Madanlal Himatsingka's Correspondence with The Mother

Notes on the Texts

Series Seven—Madanlal. Madanlal Himatsingka joined the Ashram in 1959. A successful businessman, he initially advised the Ashram in financial matters. Interested in the publication of the works of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother, he founded the All India Press in 1969. His correspondence deals with his press work, his personal affairs and his sadhana.

A selection of letters from Madanlal’s correspondence was published in the April 2008 issue of the quarterly Bulletin of Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education. Then in 2016, on the occasion of Madanlal’s centenary, a book on his life was published — The Joy of Offering. It contained extensive selections from his correspondence with the Mother as well as biographical information and tributes. The present correspondence contains most of the selections in that book. The correspondence is in English.