Thursday, April 25, 2024

Civil society in the non-Western context

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

... Divine with Sraddhalu - Part 41 - Chapter XXIV (p 901-902). 3 views · 22 minutes ago ...more. The Mother & Sri Aurobindo : E-library. 10K. Subscribe
9 hours ago — It is not by books that Sri Aurobindo ought to be studied but by subjects — what he has said on the Divine, on Unity, on religion, on evolution, on education, ...
3 hours ago — Integral Yoga by Sri Aurobindo emphasizes personal effort, aligning with the Witness and Shakti to fulfill destiny through svadharma, expressing divinity by ...

Gramsci and South Asia: Common Sense, Religion and Political Society

AK Patnaik
Gramsci's theory of common sense is a meta-narrative that can be used to explain both religion and political formations. This book examines Gramsci's perspective and how his theories translate into South Asian society. It explores Gramsci’s …

How India's democracy shapes its global role and relations with the West

C Bajpaee - 2024
Two narratives dominate global discussions about India today: one is on the country’s rise as an increasingly prominent geopolitical and economic actor; the other centres on concerns – particularly among India’s Western partners – about democratic …

Uncovering the Linguistic Agenda of 'Hindi'stan: The Political Implications of Language Imposition in India

R Mathew - The Routledge Handbook of Language and Mind …, 2024
… Shashi Tharoor in his article criticizes the Hindutva ideology of imposing Hindi by the ruling party as, … The increasing number of violence, communal riots, and hate speech based on religion, culture, and caste in the country is an effect of the gradual …

Secularism in the Troubled 'Waters' of 'Hindu nationalism': A Case Study of the Conflict between Freedom of Expression and Religion in India

A Singh - Secular Studies, 2024
… “Secularism is an obstacle for Hindutva supporters to make India a Hindu majoritarian nation; women, Muslim and Dalits shall be a second-… This study also shows that there is a possibility of resistance to Hindu religious bigotry that could …

[PDF] The Becoming of a Hero

P Bivalkar - 2024
Identity conflicts, a prominent feature of our times, a phenomenon of belonging somewhere yet belonging nowhere, are increasingly finding their way into cinema. This book looks at the representations of identity conflicts in India on the canvas of …

Interrogating the Thesis of'Irrational Deification'

V Geetha, U Chakravarti - Dalit Counter-publics and the Classroom
… She is possessed by Hindutva Has lost her principles – lost her path How can she get Swarajya? … When it has no trace of humanism Say no to Hindutva, For in it there is no place for fraternity By declaring some to be lowly And others as high, This …

Conceptualising Popular Culture: Lavani and Powada in Maharashtra

V Geetha, U Chakravarti - Dalit Counter-publics and the Classroom
This chapter offers a historically situated conceptualisation of popular culture in the Indian context. Taking issue with the definitions available in standard writing on the subject which, often, are extrapolated from academic contexts in North America, the …

Dalit Studies as Pedagogical Practice: Claiming More Than Just a'Little Place'in the Academia

V Geetha, U Chakravarti - Dalit Counter-publics and the Classroom, 2024
This chapter intervenes in the debate regarding the future of higher education in India, in the neoliberal era, by making a case for what is termed ‘situated optimism’, based on critical and enabling developments in the Social Sciences, particularly the …

Terrorists Threats to Security

M Ortuoste, C Olson - Asian Security in the Age of Globalization
This chapter situates terrorism within the political violence that is used to build Westphalian states. It shows the different trajectories of terrorism in South and Southeast Asia, later converging with the creation of al Qaeda. The different reasons …

Filming Resistance: A Conversation with Deepa Dhanraj

F Nizaruddin - The Routledge Companion to Asian Cinemas
… Rohith Vemula belonged to, was vehemently opposed to majoritarian Hindutva politics. Rohith wrote regularly on Facebook attacking the ABVP and the RSS. After his death, cases were filed against the vice chancellor as well as a central minister …

[PDF] Covid stories: A narrative exploration of experiences of the pandemic among members of an academic research group

R Stancer, J Georgeson, S Bagchi, C Myhill, K Gulliver… - Human Systems, 2024
… ‘My confidence in working online and various technology became a significant strength and integral part of day-to-day life. As my confidence increased, I … I have started doing yoga which was initially aimed at improving my breathing. Now I …

[HTML] Tag: Skill Development

SN Sharma
… According to the traditional approach of yoga, its ultimate goal is to achieve “moksha” (liberation). The first Hindu teacher of yoga who actively advocated yoga in the western world was Swami Vivekanand. He travelled to Europe and the United States …

Indigenous Atheists in Canada: Challenging Assumptions and Navigating Belonging

J Simmons - Secular Studies, 2024
This study addresses a gap in existing scholarship on Indigenous people in Canada who identify as atheists. To shed light on this underrepresented group, I conducted in-depth, semi-structured interviews with 18 Indigenous atheists from three different cities …

[PDF] School Complex in National Education Policy: An Opportunity for Social Work Profession

S Bhatt
… It also recommends to appoint teachers for areas such as special education, art, theatre, yoga etc. The intention of these appointments is very clear that each school complex is adequately resourced. Each school complex has adequate number of …

Classical

A Banerji - The Routledge Companion to Performance-Related …, 2024
… Despite these multivalent and conflicting perspectives attached to the referent, the classical operates today as an integral part of the Indian … Examples include the Yogaśāstra on yoga, Śilpaśāstra on sculpture, and Vāstuśāstra on architecture …

Mindfulness Practice and Expressions of Wellness: Experiences of Doctoral Counselor Education and Supervision Students

A Baggs, O Duhel, E Justice, F Henderson - Journal of Creativity in Mental Health, 2024
… It has become an integral part of mainstream culture and is now commonly incorporated into clinical settings. In the realm of academic research, the exploration of mindfulness has significantly broadened over the past two decades. Recent …

[PDF] A Study on the Marketing Challenges faced by Manufacturers of Ayush Products in India

E Dias, N Joshi - Educational Administration: Theory and Practice, 2024
… The Ayush industry in India represents a rich tapestry of traditional medicinal systems, encompassing Ayurveda, Yoga, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy. Rooted in ancient wisdom and holistic principles, these systems have been integral to …

[HTML] RESOURCE TYPE

GC Free
… They address all aspects of an individual's well-being, including spiritual health, as integral to promoting optimal health and healing. … yoga and naturopathy therapy in addressing anxiety disorders and insomnia. These studies suggest that …

[PDF] Menyama Braya Image of Acculturation of Hinduism and Islam in Budakeling Village

IDG Yoga, AA Mundayat, Y Sunesti - International Journal of Social and Political …, 2024
Bali is known for its Hinduism nuances, but actually their life is very multicultural. This multicultural condition encourages the importance of mutual respect between religious communities. The aim of this study is that to identify acculturation and …

[PDF] The Essence of Indian Culture

L Mehrotra
In his perennial quest for a better and brighter life, man has consistently evolved new ideas, made new inventions and established new institutions. Thus have cultures grown and civilizations flourished from man’s primitive beginnings several …

Dalit Studies as Pedagogical Practice: Claiming More Than Just a'Little Place'in the Academia

V Geetha, U Chakravarti - Dalit Counter-publics and the Classroom, 2024
This chapter intervenes in the debate regarding the future of higher education in India, in the neoliberal era, by making a case for what is termed ‘situated optimism’, based on critical and enabling developments in the Social Sciences, particularly the …

Alliance of Krishna and Arjuna in the Mahabharata

S Amin - Indian Classical Literature
This paper will try to explore the idea of male bonding in the Indian epic tradition. The gender-based critical approaches of the contemporary Indian academia often attempt to look at the idea of male bonding in the Indian epics in dimensions of bromance, homosocial bonding, and the like. Are these approaches adequate to explain the multi-layered dimensions of relationships between the characters?

A comparative analysis of deep learning and deep transfer learning approaches for identification of rice varieties

K Sharma, GK Sethi, RK Bawa - Multimedia Tools and Applications, 2024
Rice is an essential staple food for human nutrition. Rice varieties worldwide have been planted, imported, and exported. During production and trading, different types of rice can be mixed. Due to rice impurities, rice importers and exporters may lose …

Fostering Multidisciplinary Research for Sustainability

S Dhar, U Dhar, A Veda - 2024
… In the healthcare industry, her expertise was recognized during her tenure at various managerial positions in Hospital Administration at Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences, Indore. She demonstrated operational prowess by ensuring the …

[PDF] M. Ed. SYLLABUS-III SEMESTER MCC6-HISTORY AND POLITICAL ECONOMY OF EDUCATION (4 CREDITS 128 HOURS)

I UNIT
OBJECTIVES On completion of this course the prospective teacher educators will 1. acquire the knowledge of the historical perspective of education in pre and Post independent India 2. understand the implications of various contribution through …

[PDF] Postcolonialism: An Alternative Discourse Theory

SK Bag - 2024
Postcolonialism as an alternative discourse theory in social science research it appeared in 1970s and 1980s. The foundation of postcolonial theory as practice brought about the culmination of the Enlightenment age, or the Age of Modernism. It …

Contemporary contributions to critiques of political economy and alternative planetary futures: Political economy, moral economy, moral sociology, spiritual ecology …

AK Giri - Revisiting Social Theory, 2024
… For example, Gandhi and Sri Aurobindo as well as the multiple traditions of Vedanta challenge us to realize the creative power of … -civilizational dialogues between Marx and Gandhi, Marx and Sri Aurobindo, among others about manifold …

Saturday, April 20, 2024

How to cut off emotional cord and keep distance

 Collated by Tusar Nath Mohapatra

Issues are rooted in history, but flowing into politics, unfortunately: Vikram Sampath https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/2024/Apr/13/issues-are-rooted-in-history-but-flowing-into-politics-unfortunately-vikram-sampath

A famous historian once said, "Every work of history is an interim report." It is always a work in progress; new evidence comes up. So, I might have written the most well-researched, well-written book on a particular subject. Suppose you find something new and discover something new, which I have either intentionally ignored or didn't have the capacity to research thoroughly. My thesis could be completely overturned, and my book might end up in the dustbin. Your book might become the new narrative on that subject. So, it's not 'correcting'. What I'd like to say is, it's presenting an alternative version of history... 

Every person, whether we are in media, writing, in the public domain, artists, none of us is free from any bias. We can say we are independent, but an element of bias about what we hold very true to ourselves naturally creeps in. That is especially true for writers of non-fiction and history. How to cut off that emotional cord and keep the distance from a subject in which you're so emotionally invested becomes a huge challenge. About the history books, yeah, these will become (political) playgrounds all the time... 

Now, what is evidence in the case of history writing? You go to, of course, not just archaeology but also literary sources. Now, when you go to literary sources, we've had celebrated historians of ancient India who proudly claim, "I don't know anything of Sanskrit. I don't know Pali. I don't know Prakrit. I don't know Tamil, I don't know all the classical languages." So, our history is hidden in those languages, in those texts, if you're looking at literary evidence, other than archaeology. Similarly, people who are celebrated mediaeval Indian historians proudly say, "I don't know Arabic and Persian." So, what is my window? I'm looking at a pinhole, to a 5000 years of civilization through this pinhole of English translations done by somebody, mostly Westerners, with their blinkered views or inadequate understanding of language, especially Sanskrit. One word can mean multiple meanings, depending on the context. 

... 

Of #Oppenheimer, #Arjuna and vexing questions of #ethics and morality #Auroville hosts special session on Sunday

In July 1945, as Oppenheimer and other scientists gathered to watch the Trinity nuclear test, the intensity of the explosion would surpass the limits of their imagination. A passage from the Gita would flash through Oppenheimer’s mind: “If the radiance of a thousand suns were to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendour of the Mighty One”.

His thoughts would then quickly turn to Krishna’s words from the same epic: “Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds”.


https://twitter.com/THPondy/status/1781126358351151281?t=-11OHkD7_uMC_iwkQ8jXug&s=19

Democracy is increasingly becoming a mockery, not only in India but globally, as it drifts away from its core principles. The influence of false religious leaders and greedy corporations exploits democracy for profit, hindering the progress of nations and humanity as a whole.

https://twitter.com/yeldopaul/status/1781341353076465958?t=CSPM67x5ADRNyLeFpwpGaA&s=19

#Culture is often a code word for "status quo" -- because it has an implicit value judgment that it has to be "preserved" & not "changed".  Cultures can & should change. This is why the politics of change is called progressive, while the politics of continuity conservative

https://twitter.com/madversity/status/1781348773085491445?t=uSAiaaPsCwm2TB2bSaVnwg&s=19

Savitri has arrived at the doors of the Unknowable where she has to make a choice ...whether she merges into Nothingness ... or else she comes back... and redeems the world.
The desire for the Divine or for bhakti for the Divine is the one desire which can free one from all the others — at the core it is not a desire, but an aspiration.

The New Perspectives in Indian Philosophy (henceforth NPIP) edited by Chakraborty is a scholarly collection of philosophical lectures delivered by Kalidas Bhattacharyya (1911-1984) at the Ramakrishna Mission Institute of Culture during last two decades of his life. Bhattacharyya continued the philosophical legacy of his father, the notable modern Indian philosopher, Krishna Chandra Bhattacharyya (1875-1949) Reviewed by Krishna Mani Pathak, Hindu College, University of Delhi, India Read on blog 

[PDF] World-Systems at Fifty: A Provisional Balance-Sheet

RA Palat - Journal of World-Systems Research, 2024
Fifty years after it was first formulated, how are we to assess the ways in which a world-systems perspective has shaped the way we see the world, and its limits and challenges as we stand in the midst of a neoliberal restructuring of universities and …

[PDF] Against Extinction: An Interview with Sahej Rahal

K Zitzewitz - 21: Inquiries into Art, History, and the Visual, 2024
… SR: Let us consider the Hindutva schematic of the Hindu Rashtra: a mythical country drafted upon Indian contours. Hindutva insists that it … To graft itself upon this multitude, Hindutva weaponizes state machinery in the form of cultural erasures …

[HTML] Caste/Essay

AOF CASTE
… This political Hinduism later came to be called Hindutva.33 … Hindu nationalism, in his 1923 pamphlet Essentials of Hindutva (later retitled Hindutva: Who Is a Hindu?). The … On Bhai Parmanand, a founder-member of the Ghadar Party who later …

[PDF] The City Clerk and the Body in the Basement

CJ McFall - 2024
Writing has been not only my source of income, but also an avenue to display my own thoughts through the words of others for the past four decades. Being able to incorporate my own personality across the genres in written form has given me, and …

Spirituality, Mental Health and Quality of Life

N Pant
… health and related aspects such as Yoga, Upanishads, Gita and Vedanta among others.Patanjali … The famous ‘root sutra’ of Patanjali Yoga Sutra is where yoga is explained as: … And the aim of all Gyan, Karma, and Bhakti Yoga is to be free from …

Nietzschean, Feminist, and Embodied Perspectives on the Presocratics

JI Breidenstein Jr
… Nietzsche is integral to both the philosophical and scholarly aspects of this book, and just as his emphasis that, in contrast to the paradigm… that I take a yoga class at the Yoga Garden in Narberth. From my first classes with Mark Nelson and the …

Transpersonal Psychology—William James and Moving Beyond a Materialist Paradigm

E Sheppard - Mild Altered States of Consciousness: Subtle Shifts of …, 2024
… Mike Daniels suggests that his Integral theory is actually a borrowing from Piaget with extra levels derived from Eastern meditative practice. Wilber changes stages of development to states, and suggests these can occur at any stage of development …

[PDF] The Effectiveness of Integrating Religious/Spirituality Beliefs into Psychotherapy: An Integrative Review

J Anighoro-Okezie - 2024
This comprehensive review explores how integrating religious beliefs into psychotherapy impacts mental health outcomes. Following a structured approach guided by Whittemore and Knafl's (Nov 2005) methodology, the review involves a …

Zero and Pi Symbols of

A Mukhopadhyay, SR Bhatt
The subject matter of the present work is evident from its title. It reflects the epistemology in multidisciplinary academic spheres (world history, philosophy, mathematics of the ancient and modern days) and qualifies the book counterfactual …

[PDF] The relationship between emotional intelligence and stress resistance of the individual

S Yurchuk, Y Lyashch - Personality and environmental issues, 2024
… Hans Selye, a Canadian endocrinologist, emphasized that stress should not be feared, because it is an integral component of life. Stress is … Relaxation techniques - yoga, meditation and deep breathing practices help calm the mind and …

The Emperor's Quantum Computer Illustrated: An Alternative Light-Centered Interpretation of Quanta, Superposition, Entanglement and the Computing that Arises …

P Malik - 2024
This book attempts to reveal something of the vastly different and fundamentally creative quality of computing that must accompany any computation involving the quantum-levels. To linearly project digital computing laurels manifest as increasing …

[PDF] Aṣṭāṅga-yoga dan Upaya Peningkatan Kecerdasan Adversitas Manusia

IM Dwitayasa - Jurnal Penelitian Agama Hindu, 2024
Scientists discovered the paradigm of three human intelligences: intellectual, emotional, and spiritual. This paradigm is known as Intelligence Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ), and Spiritual Quotient (SQ). These three are the most …