koepke
This paper discusses aesthetic and phenomenological philosophies as a lens to understand and discuss Rolfing Structural Integration (SI) and its relationship to orientation, neutrality, and Whiteness. Three primary understandings of orientation …

[PDF] Role of Yama-Niyama in Socio-personal Development of an Individual in the post-Covid Era

V Thapliyal, P Tyagi, G Jaiswal, GS Thakur
… and foremost two pillars of Ashtanga Yoga (an eight-fold path of Yoga). The theoretical aspect of these two Yoga limbs is being discussed, … purity, contentment, austerity, self-study and devotion to God as an integral part of his daily routine, then …

[HTML] Al-Bīrūnī's Translations within the Sāṅkhya-Yoga Traditions

N Verdon - The Books Sānk and Pātanğal, 2024
… This reading may indicate that the author of this commentary considered Patañjali’s work an integral treatise (śāstra) and did not necessarily dissociate the sūtras from their bhāṣya. Accordingly, the Vivaraṇa comments on the Pātañjalayogaśāstra in its …

Mental Health and Indian Psychology: Recent Trends and Future Directions

J Agrawal, R Ganer - Psychological Studies, 2024
… and Yoga. Over the years, there was an expansion of reach and engagement, with the latest symposium on Integral Yoga Psychology … background in Indian psychology or Yoga, ranging from those studying it at the degree level (Psychology …