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1. Sri Aurobindo, The Secret of the Veda, SABCL, 1971, Vol. 10, p.16
2. Ibid., pp.30-31
3.Ibid., Vide., p64
4., p.439-440.
5. Ibid., The Life Divine, Vol. 18, p.68.
6 Ibid., Hymns to the Mystic Fire, Vol.11. p.23.
7 Ibid., The Secret of the Veda, Vol.190. pp.191-2.
8 Ibid., The foundations of Indian Culture, Vol.14,pp. 280-81.
9 Ibid., The Synthesis of Yoga, Vol.20, pp.3-4.
10 Ibid., The Life Divine, Vol.19, pp.889-90.
11 Ibid., Vol. 18, p.10.
12 Ibid.,pp.3-4.
13 Ibid., Vol. 19, pp.1067-68.
14 Ibid., p.823.
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Kireet Joshi (b. 1931) studied philosophy and law at the Bombay University. He was selected for the I.A.S. in 1955 but in 1956, he resigned in order to devote himself at Pondicherry to the study and practice of the Integral Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. He taught Philosophy and Psychology at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education at Pondicherry and participated in numerous educational experiments under the direct guidance of The Mother.
In 1976, the Government of India invited him to be Education Advisor in the Ministry of Education. In 1983, he was appointed Special Secretary to the Government of India, and he held the post until 1988. He was Member- Secretary of Indian Council of Philosophical Research from 1981 to 1990. He was also Member-Secretary of Rashtriya Veda Vidya Pratishthan from 1987 to 1993. He was the Vice-Chairman of the UNESCO Institute of Education, Hamburg, from 1987 to 1989. From 1999 to 2004, he was the Chairman of Auroville Foundation. From 2000 to 2006, he was Chairman of Indian Council of Philosophical Research. From 2006 to 2008, he was Editorial Fellow of the Project of History of Indian Science, Philosophy and Culture (PHISPC).
Currently, he is Education Advisor to the Chief Minister of Gujarat.
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Also by Kireet Joshi
Education for Character Development .
Education for Tomorrow
Education at Crossroads
A National Agenda for Education
Sri Aurobindo and Integral Yoga
Sri Aurobindo and the Mother
Landmarks of Hinduism
The Veda and Indian Culture
Glimpses of Vedic Literature
The Portals of Vedic Knowledge
Bhagavadgita and Contemporary Crisis
Philosophy and Yoga of Sri Aurobindo and Other Essays
A Philosophy of the Role of the Contemporary Teacher
A Philosophy of Evolution for the Contemporary Man
A Philosophy of Education for the Contemporary Youth
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Edited by Kireet Joshi
The Aim of Life
The Good Teacher and the Good Pupil
Mystery and Excellence of Human Body
Gods and the World
Crucifixion
Uniting Men - Jean Monnet
Joan of Arc
Nala and Damayanti
Alexander the Great
Siege of Troy
Homer and the Iliad - Sri Aurobindo and Ilion
Catherine the Great
Parvati 's Tapasya
Sri Krishna in Vrindavan
Socrates
Nachiketas
Sri Rama
Compiled by Kireet Joshi
On Materialism
Towards Universal Fraternity
Let us Dwell on Human Unity
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