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Prothero : George Walter (1848-1922), member of the faculty of King’s College, Cambridge: Fellow, 1872-96; Tutor, 1876-94; Senior Proctor, 1888-89. He was professor of history at Edinburgh University, 1894-99; editor of Quarterly Review, 1899-1922; Director of the historical section of the Foreign Office, 1918-19.

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... it. Mr. Prothero did not know that in my case there were other graver complaints weighing against me." The children were all ears. "You see, poor Mr. Prothero did not know that I had become an out-and-out revolutionary openly declaring my intention to help destroy the British empire, and this was the main substance of the fiery speeches I was making at the Indian Majlis. If Mr. Prothero had known... and Indian friends were very upset by my failure to join the I.C.S. When one of my tutors, Mr. Prothero, heard of the reason why I had been failed, he was very annoyed. Along with Mr. James Cotton, the gentleman who had given us shelter in London, he began a regular battle with the authorities. Mr. Prothero wrote them a long letter, which some of you must have read." I stood up and offered to get... legally justifiable, a moral injustice to him, and a very real loss to the Indian government.' After I had finished reading the letter, Sri Aurobindo said: "Such were the arguments advanced by Mr. Prothero. But the most amusing thing was that the very person for whom he was pleading so eloquently had already queered his own pitch completely! Several chances were given to me to take the riding test. ...

... scanty material available about his life in England. The same letter has been already quoted from to show how Mr. Prothero had written to Dr. Ghose for money, but without much success. It was only when a few tradesmen threatened to take legal action against Aurobindo that Prothero "succeeded in extracting some money out of him". There was however a humorous sequel to this. After sending the money... there by his own ability.)"² The evidence of Mr. Prothero and of K. D. Ghose is supported by a letter to his father from Aurobindo himself in which the remarks of "the great O .B." (Oscar Browning) are quoted. "Last night I was invited to coffee with one of the Dons and in his rooms I met the great O. B.;" otherwise Oscar Browning, ¹. Prothero to Cotton, 20 November 1892, India Office Library... letters there is other evidence to throw light on the strained condition under which the three brothers had to carry on their studies in England. One is a letter written to James Cotton by G. W. Prothero, a tutor and senior Fellow of King's College, on hearing about Aurobindo's rejection from the I. C. S. on the ground of Aurobindo's non-appearance for the riding test. It is a letter worthy of a ...

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... who was upset at what Sri Aurobindo had done. Both James Cotton and G.W. Prothero, the senior tutor at Cambridge who knew Sri Aurobindo well, thought that grave injustice had been done and decided to intercede with the Civil Service Commission, the final authority for selecting the candidates. In a letter to Cotton, Prothero wrote: 'I am very sorry to hear what you tell me about Ghose, that he has... his career was now assured, but it was not in his nature to do anything superficially. In fact his reputation as a Classical scholar had preceded him at Cambridge and one of the senior tutors, G.W. Prothero, invited him to meet Oscar Browning, a very well-known scholar and intellectual in the university at that time. There is a very interesting letter from Sri Aurobindo to his father which mentions this ...

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... Judicial and Public Dept. India Office.) Letter dated 20 November 1892 (From Mr. G. W. Prothero to Mr. J. S. Cotton; sent by Cotton to the C. S. Commissioners) When the rejection seemed final two Englishmen – Mr. Cotton and Mr. Prothero – took up Aurobindo's cause. The reader will find the implacability of red-tape relieved by the gust of sympathy and warm-hearted... starting the Indian National Congress. Mr. G. M. Prothero was a senior tutor at Cambridge. He became a prominent historian and was knighted. This testimony coming as it does unsolicited from a University man throws a unique light on Sri Aurobindo as a student at Cambridge. The Page 343 tribute paid by Mr. Prothero to Sri Aurobindo, not only as an intellectual, but as... can result. I rest my decision solely on this ground. I must add however as an 'obiter dictum' that I should much doubt whether Mr Ghose would be a desirable addition to the Service – and if Mr Prothero or any one else is under the impression that a Hindoo ought to have a special exemption from the the requirement of being able to ride, the sooner he is disabused of such an absurd notion the better ...

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... to Sri Aurobindo's brothers in England, but also to well-wishers like his tutor Mr. Prothero and his friend, Mr. James S. Cotton. The former wrote to Cotton a letter which he transmitted to the Civil Service Commissioners. After giving an enthusiastic account of Sri Aurobindo's character and abilities, Prothero added: That a man of this calibre should be lost to the Indian Government merely... second year of his residence in Cambridge. He also won the Rowley Prize for Greek iambics, and other prizes, in King's College. Writing of him to James Cotton, Sri Aurobindo's senior tutor G.W. Prothero said: His pecuniary circumstances prevented him from resigning [his scholarship (classical)] when he became a Selected Candidate [for the I.C.S.].... He performed his part of the bargain, as... seems to have reprimanded Sri Aurobindo for his "extravagance"; but as Sri Aurobindo used to say later on, "There was not money enough to be extravagant with!" 27 To the testimony of G. W. Prothero may be added that of Oscar Browning, who told Sri Aurobindo (as reported by him in the course of a letter to his father): Last night I was invited to coffee with one of the Dons and in his rooms ...

... regular and becoming." The concern of the Englishman for the Indian youth is touching. He took, in fact, a strong interest in all the three brothers. The other supportive Englishman was G. W. Prothero, then a Senior Tutor at Cambridge; he was a prominent historian, and was subsequently knighted. He dropped a letter to James Cotton the next day, that is 20 November 1892, which the latter forwarded... more chance, Kimberley added in his note of December 2: "I must add however as an 'obiter dictum' that I should much doubt whether Mr. Ghose would be a desirable addition to the Service — and if Mr. Prothero or any one else is under the impression that a Hindoo ought to have a special exemption from the requirement of being able to ride, the sooner he is disabused of such an absurd notion the better." ...

... College during the years Sri Aurobindo attended (1890 - 92). During the same period G. W. Prothero held the post of Praelector ( Cambridge University Calendar , 1890, 1891, 1892 - 93; personal communications from the Provost and the Librarian, King's College, Cambridge, 1975 - 77). Prothero took some interest in Sri Aurobindo, writing at least one letter on his behalf (Purani, pp. ...

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... Poddar, Arabinda, 26fh Prasad, Narayan, 579 Prince of Edur, The, 119,120, 152,154-55 Prince of Mathura, The, 119 Pringle-Kennedy, Mrs. and Miss, 305, 365 Prothero, G. W., 33, 37 Psychology of Social Development, The, See The Human Cycle Punjabee, The, 234, 246 Pujalal, 579 Purani, A. B., 21, 34, 276, 411, 459, 536ff, 694 ...

... [ Altered to: ] Aurobindo's unusual talents early attracted the admiration of Oscar Browning, then a well-known figure at Cambridge. Austen Leigh was not the name of the Provost; his name was Prothero. 1 It was not he but Oscar Browning, a scholar and Page 29 writer of some contemporary fame, who expressed admiration for Sri Aurobindo's scholarship,—there was nothing about integrity ...

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... Page 495       Pope, Alexander 33, 78,315,341,346,355, 410 Pound, Ezra 377, 384, 389, 392-394, 398,       402,414,447,460,461 Prince of Edur 47,51,52 Prothero, G.M. 7 Purani, A.B. 20,27,316,370, 371   Quiller-couch, Sir Arthur 377   Radhakrishnan, Sarvepalli 25 Rai, Lala Lajpat 10 Rajagopalachari, C (Rajaji) 17,25 Rajnarain ...

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