Amal Kiran's Correspondence with The Mother

17 September 1967

Dearest Mother,

Some months back H and I had proposed that Mother India should take up book publication. You did not object. Now we have a book with which to make a debut — a book which we expect to sell. It is a collection of articles by me, which were first published in Mother India, The Advent or other Ashram periodicals. These pieces have been considerably appreciated and there was a suggestion to collect them and give them book-form. Many of them were seen and approved for publication²⁴ by Sri Aurobindo himself. I don’t have his comments on all but I was lucky enough to hear one, through Nirod, on an article called “Freewill in Sri Aurobindo’s Vision”. Sri Aurobindo said: “It is excellent. In fact, it could not be bettered.” There will be 15 articles in all, and the and the collection will be entitled: The Vision and Work of Sri Aurobindo. H will try to secure the finance. Do you approve of the plan? If you do, will you please help us with your blessings?

My blessings are with you. When do you want to publish it?

17 September 1967