... Dr. Nripendra Among the Not So Great Dr. Nripendra [ Born: 1.9.1904 — 2004 was his centenary year ] An apple a day Keeps the doctor away Old Proverb An old adage, but I speak of this doctor who provided the “apple” also! He is Dr. Nripendra — to us, simply Doctorbabu or Nripen-da. There was no confusion — he was the one and... corner had a mobile tray of medicinal paraphernalia, a high bench in the far corner for patients, and in the centre, a little to the rear, a largish table behind which sat the smiling doctor, Dr. Nripendra. The next room, behind this one, was the domain of the “compounder”. (This word “compounder” was very much in vogue then. The word means an individual, in a dispensary or hospital, who mixes or combines ...
... were a marvelous food... an ecstatic nourishment. I had already had the experience for the sense of smell—the divine vibration, the vibration of Ananda in odors. Just under my window, you know, Nripendra has his kitchen, where every morning and afternoon food is prepared for the children 2 —it all comes wafting up on gusts of air. And when the Samadhi tree is in flower, the scent wafts up to me... Experience of January 24, 1961 . × This refers to the Ashram dispensary, managed by Dr. Nripendra. × The physical mind. × ...
... Dr. Nripendra Among the Not So Great The Apple (“CART”) I add the “cart”, for Nripen-da did so much (so many projects) that it could not be just one apple. Any way one looked (especially if unwell) — the hand of Nripen-da was evident (obviously in the realm of health care). His the idea, and his the hand that gave the push and kept pushing — often against ...
... Dr. Nripendra Among the Not So Great The Doctor Nripen-da sat behind that big table in the first room — a big man, with a big smile and a bigger heart. He stood tall and straight. A good face with a straight nose, spectacled kind eyes ready to smile along with the lips. (It was pointed out to me that the upper lip hardly had the vertical depression at ...
... Wonderful Luck Nolini brought a young visitor to the Mother during Pranam. He did not know English and could not answer when he was asked his age. Mother asked him to go to Dr. Nripendra (obviously for a medical check-up). Then while giving him flowers, she held his hand and looked at his palm for long. She remarked: “Wonderful luck. Wonderful luck.” Afterwards, while we were on ...
... tea in a feeding cup. It shocked me to see Sri Aurobindo, the Rasik of all rasiks, the Rasa of all rasas, drinking such a delicious beverage in the way a patient drinks medicine. Perhaps Nripendra 295 would have liked it very much! Dr. Manilal, who had taken charge of the Divine Patient, had the great good fortune of touching the Divine Body, of nursing it and tending it. One day ...
... I began to attend to the patients during my off- duty hours. I used to give a verbal report to the Mother and Sri Aurobindo whenever there was any need for it. Fortunately after a few years Dr. Nripendra came up and took charge of the Dispensary. I was then relieved of the burden of running up and down and trying to maintain a precarious balance between my service to the Master and his disciples. ...
... Cleanse the stuffed bosom of that perilous stuff Which weighs upon the heart? Page 187 What physician would not be enraptured on hearing an appeal like this? I am sure our Dr. Nripendra or Dr. Gupta would feel like a god if asked to do such things in such language. Perhaps even our Dr. Sanyal and Dr. Satyabrata Sen, though they are more sur-geons than physicians, would thrill; for ...
... to come to our house every night after our dinner in the D.R. Pantulu would be home just lying down or teaching astrology to some (like Arun-da of the D.R.) or just talking on any subject with Dr. Nripendra, Sisir-da, etc. They would all go for the night meditation in the Ashram later. He was probably most relaxed during this period of the day. One night Biren-da was at the receiving end of his mood ...
... Dr. Nripendra Among the Not So Great The Doctorbabu & the Apple This apple was not just a fruit one munched and forgot the doctor. It is the fruit of all his labour and the man himself. There have been 2-3 doctors before him, a few during his time and quite a few after him. But he is the “Flag bearer”. He, Nripen-da is the one etched into our minds (of ...
... alarming signal. We decided to make a thorough blood analysis. Sri Aurobindo consented after a great deal of reluctance. Our poor human vision! It was a Sunday; the General Hospital was closed. Dr. Nripendra and I hunted out the laboratory assistant; he took some blood from Sri Aurobindo's imperceptible vein. The punctures were painful to the sensitive body which was getting transformed. The result of ...
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