PM remembers Sri Aurobindo on his Jayanti

Article Title: PM remembers Sri Aurobindo on his Jayanti

16-08-2022

History & Art and Culture Prelims Plus

Sri Aurobindo Ghose (15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950) was an Indian philosopher, yoga guru, maharishi, poet, and Indian nationalist.

He was also a journalist, editing newspapers such as Vande Mataram.

He was one of the revolutionary leader of Bengal along with Anushilan Samiti.

He was arrested in the aftermath of a number of bombings linked to his organization in a public trial where he faced charges of treason for Alipore Conspiracy.

At Pondicherry, Sri Aurobindo developed a spiritual practice he called Integral Yoga. In 1926 he founded Sri Aurobindo Ashram.

His main literary works- The Life Divine, which deals with the philosophical aspect of Integral Yoga, Synthesis of Yoga which deals with the principles and methods of Integral Yoga, and Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol, an epic poem.