The Mother’s Service Society
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The Mother's Service Society is a non-governmental, educational and social science research institute established at Pondicherry, India in October 1970 and conducting on a wide range of activities related to social and economic development, social science research, education and public policy formulation. The Society’s research activities focus on social development theory, economics, employment, business management, agricultural development, alternative education, global governance, peace & security, literary criticism, psychology and applied spirituality based on a conceptual framework derived from theory of creation and evolution of consciousness propounded by Indian philosopher Sri Aurobindo
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MSS presently consists of the following operating divisions:
In 2010, MSS has developed a web-based personal training program on the psychology of accomplishment.
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Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo , born Aurobindo Ghosh or Ghose , was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet. He joined the Indian movement for freedom from British rule and for a duration became one of its most important leaders, before developing his own vision of human progress...
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MSS presently consists of the following operating divisions:
- MSS Research social science research institute
- Primrose School for primary & secondary education
- Mother Estates organic farming and agricultural development project
- Karmayogi.net for spirituality and personal accomplishment
MSS Research
MSS Research is the social science research division of The Mother's Service Society. The Society conducts original research applying Sri Aurobindo’s thought to social evolution, human development, economics, education, management, psychology, science and literature.Development Theory
For the past 35 years, MSS has been conducting research on the process of social development in an effort to develop the broad outlines and fundamental principles of a comprehensive theory applicable to all fields of human activity and all levels from the individual and organization to the national and global community. The research includes theoretical statements of the process of development and discussion of 32 major principles and 1000 corollary observations as well as applications of the theory.Economics
MSS is engaged in theoretical and practical studies on a wide range of economic issues, with emphasis on employment and money. In 2009, the Society began a collaborative research project with a small international group under the title New Economic Theory.Education
The Society conducts both theoretical and applied research in the field of education. It has pioneered the development, testing and application of advanced methods for early childhood education at Primrose School in Pondicherry. It has also evolved a number of educational and vocational training strategies and programs for the Government of India.Employment
MSS has conducted a wide range of studies on the process of employment generation and strategies to achieve full employment, including a strategy to generate 100 million jobs in India within 10 years which was adopted as official policy of the Government of India in 1992.Business Management
MSS has developed an original theory of organizational development and business growth and has applied it in studies and consulting assignments involving major corporations in USA, Europe and India as well as numerous international conferences and training programs. Six management books have been published in the USA based on MSS’s model, including The Vital Corporation: Unleashing the Powers of Sustained Corporate Success by Frederick Harmon and Garry Jacobs (AMACOM, USA, 1985) and The Vital Difference: How American Companies Large and Small Double Profits in Two Years or Less by Garry Jacobs and Robert Macfarlane (Prentice Hall, USA, 1989).In 2010, MSS has developed a web-based personal training program on the psychology of accomplishment.
Primrose School
MSS operates a world-class primary and secondary school in Pondicherry applying advanced methods of early childhood and computer aided education based on methods for early childhood educationd developed by Dr. Glenn Doman at The Institutes for the Achievement of Human PotentialThe Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential
The Institutes for The Achievement of Human Potential is a non-profit organization providing teaching programs and literature which it promotes as improving the health and neurological development of normal children and of children who have sustained a brain injury.Although the institute's programs...
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