... Among the Not So Great Kalyan-Da (A Sparkling Vintage Wine) Whatever a man’s age, he can reduce it several years by putting a bright coloured flower in his button hole. Mark Twain Kalyan Chaudhury or simply Kalyan-da was a man in a class by himself. Born into an aristocratic family — father a well known shikari (hunter)... also forgotten the episode the very next day! We could sum up Kalyan-da as a ‘cavalier’ — colourful with a bit of dash, ever ready to fight but as ready to succour. Kalyan-da was a good sportsman. He played good enough tennis and cricket. He was a stylist and played his strokes (tennis, cricket and verbal) correctly and gracefully. Kalyan-da was an ‘Ashram renowned’ spin bowler — leg spin — if my... and I too was there. It was great fun, but for an incident — Kalyan-da tripped or was charged and fell, broke an arm! So, sadly, this was the first and last time we saw Kalyan-da play football. One evening, in a corner of the Playground, there was a lively debate going on, on the merits and demerits of Games vis-à-vis Gymnastics. Kalyan-da entered, and spoke up (he was a champion of Games) “What ...
... Page 80 guarantee a perfect union; there might remain a gap between the bones. "But I am more concerned about the pain," Kalyan said. "Oh, the pain, it will go at once!" he replied with an assuring smile. He took Kalyan’s hand and gave it a sudden twist; Kalyan had just time to emit a sharp "ah" and the thing was done. Then he applied a paste prepared with leaves and eggs, and tied a bandage... village in the South, famous for setting bone-fractures by an indigenous method. It was the first time that I went out of Pondicherry after about thirty years. I shall tell the story very briefly. Kalyan, a friend of mine, had broken his elbow- bone in a football match with our youngsters. Our Ashram doctor had set the fracture and put the elbow in plaster. But the pain would not subside. For three... cost of a few eggs. We were very happy, for we would be able to greet the Mother with our success. Thanking the vaidya profusely, we departed and set out for Tirupati to see its celebrated temple. Kalyan was so jubilant that he started driving the car himself. At Tirupati we had a wonderful time, thanks to the influence of a young Andhra sadhak, whom Sri Aurobindo had named Dayakar and who had been ...
... of his money in fashion and fallals. They have one of the loveliest palaces – for it is a palace, so to speak – in Calcutta. Kalyan, eldest son, has one brother and two sisters. Now they are not very well-off – have to let their upper storey for Rs. 250 a month. Kalyan and his mother and sister live in the ground floor. As he says his personal income would come now to about Rs. 50 a month or ... unexpectedly sent. Note his childish handwriting. It is unaccountably touching this little boy suddenly sending pranami like this to Mother, what? There may be something in the fellow – J have asked Kalyan 1 to enquire. Page 13 Must trouble you yet for the other letter from Hiren – the young novelist-friend of mine. You may remember him. He has had several dreams of you. His ...
... Noren Singh, Sumantra, Suprabha and Sumkra. 2 Nolini and Amrita are in Pavitra's room. On the window-side, to the south of the passage, stand Pujalal, Nirod and Biren; in front of the table, Kalyan 3 and Mrityunjoy 4 . She greets them all, though not in the same way every day. She may look at them or just glance at them and go straight to the Balcony. As Mother goes to the Balcony,... also in charge of the Publication Department of the Ashram and lived in the Ashram premises. × See Kalyan Chowdhury's article in Breath of Grace , p. 23ff. × See Mrityunjoy Mukherjee's article in Breath ...
... Sri Aurobindo to Dilip - Volume IV Notes 1 . Kalyan Chowdury (1909-1993) son of Kumud Chowdury, a well-known hunter, studied engineering in Europe. He was a good sportsman who played cricket and tennis remarkably well and also a good shooter. His other kinsmen included General J.N. Chowdury, an ex-Chief of the Indian Army and Pramatha Chowdury, the ...
... [havocs ?] of wonder. He swears all the time by Dayakar and is starting on [Rishabhchand ?] again! Page 233 Venkataraman, Dilip and Anilkumar Kalyan Chowdhuri, Nirod and Dilip Page 234 But what about Venkata, Sahana, Dilip and so many others ? But who told Nalineshwar to be all these things ? He has done what he pleased according ...
... France the Germans proved inferior to the French, but elsewhere they proved superior. NIRODBARAN: Is Amery better than Zetland? SRI AUROBINDO: No, he is a die-hard, I think. PURANI: In the Kalyan, one of Bejoy Goswami's disciples has written that in his last days Goswami was at Puri during Dana-yajna and because of that he ran into heavy debts. When he fell ill he was advised to go to Calcutta ...
... years of his life in Puri and he came to the conclusion that so long as poverty was there in India spiritual and religious teaching had no chance. One of his disciples writes in the last issue of the 'Kalyan' that in his last years he believed in Dana Yagna – charity. So much so that he ran into big debts and when his health was failing the disciple had to arrange for the money to pay up the loan, because ...
... another match between the two groups and this time it was on the famous Cercle Sportif in town. This match ended in a goalless draw. Nirod-da scored a goal but it was nullified because of an offside. Kalyan-da, Rishabhchand-da, Kalikumar-da used to play beautifully. The other players were Udar, Bula-da, Rajen-da. Then football was started at the Tennis-ground. The Ashram boys played their first match ...
... surgeon who cured him. Other troubles too were there. SRI AUROBINDO: I hope it is not the result of meddling with my horoscope, like Manilal who meddled with my knee. (Laughter) PURANI: I read in Kalyan that somebody has conquered death. SRI AUROBINDO: Conquered death? How? PURANI: He knew exactly when he was going to die and he died at the very date and hour. How is that a conquest of death ...
... Because it waits for the consent of all the members of the cabinet. A spiritual truth rendered in modern analogy. Last example which can be taken as a piece of humour or as a serious statement. Kalyan, a sadhak, offered to Sri Aurobindo the skin of the first tiger he shot, remarking to me, "Please tell the Lord that it is without the tiger's skull. So, there is — no chance of his stumbling over ...
... embankment. Here is Dilipda's royal mail! I have copied out the whole letter for you. Hope it is not worse than his original!. For this relief much thanks! What about Darshan permission for Kalyan, and his staying in Dilipda's house? Both granted? Yes. D is facing a lot of criticism, but he says he has resolved not to mind it. I hope he will keep to his resolution of not minding ...
... I Remember I Remember PART I Translated from the Bengali by Kalyan Chaudhuri Walking with Mother on the beach - 1952 Pranab with Mother - 5.7.51 (1) Sometimes Mother used to recount amusing stories. She told me one from the time when ...
... the Mother’s Interview Room. Pavitra-da’s laboratory was in a smaller room next to it. All the students of this class were grown-ups. We were about ten or twelve: Pavitra-da, Nolini-da, Amrita-da, Kalyan-da, Dayakar, Ranju, Amiyo and we five girls, Minnie-di, Millie-di, Tehmi-ben, Violette and I. The Mother would come to the class immediately after finishing Her game of tennis. We had almost everyday ...
... Mother had approved that I could do it without asking for her permission every time which was the practice then. The response of the Hindi world was good, one may say. The famous orthodox journal 'Kalyan', having the largest circulation in the country, also responded by publishing some passages from Sri Aurobindo and the Mother. Sometimes I wrote to Nolinida asking for clarifications in order ...
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