Sri Aurobindo to Dilip volume 3 1936-1937 Edited by Sujata Nahar and Shankar Bandyopadhyay Home

A Few Words On 9th April and 4th May 2007, within a gap of one month, Revered Satprem, the heart and soul of "Mira Aditi", and his spiritual companion. Respected Sujata Nahar, left their mortal bodies. Their sudden withdrawal from the physical world came as a shock to all of us who were close to them and were associated in their endeavours. We remember the assurance given by Lord Krishna in the Gita (2-23): Nainang Chindanti Shastrani Nainang dahati pavakah Na chainang kledayantapo Na Shoshoyati marutah Weapons can never cleave nor fire burn Neither water drench nor wind desiccates the soul. (Translation DKR) Hence they are

Notes pardaaashin, living behind the purdah. 2. The four sonnets are: Arpan Bahan Arpan - Vairagya Arpan - Nithari Arpan - Aarhal E. (Eli) Stanley Jones (1884-1973): A 20th Century Methodist Christian missionary and theologian, remembered for his interreligious lectures in India. Subash Chandra Bose (23.1.1897). Dilipda's intimate from their college days; a great patriot, highly intelligent; great organizational skill; politician of no mean repute; founder of the political party "Forward Block"; during WWII he formed the Indian National Army (INA) outside India. Popularly known as 'Netaji'. See Hark His Flute,

1937 January 3,1937 Having led a faultless, nay, immaculate life for long I have had a fall of frivolity today. I was going to the pier this morning to write there another diaphanous poem when I sat down to scribble a few lines to Professor Sarcar and Professoress as they have just sent a tin of mustard oil and some muri [puffed rice], when lo, dushta [mischievous] sarasvatī tripped onto my pen and this Shuk- Sārī Sangbad77 of unpardonable unyogic levity was the horrific result. You know the rural style of Shuk-Sārī Sangbad, eh ? My father wrote a la Shuk Sārī Sangbad a rollickingly undevout Krishna-Radha Sangbad (Shuk says something in praise of his Kri