Join Dr.Apala Das, Assistant Professor of English at Bilkent University, Ankara, Turkey, for an engaging session.
The session “Negotiating Discipline: Askesis, Poetry, and Desire in Sri Aurobindo and Rabindranath Tagore," organized by FLAME University's India Centre, explores how ideas of discipline and asceticism (askesis) are shaped and expressed in twentieth-century literary thought. Drawing on the works of Sri Aurobindo and Rabindranath Tagore, the talk examines askesis as both a theme and an aesthetic framework, highlighting how literary form engages with questions of renunciation, politics, and creative expression in a global modernist context. By situating asceticism within broader cultural and intellectual frameworks, the session offers insights into the intersections of literature, philosophy, and the theo-politics of form in the twentieth century. April 17, 2026 | 11 AM IST Join via Zoom:https://lnkd.in/gPi_AseC Passcode: 240828
