Context:
Prime Minister paid homage to Sri Aurobindo on his birth anniversary.
Aurobindo Ghose:
- He was an Indian nationalist, poet, philosopher, and yoga
- Born on – August 15, 1872 in Calcutta
- He passed the Indian Civil Service Examination in 1890
Revolutionary Life:
- One of the leading protesters against the 1905 Partition of Bengal
- One of the founders of youth club Anushilan Samiti.
- Was arrested in connection with the Alipore Bomb Case (1908).
- Journals – Yugantar, Bande Mataram, and Karmayog
Spiritual Life:
- In 1910, he left British India and found refuge in the French colony of Pondichery (now called ‘Puducherry’) in South India.
- Established Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry in 1926.
- Emphasized on the concept of spiritual nationalism & conceptualized Integral Yoga system.
- Books – The Life Divine, Savitri, Essay on the Gita, The Synthesis of Yoga, Defense of Indian Culture, etc.
Source: PIB
Previous Year Question
He wrote biographies of Mazzini, Garibaldi, Shivaji and Shrikrishna, stayed in America for some time; and was also elected to the Central Assembly. He was:
[UPSC Civil Service Exam – 2018 Prelims]
(a) Aurobindo Ghosh
(b) Bipin Chandra Pal
(c) Lala Lajpat Rai
(d) Motilal Nehru
Answer: (c)
