Sri Aurobindo at 150 An Integral Vision of Evolution, Human Unity, and Peace

This book brings to focus one of the prominent 20^th century Indian thinkers, Sri Aurobindo, by providing an overview of his philosophy on life and yoga, and by elucidating his thought in the context of contemporary society.  This text is unique in approaching Sri Aurobindo as a problem solver and from a conflict resolution perspective, the latter being the author’s expertise.  Sri Aurobindo’s contributions such as Ideal of Human Unity, Integral Yoga, Life Divine and his poetic vision as embodied in his epic poem, Savitri, are explored in-depth. The book explores these ideas to seek possible solutions to the current predicaments of human life and society.  This monograph attracts not only students and researchers in the fields of philosophy, religion, yoga, political science, international politics, Indian thought, and conflict resolution, but also general interest readers. 

The author has a doctorate in global governance and human security from the University of Massachusetts at Boston.  He received the Scholar of Peace Award (New Delhi) in 2007 and Kodikara Award for Young South Asian Researchers (Colombo) in 2010. He was a Charles Wallace Fellow at Queen’s University Belfast in 2010. His publications include Sensual Austerity and Moral Leadership (Palgrave, 2021) Gandhi and the World (Lexington, 2018), Conflict Management in Kashmir (Cambridge University Press, 2017), and Conflict and Peace in Eurasia (Routledge, 2013). He is a Professor of Political Science at the Florida State College at Jacksonville.