Champaklal Speaks

Autographs

1950-04-13

Mother spoke to Sri Aurobindo of the number of people to whom she had to attend when she opened the door and what she felt then.

She also told him that she had asked Nolini to stop books being sent up for signature. She enquired from me whether a notice to this effect had been put up on the board. I said it was not, but probably he informed people orally.

In the beginning Sri Aurobindo used to sign books with the name of the person and write “Blessings”. For some he even wrote the date. Though it was a strain on him later, he did not express it. But Mother did not want to trouble him and so she asked him only to sign leaving place for the name and the word “Blessings”. For some time Sri Aurobindo signed and wrote “Blessings” and Mother added the name, and in some cases also the date. Afterwards he only signed and Mother wrote the rest.

Thus people began to get the handwriting of both Sri Aurobindo and Mother.