Remembering Bagha Jatin – Part 2
We continue with some glimpses of the tremendous contribution of the great revolutionary Jatin Mukherjeee, popularly known as Bagha Jatin.
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The Passing of Sri Aurobindo: Its Inner Significance – Part 1
December 5, 1950 is a momentous occurrence in the timeline of Supramental Yoga. Amal Kiran elucidates its deeper significance and the consequence in this four-part essay.
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The Passing of Sri Aurobindo: Its Inner Significance – Part 2
Were there any signs of the coming of Sri Aurobindo’s passing which as per the author can be seen as a culmination of a momentous deliberate fight whose implications can be read only by understanding a little of what the supramental light means?
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The Passing of Sri Aurobindo: Its Inner Significance – Part 3
The author writes: “A splendid heroism of selflessness is here, the vividest picture of a warrior Yogi who would take any risk, if thereby he could press closer to his objective and though the formula is “I conquer or perish” the frame of mind is one that might easily avail itself of a yet more audacious formula: “I perish to conquer.””
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The Passing of Sri Aurobindo: Its Inner Significance – Part 4
Amal Kiran writes: “In a most special sense, Sri Aurobindo the marvellously gifted and gracious person who was our Guru and whom we loved is still at work and a concrete truth is expressed by the Mother when she says: “To grieve is an insult to Sri Aurobindo who is here with us, conscious and alive.””
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The Real Gandhi: An Impartial Estimate of his Greatness – Part 1
In this India’s 75th year of political independence, it is timely to present an assessment of Gandhi’s role in India’s freedom movement. Given that our national mind now seems ready to evaluate and understand the role played by some of the leading personalities in shaping the post-Independence India, revisiting this article written by Amal Kiran in 1949, which has the approval of Sri Aurobindo, is highly necessary and relevant today.
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The Real Gandhi: An Impartial Estimate of his Greatness – Part 2
In this second part, Amal Kiran asks two key questions – Did Gandhi embody the soul of India? Was it appropriate to give Gandhi the mysticism-charged Upanishadic title of “Mahatma”? His answer to both, we find, is in negative.
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Sri Aurobindo – The Perfect Gentleman (PART 1)
A most divine nobility and a perfectly sincere humility are the key highlights of the adorable personality of Sri Aurobindo which we see presented in this wonderful narration by Nirodbaran. This talk was given on June 12, 1970 at Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education and was first published in Mother India.
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