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Our Work :- List of Our Work

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Integral Health :- INSTITUTE(s)

               

Integral Health :- Activities

Our current activities include, NAMAH Holistic Health Education: Workshops and seminars promoting integral health and healing. Research & Publications: Publishing articles, research, and books on topics related to integral...

Integral Education :- INSTITUTE(s)

Sri Aurobindo Foundation for Integral Education and Research (SAFIER) Education is meant to maximize one's potential and help one integrate with one's true self, surroundings, society, country and humanity. SAFIER aspires to work to...

Integral Education :- Activities

The work undertaken by these institutes includes AuroSchools: Model nurseries, kindergartens, primary and secondary schools are being established, where learning is joyful and creative. The focus is on developing faculties like concentration,...

Events :- What's New

Browse information on upcoming and past events and announcements from the Sri Aurobindo Society head office in Puducherry, India, as well as the SAS Branches and Affiliated Centres. Also, catch up on news from SAS worldwide. Read wide-ranging...

Rural Development :- INSTITUTE(S)

Sri Aurobindo Rural & Village Action & Movement (SARVAM) Since about 700 million people in India’s villages live below the poverty line, there is a dire need and urgency to develop, uplift and enable them to become a dynamic part of...

Rural Development :- ACTIVITIES

SARVAM started its work with two villages in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu. A dedicated and active group of people have been organized in each village to work with the rest of the community in every field of life. SARVAM’s role is...

Rural Development :- PARTICIPATE

The Sri Aurobindo Society aims to bring together all those who would like to work for the advent of a new world. Participate with us—come visit, volunteer, contribute, learn and grow in a way and in a field that interests you.

Sustainable Development :- INSTITUTE(S)

AuroSpace aims to combine functionality with culturally relevant and ecologically sensitive designs. Sharanam, a rural development training institute developed by Aurospace, is an architectural landmark and is acclaimed to...

Sustainable Development :- ACTIVITIES

AuroSpace has designed the rural development centre called ‘Sharanam’, which is part of SARVAM, our integral rural development programme. The construction of the Centre is nearing its completion. You can read more about...

Sustainable Development :- PARTICIPATE

The Sri Aurobindo Society welcomes your participation in a variety of ways - visit us, volunteer, contribute, become a member, learn and grow in a way and in a field that interests you.

Indian Culture | Sanskrit :- INSTITUTE(S)

“Indian civilisation has been the form and expression of a culture as great as any of the historic civilisations of mankind, great in religion, great in philosophy, great in science, great in thought of many kinds, great in literature, art and...

Indian Culture | Sanskrit :- OUR VISION AND MISSION

To facilitate a deeper appreciation and understanding of Sri Aurobindo’s vision of India’s destined work for the future of humanity. To design and curate inspiring educational programmes that emphasize the dynamic application of...

Indian Culture | Sanskrit :- OUR COMMUNITY OUTREACH WORK

Over the years we have organized several exhibitions, seminars, special lectures, cultural programs as well as orientation and training programmes on a rich variety of topics related to Indian Culture and Civilisation.  Please visit to learn...

AuroYouth :- INSTITUTE(S)

AuroYouth The Society’s youth wing AuroYouth has the dynamic ideal of preparing the youth to become the builders of a better tomorrow. It has, therefore, set the following objectives for itself: To inspire the youth to find their aim...

AuroYouth :- ACTIVITIES

Sri Aurobindo has said, “Our ideal is a new birth of humanity into the spirit; our life must be a spiritually inspired effort to create a body of action for that great new birth and creation.” There are no rigid rules or...

AuroYouth :- PARTICIPATE

The Sri Aurobindo Society aims to bring together all those who would like to work for the advent of a new world. Participate with us—come visit, volunteer, contribute, learn and grow in a way and in a field that interests you.

Women :- Women

Our vision is to enable women to play their true role in all fields of life, and to help in the ushering in of the new race envisioned by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.   While great strides have been made in the matter of women’s...

Women :- INSTITUTE

  Women’s Council An integral part of the Sri Aurobindo Society, the Council focuses on all issues relevant to women, and helps them to awaken to the truth that all human beings are manifestations of one universal Self. As the...

Women :- ACTIVITIES

Regarding the attitude one must take towards work, Sri Aurobindo’s words guide us: “Try to realise the strength within you, try to bring it forward, so that everything you do may be not your doing, but the doing of the Truth...

Questions And Answers :- Light on Life

We often receive questions from aspirants who are not satisfied with their present state, who are trying to find a meaning in their lives, a deeper reason for why things happen as they do, and who are searching for a light to guide them in their...

Questions And Answers :- TOPICS

We do hope that this list of compilations will inspire the readers to go to the complete works, help them to uncover the deeper purpose of their life, and set them on the path of ever greater perfection:

Accommodation :- Guest Houses

Please note we do not organise accommodation bookings through the Sri Aurobindo Society's website. Please contact the concerned guest house to check the availability of rooms and booking. The links to Sri Aurobindo Society-affiliated guest...

Getting Here :- By Air

The nearest cities to Puducherry are Chennai (160 kms) and Bengaluru (315 kms). The nearest airport is in Chennai. From Chennai airport, it is a 3 hour drive to Puducherry.

Getting Here :- By Road

From Chennai there are regular bus services. Taxis can also be hired.

Getting Here :- By Rail

There is a daily train connecting Chennai to Puducherry. Another daily train to Chennai from Villupuram which is a nearby city 34 kms. from Puducherry, is also available.

Getting Here :- Useful Links:

Http://www.pondytourism.in/how-to-reach.php The official website of Tourism Department, Government of Puducherry. Contains a very good map of the city and other useful details.   http://www.pondicherry.net.in/  Useful...

About Puducherry :- About Puducherry (Formerly Pondicherry)

Weather Rains occur principally in October, November and December, with occasional showers from July to September. The dry season lasts from January to July, and the hottest period from April to August. The most pleasant months are December,...

About Puducherry :- Useful Links

Http://tourism.gov.in/puducherry The official website of Tourism Department, Government of Puducherry. Contains a very good map of the city and other useful details.  http://pondicherry.net.in Useful information for visitors and...

Global :- SAS GLOBAL

The Society has a presence outside India. The global units are registered under the laws of their country and work to take forward the message of Mother and Sri Aurobindo. A map of our global presence    SAS...

Organizations :- OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

The following are some of the organizations related to us, Sri Aurobindo, the Mother and their vision of an integral life: Sri Aurobindo Ashram The Ashram in Puducherry, India, is a spontaneous outflowering and expression of the ideals of Sri...

Branches and Centres :- SAS BRANCHES & CENTRES

Sri Aurobindo Society has several Branches and Affiliated Centres in India and abroad. In a message, the Mother explains the true significance of a 'Centre': “To open a centre is not sufficient in itself. It must be the pure...

Branches and Centres :- Branches and Centres in India

View the complete list of SAS Branches and Centres   Branches, Centres & Study Circles in India on Google Map      

Sri Aurobindo :- Sri Aurobindo, an introduction

The year was 1907. The freedom movement in India was gathering momentum. Its leader was detained by the police. The poet Rabindranath Tagore paid him a visit after his acquittal, and wrote the now famous lines: “Rabindranath, O...

1872 – 1893 Calcutta to England :- Sri Aurobindo, Calcutta to England (1872-1893)

Sri Aurobindo was born in Calcutta, on August 15, 1872, at 5:00 am, the hour of dawn. The date is doubly important. Seventy-five years later, on August 15, 1947, India attained her freedom. In a message, Sri Aurobindo, who had played a leading...

1893 – 1906 England to Baroda :- 1893 – 1906 England to Baroda

Thus Sri Aurobindo sailed back to his country in 1893, at the age of twenty-one, having spent the most important and formative fourteen years of his life in a foreign land. He had grown up in England, but did not feel any attachment to it. India...

1893 – 1906 England to Baroda :- 1906 – 1910 Bengal

The freedom movement was given a huge impetus by the decision of Lord Curzon to partition Bengal. Protest meetings were held all over the country and a mass agitation was launched in Bengal. In June 1906, Sri Aurobindo took one year's leave...

1906 – 1910 Bengal :- 1906 – 1910 Bengal

The freedom movement was given a huge impetus by the decision of Lord Curzon to partition Bengal. Protest meetings were held all over the country and a mass agitation was launched in Bengal. In June 1906, Sri Aurobindo took one year's leave...

1910 – 1926 Pondicherry :- 1910 – 1926 Pondicherry

Sri Aurobindo reached Pondicherry on April 4, 1910. He was then 38 years old. He was received by several revolutionaries of Pondicherry. In fact some of them had been waiting for an Uttara Yogi, a yogi from the north. They had heard the prophecy...

1926 – 1950 Sri Aurobindo Ashram :- 1926 – 1950 Sri Aurobindo Ashram

Sri Aurobindo and the Mother believe that evolution is primarily a process of the manifestation of higher and higher levels of consciousness upon earth. As life descended into inert matter, and mind into unconscious life, so too higher levels...

1947, August 15th Message :- .

The 15th of August 1947 Message by Sri Aurobindo [Sri Aurobindo wrote this message at the request of All India Radio, Tiruchirapalli, India, for broadcast on the eve of India’s independence. This is the message which was broadcast on...

1878 – 1914 France, Algeria & Paris :- 1878 – 1914 France, Algeria & Paris

The Mother was born in Paris on February 21, 1878. Her parents were immigrants to France. Her father, Maurice Alfassa, was a wealthy Turkish banker from Adrianopolis and her mother, Mathilda Ismalun, came from Cairo. Turkey and Egypt are, in a...

1914 – 1915 Paris to Pondy :- 1914 – 1915 Paris to Pondy

Sri Aurobindo had come to Pondicherry in 1910. The same year Mirra's husband, Paul Richard, also came to Pondicherry for some political work. He met Sri Aurobindo several times and on his return to France told Mirra about him. Mirra now felt...

1915 – 1920 Japan :- 1915 – 1920 Japan

But then the First World War intervened. In February 1915, Paul Richard had to go back to France to join the French Reserve Army and the Mother returned with him. Soon after, she fell seriously ill and the doctors gave up all hope. She recovered...

1920 – 1973 Pondicherry :- 1920 – 1973 Pondicherry

In 1920 the Mother sailed for Pondicherry. Now the most important chapter in her life was to begin. She had found her chosen and appointed place of spiritual fulfilment. The Mother reached Pondicherry on April 24, 1920. She was forty-two. She...

Media, Arts and Communication :- INSTITUTE(S)

AuroMedia, AuroFilms, AuroTV and SACAC AuroFilms and AuroTV are film and audiovisual production and distribution houses, entering the field to prepare quality films and television programmes which are not only informative and enjoyable but also...

Media, Arts and Communication :- ACTIVITIES

SACAC offers full-time courses in arts and communication and short-term courses in various fields including creative writing, scriptwriting, video editing, still photography, puppetry, sketching, painting and film appreciation. It also organizes...

Media, Arts and Communication :- PARTICIPATE

The Sri Aurobindo Society aims to bring together all those who would like to work for the advent of a new world. Participate with us—come visit, volunteer, contribute, learn and grow in a way and in a field that interests you.

About Sri Aurobindo Society :- ORIGIN

Sri Aurobindo Society was started by the Mother in 19th September 1960. She was not only the founder and the Executive President but also remains its guiding force. From a very small beginning, over the years, the Society has grown into an...

About Sri Aurobindo Society :- MEMBERSHIP

The membership of the Society is open to everyone, everywhere who believes in and would like to work for the realization of the ideals of the Society. All the members receive the monthly All India Magazine published by the Society. Joining the...

About Sri Aurobindo Society :- EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The apex decision-making body of the Society is its Executive Committee. At present it consists of the following members: Shri Pradeep Narang, Chairman Shri Vijay Poddar, Member Executive—Admin. & Finance Ms. Sushila Melvani,...

About Sri Aurobindo Society :- LEGAL STATUS

Sri Aurobindo Society is registered at Kolkata with its administrative office in Puducherry, India. The Society is - a Not-for-profit Organisation under the Societies Registration Act, 1860 (now West Bengal Act XXVI of 1961) a Research...

About Sri Aurobindo Society :- SOCIETY HOUSE

Sri Aurobindo Society is headquartered in Puducherry, and the office premises are in a building known as the ‘Society House’. Here is brief pictorial view of the Society House. theme sortfunction showpics(){var...

The Mother :- The Mother, an introduction

Today, Sri Aurobindo Ashram is known as a great centre of spiritual endeavour. People from all over the world come to Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry), in South India, to bathe in an atmosphere full of peace, light and joy, to live a life of...

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About This Site :- About This Site

Our web development team is happy to release the new website on the auspicious day of 24th April 2018. The older website has been recast and custom developed in a new platform. Most of the existing features and content have been...

Guidance :- INNER QUEST

We are often confronted with a problem or a situation where we do not know what to do. It is as if we are standing in front of a closed door whose key is lost and we are not able to move forward. In these moments, if we take a book of spiritual...

Guidance :- WHAT

This is a method which has been practised with books in many spiritual traditions since ancient times. Often the books used for this purpose are the Gita, the Bible, the Quran or a similar book that is imbued with a concentration of spiritual force...

Guidance :- HOW

We have here a collection of quotations from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. If we can do the same thing as with a book, with a quiet concentration, with aspiration, and with faith click the button below, we believe that just the right quote which...

Guidance :- EVERYBODY CAN DO IT!

The Mother too sometimes in her classes with children, took a book of Sri Aurobindo, opened a page at random and read out a sentence from there. The Mother was once asked, “Can these sentences give one a sign or an indication? What should we...

Guidance :- ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE QUOTES

SABCL: Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library Edition, published on the occasion of Sri Aurobindo’s birth centenary in 1972 (in 30 volumes) CWSA: The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo, published on the occasion of Sri Aurobindo’s 125th...

Rupantar Transforming Education :- About Rupantar

Education is one of the most powerful means for bringing about change in the individual, the society and the country. In India, an innovative initiative is needed, which can successfully bring together four elements—impact with large numbers,...

Sri Aurobindo's Symbol :- Sri Aurobindo's Symbol

  The descending triangle represents Sat-Chit-Ananda. The ascending triangle represents the aspiring answer from matter under the form of life, light and love. The junction of both—the central square—is the perfect...

Palliative Care :- SANJEEVAN

  INSTITUTE(S) Sanjeevan transcending pain, transforming lives Sanjeevan, an initiative by Sri Aurobindo Society in collaboration with Institute of Palliative Medicine (IPM), Kozhikode, Kerala, and HelpAge India, New Delhi, aims...

The Mother's Symbol :- Symbol Of The Mother

The central circle represents the Divine Consciousness. The four petals represent the four powers of the Mother. The twelve petals represent the twelve powers of the Mother manifested for Her work. The central circle represents the Supreme...

Terms & Conditions :- CANCELLATION & REFUND POLICY

Sri Aurobindo Society believes in helping its contributors/members/participants and users of the websiteas far as possible, and has therefore a liberal cancellation policy. Under this policy: Cancellations will be considered only if the request...

Terms & Conditions :- DISCLAIMER POLICY

The information contained in this website is for general information purposes only. The information is provided by Sri Aurobindo Society and while we endeavor to keep the information up to date and correct, we make no representations or warranties...

Terms & Conditions :- PRIVACY POLICY

This privacy policy sets out how Sri Aurobindo Society uses and protects any information that you give Sri Aurobindo Society when you use this website. Sri Aurobindo Society is committed to ensuring that your privacy is protected. Should we ask you...

Terms & Conditions :- SHIPPING & DELIVERY POLICY

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Terms & Conditions :- TERMS & CONDITIONS

Welcome to our website. If you continue to browse and use this website you are agreeing to comply with and be bound by the following terms and conditions of use, which together with our privacy policy govern Sri Aurobindo Society's relationship...

Arohan :- Every child is special

In India, there are about 2.90 million Children with Special Needs (CWSNs). But most of these differently abled children do not have equal access to health care, education, and employment opportunities. We need to create an inclusive world in which...

Arohan :- Children with Special Needs

Sri Aurobindo Society has signed an MOU with Satya Special School, Puducherry to work at improving the quality of education for Children with Special Needs. A research program is being formulated on the effect of Multiple interventions...

Puthiya Nambikkai :- INSTITUTE(s)

A step towards the new future Puthiya Nambikkai (meaning ‘New Hope’ in Tamizh language) is a collaborative effort between Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry Police Department and Satya Special School, towards a) Prisoners...

Puthiya Nambikkai :- ACTIVITIES

A number of activities are undertaken by Sri Aurobindo Society to bring out the best side of the prisoners, a group of people ostracised by the society. Yoga has been found to have healing effects at a psychological level. Regular yoga and...

Our Responsibility to Children(ORC) :- Projects & Activities

Under the aegis of Svarnim Puducherry, Sri Aurobindo Society has taken the initiative to launch the project “Our Responsibility to Children” (ORC) in government schools of Puducherry; and for the current academic year, SAS has taken up...

Svarnim Puducherry :- About Svarnim Puducherry

Svarnim Puducherry is a multi-dimensional initiative of Sri Aurobindo Society which aims to initiate and take forward a new course of growth in Puducherry, and subsequently across India. It is conceived as Society’s offering on the...

Svarnim Puducherry :- On-going Programs of Svarnim Puducherry

Svarnim Puducherry is an evolving journey that will traverse multiple domains. While it aims to be primarily participative where it will invite new ideas of change from the public and germinate them into real-time transformations, some of its...

Svarnim Puducherry :- Participation

Every individual or organization, inspired to be part of a transformative movement towards a Golden Pondicherry in all aspects, are welcome. Participation can be in any field and in any form. Our aim is to make Svarnim Puducherry a truly inclusive...

Hymn to Mother India :- INVOCATION

Just as each individual has a soul which is his true self and which governs his destiny more or less overtly, so too each nation has a soul which is its true being and moulds its destiny from behind the veil: it is the soul of the country, the...

Hymn to Mother India :- HYMN TO DURGA

“Mother Durga! Rider on the lion, giver of all strength,... we, born from thy parts of Power, we the youth of India, are seated here in thy temple. Listen, O Mother, descend upon earth, make thyself manifest in this land of...

Integral Yoga :- Introduction

In modern-day parlance, the term Yoga has connotations of a dedicated discipline of physical exercises and body postures that promise a sound physical and mental health, a healthy lifestyle, a healthy mind, and a better physical body. To...

Integral Yoga :- Areas of Work

Yoga for teachers Yoga for police Yoga for children Yoga for special children Prenatal Yoga Progrmmes (Yoga for Pregnant Women - pre & post-delivery) Harmonising relations in the light of Yoga (a yogic counseling-based...

Workshop :- Upcoming Workshop

    Workshop Name       Indian National Payment Link Svādhyāya Readmore https://rzp.io/l/CHHZcsfU  Living within the...

AuroMedia :- AuroMedia – launched on the auspicious day of 15th August 2023

“Beauty is the way in which the physical expresses the Divine— but the principle and law of Beauty is something inward and spiritual which expresses itself through the form.” – Sri Aurobindo (23 August 1933) As part of...

Documents :- Documents and Key Information about Sri Aurobindo Society

Key Information: Primary information about the organisation Statutory: Statutory registrations relevant to associates and funding agencies Empanelments: Empanelments and certifications Reports: Project reports, impact...

Annual Highlights and Activities :- Annual Highlights and Activities

 Activities Report 2023-24 Activities Report 2022-23  Activities Report 2021-22  

A CALL TO NEW INDIA | ANIMATION FILM :- ABOUT THE FILM

A Happy Announcement! Our Upcoming Film Title Sri Aurobindo: A Call to New India  Film Style A short animation Film  Content Based on the 5 Dreams of Sri Aurobindo Release Date 15th August 2025   We are very...

See More :- Our Work

Auro Model Prison (Earlier Puthiya Nambikkai) Puthiya Nambikkai (meaning ‘New Hope’ in Tamizh language) now renamed as Auro Model Prison is a collaborative effort between Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry...

UDITAM :- Uditam: Institute Of Integral Healing

A Holistic Approach to Well-being Discover the transformative power of integral healing with Uditam, a unique initiative by the Sri Aurobindo Society, Pondicherry. Uditam, a Sanskrit word meaning "dawn" or "awakening," offers...

SRI AUROBINDO CENTRE FOR HOMEOPATHY :- SACH

  A full-fledged homeopathy clinic—SRI AUROBINDO CENTRE FOR HOMEOPATHY (SACH)—for treatment facilities, health awareness, research and training in homeopathy is a major part of the Integral Health programme of SAS. Health...

NAMAH :- NAMAH

NAMAH is a journal dedicated to the cause of an integral approach to psychology, health and medicine. The basic concept is that a human being is a complex whole constituted by the body, the emotional nature, the mind and, behind all these, the core...