... but helpful introduction to Sri Aurobindo's poem. Ambalal Balkrishna Purani was born in Surat, Gujarat, in 1894. Inspired as a young man by Sri Aurobindo, then a leader of the Indian National Movement, Purani helped to launch a youth movement which gained widespread popularity in Gujarat. At the age of twenty-four he visited Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry and finally settled there five ...
... twenty years. He first broke his silence in 1940 in connection with the Second World War. Later he spoke in support of the Cripps Proposal and other British offers to the leaders of the Indian national movement. Still later he provided, on invitation, messages when India achieved independence and on other occasions. On the Second World War, 1940 - 1943 . After opposing European imperialism ...
... middle-aged and an inspiration to the young'. Besides making such literary contributions Natesan played a significant role at all levels of political life in the Presidency. In the annals of the Indian National Movement the period up to 1905 could be characterised as mild and moderate. Page 34 HOME ...
... s in mankind. For instance, the Indian Freedom Movement was preceded by one such word-group, Bande Mataram (Hail to the Mother, Mother India). Now that cry came in 1872, long before the Indian National Movement was even launched - there was no political life at that time to speak of. In 1872, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, the Bengali seer, first saw this Mantra as the cry that must come to the sons ...
... Sudhir Kumar Sarkar: A Spirit Indomitable The Mother on the Revolutionaries A portion of the Mother’s talk with Mona Sarkar on the revolutionaries of the Indian National Movement, especially those who were with Sri Aurobindo. The talk was noted down from memory by Mona. The Mother: Did you bring the photos of the revolutionaries as I asked you to, last time? Mona: ...
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