India is a land of saints. Sri Aurobindo was one of them.
Sri Aurobindo was born on 15 August, 1872 at Konnagar in Hooghly district. His
father’s name is Krishnadhan Ghosh and Swarnalata Devi was his mother. His
father was a popular physician. At the age of only seven, his father sent him
to England for education. After successfully passing the ICS, he came back to
India. Aurobindo started his career as a Professor of English at Baroda
College. Then he came to Bengal and started editing the Bande Mataram. He then joined a revolutionary party to fight
against the British. He was arrested as the police thought that he was associated with an illegal arms
manufacturing factory. This was the turning point in Aurobindo’s life.
During his stay at the Alipore Central Jail, he had a vision. After his release from the
jail, he proceeded to Pondicherry (now Puducherry) and started his spiritual
life there. Soon he became Sri Aurobindo.
He wrote many books like Life
Divine, Mother etc. A French lady
Mira Richard, who later became known as Sri Ma, was his great disciple.
Sri Aurbindo did a yeoman service to education, especially
primary education. He tried his new ideas in his schools and succeeded a great
deal. He is remembered as a saint and educationist.
Sri Aurobindo died on 5 November, 1950. But his thoughts and
ideals will always be with us.
Word Meanings : associate : to be connected with
: mes
mebyebefOele nesvee; vision : an
imagination : keâuhevee, efJeÛeej; educationist : a philosopher of education : efMe#eeMeeŒeer
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