“In Buddha we find, perhaps for the first time in the history of humanity, that all-embracing love for man which was to be the mainspring of human behaviour and which was to form one of the pivots of his aspiration for self-realisation. The secret of Buddha’s appeal, the great success of this appeal to Humanity has lain here. Buddha, of course, was in the first instance an Indian sage, and he inherited the accumulated wisdom of his forbears…”
(Suniti Kumar Chatterjee, Buddha and Humanity, paper read at the Buddha Jayanti Symposium, New Delhi, November 1956)
At the Ananda Bodhi Society of India – Sri Lanka Buddha Vihara – Shravasti, had darshan of the sacred Relics of Lord Buddha. Paid respects to veteran monk Bhadant Shraddhalok Mahasthavir,
saw the fascinating mural-paintings depicting Bhagavan Buddha’s sojourn at Shravast…
We were delighted to host at SPMRF a batch of bright, sharp and well-informed group of students and scholars from across various colleges of Maharashtra for a “Policy, Public Policy and Governance” session. The youth delegation is part of the “Campus to Sansad” programme, an imaginative initiative- conceived and put …
Rishi Rajnarayan Basu (1826-1899), Sri Aurobindo’s maternal grandfather, was one of the leading figures, the anchor of Indian awakening and nationalism. Often endearingly referred to as the “Grandfather of Indian Nationalism”, Rishi Rajnarayan strode his era as an intellectual colossus and as one of the earliest and staunchest advocate and …
For our generation – Shri Ashok Singhal Ji’s presence and energy was galvanic. Too young to participate in the Ram Mandir Andolan physically, it was Shri Ashok Singhal Ji’s towering personality, his whirlwind tours, his inspiring articulation and fearless stance, that created a deep impression on us and made us …