Jogendra Boromama : eldest son of Rajnarayan Bose; maternal uncle of Sri Aurobindo, addressed by him as Boromama.
... mother. The bungalow with so many big, shading trees was an ideal place for a day-long picnic. "We would sit around our dear Boromama, listen to stories, and make fun. Auro-dada was very fond of Boromama." Auro-dada used to call him 'the prophet of Isabgul' because that was Boromama's invariable prescription for almost all types of stomach trouble. He even seems to have brought round his nephew to his own... When Dinendra Kumar Roy first went to Deoghar in 1898, the old man was already bedridden, but had lost nothing of his scintillating spirit nor his ringing laugh. A wonderstruck D. K. Roy remarked to Boromama Jogindra, "Your father can laugh a lot. I haven't met anyone who can laugh in such an open-hearted manner. Despite the pain inflicted by the illness how much he laughs!" Jogindra replied, "This is ...
... Deoghar, which was occasionally visited by the family. Purani recounts that on one such visit, Jogindra, Boromama (eldest uncle), held up a mirror before his small nephew and said, "See, there's a monkey (banar)." Whereupon little Ara held up the mirror before his Boromama and said, "Boromama boro banar" (big uncle big monkey)! When questioned, Sri Aurobindo said, "My uncle told me that I was ...
... Bharat Brahmachari passed away in 1928. His guru Loknath Brahmachari passed away earlier. Now the Gauri Ashram hardly exists. Parul, Badol and their father Jogendra (Yogananda’s brother) visited the Ashram in l980. What they saw brought tears to Jogendra who had seen it in its pristine days. One old man was somehow carrying on as caretaker. There was nothing much to take care of. Before leaving the Kutir ...
... covered with growing trees. The Nandan hills were inviting and the young 1. To Girija Shankar Roy Chowdhuri. Page 56 people would go on climbing excursions, with their Boromama, Jogin as leader. But perhaps the most favourite walks Sejda took along with his brother and cousins and uncles and aunts and grandfather, were along the Daroa river, which looked like a silver ribbon... whether you will understand it. "With love, Your affectionate brother, Auro "P.S. If you want to understand the new orthography of my name, ask uncle." Uncle is his 'Boromama' Jogindra, Swarnalata's younger brother. He may have explained to his nephew that his name spelled A-R-A did not give the correct Bengali pronunciation. That may have brought about the change in the ...
... To Boromama "c/o Rao Bahadur K. R. Jadhava Near Municipal Office Baroda 15 August 1902 "My dear Boromama," wrote the nephew to his maternal uncle, Jogindranath Bose. So far we have heard others on 'Aurobindo' or 'Auro-dada.' This letter gives Sri Aurobindo's own view on his life as it then unfolded itself. It was his 30 th birthday. "My dear Boromama, "I ...
... wrote poetry, and in the 1870s some of her poems were printed. They had eight children, five daughters and three sons. Some of them were talented. The eldest son, Jogindranath Bose (Sri Aurobindo's 'Boromama') was a sought-after columnist, and the Bengal Page 74 correspondent of the Madras-based newspaper The Hindu. His articles regularly found a place of prominence in The Bengalee ...
... so meekly. He took the mirror, and holding it before his uncle's face, said, 'barn mama, baro bandar! (Look, big uncle, big monkey!)'. Sri Aurobindo always had a happy relationship with his uncle Jogendra Bose, Rajnarayan's eldest son, who was a fine man with a genial temperament. Krishna Dhan cherished great hopes about the future of his sons, particularly of Auro, and to give shape to these hopes ...
... Political Matters (1890-1926) Autobiographical Notes To His Uncle c/o Rao Bahadur K.B. Jadhava Near Municipal Office Baroda 15ᵗʰ August 1902 My dear Boromama, I am sorry to hear from Sarojini that Mejdada has stopped sending mother's allowance and threatens to make the stoppage permanent unless you can improvise a companion to the Goddess of Purulia ...
... obstinately refused to part with her youngest son. Her husband, not one to give up either, planned to kidnap his Bari. He disclosed his plot in a letter (in English) to his brother-in-law —Sri Aurobindo's Boromama —as he needed the latter's connivance. The letter is full of despair and determination. We quote liberally from it. Page 161 Khulna, Dec. 2, 1890 "My dear Jogen, I ...
... know very little of Sri Aurobindo's childhood days, one interesting incident may be recorded. Once, when his eldest maternal uncle, Jogendra, held up a mirror before Sri Aurobindo and said, "See, there is a monkey!", the boy seems to have shown the mirror back to Jogendra and added: "Great uncle, great monkey! Bado māmā bado bānar!" 13 In 1877, when Sri Aurobindo was five years old, he... something came back empty-handed." 32 On his part. Dr. Krishnadhan was also uncommonly proud of his sons, as may be seen from this letter that he wrote, shortly before his death, to his brother-in-law Jogendra Bose: The three sons I have produced, I have made giants of them. I may not, but you will live to be proud of the three nephews who will adorn your country and shed lustre to your name.... ...
... aroused appreciation in Bengal's literary circles. When Sri Aurobindo felt the need to speak Bengali fluently with the right pronunciation and to correct and perfect his knowledge of the language, his Boromama engaged this young litterateur to help his nephew. It was Rabi Babu who had recommended this name. It was towards the end of 1898, a few weeks after the pujas, that D. K. Roy arrived at Deoghar together ...
... believed, like many Indians in those days, that the English character was ideal. An incident in childhood: Jogendra, Sri Aurobindo's eldest maternal uncle, once held up a mirror to Aurobindo and said: "See, there is a monkey." After some time Aurobindo, the child, took the mirror to Jogendra, held it up to him and said: "Great uncle, great monkey!" In 1877 Dr. Ghose sent his three sons to Loreto... they wrote or spoke of him it was with great admiration and pride. And Dr. Ghose knew very well that Aurobindo was making excellent progress by his own efforts. In a letter (dated 2 December 1891) to Jogendra Bose, his brother-in-law, he writes about his sons: "The three sons I have produced, I have made giants of them. I may not, but you will live to be proud of three nephews who will adorn your country ...
... Rajnarayan Bose. There were hills around and everybody enjoyed a life free from the conventions of the city. All the children were fond of uncle Jogendra, Rajnarayan's eldest son, and would sit round him and listen to stories or else make fun. Sri Aurobindo liked Jogendra whom he used to call humorously "the prophet of Isabgul", because he used to prescribe "Isabgul" as a remedy for almost all the troubles... s of railways in Europe! Sri Aurobindo seems to have visited Bengal for the first time after his return from England in 1894. He met all his relations – his mother Swarnalata, Sarojini, Barin, Jogendra, as well as his grandfather Rajnarayan. This is how Sarojini describes his appearance: "a very delicate face, long hair cut in English fashion, Sejda ["older brother", i.e. Sri Aurobindo] was a very... except the topmost leaders. Jatin became unpopular because of his strictness. One may say that there was rivalry between him and Barin for leadership. When Sri Aurobindo went to Bengal he stayed with Jogendra Vidya Bhushan, who was a Government servant and a sympathiser of the revolutionary movement. Devavrata and Suresh Samajpati were on Barin's side. Even Hemchandra Das was for Barin. Hemchandra Das ...
... Krishnadhan's death in peculiarly tragic circumstances. Even as late as 2 December 1892, as may be inferred from his letter (referred to in the previous chapter) of that date to his brother-in-law Jogendra, Dr. Krishnadhan was feeling almost certain that his son Aurobindo would be entering the Indian Civil Service and making his mark as a brilliant administrator. Sometime later information seems to... he had "a very delicate face, long hair cut in English fashion; and she described him Page 48 as "a very shy person". 10 Sri Aurobindo was also delighted to see again his uncle, Jogendra, and especially his grandfather, Rajnarain Bose. The return to Baroda after family reunion was not quite to Sri Aurobindo's liking, as may be inferred from a letter he wrote to Sarojini on 25 August ...
... and earned his M.A. degree; he would be returning shortly to India to distinguish himself as an outstanding Professor of English in Government Service. Amongst his family members his maternal uncle, Jogendra, the eldest son of Rajnarayan Bose, was perhaps the closest to Sri Aurobindo. He was a cheerful and kindly man and Sri Aurobindo always enjoyed his company, calling him the 'Prophet of Ishabgul' for ...
... to receive his visit or his help? I do not know if anybody else would have a chance, in view of the strange relations between her husband and her own people. Of course, recommendation to Jogendra not to take you away but to let you realise the Divine first has no meaning. Must one realise the Divine before one can serve him or is not service of the Divine a step on the way to realisation ...
... Birley, L.,313,314,324 Birth of Sin, The, 169, 169-72 Birth of the War-God, The, 91, 92ff Blunt, Wilfrid, 242 Bose, Bhupal Chandra, 65,222 Bose, Jogendra (Sri Aurobindo's uncle), 28, 35, 49 Bose, Khudiram, 305, 306 Bose, Rajnarain, 25-27, 49, 62, 222 Bose, Sailen, 308, 309 Bose, Satyendra, 324ff Bose, Saurin ...
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