Category: Volume-7

-51_Muraripukur_II

Muraripukur – II Muraripukur – II   Now. I come to the last phase of our life at Manicktolla Gardens, that is when we turned…

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-52_Alipore Jail

Alipore Jail Alipore Jail   IN Alipore Jail we spent a whole year, from 2nd May 1908 to 6th May 1909, as undertrial prisoners. This…

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-53_I Tried Sannyas

I Tried Sannyas I Tried Sannyas   NOT once, not twice, but thrice, – three times did I have the urge to take to the…

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-54_Shyampukur

Shyampukur Shyampukur   ON coming out of jail, Sri Aurobindo found shelter in the house of his maternal uncle, Krishna Kumar Mitra; the place was…

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-55_Pondicherry_I

Pondicherry – I Pondicherry

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-56_Pondicherry_II

Pondicherry – II Pondicherry – II   I HAVE said that this cemetery that was Pondicherry had been infested by ghosts and goblins. These had…

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-57_Pondicherry Cyclone

Pondicherry Cyclone Pondicherry Cyclone   I HAVE once spoken to you of an earthquake and a small fire. Today I shall say something about two…

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-58_My Professors

My Professors My Professors   (I)   My professors at college were giants, Olympian gods all. They are memorable names in the fields of scholarship,…

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-59_I Played Football

I Played Football I Played Football   (1) SOME of you have asked to hear about my performance in football. I have already told you…

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-60_My Athletics

My Athletics My Athletics   THERE is in the Upanishad a description of the stage in man’s life when he becomes so old and decrepit…

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