Another place which was associated with Udar was the Theatre. We are told that there was a series of warehouses where our theatre stands today. He arranged for its purchase and construction. And on February Darshan, on Mother's 80th birthday, it was inaugurated with a March Past and a perform Some years later, Udar would stand there, on that stage and play many roles - in the Bourgeois Centilhomme, Perseus the Deliverer and others. - Golden Chain - Mother's Message of 21st February 1958 - on the occasion of Her 80th Birthday: To celebrate the birth of a transitory body can satisfy some faithful feelings.

They were moved by her towards great unknown things, Faith drew them and the joy to feel themselves hers Savitri

In 1972 the Government of India decided that as part of Sri Aurobindo's Centenary Celebrations they would finance the overseas visit of two persons, one eastwards and one to the West. The Mother chose me to be sent out west and I began to get ready for the long tour to Europe, America and Canada, which would be for about 3 to 4 months. Then when I was ready to leave I informed the Mother of it and She suddenly asked me how I felt about going out. I answered that I was happy to do so because She had given me this task and it was always a joy for me to do such things as the Mother Herself had asked me to. But She insisted that She saw some hesitation in me all the same. -Ud

From 1934 to 1937, though I had been in Pondicherry (now called Puducherry), most of the time and had many friends in the Ashram, I had never entered the Ashram main building or felt like going for a 'Darshan'. I was just busy making money and having a good time. My friends in the Ashram were first Amal (K. D. Sethna), Purani, Ambu, Dr. Ramchandra and some others. Mona and I were married in February 1937 and then we had several more friends in the Ashram. They suggested that we should go for a Darshan and it was arranged for us to go on August 15th, 1937. In those days those who went for Darshan had their names listed and the time fo

-06_Furniture for Sri Aurobindo^s Room.htm Sri Aurobindo's room was old and rather dilapidated and the Mother decided that it should be redone. So it was done up by all of us, Building Department, Harpagon, Electric and Water Service, Golconde Service, etc. But the furniture was also old and made of boxwood painted green or brown, quite useful at one time but now become shabby. So the Mother suggested to Sri Aurobindo that we make new furniture for Him and He agreed. I was given the wonderful opportunity of designing the furniture and having it made under my direction at Harpagon. - Udar- Sri Aurobindo's Room furniture The sad

Noël 1939 in the Little house Udar,Nishtha(Margaret woodrow Wilson),gauri, Ambu, Mona In England Christmas is a very happy family affair, so Mona, Udar's wife, also followed a simple Christmas celebration with her friends and family in the Ashram and sent gifts for the Mother and Sri Aurobindo. In 1944, during the war years, when all of a sudden there was a large influx of children, Mother asked Mona to organise a little celebration for them. Games were organised and presents were distributed. All this was done in the 'Red House', facing the Ashram Main Library, where Udar lived with his family.

How involved he was with the physical education can be understood when we know that it was his idea to get the very first batch of gymnastic apparatus, such as the parallel bars, vaulting box, pommelled horse and uneven bars from England. Subsequently Udar manufactured these apparatus here itself in the Harpagon workshop. - Golden Chain - Ashram Cricket Team at the Pondicherry Military ground - early 50s Ashram Cricket Team at the Pondicherry Military ground - late 40s Udar played a great role as an organiser and administrator in the formative years of our Depar

One of India's great visionaries in the field of medicine was Dr. G. Venkataswamy of Madurai. He is well-known all over the world for the wonderful work he has done to prevent blindness and restore sight. Aravind Eye Hospitals are the largest and some of the best run in the world with three fourths of the patients being operated free of charge. The cost of their care being subsidised by the patients who pay. His large and hardworking family support him all the way. Udar was a close friend of Dr. Venkataswamy. He used to recite Savitri 'to him whenever he visited Pondicherry. He also carried and installed the Relics of Sri Aurobindo at each new b

When we were building the swimming pool at the Sports Ground 1 wanted to have our own independent supply of water from a tube well so as not to depend on the town supply. Now 1 know that sinking a tube well is a risk. There are narrow underground streams and if the well hits one of these then it will give a regular and constant supply of water. But if one misses it by even a few feet then the water supply is intermittent and can fail in summer. So we had to hit the right spot and for this I remembered what Sri Aurobindo had said and I asked the Mother to come and choose the spot for us. So Mother came to the place, meditated a while and then put Her foot on a spot, which we

-25_Mother^s New Room.htm I will now' write about our Sweet Mother's new rooms, on the second floor. This is how it all started. She had no bedroom,not even a bed to sleep on for over forty years. She never actually slept. She would just 'retire' from 2 to 4 a.m. and all were asked not to disturb Her during those two hours. Mother would be working with some of us up to 2 a.m. and then She would start working with others again at 4 a.m. For those two hours, She would sit in Her chair in a meditation rather than sleep and so I say that Mother had not slept for over 40 years. The Mother's new room with the Aubusson carpet