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Sri Aurobindo Biography: Family, Education, Achievements and Works
Sri Aurobindo is also known as Aurobindo Ghose and also spelled as Aravinda. He propounded a philosophy of divine life on earth and founded an ashram in Puducherry. His epic poem Savitri is one of the greatest works of him. His participation in the Indian freedom struggle against the British gave him popularity and gradually evolved to become a spiritual and yogic guru. He came up with a new path of spirituality known as 'integral yoga'. The main objective of his teachings was to increase the level of consciousness of people and to aware people of their true selves. He had written several books focused on Indian culture, socio-political development of the country, spirituality, etc.
Sri Aurobindo: Facts at a Glance
Birth Date: 15 August 1872
Place of Birth: Kolkata, West Bengal, India (Present-day)
Died: 5 December 1950
Place of Death: Puducherry, India
Father's Name: Dr. K.D Ghose
Mother's Name: Swarnalata Devi
Spouse: Mrinalini Devi
Alma mater: University of Cambridge
Established: Indian philosopher, yogi, maharishi, poet and nationalist (1872–1950) For the pharmaceutical company, see Aurobindo Pharma. Sri Aurobindo Aurobindo, c. 1900 Aurobindo Ghose Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India Pondicherry, French India Disciples Quotation Matter shall reveal the Spirit's face / All Life is Yoga.[2] Sri Aurobindo (born Aurobindo Ghose; 15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an I Matthijs Cornelissen Sri Aurobindo was born in Calcutta, on 15th August 1872. His father, a thoroughly Anglicised Indian doctor in British Government service, wanted his sons to have a solid, British education, and when Aurobindo was seven, he sent him, together with his two brothers, to England with the specific instruction that the three brothers should be kept free from Indian influence. The young Aurobindo was a brilliant student who was consistently amongst the top of his class in English, and for much of this time, he and his two brothers were supported by his scholarships. He attended what was at the time one of the best public schools in London (St. Paul’s) and later studied in Cambridge where he obtained the highest score ever awarded in Greek. When he returned to India in 1893, he had an excellent command of English, Greek, Latin and French, and knew enough German and Italian to enjoy Goethe and Dante in the original, but … he knew rather little about India. While still in England, he
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Sri Aurobindo
Born
(1872-08-15)15 August 1872
(present-day Kolkata, West Bengal, India)Died 5 December 1950(1950-12-05) (aged 78)
(present-day Pondicherry, Puducherry, India)Nationality Indian Alma mater University of Cambridge Relatives Rajnarayan Basu (maternal-grandfather)
Manmohan Ghose (brother)
Barindra Kumar Ghose (brother)[1]Signature Religion Hindu Founder of Sri Aurobindo Ashram Philosophy •
Sri Aurobindo, A short biography(1)
Indian Psychology Institute
Pondicherry
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