Understanding Contemporary India in the Light of Sri Aurobindo

The essays in this book explore selected social-cultural phenomena and topics concerning India in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s sociological-cultural vision and thought. The main themes include:
· fundamental question of who qualifies to be called an intellectual, a true thinker · nation and nationalism in the light of deeper Indian spirit
· role and limits of reason in the context of religion and social reform
· inter-religious harmony in India, particularly between Hinduism and Islam
· commercialism in in the light of ancient Indian wisdom and Sri Aurobindo’s insights
· contemplation on Dharma and ‘spiritual practicality’ in the light of Sri Aurobindo · re-envisioning Indian education in the light of Indian spirit
· equality and freedom for women, especially with regard to education and marriage, in the light of Sri Aurobindo’s integral vision of life, human development and individual and societal evolution of consciousness
· deeper significance of Ramayana in the Indian collective psyche