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Aug 1 2019August 1, 2019

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism (Part 9)

Essay, Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By Renaissance Editors / 8 minutes of reading

In this part, A V Sastri briefly outlines how the unique Indian spirit of nationalist struggle for independence led by Sri Aurobindo, Lokmanya Tilak and others was gradually replaced by the moral-ethical nature of Gandhian call for political freedom. He also writes of the limits of such moralistic attempts.

Aug 1 2019August 24, 2019

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism (Part 10)

Essay, Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By Renaissance Editors / 6 minutes of reading

In this part, the author argues that the time of moral phase of nationalism is over. The need of the hour is a spiritual nationalism, but before we get there we must recognise the ethical-moral development as a necessary stage in human evolution.

Jul 1 2019July 15, 2019

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism (Part 6)

Essay, Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By Renaissance Editors / 8 minutes of reading

In this part, A. V. Sastri speaks of the imitative nature of the early nationalist movement in 19th century India. Indian leaders at that time were so mesmerised by the British versions of Indian political history that they never explored India’s unique line of political development in the past.

Jul 1 2019July 15, 2019

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism (Part 7)

Essay, Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By Renaissance Editors / 5 minutes of reading

With a religious reawakening in Bengal, the early imitative nationalism became more aligned with the Indian historical and temperamental truth. The religious consciousness extended to the political field and the movement in Bengal prefigured the coming struggle on the wider stage of India.

Jul 1 2019July 15, 2019

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism (Part 8)

Essay, Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By Renaissance Editors / 7 minutes of reading

Sri Aurobindo envisages a future for the Indian nation for which there is no example or exact parallel in history, a new type of people lifting nationalism to a new pinnacle justifying the separate existence, separate effort of a whole people in fundamental unity with entire humanity.

Jun 1 2019July 15, 2019

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism (Part 5)

Essay, Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By Renaissance Editors / 8 minutes of reading

In this part, A V Sastri briefly outlines the historical evolution of the Indian polity from a simple organic community to its era of decline which was also marked by imposition of news systems and cultures from Western Asia and Europe.

Jun 1 2019July 15, 2019

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism (Part 4)

Essay, Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By Renaissance Editors / 14 minutes of reading

According to A V Sastri, the triple realisation of the Divine helped the Rishis to conceive a social order reconciling all conflict between the individual and society or nation by submitting both to a higher, the highest Truth. Essential ideals of the polity shaped by the Rishis are also mentioned.

May 1 2019July 15, 2019

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism (Part 3)

Essay, Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By Renaissance Editors / 9 minutes of reading

In this part, A V Sastri briefly explores the nation-making in the West, which has been primarily an external evolution. But a subjective approach to forming a national identity can also bring great danger, as shown by the example of Germany. A spiritual view of individual and society is necessary.

May 1 2019July 15, 2019

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism (Part 2)

Essay, Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By Renaissance Editors / 11 minutes of reading

Exploring India’s mission for the humanity, A V Sastri in this part explains that Indian nationalism at its core must be as inclusive, as many-sided, as much rooted in Divine and Humanity, at once as disciplined and liberal, as much one in spirit but myriad in expression as Sanatana Dharma.

May 1 2019July 15, 2019

The Psychology of Indian Nationalism (Part 1)

Essay, Nation, Sri Aurobindo Circle Archives / By Renaissance Editors / 6 minutes of reading

In this opening part, author A V Sastri suggests that to comprehend the idea of nationalism as interpreted by Sri Aurobindo requires one to enter the whole region of his thought as it shapes and expresses itself in his major works.

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