Aurobindo Ghose

The 150th birth anniversary of Aurobindo Ghose will be observed on 15th August.

About Aurobindo Ghose

Often referred to as Yogi Rishi Aurobindo, this revolutionary, patriot, poet, educator, and philosopher was also well-known.
Date of birth: August 15, 1872.
When he was seven years old, his education was transferred to England.

Contributions:

Upon his return to India in 1893, he was appointed a state service officer.
He was a professor at Baroda College.
He also became a member of a revolutionary society and played a key role in the covert planning of an insurrection against the Indian government of the British.
In his journal Bande Mataram, he was the first Indian politician to openly advocate for the nation's total independence.
More than 20 years before the Indian National Congress' declaration of "Purna Swaraj" in 1930, he was its first advocate.

Literary works:

He was also a journalist and his first philosophical magazine called Arya was published in 1914.
Among his many writings are The Life Divine, The Synthesis of Yoga, and Savitri.
Death: Aurobindo Ghose died on December 5, 1950

Source: PIB

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