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PART TWO
Sri Aurobindo as a student in England
c. 1884, age twelve
Sri Aurobindo as a Professor of English
in Baroda, 1906
Sri Aurobindo as an undertrial prisoner in
Alipur jail, Calcutta, 1908-09
Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry, c. 1918-20
Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry, April 1950
Sri Aurobindo, Mahasamadhi, 5 December 1950
The Mother
The Darshan (April 1950)
Chapter IX
Pondicherry: Cave of Tapasya
1910-1914
SURESH Chakravarty, Sri Aurobindo's youthful emissary,
stepped dow
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Chapter VI
Surat Congress and the Aftermath
1907-1908
AT THE Calcutta
Congress session in December 1906, the Nationalists had succeeded, largely as a
result of Sri Aurobindo's influence and his effort behind the scenes, in
prevailing on the Congress to pass resolutions adopting Swaraj as its goal and
Swadeshi, Boycott and National Education as the effective means of realising it.
This was a serious setback for the Moderates, who had strongly opposed the
resolutions, and they were waiting for an opportunity to get back their hold
over the organisation. Moreover, their Bombay group led by Sir Pherozeshah
Mehta and Gokhale, could
SRI AUROBINDO FOR ALL AGES
A BIOGRAPHY
by
NIRODBARAN
FOREWORD
There are biographies and biographies: each one has its particular
value, its particular viewpoint. This new biography stands apart
from all other books on Sri Aurobindo's life, its first distinctive
feature being that it is written for the young generation, for whom
it was a long-felt need. And its other special value lies in the fact
that it is written by a disciple who had the great privilege of serving
Sri Aurobindo for twelve years as his literary secretary and, before
this, of carrying on a long correspondence with him. During the
years 1938-1950 Sri Aurobindo's attendants used to s
Appendix
The Message of Fifteenth August 1947
AUGUST 15th, 1947 is the birthday of free India. It marks for
her the end of an old era, the beginning of a new age. But we can
also make it by our life and acts as a free nation an important date
in a new age opening for the whole world, for the political, social,
cultural and spiritual future of humanity.
August 15th is my own birthday and it is naturally gratifying to
me that it should have assumed this vast significance. I take this
coincidence, not as a fortuitous accident, but as the sanction and
seal of the Divine Force that guides my steps on the work with
which I began life, the beginning of its full fruition. Inde
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Chapter VIII
"Karmayogin” - Chandernagore
- Pondicherry
1909-1910
AFTER his acquittal, Sri Aurobindo wrote a letter to the Editor
of the Bengalee, a popular daily newspaper of that time, to express
his gratitude to all those who had sent in contributions to the fund
opened by his sister Sarojini for his legal defence. The letter is
beautifully worded, simple yet moving. Here is the text:
Sir,
Will you kindly allow me to express through your columns my
deep sense of gratitude to all who have helped me in my hour of
trial? Of the innumerable friends known and unknown, who have
contributed each his mite to
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Chapter XI
Beginnings of the Ashram
1920-1926
ON APRIL 24, 1920, the Mother arrived at Pondicherry for the
second time, never to depart again. Paul Richard came with her
and she was also accompanied by Miss Dorothy Hodgson, an
English lady who had known the Mother in France and had stayed
with her in Japan. Dorothy later came to be known as 'Datta',
shortened from Vasavadatta, the name given to her by Sri
Aurobindo.
After staying for a few days in hotels, they moved to a rented
house at 1, rue St. Martin, called the 'Bayoud House'. Sri
Aurobindo was still residing at the 'Guest House' in rue Francois
Martin. Soon the relationship resumed