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M1. SRI AUROBINDO'S PHILOSOPHY OF EVOLUTION
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1966. pages 385, Rs. 225
The book deals with the problem of "Evolution and Human Destiny." The author explains that till today "man has been variously considered as the forerunner of biological evolution, as the centre of reference for all that is created and as a measure of all things." But Sri Aurobindo envisions that it is the destiny of man to rise to yet higher heights of consicousness and evolve into a perfected and divinised superman. The author explains the problem of evolution in this light. This book formed the Ph.D. thesis of the author. |
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M2. THE FLAME OF TRUTH
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy (Ed), 1968, pages 268, Rs. 160.
This is anthology of Loving Homage offered at the Lotus Feet of the Mother on Her birthday, 21-2-1968. The editor says, 'The Mother is the inner and outer guide of the growing fellowship of seekers of Truth all over the world. .. She is the golden bridge, the wonderful fire.' It contains articles on the Mother in section one and articles on Sri Aurobindo's vision in section two. |
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M3. VALUES AND VALUE THEORIES
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1973, Pages 168, Rs. 175.
The material for this volume was originally delivered in the form of lectures in 1961 during his visit to USA, Canada, UK, West Germany and Switzerland, as UNESCO Fellow under UNESCO's major project Mutual Appreciation of Values : East and West. He explains that the East and West although represent two different outlooks are complementary and suplementary and not mutually irreconcilable or incompatible. They are two movements of the human spirit. "The method of integral psychology," he explains "is the most natural bridge between the East and West and effectively integrate the diverse systems of culture and life the world over." |
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M4. NOLINI- ARJUNA OF OUR AGE
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy (Ed), 1979, Pages 239, Rs. 125.
This is a collection of articles brought out on the Ninetieth Birth Day of Nolini Kanta Gupta. The editor says that the Divine wants us to become divine as He has become human and that one should have to have a child's sparkling sincereity, the heart of a lover and the faith of a yogi, to effect this divine decree. He says, 'Nolinida is one such illuminate, a yogi, and instrument architect of humanity's highest spiritual welfare'. He also affirms that Nolini is Arjuna of our Age. |
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M5. THE SUN AND THE RAINBOW
K.D. Sethna, 1981, Pages 213, Rs. 100.
It is a collection of essays, letters, short stories and poems covering varied subjects like Integral Yoga, Spiritual India and Sri Aurobindo, Auroville, Dreams Etc. |
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M6. META-HISTORY
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy (Ed), 1984, Pages 176, Rs. 150.
'Our civilisation is undoubtedly on the decline,' the author says. Hsuggests in this book that it is time that we should aspire (or the intervention of a new-Consciousness, for the revelation of another dimension of Reality higher than the Mind to salvage our civilisation from perishing completely. He also says that the Truth-Consciousness should be the true focus of history. This vision of a Kingdom of Truth upon earth provides a progressive manifestation of the Divine which is capable of overcoming fatalism, determinism and helpless finitude and history thus becomes meta-history |
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M7. SAVITRI - EPIC OF THE ETERNAL
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1984, Pages 150, Rs. 150.
The book contains a series of talks on Sri Aurobindo's Savitri delivered at the Cultural Integration Fellowship in San Fransisco (USA) in 1982. A study has been made of the main events that make part of the narration. Savitri is treated as "the unfoldment of a supreme vision of Being in Becoming. It is a piligrimage into the Infinite, a journey towards Eternity. Savitri is the odyssey of the life divine." |
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M8. CELEBRATION FUTURE : THE NEXT MILLENNIUM
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy (Ed), 1984, Rs. 30.
It contains four essays that focus on the vision of the next future. The third essay. The Next Millennium' forms the Motilal Nehru Memorial Lecture delivered in 1982, while the fourth one, 'On the Frontiers of the Infinite' was written for the National seminar held by the Institute of Human Study in 1984. |
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M9. YOGA OF THE RISHIS
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1985, Pages 144, Rs. 150.
It contains weekly talks given by the author at San Fransisco Ashram during the Spring of 1978. He explains the Upanishadic approach to death and immortality in the light of Sri Aurobindo. "Death indeed is a 'dreadful subject, but the knowledge of immortality should salvage us." the authorcomments. |
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M10. CHAMPAKLAL - LION OF LIGHT AND LOVE
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1988, Pages 128, Rs. 75.
This is not a simple biography. It is a monography, by the author who was blessed with fortunate closeness to Shri Champakbhai physically and spiritually. He sees him as Markandeya, Nandi of Lord Shiva, Lion of the Mother, Ananda of Buddha Bhagawan and Narendra of Sri Ramakrishna. Champaklal is the embodiment of Grace and transforming Love of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo and he carried it to chosen receptors all over the earth. |
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M11. 7 STUDIES IN SRI AUROBINDO
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1989, Pages 240, Rs. 175.
'It is a masterly exposition of Sri Aurobindo's yogic vision distilled from seven of his major works - The Life Divine, The Future Poetry, The Human Cycle'. As a leading exponent of the Vedas and Upanishads and interpreter of mystical philosophy, he made in this book a valuable contribution to philosophical literature as well as to Sri Aurobindo scholarship. |
| M11. INTEGRAL YOGA PSYCHOLOGY
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1990, Pages 148. Rs. 150.
A masterly exposition of Sri Aurobindo's vision of the whole range of psychological and yogic steps leading to the realisations of human potential. The book talks about the urgent need to "choose the world we need to live in* and "the present times being most opportune and mature for conscious charges in perspectives for a preferred future for humankind" It sheds new light on our understanding of fundamental issues of existence. |
| M13. THE VEDIC EPIPHANY (3 Volumes)
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy.
This is his magnum opus in three volumes, aptly and logically called The Vedic Vision Vol. I (1991, Pages 414. HB - Rs. 500, PB-Rs. 450), The Vedic Action - Vol. II (1994, pages 592, HB-Rs. 650, PB- Rs. 600), The Vedic Fulfilment - Vol. Ill (1996, pages 312, HB-Rs. 350, PB - Rs. 300), respectively.
In these volumes the author endeavoured to set forth the Vedic Vision, Action and Fulfilment in the light of Aurobindonian intuitive interpretation of the content of the Vedas. He speaks of Vedas being the eternal truths inherent in Nature, embodying the agelong quest of the soul for Immortality as well as its fulfilment. It simplifies what may be found too complex and demanding in the classic studies of Sri Aurobindo - The Secret of the Veda, which is the profoundest expression of Sri Aurobindo's luminous experience of the Vedic Truth and the Word. In these, he gathered and presented his insight on the role and function of the Gods in three-tiered wisdom of the Vedas.
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| M14. TOWARDS GLOBAL FUTURE
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1993, Pages 92, Rs. 75.
It is a collection of essays on the subject of philosophy as vision, literature as a part of sadhana, a new polity, globalisation of economics, education as future etc. He believed that out of the present confusion and chaos will emerge the need of human unity. He affirms that education alone can give a new direction to the race. Therefore, in this book he suggested a New Curriculum for the Next Future. |
| M15. FOOTNOTES TO THE FUTURE
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1993, Pages 262, Rs. 150.
This is a collection of essays covering a wide range of topics dealing with the inadequacy of the vital-mental ego of humanity in tackling the colossal forces released by science. It also suggests that "humanity must move closer to its own evolutionary nisus through self - effectuating higher consciousness." |
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M16. MEDITATIONS ON THE MOTHER
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1994, Pages 178, Rs. 150.
The book contains short meditative essays on the various aspects of the Mother, It explains as to how one can know the Mother, seek Her grace through our prayers and how through surrender and certitide we can become her true children. The author explains how the Mother is the Mantra of Love. It also contains poetic adorations on the Mother. |
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M17. BEYOND RELIGION
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy,
1965, Pages 92, Rs. 100.
This is the address delivered at the Parliament of the World's Religions held at Chicago on 2-9-93. The author explains that religion, because of its unholy alliance with political power and static and obsolete social norms, becomes oppresive and tyrannical. Therefore, he invites all to join the perenially enduring advances of consciousness in Nature's evolutionary process, transcending the limiting frontiers of religion. |
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M18. PURUSHOTTAMA YOGAProf. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1996, Pages 190, Rs. 150.
This contains talks delivered at Auromira Centre, London in July 1993. It explains that the Divine descent on the earth is not a temporary intervention to save humanity, but to salvage the earth by bringing down a new Power and a new Light to raise it to a more evolved consciousness. Sri Aurobindo's Yoga or the Purushottam Yoga is the descent and manifestation of the Supramental - Truth - Consciousness which will transform the universe. |
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M19. THE ALCHEMY OF HER GRACE
Prof. V. Madhusudan Reddy, 1996, Pages 138, Rs. 125.
It is a collection of articles narrating his reminiscences, particularly about how he became the disciple of
Sri Aurobindo and the child of the Mother It also gives an account of his spiritual experiences and memoirs. It explains how armed with the Grace of the Master and the Mother, he could establisled IHS, SAIS, Matridarshan etc. He felt that he 'saw one only God Purushottama' when he entered the front room of
Sri Aurobindo Ashram on 15-8-1949 and that was Sri Aurobindo. |
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S1. ESSENTIALS OF SRI AUROBINDO’S THOUGHT
Ed. Ananda Reddy & Sachidananda Mohanty, 1977, Pages 408, Rs 300.
This book covers the major aspects of Sri Aurobindo’s writings that came out in the Arya, except the last section, one on The Mother. These are essays by distinguished Aurobindonians, critics and commentators, on works like The Life Divine, The Synthesis of Yoga, Savitri and others. It is hoped that these essays have been able to capture something of the contemporary spirit, our longing for a new world. |
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S2. ABOUT WOMAN.
Nolini Kanta Gupta, 2002, Pages 98, Rs 75.
This book is a compilation of thirteen articles written by Nolini Kanta Gupta over a long period of about seventeen years from 1932-1949. Although they are 13 different and independent articles, the fall into “a mosaic pattern dictated by the inter-disciplinary nature of the subject”. The disparate essays, entitled (1) About Woman, (2) The Women-Problem, (3) Feminine Distinction, (4) Marriage and Conjugal Relation etc., cover the problems concerning woman on the individual, social and cultural levels, and at same time span the past, the present and the future of womankind. |
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S3. EDUCATION AND INITIATION
Nolini Kanta Gupta, 2003, Pages 103, Rs 75.
This book is a translated version of Nolini Kanta Gupta’s ‘Shikkha O Dikkha” (Education and Initiation). Although the original Bengali book was published in 1926, his deep analysis of the malady of our present educational system and his insightful suggestions for an integral approach in education are not only most relevant today, but they can even now be a true guide to all sincere educationists in our country. |
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S4. REMEMBERING THE MOTHER WITH GRATITUDE
Ananda Reddy (Ed), 2003, Pages 120, Rs 100.
This book reveals many of the unforgettable moments of some eminent personalities of Sri Aurobindo Ashram and Auroville who have shared some golden moments with the Mother. This is no doubt a unique collection of those unfading treasures. You cannot but feel Her concrete Presence on reading these fond remembrances. |
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S5. ANAIYAI NANDRIYUDAN NINAIVUKURUTHAL
Ananda Reddy (Ed), 2006, Rs 100.
Translation of Remembering the Mother with Gratitude. |
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S6. SRI AUROBINDO, LOVE AND DEATH
Ed. Ananda Reddy (Ed), 2005, Pages 140, Rs 100.
“The Story of Ruru and Pramadvara… I have substituted a name (Priyumvada) more manageable to the English tongue… her death in the forest by the snake and restoration at the price of half her husband’s life is told in the Mahabharata. It is a companion legend to the story of Savitri but… has remained generally unknown. I have attempted in this poem to bring it out of its obscurity. |
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S7. DELIBERATIONS ON THE LIFE DIVINE (Vol.1)
Ananda Reddy, 2007, Pages 187, Rs 160.
This book summarises the contents of the first six chapters of the book under study and also gives the arguments offered in their support. These will assist the reader to begin to understand the chief topics of Sri Aurobindo’s doctrines in these six chapters and also the steps of his arguments. |
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S8. SRI AUROBINDO: THE POET OF NATURE
Asoka K. Ganguli, 2008, Pages 408, Rs 350.
This book contains four major sections on Savitri. In the first section, the author discusses Sri Aurobindo’s treatment of Nature and shows in what respect his concept of Nature is different from that of most other poets. In the second section, he deals with use of similes and metaphors in Savitri, and their special role in spiritual poetry. It would have been very helpful to the reader if the author had gone on to discuss in this section in what ways spiritual poetry is different from religious, mystic or moral poetry. In the third section, the author explains Sri Aurobindo’s new concept and vision of Death. In the fourth section he discusses the treatment of science and evolution in Savitri.
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S9. THE QUEST FOR KNOWLEDGE AND MASTERY
Martha S. G. Orton, 2008, Pages 358, Rs 360.
This book describes how Sri Aurobindo’s perspective on motivation relates to his vision and conceptualization of humanity’s purpose and the evolution of consciousness. In comparing, Sri Aurobindo’s perspective on motivation with a range of other theoretical perspectives, Dr. Orton demonstrates that Sri Aurobindo’s conception is more complete and extends farther in its explanation of human life and meaning and, indeed reality itself. |
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S10. TRANSFORMATION OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN SAVITRI
Kalpana Bidwaikar, 2011, Pages 212, Rs. 195.
It is the saga of the individual into the new realms of consciousness and the descent of the Divine consciousness so as to transform the earthly nature. This book also brings out the different level of consciousness and its evolution and transformation as envisioned in Savitiri. |
