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Periodicals
WITH WHICH
SRI AUROBINDO WAS
ASSOCIATED
Arranged Chronologically
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Indu Prakash English-Marathi
Weekly
Bombay
Yugantar Bengali
Weekly
Calcutta
Bande Mataram English
Daily/Weekly
Calcutta
Karmayogin
English Weekly Calcutta
Dharma Bengali
Weekly
Calcutta |
Sri Aurobindo contributed two series of articles to this
newspaper, which was edited by his Cambridge friend
K. G. Deshpande. New Lamps for Old appeared in nine
instalments from August 7, 1893 to March 5,'1894. This
series was preceded by another political article, "India and
the British Parliament" (June 26, 1893). The second series, Bankim Chandra Chatterjee, written after the passing of the
Bengali writer, appeared in seven instalments from July 16
to August 27, 1894.
A revolutionary journal started by Sri Aurobindo's
brother Barindra and others in March 1906. Sri Aurobindo
wrote articles for some of the earlier issues of the paper,
and always exercised general control over it. It ceased
publication in May 1908.
A newspaper started on August 6, 1906 under the editorship of Bepin Chandra Pal. Sri Aurobindo became joint
editor of the paper and before the end of 1906 assumed
full control of its policy. He wrote many of its editorials
and leading articles, and also some planned series including The Doctrine of Passive Resistance. It ceased publication
in October 1908, six months after Sri Aurobindo was
imprisoned in the Alipore 'Bomb Case. A weekly edition
of Bande Mataram was published from June 1907 to
September 1908, in which editorials and articles from
the daily edition were reprinted. The play Perseus the
Deliverer and the translation Vidula first appeared in this
weekly edition.
"A Weekly Review of National Religion, Literature,
Science, Philosophy, etc." Started on June 15, 1909 by Sri
Aurobindo, who wrote practically all of its articles and editorial comments, and published in it a number of his poems
and translations. When he left for Chandernagore in
February 1910, he put the journal into the hands of Sister
Nivedita. Writings by him continued to appear in it until
it ceased publication on March 26, 1910.
Started on August 23, 1909 under the editorship of
Sri Aurobindo, who wrote most of its articles and editorial
comments himself. His connection with the journal ended
when he left for Chandernagore in February 1910. Its last
issue came out on March 28, 1910.
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Arya English
Monthly
Pondicherry
The Standard Bearer
English
Weekly
Chandernagore
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A philosophical review started by Sri Aurobindo on
August 15, 1914 and continued without interruption until
January 1921. The following declaration appeared on the
inside cover page of each issue:
The Arya is a Review of pure philosophy.
The object which it has set before itself is twofold:—
1. A systematic study of the highest problems of existence;
2. The formation of a vast Synthesis of knowledge, harmonising the diverse
religious traditions of humanity occidental as well as oriental. Its method will be
that of a realism, at once rational and transcendental,
— a realism consisting in the unification of intellectual
and scientific disciplines with those of intuitive
experience. This Review will also serve as an organ for
the various groups and societies founded on its
inspiration.
The Review will publish:—
Synthetic studies in speculative Philosophy.
Translations and commentaries of ancient texts.
Studies in Comparative Religion. Practical methods of inner culture and self
development.
In the Arya appeared serially most of Sri Aurobindo's
important prose writings: The Life Divine, The Synthesis of
Yoga, The Secret of the Veda, Essays on the Gita, The Human
Cycle, The Ideal of Human Unity, The Future Poetry (all of
which were published later in book form, many in revised
editions), as well as other series and separate essays.
Published by the Prabartak Samgha, a group working under
the inspiration of Sri Aurobindo. Its first issue came out
on August 15, 1920 with a contribution "Ourselves" by
Sri Aurobindo. In later issues it published several articles,
poems etc. by Sri Aurobindo, many of which had been
written in 1909 and 1910 and intended for publication in the Karmayogin. Since 1915 the Prabartak Samgha has brought
out a Bengali monthly, Prabartak. Sri Aurobindo's "Jagannather Rath" first appeared in this journal in 1918. |
Sri Aurobindo occasionally contributed essays, poems etc. to periodicals other
than those listed above including The Modern Review (Calcutta), The Calcutta Re-
view, The Vedic Magazine (Lahore), Shama's (Madras) and the Bengali reviews
Suprabhat and Bharati.
The following is a list of journals published by the Sri Aurobindo Ashram or
groups connected with it in which many unpublished letters, articles, poems etc.
of Sri Aurobindo first appeared.
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Sri Aurobindo Mandir Annual Calcutta since 1942
Bartika (Bengali) Quarterly, Calcutta, since 1942
The Advent Quarterly, Pondicherry (originally Madras), since 1944
Sri Aurobindo Circle Annual, Pondicherry (originally Bombay), since 1945
Bulletin of Physical Education (presently the Bulletin of Sri Aurobindo International
Centre of Education) Quarterly, Pondicherry, since 1949, English-French Bilingual
The eight articles which make up The Supramental Manifestation upon Earth were written by Sri Aurobindo for the
Bulletin and published in-it between
February 21, 1949 and November 24, 1950.
Mother India Monthly, Pondicherry (originally a Bombay fortnightly), since 1949
Srinvantu Quarterly, Calcutta, since 1956
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