Sardesai, : Govind Sakhārām; when he was in Sayājirao’s service, he & Sri Aurobindo were taken to work for the Gaekwad during his sojourn in Kashmir in 1903. Later he became a well-known historian.
... Sketches and other Autobiographical Notes Autobiographical Notes A Day in Srinagar Cashmere. Srinagar. Saturday. [30 May 1903] In the morning Sardesai dropped in and we went together to Dhond, where I arranged with Rajaram to mess with him; the dinner consisted of the usual Brahminic course, dal & rice, two chupatties with potatoes & greens and... outlander Bengali. His companion, a Kaviraj, rejoices in the name of Satyendranath Banerji Kobirunjun and is something of an ass & much of a coward, but not a bad fellow withal. We adjourned in a body, Sardesai, Ambegavkar, Dr Balabhai, myself & the two Bengalis to the Maharaja's green-cushioned boat & set out on the broad bosom of Lake Dal and through the lock & a canal into the Jhelum. The boatman swore ...
... Maharaja took him as secretary on the Kashmir tour; but as the experience was not pleasant, it was not repeated. The following extract from Sayaji Rao Gaekwar Yancha Sahavasat by Govind Sakharam Sardesai (the famous Marathi historian) referring to Sri Aurobindo, affords contemporary evidence about his Baroda state service and life: "Sri Aurobindo and myself were together with Sayaji Rao very often... Sometimes men like Sri Aurobindo would pen out lectures for him. "Once the Maharaja had to address a social conference. Sri Aurobindo prepared the speech. We three [i.e., the Maharaja, G. S. Sardesai, and Sri Aurobindo] sat together and read it. The Maharaja after hearing it said: 'Can you not, Arabind Babu, tone it down? It is too fine to be mine.' "Sri Aurobindo replied smiling: 'Why make... Good or bad, whatever it be, people will always say that the Maharaja always gets his lectures written by others. The main thing is whether the thoughts are yours. That is your chief part.'" ¹ Sardesai also states that Sri Aurobindo carried on the major part of the correspondence that passed between the Indian government and the Baroda state about the insult which Curzon felt when the Maharaja, ...
... the likely date of these notes. The longer and shorter pieces separated here by an asterisk were written by Sri Aurobindo on separate pages of his notebook. The Sardesai mentioned in the first piece is no doubt Govind Sakharam Sardesai, the Marathi historian, who was an officer in the Maharaja's service. The Maharaja was often referred to as His Highness (H.H.). His chief Baroda residence was Lakshmi ...
... compelled to be born, at least in appearance. But does Ramdas say one is free? PURANI: He says partially free—in the process of becoming free. SRI AUROBINDO: That is a different matter. PURANI: Sardesai makes out in the course of a talk that Shivaji had no political guidance from Ramdas: Ramdas refused to give any when Shivaji approached him. This is something new. SRI AUROBINDO: What about the... instead of Shambhuji. Ramdas advised him to make his eldest son the rightful heir and to follow the usual royal custom. SRI AUROBINDO: He did guide him then? PURANI: It is only part of a talk Sardesai gave, in which he says that he will put forward only two or three points for the present. Shambhuji, he says, was not as bad as is made out. SRI AUROBINDO: White-washing? PURANI: Yes, and if ...
... Aurobindo jotted down a few things in a notebook which he had taken with him for the trip. Here are a few extracts. Page 172 "Cashmere, Srinagar. "Saturday. "In the morning Sardesai dropped in and we went together to Dhond, where I arranged with Rajaram to mess with him ; the dinner consisted of the usual Brahminic course, dal [lentils] and rice, two chupatties [flat bread] with... of 1. A physician practising one of India's traditional systems of medicine. Page 174 an ass and much of a coward, but not a bad fellow withal. We adjourned in a body, Sardesai, Ambegavkar, Dr. Balabhai, myself and the two Bengalis to the Maharaja's green-cushioned boat and set out on the broad bosom of Lake Dal and through the lock and a canal into the Jhelum. The boatman ...
... The Life, p. 50 6. Sri Aurobindo, Vol. 26, p. 9 , 7. Private information given by Prof. W. L. Kulkarni of Marathavada University, who heard the story from the historian, Sardesai, who had been of the Maharaja's party too. 8. Sri Aurobindo — 'The Perfect Gentleman' — Mother India, August 1970, p. 408 9. Purani, The Life, p. 49 ...
... call Sri Aurobindo for drafting letters which required careful wording, preparing important memoranda or special reports, and also to write some of his speeches. A well-known Marathi historian, G.S. Sardesai, has an interesting account which throws light on Sri Aurobindo's relationship with the Gaekwad: 'Sri Aurobindo and myself were together with Sayaji Rao very often.... Once the Maharaja had to address ...
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