PM Pays Tribute to Sri Aurobindo on His Birth Anniversary

Sri Aurobindo - Biography

Birth: Born on 15th August 1872, in Calcutta.

Death: Died on 5th December 1950, in Pondicherry.

About Sri Aurobindo

Professions: Yogi, seer, philosopher, poet, and Indian nationalist.

Philosophy: Advocated for a divine life on earth through spiritual evolution.

Education

Early Education: Christian convent school in Darjeeling.

University: Studied at the University of Cambridge, proficient in classical and modern European languages.

Career

Held administrative positions in Baroda (Vadodara) and Calcutta (Kolkata) from 1892.

Started studying Yoga and classical Sanskrit.

Indian Revolutionary Movement

Freedom Struggle: Participated from 1902 to 1910.

Imprisonment: Arrested in 1908 during the Alipore Bomb case.

Exile: Fled to Pondichéry in 1910 to escape British rule.

Spirituality

Sri Aurobindo Ashram: Founded a spiritual community in Pondichéry, formalized in 1926.

Integral Yoga: Developed the concept aiming for a spiritually transformed life on earth.

Literary Works

Bande Mataram: English newspaper launched in 1905.

Books:

• Bases of Yoga
• Bhagavad Gita and Its Message
• The Future Evolution of Man
• Rebirth and Karma
• Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol
• Hour of God