Debashish Banerji
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| Born | Kolkata, West Bengal, India |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United States |
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| Known for | Writings in Integral Yoga, Art History |
| 🌐 Website | debashishbanerji |
Debashish Banerji is a multifaceted Bengali scholar, writing in English, who specializes in Integral Yoga, [1] Indian Philosophy and Psychology, Art History and Cultural Theory.[2][3] He is the Haridas Chaudhuri Professor of Indian Philosophies and Cultures and the Doshi Professor of Asian Art at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco, where he also chairs the department of East-West Psychology.[3]
Banerji is known for his work on the philosophy and psychology of 20th c. yogi-philosopher Sri Aurobindo (1872-1950),[4][5][6][7][8][9] as well as for his work on the Indian artist Abanindranath Tagore (1871-1951), of whom he is a great grandson.[10] He has also worked on Critical Posthumanism and 20th c. Indian nationalism, as manifest in the Bengal Renaissance.[11]
Education[edit]
Banerji received his PhD in Art History from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).[3] Before that he completed his M.S. in Computer Science at the University of Louisville, Kentucky.[3]
Activities[edit]
- Banerji is currently teaching Yoga Psychology and Art History at the California Institute of Integral Studies, San Francisco.[3] Previously he has taught Art History at Pasadena City College, University of California, Los Angeles, University of California, Irvine.[3] He also taught Indian Philosophy at the University of Philosophical Research, Los Angeles[3] (owned under The Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles).
- Banerji has curated a number of exhibitions of Asian art at academic galleries.[3][12][13][14]
- From 1991 to 2005, Banerji was the president of the East-West Cultural Center in Los Angeles, which was founded by Judith Tyberg, and is one of the pioneering institutions to introduce the teachings of Sri Aurobindo in the U.S.[2][15][8]
Authored and edited books[edit]
- Banerji, Debashish (2012). Seven Quartets of Becoming : A Transformational Yoga Psychology Based on the Diaries of Sri Aurobindo. New Delhi: Nalanda International and D.K. Printworld. ISBN 978-8124606230. Search this book on
In this book Banerji discusses the seven lines of yoga practice constituting the integral yoga followed by Sri Aurobindo.[5][6][7] - Banerji, Debashish (2020). Meditations on the Isha Upanishad: Tracing the Philosophical Vision of Sri Aurobindo (First ed.). Kolkata, India: Maha Bodhi. ISBN 978-93-84721-47-3. Search this book on Here Banerji discusses the paradoxical goal of becoming expressed in the Isha Upanishad in its relevance for the personal practice and teaching of Sri Aurobindo.[16][4][17]
- Banerji, Debashish (2010). The Alternate Nation of Abanindranath Tagore. New Delhi: SAGE. ISBN 978-8132102397. Search this book on This is a historical and cultural study of significant series of paintings by the modern Indian artist as responses to colonialism, modernity and nationalism.[11][10]
- Banerji, Debashish; Paranjape, Makarand R., eds. (2016). Critical Posthumanism and Planetary Futures. New Delhi, India: Springer. ISBN 978-81-322-3635-1. Search this book on An edited anthology of essays covering posthumanism in its diverse implications such as technology, politics, feminism, animal studies, postcoloniality and spirituality and indicating its dangers and possibilities for the future.[18][19]
- Banerji, Debashish, ed. (2020). Integral Yoga Psychology: Metaphysics & Transformation as Taught by Sri Aurobindo. Twin Lakes, WI: Lotus Press. ISBN 9781608692392. Search this book on An edited collection of essays attempting to establish the field theoretically and methodologically as a domain of contemporary transpersonal psychology.[20]
- Banerji, Debashish, ed. (2014). Rabindranath Tagore in the 21st century : Theoretical Renewals. New Delhi: Springer. ISBN 978-81-322-2037-4. Search this book on An edited anthology evaluating the various expressions of the Bengali poet, essayist, novelist, song-writer, dramatist and educator in terms of their contemporary relevance.[21][22]
Talks and interviews[edit]
Banerji has given numerous public talks and been interviewed on Integral Yoga, Philosophy, Psychology and Art History.[23] [24] [25] [26] [1] [27] [28] [8] [29] He is a frequent guest on video interview series New Thinking Allowed. [30] [31]
Awards[edit]
- In 2017, Banerji received the Sri Aurobindo Puraskar Award for international excellence in Sri Aurobindo studies from the Sri Aurobindo Bhavan, Kolkata.[32][33]
- His book on the yoga psychology of Sri Aurobindo titled Seven Quartets of Becoming: A Transformational Yoga Psychology Based on the Diaries of Sri Aurobindo, received the DANAM (Dharma Academy of North America) Book Award for Constructive Philosophy in 2014.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Journey to Wholeness: Self, Person, Cosmos, God, and Other in Indic Yoga Traditions and the Transformational Psychology of Sri Aurobindo with Debashish Banerji, PhD". California Institute of Integral Studies. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Faculty Profile: Dr. Debashish Banerji". California Institute of Integral Studies. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 "Faculty and Staff Directory: Debashish Banerji". California Institute of Integral Studies. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "In Conversation with Debashish Banerji". California Institute of Integral Studies. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Banerji, Debashish (2012). Seven quartets of becoming : a transformational yoga psychology : based on the diaries of Sri Aurobindo. New Delhi: Nalanda International and D.K. Printworld. pp. 3–4. ISBN 978-8124606230. Search this book on
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Dorbolo, Jon L (2015). "Review of "Seven Quartets of Becoming: A Transformative Yoga Philosophy Based on the Diaries of Sri Aurobindo" by Banerji, D." International Journal of Dharma Studies. 3. doi:10.1186/s40613-015-0014-4. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Seven Quartets of Becoming: A Transformative Yoga Psychology Based on the Diaries of Aurobindo". goodreads. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "The Traditional Roots of Sri Aurobindo's Yoga Practice and his Seven Quartets of Transformation". California Institute of Integral Studies. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ Banerji, Debashish. "Traditional Roots of Sri Aurobindo's Integral Yoga". Integral Review. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Romain, Julie. "The Alternate Nation of Abanindranath Tagore". CAA.Reviews. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Banerji, Debashish (2010). The Alternate Nation of Abanindranath Tagore. New Delhi: SAGE. pp. xviii–xxviii. ISBN 978-8132102397. Search this book on
- ↑ Wilson, William. "'Carriers' Addresses Adversity, Identity". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "OC Metro Does Soka". OC Art Blog. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "Around & About (Exhibits: The World of Gods: Tradition and Modernity in Contemporary South Asia)". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ Sherma, Rita D., ed. (2021). Swami Vivekananda : his life, legacy, and liberative ethics. Lexington Books. p. 256. ISBN 9781498586047. Search this book on
- ↑ Banerji, Debashish (2020). Meditations on the Īsha Upaniṣad : tracing the philosophical vision of Sri Aurobindo (First ed.). Kolkata, India. pp. 1–7. ISBN 978-93-84721-47-3. Search this book on
- ↑ Gonzales, A. (2020). "Book Review: What, and Who, Ever Am I?". Journal of Dharma Studies. 3 (2): 423–427. doi:10.1007/s42240-020-00080-0. Retrieved 21 June 2021. Unknown parameter
|s2cid=ignored (help) - ↑ Critical Posthumanism and Planetary Futures. India: Springer. 2016. pp. 3–9. ISBN 978-81-322-3635-1. Search this book on
- ↑ "Falvey Memorial Library: Critical Posthumanism and Planetary Futures". Villanova University. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ McDermott, R. "Review of Integral Yoga Psychology: Metaphysics & Transformation as Taught by Sri Aurobindo, edited by Debashish Banerji. SOPHIA 59, 821–823 (2020)". doi:10.1007/s11841-020-00800-w. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "Rabindranath Tagore in the 21st century : theoretical renewals". Stanford Library. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "CIIS Faculty Publications". California Institute of Integral Studies. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "Talk by Dr. Debashish Banerji's on The World Legacy of the Indian Renaissance". Auroville Radio. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Illustrated Talk on "Practices of Community Abanindranath Tagore's Masks and Intersubjective Play"". The Victoria Memorial Hall. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Sri Aurobindo and Gilles Simondon: A Manifesto for Posthuman Praxis". California Institute of Integral Studies. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Debashish Banerji: Hoppe's India, 1929: Colonialism and Modernity through Photographs". UC Berkeley Institute for South Asia Studies. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Auroville offers alternatives to the mainstream world view". Auroville. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "The Ethics, Sustainability and Sri Aurobindo's Integral Advaita, with Debashish Banerji". Cultural Integration Fellowship. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Detachment and The Integral Yoga by Debashish Banerji". Nalanda International. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "Program Listings for the New Thinking Allowed Video Channel". The Parapsychological Association. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
- ↑ "New Thinking Allowed: Debashish Banerji". New Thinking Allowed. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ Schentrup, Allison. "East-West Psychology Chair Wins India's Prestigious Award". California Institute of Integral Studies. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
- ↑ "Awards From Sri Aurobindo Bhavan". Sri Aurobindo Bhavan - Kolkata. Retrieved 21 June 2021.
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