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June 1, 2020
The Magnificence of Lepakshi – Part 3
Text by Beloo and Suhas Mehra; some photos by Suhas Mehra, some taken from the website of IIACD (International Institute for Art, Culture and Democracy). Continued from Part 2 In this final part of the series, we zoom in on the magnificent mural paintings of the Veerabhadra Swami Temple at Lepakshi. Many of the murals... Continue Reading →
May 31, 2020
Aspiration, Grace, and Life – 2
CONTINUED FROM PART 1 Author: Suhas Mehra (2019). Published in Sraddha, Vol. 11 (1), August 2019, pp. 140-152 Grace Anything is achievable by aspiration from below and divine grace answering that call. Googling the word ‘Grace’ one gets the following results – “smoothness and elegance of movement; courteous goodwill; an attractively polite manner of... Continue Reading →
May 22, 2020
The Magnificence of Lepakshi – Part 2
Photos by Suhas Mehra, text by Beloo and Suhas Mehra. Continued from Part 1 After experiencing some of the splendour that fills the compound of Swamy Veerabhadra Temple, let us now proceed toward the interior of the mandir. As noted before, according to the earliest inscriptions available, the present temple is about 500 years old,... Continue Reading →
May 21, 2020
Aspiration, Grace, and Life – 1
Author: Suhas Mehra (2019). Published in Sraddha, Vol. 11 (1), August 2019, pp. 140-152 Dashrath Manjhi, a poor labourer from a village in Bihar, single-handedly carved a path through a hillock, a road 110 m long, 9.1 m wide and 7.6 m deep, using only a hammer and chisel, the work which took him 22 years. This road... Continue Reading →
May 16, 2020
The Magnificence of Lepakshi – Part 1
Photos by Suhas Mehra. Text by Beloo and Suhas Mehra. Le Pakshi! said Lord Rama to Jatayu. Grief-struck Rāma and Lakshmana had been desperately searching for Sita when they met Jatayu. Sita had mysteriously disappeared one afternoon when both the brothers were gone in chase of a golden deer. (Rāma had gone first, but then... Continue Reading →
May 13, 2020
A Series Inspired by India’s Rebirth – 7
Author: Beloo Mehra (2019). Published under the title When Young India Awakes in Sri Aurobindos Action, Vol. 50 (7), July 2019, pp. 8-10 CONTINUED FROM Part 6 When Young India Awakes CHAPTER VI The train was running at its normal speed. Yuvaan, Rishi, Pranav and Aman all were lazily stretched out on their berths,... Continue Reading →
May 5, 2020
Hampi Continues to Live – Part 10
Continued from Part 9 Royal Enclosure (Photos by Suhas Mehra, text by Suhas and Beloo Mehra) If you were a visitor to Hampi during the times of the mighty Vijayanagara emperors, wanting to see where the kings and queens, princes and princesses lived and from where they ruled the great empire, you would go to... Continue Reading →
April 29, 2020
Book Review – The Infidel Next Door (by Dr. Rajat Mitra)
if you will not learn from history, you will have to be taught by a harsher teacher the same lessonand taught perhaps at a much more tremendous price (Sri Aurobindo, CWSA, Vol. 7, p. 770) Dr. Rajat Mitras The Infidel Next Door is a book divided in 100 chapters. But each of these small... Continue Reading →
April 23, 2020
Dawn, the Bringer of Truth
April 24, 2020 marks the centenary of the final arrival of the Mother in Pondicherry. This marked a new phase of her work with Sri Aurobindo for the destiny of Earth and mankind. While on the outer level her return to Pondicherry marked a definitive change in the rhythm and scope of the life at... Continue Reading →
April 22, 2020
On Conservative and Progressive Intellectuals (Book Excerpt)
An excerpt from a longer essay titled On Intellectuals and Thinkers from the Matriwords ebook: On Intellectuals and Thinkers, and Other Musings on India in the Light of Sri Aurobindo Inner Light for the Intellect People in ordinary speech do not make any distinction between intellect and intelligence, though of course it is quite... Continue Reading →
