Sraddhalu ranade biography of michaels
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Recently Sraddhalu Ranade of the Sri Aurobindo Ashram was prevented from engaging in open dialogue and debate with members of Auroville: LINK
Not all exact details are available but a reasonably accurate picture of the basic story can be constructed using available facts. A group in Auroville invited Sraddhalu to speak as per the following announcement:
An Open Talk by Sraddhalu
At SAWCHU on Friday 11th of May, 5 to 7 pm
Sraddhalu will speak on the controversial book and its consequent events. A Q&A session will follow. This is a chance for all in Auroville to know of the controversy first-hand, and to clear the air of all the speculations and rumours.
All are welcome!
Immediately one notices that there is no attempt to restrict the event only to those that are opposed to the TLOSA book. Truly an opportunity had manifested for an across-the-board exercise in freedom of speech. Those defending the controversial book and its author, the freedom of speech absol
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[We publish here Sraddhalus letter to Manoj Das written on 28 July, The letter throws light on the inside events that took place within the Sri Aurobindo Ashram community at Pondicherry and gives a better perspective of the controversy over Peter Heehss Lives of Sri Aurobindo to the uninformed reader outside Pondicherry.]
Sraddhalu Ranades Letter to Manoj Das
28 July
Dear Manoj-da (Das),[1]
Thank you for your letter dated 28 June I have since come to know that your letter is being widely circulated from Manoj Das Guptas office as representing his views. Hence I am compelled to write this response to put in context certain erroneous assumptions in your note. In what follows, your entire letter is quoted in bold followed by my remarks. My reply is long because the issues you have raised are complex and huvud to the Ashrams future well-being. You have been frank and so will I be.
Dear Sraddhalu,
At first I wondered if your letter was n
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Open Letter to Auroville and Centres dated 1st May
Dear All,
The recent circular titled "Integral Yoga Fundamentalism" (IYF) dated 16th April signed by David Hutchinson, Debashish Banerji and Rich Carlson has come to my notice. It is unfortunate that these three have resorted to a campaign of character assassination rather than academic response and refutation of differences.
Since you have read their letter and have very likely been inflamed by their allegations, I request you in the interest of fairness to take some time to read my response in detail and go over the facts that inom have to offer in place of their wild allegations. As will become clear, their allegations are false and their rund and website totally misrepresent my views and attack me on issues that I have no concern with while completely ignoring the main concerns and criticisms that I have raised.
This note is somewhat long because it must cover all the issues that the IYF circular has raised in it