Born on August 15th 1872, he is named Aravinda Ackroyd Ghosh. His mother is Swarnalata Devi and father, Dr. Krishna Dhan Ghosh, a medical doctor. He is the youngest of…
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1879: At the age of 7, Sri Aurobindo, along with his 2 elder brothers are taken to England for education Dr. Krishna Dhan Ghosh takes Sri Aurobindo and his two…
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Early 1893, Sri Aurobindo sails to Bombay, India. He is just 21. The moment he sets foot on the land of India in Bombay, a vast Calm descends upon him and…
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While in London, Sri Aurobindo was appointed by Sayajirao Gaekwar, the Maharaja of Baroda State, to Baroda State Service. Arriving in India, he immediately travels to Baroda to take up…
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Amidst the intense political activities somehow the thought of marriage enters Sri Aurobindo’s mind and he marries Mrinalini Devi in April 1901. She is beautiful, educated and belongs to an…
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Dr. K. M. Munshi, Ex-Governor of Uttara Pradesh, who was a student of Sri Aurobindo at Baroda College, asks Sri Aurobindo how Nationalism could be developed. Sri Aurobindo points to…
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While in Kashmir with the Maharaja of Baroda, Sri Aurobindo experiences the ‘vacant Infinite’ when walking the hills of Takht-i-Sulaiman near the temple of Shankaracharya. A few years later, he…
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England’s proposal to partition Bengal as a way of separating Hindus and Muslims created an uproar not only in Bengal, but all over India. The people of India began to…
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Bande Mataram, ‘Mother, I bow to thee’, becomes India’s National Song For millions, the partition of Bengal was an unexpected blow to India and its ideal of unity. Suddenly, the…
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All knew that the Surat meeting of the Congress would be a decisive one in measuring the strength of the Moderates and the Nationalists. When the meeting convenes, the Nationalists…
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Sri Aurobindo meets Yogi Lele for the first time in January 1908 and later recollects his instructions: “Sit in meditation, Lele said, but do not think, look only at your…
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Meanwhile, Sri Aurobindo’s younger brother Barin continues his revolutionary activities and makes plans to assassin Douglass Kingsford, a sadistic magistrate of Calcutta known for his extreme cruelty. Two revolutionaries from…
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In the seclusion of the jail in the solitary cell, I asked God: “Give me Thy Adesh. I do not know what work to do or how to do it.…
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The Karmayogin is a new weekly publication covering topics such as Religion, Literature, Science and Philosophy. In the first issue, Sri Aurobindo writes: “When spirituality is lost all is lost.…
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On October 19, 1908, Sri Aurobindo’s case began in court sessions with C.B. Beachcroft as the Magistrate, who had been a schoolmate and a colleague of Sri Aurobindo’s in Cambridge.…
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Repression of the Freedom Movement is in full swing and the Government is determined to imprison or deport Sri Aurobindo. Edward Baker approves the proposal to deport him. A few…
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Several weeks after arriving in Chandernagore, this same voice commands: Go to Pondicherry. Before leaving, Sri Aurobindo writes his last article in the Karmayogin: “In all the events of the…
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In November, 1910 Nolini Kanta Gupta joins Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry Sri Aurobindo is joined in November 1910 by Nolini Kanta Gupta who was associated with him at Calcutta in…
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Mirra Alfassa, who Sri Aurobindo will later install as The Mother of the Ashram, recollects her first meeting with him: “I came here….. I had an appointment for the afternoon.…
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With the outbreak of the First World War, Paul soon returns to France with Mirra to join the military service. Prior to their departure, Paul and Mirra proposes to Sri…
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Mrinalini passes away in Calcutta at the age of 32, having fallen victim to influenza which sweeps over India that year. She was at long last on her way from…
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A.B. Purani was the younger brother of Chotalal B. Purani who had received instructions from Sr Aurobindo during his Baroda days for revolutionary work. He had been an enthusiastic member…
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On April 24, 1920, the Mother arrives at Pondicherry for the second time, never to depart again. Paul Richard comes with her. The significance of the day of her arrival,…
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Sri Aurobindo changes his lodgings in September 1922 and moves to 9 Rue De La Marine. In due course, more adjacent buildings are acquired and a complex of constructions develop…
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When asked by a disciple: How are the universal conditions more ready now for the coming down of the Supermind than they were before?, Sri Aurobindo responds: “Firstly, the knowledge…
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November 24, 1926, is an important milestone in Sri Aurobindo’s life. In his inner life, it marks the culmination of long movement of successive ascents of consciousness in its assumption…
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“Money is a sign of universal force, and this force in its manifestation on earth works on the vital and physical planes and is indispensable to the fullness of outer…
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In third-party person, Sri Aurobindo explains the Yoga to be practiced at the Ashram: “The teaching of Sri Aurobindo starts from that of the ancient sages of India that behind…
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On November 24th, 1938, Sri Aurobindo falls and fractures his right leg. Hereafter, a few attendants would always be present in his chamber and informal conversations took place often. A.B.…
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All the while, Sri Aurobindo is following the political and other developments in the country with special attention. He has certain differences with Mahatma Gandhi on several major planks of…
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On August 15, 1942 is issued the first number of Sri Aurobindo Mandir Annual in Calcutta. The Bartika quarterly in Bengali was also started in Calcutta this same year. The…
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Until 1939, the ashram remains a well-knit community, sadhana-oriented. Children are not admitted and there are no families as such. After the outbreak of the War, however, a gradual change…
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The unconditional surrender of the German Third Reich was signed in the early morning hours of Monday, May 7, 1945, at Supreme Headquarters, Allied Expeditionary Force (SHAEF) at Reims in…
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Sometime in 1920 when the Mother and Sri Aurobindo were in meditation, the Mother reaches a state of consciousness from which she tells Sri Aurobindo “India is free”. Sri Aurobindo…
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On December 11, 1948, the Andhra University presents Sri Aurobindo with the Sir Cattamanchi Ramalinga Reddy national Prize during the University’s convocation. “You have asked me for a message and…
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For over four decades and more, Sri Aurobindo had been silently working on an epic poem, Savitri. Choosing the Savitri-Satyavan legend in the Mahabharat, he had started developing it on…
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Ominous clouds are forming on the Asian horizon. Sri Aurobindo assesses the various possibilities that are pressing to actualize themselves, including the threat of yet another war, and the prospect…
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K.M. Munshi, an old student of Sri Aurobindo at Baroda visits Sri Aurobindo and the ashram in July of 1950. He writes: “Sri Aurobindo was my professor in the Baroda…
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Sri Aurobindo withdraws from his body at 1:25am on December 5, 1950. But that was not the finale. When in the course of the day, preparations are being made to…
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Publication of Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo in 32 volumes. PDF of all Sri Aurobindo’s Books: 01 Early Cultural Writings 02 Collected Poems 03-04 Collected Plays And Stories 05…
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