Luc Venet & The Never-dying Fire
A New Biography of Sri Aurobindo
January 27 | Online
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Join author and historian Luc Venet for a talk about his new biography of Sri Aurobindo, The Never-dying Fire. Sri Aurobindo was one of the significant personalities of 20th-century India. After a thoroughly western education at King’s College, Cambridge, he embarked on a political struggle to challenge Britain’s colonial domination over India.
Luc Venet’s biography traces Sri Aurobindo’s steps from youth to his mature revolutionary and yogic vision, with nuanced and detailed biographical research.
Luc will be interviewed by Devdip Ganguli, who teaches undergraduate studies at Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education. The talk will be hosted by Julian Lines.
The Author, Luc Venet
Luc Venet and has been a longtime student of Sri Aurobindo’s works.
Luc lived in Auroville and Pondicherry where he spent several years immersed in Sri Aurobindo’s teachings. He then traveled to America where he lived and worked as a publisher. He currently resides in France.
Devdip Ganguli
Devdip teaches courses based on the writings of Sri Aurobindo at the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education, Pondicherry. He is also invited to teach in universities in India and abroad on related topics. He is the co-editor of “Reading Sri Aurobindo” (Penguin Random House, 2022).
Julian Lines
Julian Lines is President of Matagiri. He also serves on the board of Auroville International USA and as an advisor to the Nakashima Foundation for Peace. He was a former Chairperson of Auroville International and served on Auroville’s International Advisory Council.