ContextÂ
- 150th birth anniversary of Aurobindo Ghose will be observed on 15th August.Â
About Aurobindo Ghose
- Popularly known as yogi Rishi Aurobindo.
- a revolutionary, nationalist, poet, educationist and philosopher.Â
- Birth:Â August 15, 1872.
- At the age of seven he was taken to England for education.
- Contributions:
- He became a state service officer on his return to India in 1893.Â
- He worked as a professor at Baroda College.Â
- Revolutionary:Â
- He also joined a revolutionary society and took a leading role in secret preparations for an uprising against the British Government in India.
- He was the first political leader in India to openly put forward, in his newspaper Bande Mataram, the idea of complete independence for the country.
- He was the first proponent of ‘Purna Swaraj’ more than 20 years before the Indian National Congress’ declaration in 1930.Â
- Literary works:Â
- He was also a journalist and his first philosophical magazine called Arya was published in 1914.Â
- Among his many writings are The Life Divine, The Synthesis of Yoga and Savitri.Â
- He was also a journalist and his first philosophical magazine called Arya was published in 1914.Â
- He became a state service officer on his return to India in 1893.Â
- Death:Â Aurobindo Ghose died on December 5, 1950.
Source: PIB
