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\nAugust 15 <\/font><\/b>Birth in Calcutta.<\/p>\n

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\nAt first in Rangpur, East Bengal; later sent to the Loretto Convent
\nSchool, Darjeeling.<\/p>\n

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\nFebruary 21 <\/font><\/b>Birth of the Mother in Paris.<\/p>\n

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\nTaken to England.<\/p>\n

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\nIn Manchester (84, Shakespeare Street) in the charge of the
\nDrewett family. Tutored at home by the Drewetts.<\/p>\n

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\nSeptember <\/font><\/b>Admitted to St. Paul’s School, London. Takes lodgings
\nat 49, St. Stephen’s Avenue, Shepherd’s Bush, London.<\/p>\n

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\nAugust <\/font><\/b>Vacation in Keswick.<\/p>\n

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\nAugust<\/font><\/b> Vacation in Hastings.<\/p>\n

\nAfter returning from Hastings takes lodgings at 128, Cromwell
\nRoad, London.<\/p>\n

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\nDecember <\/font><\/b>Passes Matriculation from St. Paul’s.<\/p>\n

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\nJuly <\/font><\/b>Admitted as a probationer to the Indian Civil Service.<\/p>\n

\nOctober 11 <\/font><\/b>Admitted on a scholarship to King’s College,
\nCambridge.<\/p>\n

\nWhile at Cambridge, joins the Indian Majlis, a student group; makes speeches advocating Indian freedom.<\/p>\n

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\nAugust to April 1892 <\/font><\/b>Works on "The Vigil of Thaliard", a long
\nballad left unfinished.<\/p>\n

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\nMay <\/font><\/b>Passes the first part of the Classical Tripos, in the First
\nClass.<\/p>\n

\nAugust <\/font><\/b>Passes the Indian Civil Service final examination.<\/p>\n

\nOctober <\/font><\/b>Leaves Cambridge. Takes lodgings at 6, Burlington Road,
\nLondon.<\/p>\n

\nIn London, takes part in the formation of a secret society called the "Lotus and Dagger". Has first "pre-yogic" experience, the mental experience of the Atman.<\/p>\n

\nNovember <\/font><\/b>Disqualified for the Indian Civil Service due to his failure
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\nDecember <\/font><\/b>Obtains employment in the service of the Maharaja
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\nJanuary <\/font><\/b>12 Leaves England by the S.S. Carthage<\/i>. Travels via
\nGibraltar, Port Said and Aden.<\/p>\n

\nFebruary 6 <\/font><\/b>Arrives in India, landing at the Apollo Bunder, Bombay.<\/p>\n

\nA "vast calm" descends upon him as he sets foot on Indian soil and remains for months afterwards.<\/p>\n

\nFebruary 18 <\/font><\/b>Officially joins the Baroda State Service; his pay is
\nretroactive to February 8, probable date of his arrival in Baroda.
\nHis first work is in the Land Settlement Department.<\/p>\n

\nDuring the first year of his stay in Baroda, has a vision of the Godhead surging up from within him when in danger of a carriage accident.<\/p>\n

\nMarch-April <\/font><\/b>Works at translations from the Mahabharata.<\/p>\n

\nJune 26 <\/font><\/b>Contributes an article, "India and the British Parliament",
\nto the Indu Prakash<\/i>, Bombay.<\/p>\n

\nAugust 7 – March 5, 1894 <\/font><\/b>Contributes a series of articles.
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\nJuly 16 – August 27 <\/font><\/b>Contributes a series of articles on Bankim
\nChandra Chatterji to the Indu Prakash<\/i>.<\/p>\n

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\nPublication of Songs to Myrtilla<\/i>, a collection of poems.<\/p>\n

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\nProbable year of publication of Urvasie<\/i>, a narrative poem.<\/p>\n

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\nBegins part-time work in the Baroda College as a lecturer in French.<\/p>\n

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\nAppointed acting Professor of English in the College.<\/p>\n

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\nServes as acting Professor of English and lecturer in French.<\/p>\n

\nJune-July <\/font><\/b>Writes Love and Death<\/i>, a narrative poem.<\/p>\n

\nJuly 22 <\/font><\/b>Lecture at the Baroda College Social Gathering.<\/p>\n

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\nActing Professor of English in the College.<\/p>\n

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\nFirst political move: sends Jatindranath Banerji to Bengal as his lieutenant for the work of revolutionary organisation and propaganda.<\/p>\n

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\nChairman of the college debating society.<\/p>\n

\nApril 17 <\/font><\/b>Transferred from the College to the Revenue Department,
\nBaroda State.<\/p>\n

\nApril 30 <\/font><\/b>Marriage to Mrinalini Bose, eldest daughter of Bhupal
\nChandra Bose, in Calcutta. Afterwards goes to Nainital with
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\nWorks in the office of the Huzur Kamdar (aide to the Dewan, the chief administrative officer of the state).<\/p>\n

\nApril 28 <\/font><\/b>On privilege leave until May 29.<\/p>\n

\nSri Aurobindo uses his leaves and vacations, especially from
\n1902 onwards, for the organisation of revolutionary action in
\nBengal.<\/p>\n

\nDecember <\/font><\/b>Meeting with Lokmanya Tilak at the Ahmedabad session, of the Indian National Congress.<\/p>\n

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\nContacts and joins a secret society in western India.<\/p>\n

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\nJanuary <\/font><\/b>Recommences regular teaching at the Baroda College.<\/p>\n

\nFebruary 22 <\/font><\/b>On leave for one month.<\/p>\n

\nMay-August <\/font><\/b>Accompanies the Gaekwar on his tour of Kashmir as
\nhis Private Secretary.<\/p>\n

\nIn Kashmir on Takht-e-Suleman has an experience of the vacant infinite.<\/p>\n

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\nWorks as Huzur Kamdar, often doing secretarial work for the
\nGaekwar.<\/p>\n

\nSeptember 28 <\/font><\/b>Directed to leave the Huzur Kamdar’s office and join the College full time.<\/p>\n

\nDecember <\/font><\/b>At the Bombay session of the Indian National Congress.<\/p>\n

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\nBegins the practice of Yoga.<\/p>\n

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\nJanuary <\/font><\/b>Assumes the post of Vice-principal, Baroda College.<\/p>\n

\nMarch 3 <\/font><\/b>Becomes acting Principal of the College.<\/p>\n

\nOctober 16 <\/font><\/b>The Partition of Bengal becomes an "accomplished fact".<\/p>\n

\nSri Aurobindo writes the pamphlets "No Compromise" and
\n"Bhawani Mandir" during the agitation that precedes the Partition.<\/p>\n

\nDecember <\/font><\/b>At the Benares session of the Indian National Congress.<\/p>\n

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\nFebruary 19 <\/font><\/b>Takes privilege leave; goes to Bengal.<\/p>\n

\nMarch 11 <\/font><\/b>Present at the formation of the National Council of Education in Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nMarch 12 <\/font><\/b>Declaration of the Yugantar<\/i>, a Bengali weekly. Sri
\nAurobindo writes some articles in the early numbers of this revolutionary journal and always exercises general control over it.<\/p>\n

\nApril 14 <\/font><\/b>At the Barisal Conference. Afterwards, makes a political
\ntour of East Bengal with Bepin Chandra Pal.<\/p>\n

\nJune <\/font><\/b>Returns to Baroda.<\/p>\n

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\nJune 19 <\/font><\/b>Takes one year’s leave without pay from Baroda College.
\nReturns to Bengal.<\/p>\n

\nAugust 6 <\/font><\/b>Declaration of the Bande Mataram
\n<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nSri Aurobindo joins the Bande Mataram <\/i>as an assistant editor.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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\nAugust 14 <\/font><\/b>Opening of the Bengal National College, Calcutta, with Sri Aurobindo as its principal.<\/p>\n

\nOctober 13 <\/font><\/b>The Bande Mataram<\/i> becomes a joint stock company at Sri Aurobindo’s suggestion.<\/p>\n

\nOctober-December <\/b><\/font>I11 in Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nAround this time Sri Aurobindo assumes control of the policy
\nof the Bande Mataram<\/i> as well as of the Nationalist Party in Bengal.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 11-14 <\/font><\/b>In Deoghar for recuperation.<\/p>\n

\nDecember <\/font><\/b>At the Calcutta session of the Indian National Congress.<\/p>\n

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\nJanuary-April <\/font><\/b>In Deoghar.<\/p>\n

\nJanuary 28-February 12 <\/font><\/b>Works on Prince of Edur<\/i>, a dramatic romance.<\/p>\n

\nApril 12-23 <\/font><\/b>The Doctrine of Passive Resistance
\n<\/i>serialised in the Bande Mataram<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nJune 2 <\/font><\/b>First issue of the weekly edition of the Bande Mataram<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nJune 8 <\/font><\/b>A warning is issued to the editor of the Bande Mataram<\/i> by the British Government.<\/p>\n

\nJune 14 <\/font><\/b>Leaves Calcutta for Khulna to found a national school.<\/p>\n

\nJune 30-October 13 <\/font><\/b>Publication of Perseus the Deliverer<\/i>, a drama, in the weekly
\nBande Mataram<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nJuly 30 <\/font><\/b>Search of the Bande Mataram<\/i> office. Complaint lodged against Sri Aurobindo.<\/p>\n

\nAugust 2 <\/font><\/b>Resigns the principalship of the Bengal National College.<\/p>\n

\nAugust 16 <\/font><\/b>Arrested on the charge of sedition for writings which had appeared in the
\nBande Mataram<\/i>; released on bail.<\/p>\n

\nAugust 23 <\/font><\/b>Speech to the students of the Bengal National College.<\/p>\n

\nAfter his acquittal in September, he rejoins the College as a
\nprofessor.<\/p>\n

\nSeptember 23 <\/font><\/b>Acquitted.<\/p>\n

\nAfter the Bande Mataram<\/i> sedition case, Sri Aurobindo comes forward as the leader of the Nationalist Party in Bengal.<\/p>\n

\nOctober <\/font><\/b>Takes a house in Chukoo Khansama’s Lane, Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nOctober 24 <\/font><\/b>Goes to Deoghar.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 7-9 <\/font><\/b>At the Bengal Provincial Conference at Midnapore as the leader of the Nationalists.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 8 <\/font><\/b>Presides over a separate meeting of the Nationalists at Midnapore.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 14 <\/font><\/b>Meeting in College Square, Calcutta; delivers his first public speech.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 15 <\/font><\/b>Speech at a public meeting in Beadon Square, Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 21 <\/font><\/b>Leaves Calcutta for Surat, the venue of the 1907 session of the Indian National Congress.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 22 <\/font><\/b>Addresses a meeting at Nagpur.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 24-25 <\/font><\/b>At Surat, presides over the conferences of Nationalist delegates.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 26 <\/font><\/b>First day of the Congress session at Surat.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 27 <\/font><\/b>Second day of the session: Sri Aurobindo gives the<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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\norder that leads to the breaking of the Congress.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 28 <\/font><\/b>Presides over a meeting of the Nationalists.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 31 <\/font><\/b>Leaves Surat for Baroda.<\/p>\n

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\nJanuary <\/font><\/b>In Baroda.<\/p>\n

\nMeets Vishnu Bhaskar Lele, a Maharashtrian yogi. Following Lele’s instructions, establishes complete silence of the mind,
\nattaining to the experience of the Silent Brahman.
\nGives three public speeches.<\/p>\n

\nJanuary 12, 13 <\/font><\/b>Speeches at Poona.<\/p>\n

\nJanuary 15 <\/font><\/b>"National Education" speech at Girgaum, Bombay.<\/p>\n

\nJanuary 19 <\/font><\/b>"The Present Situation" speech before the Bombay National Union.<\/p>\n

\nJanuary 24 <\/font><\/b>Speech at Nasik.<\/p>\n

\nJanuary 26 <\/font><\/b>Speech at Dhulia.<\/p>\n

\nJanuary 28, 29 <\/font><\/b>Speeches at Amravati.<\/p>\n

\nJanuary 30, 31 <\/font><\/b>Speeches at Nagpur.<\/p>\n

\nFebruary 1 <\/font><\/b>Speech at Nagpur.<\/p>\n

\nMarch 10 <\/font><\/b>In Howrah at a public reception of Bepin Chandra Pal upon his release from jail.<\/p>\n

\nApril 8 <\/font><\/b>Speaks at a meeting at Chetala.<\/p>\n

\nApril 10 <\/font><\/b>"United Congress" speech at Panti’s Math, Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nApril 12 <\/font><\/b>Speech at Baruipur.<\/p>\n

\nApril 18 <\/font><\/b>"Palli Samiti" speech at Kishoregunj.<\/p>\n

\nApril 28 <\/font><\/b>Changes his Calcutta lodgings from 23 Scotts Lane to 48 Grey Street (Navashakti Office).<\/p>\n

\nMay 2 <\/font><\/b>Arrested as implicated in the terrorist activities of a group led by his brother Barindra. Taken to the lock-up at Lal Bazar, Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nProceedings are instituted by the British Government to deport
\nSri Aurobindo, but are later abandoned.<\/p>\n

\nMay 5 <\/font><\/b>Taken to Alipore Jail.<\/p>\n

\nMay 5,1908 – May 6,1909 <\/font><\/b>Undertrial prisoner at Alipore. Spends his time reading the Gita and -the Upanishads and in meditation and the practice of Yoga. Has the realisation of the Cosmic Consciousness and of the Divine (Sri Krishna) as all beings and in all that is.<\/p>\n

\nMay 19 <\/font><\/b>Preliminary hearing in the Magistrate’s Court begins.<\/p>\n

\nAugust 19 <\/font><\/b>Committed to the Court of Sessions.<\/p>\n

\nOctober 19 <\/font><\/b>Trial in the Sessions Court begins.<\/p>\n

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\nMarch 4 <\/font><\/b>Evidence concluded.<\/p>\n

\nApril 13 <\/font><\/b>Arguments concluded.<\/p>\n

\nApril 14 <\/font><\/b>Opinion of the Assessors.<\/p>\n

\nMay 6 <\/font><\/b>Acquitted and released.<\/p>\n

\nAfter his release and until February 1910, Sri Aurobindo stays at 6 College Square, Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nMay 14 <\/font><\/b>Letter to the Bengalee<\/i>, Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nMay 30 <\/font><\/b>Speech at Uttarpara.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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\nJune 13 <\/font><\/b>Speech at Beadon Square, Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nJune 19 <\/font><\/b>First issue of the Karmayogin<\/i>, a weekly review directed
\nand mostly written by Sri Aurobindo.<\/p>\n

\nJune 19 <\/font><\/b>Speech at Jhalakati, Barisal District.<\/p>\n

\nJune 23 <\/font><\/b>Speech at Bakergunj, Barisal District.<\/p>\n

\nJune 26 <\/font><\/b>Speech at Khulna.<\/p>\n

\nJune 27 <\/font><\/b>"The Right of Association" speech at Howrah.<\/p>\n

\nJuly 11 <\/font><\/b>Speech at Kumartuli. July 18 Speech at College Square, Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nJuly 31 <\/font><\/b>"An Open Letter to My Countrymen" published in the
\nKarmayogin<\/i> following resumed efforts of the British Government
\nto have him deported.<\/p>\n

\nAugust 23 <\/font><\/b>First issue of the Dharma<\/i>, a Bengali weekly directed and
\nmostly written by Sri Aurobindo.<\/p>\n

\nSeptember <\/font><\/b>Leader of the Nationalists at the Bengal Provincial Conference at Hooghly.<\/p>\n

\nSeptember <\/font><\/b>Attends a political conference at Sylhet.<\/p>\n

\nOctober 9 – November 13 <\/font><\/b>The Brain of India<\/i> in the
\nKarmayogin<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nOctober 10 <\/font><\/b>Speech at College Square, Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nOctober 13 <\/font><\/b>"Swadeshi in Calcutta" speech.<\/p>\n

\nOctober 18 <\/font><\/b>Durga Stotra<\/i> published in the Dharma<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nNovember 20 – December 25 <\/font><\/b>The National Value of Art<\/i> in the
\nKarmayogin<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 25 <\/font><\/b>"To My Countrymen" in the Karmayogin<\/i>,<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nFebruary <\/font><\/b>Leaves Calcutta for Chandernagore in French India.<\/p>\n

\nFebruary 12 – April 2 <\/font><\/b>A System of National Education<\/i> in the
\nKarmayogin<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nFebruary 19 – March 5 <\/font><\/b>Baji Prabhu<\/i> in the Karmayogin<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nMarch 26 – April 2 <\/font><\/b>"Chitrangada" in the
\nKarmayogin<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nMarch 31 <\/font><\/b>Leaves Chandernagore for Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\nApril 1 <\/font><\/b>Embarks for Pondicherry in French India by the S.S.
\nDupleix<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nApril 4 <\/font><\/b>Arrival in Pondicherry; stays in the house of Shanker Chetty in Comty Chetty Street.<\/p>\n

\nAlthough Sri Aurobindo changes his residence several times he does not leave Pondicherry.<\/p>\n

\nApril 4 <\/font><\/b>A warrant issued charging Sri Aurobindo with sedition
\nfor the article "To My Countrymen" published in the Karmayogin<\/i> on December 25, 1909.<\/p>\n

\nOctober <\/font><\/b>Moves to the house of Sunder Chetty on Rue de la Pavilion
\n(Rue Suffren).<\/p>\n

\nNovember 7 <\/font><\/b>"To My Countrymen" found not seditious by the
\nCalcutta High Court; warrant withdrawn. November 7 <\/font><\/b>Writes a letter to
\nThe Hindu<\/i>, Madras (published in the
\nNovember 13 issue), announcing his presence in Pondicherry and his
\nretirement from active politics.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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\nApril <\/font><\/b>New lodgings taken on Rue St. Louis ("Raghavan House").<\/p>\n

\nJuly 20 <\/font><\/b>A letter to The Hindu. <\/i><\/p>\n

\nAugust 15 <\/font><\/b>First celebration of Sri Aurobindo’s birthday in Pondicherry.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nJuly 3 <\/font><\/b>Letter to Motilal Roy.<\/p>\n

\nThrough his correspondence with Motilal and others Sri Aurobindo
\nkeeps in contact with the revolutionary movement in Bengal.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nApril <\/font><\/b>Change of residence to Rue de Mission
\nEtrang\u00e8re (Mission
\nStreet).<\/p>\n

\nOctober <\/font><\/b>Change of residence to Rue Francois Martin (the "Guest
\nHouse").<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMarch 29 <\/font><\/b>First meeting of the Mother and Sri Aurobindo.<\/p>\n

\nJune 1 <\/font><\/b>Decision to publish the Arya<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nAugust 15 <\/font><\/b>First issue of the Arya<\/i>. First instalments of
\nThe Life
\nDivine, The Synthesis of Yoga, The Secret of the Veda, The Isha
\nUpanishad. <\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nAhana<\/i> and Other Poems<\/i> published.<\/p>\n

\nFebruary 21 <\/font><\/b>First celebration of the Mother’s birthday at Pondicherry.<\/p>\n

\nFebruary 22 <\/font><\/b>The Mother departs for France.<\/p>\n

\nSeptember 15 <\/font><\/b>First instalment of The Ideal of Human Unity<\/i> in the
\nArya<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nOctober <\/font><\/b>Vasavadutta<\/i>, a dramatic romance, written.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nThe Mother leaves France for Japan.<\/p>\n

\nAugust 15 <\/font><\/b>First instalments of Essays on the Gita
\n<\/i>and The Psychology
\nof Social Development<\/i> (later called The Human Cycle<\/i>) in the Arya<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nDecember 15 <\/font><\/b>First instalment of The Future Poetry
\n<\/i>in the Arya<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nJanuary I5 <\/font><\/b>Works at translations from Kalidasa’s Kumarasambhavam<\/i> (The Birth of the War God<\/i>).<\/p>\n

\nAugust 10<\/font><\/b> Letter on the Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms published
\nin the New India<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nDecember <\/font><\/b>First instalment of "Is India Civilised?" (first of the
\nseries of essays that make up The Foundations of Indian Culture<\/i>) published in the
\nArya<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 17 <\/font><\/b>Death of Mrinalini Ghose in Calcutta.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nJanuary 20 <\/font><\/b>Letter to Joseph Baptista.<\/p>\n

\nApril 7 <\/font><\/b>Letter to Barindra Kumar Ghose.<\/p>\n

\nApril 24 <\/font><\/b>The Mother returns to Pondicherry from Japan.<\/p>\n

\nAugust 15 <\/font><\/b>First issue of the Standard Bearer<\/i>, a monthly published
\nfrom Chandernagore under the inspiration of Sri Aurobindo; his<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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\n

\narticle "Ourselves" appears in this issue.<\/p>\n

\nAugust 30 <\/font><\/b>Letter to B. S. Munje declining the presidentship of the
\nNagpur Congress.<\/p>\n

\nNovember 24 <\/font><\/b>The Mother moves to the house on Rue Francois
\nMartin where Sri Aurobindo is living.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nPublication in book form of Isha Upanishad<\/i> and Kalidasa’s "Seasons<\/i>".<\/p>\n

\nJanuary <\/font><\/b>Love and Death<\/i> published.<\/p>\n

\nJanuary 15 <\/font><\/b>Last issue of the Arya<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nJanuary <\/font><\/b>The Mother takes charge of the management of Sri
\nAurobindo’s household.<\/p>\n

\nRegular evening talks and group meditations held from this year.<\/p>\n

\nSeptember-October <\/font><\/b>Sri Aurobindo and the Mother move to 9, Rue
\nde la Marine (south-west section of the present Ashram block).<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nJune 5 <\/font><\/b>Meeting with C. R. Das.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nJanuary <\/font><\/b>The Century of Life <\/i>published.<\/p>\n

\nJanuary <\/font><\/b>Group meditation discontinued.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMeeting with Lala Lajpat Rai and Purushottam Das Tandon.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNovember 24 <\/font><\/b>The Day of Siddhi (Victory Day): the descent of
\nKrishna, the Overmind Godhead, into the physical.<\/p>\n

\nThe evening talks and all other direct contacts with Sri Aurobindo
\nare discontinued. He retires completely into concentrated sadhana,
\nbut gives "Darshan" three times a year.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nFebruary 8 <\/font><\/b>Sri Aurobindo and the Mother move to the house on
\nRue Francois Martin (north-east section of the present Ashram
\nblock) where they remain for the rest of their lives.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nPublication of The Mother.<\/i><\/p>\n

\nFebruary 16 <\/font><\/b>Meeting with Rabindranath Tagore.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nApril <\/font><\/b>Publication of Kalidasa<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nThe limited correspondence with disciples begun after Sri Aurobindo’s
\nretirement in 1926 assumes very large proportions during this period.
\nMuch of it has been collected and published as Letters on Yoga,
\nLetters on the Mother, Letters on Poetry, Literature and Art<\/i>, etc.<\/p>\n

\nThroughout these years Sri Aurobindo works on his poetry, especially the epic Savitri<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nPublication of The Riddle of this World<\/i> (extracts from letters).<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nPublication of Six Poems of Sri Aurobindo<\/i>.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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\n

\nFebruary <\/font><\/b>Publication of Lights on Yoga<\/i> (extracts from letters).<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nApril <\/font><\/b>Publication of Bases of Yoga<\/i> (extracts from letters).<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNovember 24 <\/font><\/b>Accident to Sri Aurobindo’s right leg.<\/p>\n

\nRegular correspondence with the sadhaks stopped. Personal
\ncontact with a few sadhaks, his attendants, begins.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nApril 24 <\/font><\/b>Gives Darshan for the first time on this
\nday; later it becomes a regular Darshan day.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nRevision and publication in book form of The Life Divine.<\/i> More
\nwriting of poetry.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nSeptember 19 <\/font><\/b>Joint declaration by Sri Aurobindo and the Mother in
\nsupport of the Allies in World War II. From the time of the
\nevacuation of Dunkirk Sri Aurobindo puts his spiritual force behind
\nthe Allied war effort.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nPublication of Collected Poems and Plays<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nMarch 31 <\/font><\/b>Sri Aurobindo’s support of the Proposals of Sir Stafford
\nCripps, emissary of the British government, which offered to India
\nself-government after the war and invited her assistance in the war
\neffort.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nDecember 2 <\/font><\/b>The Ashram school started.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nFebruary 21 <\/font><\/b>First issue of the Advent<\/i>, "A Quarterly Dedicated to
\nthe Exposition of Sri Aurobindo’s Vision of the Future".<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nHymns to the Mystic Fire<\/i> published.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nAugust 15 <\/font><\/b>Liberation of India on Sri Aurobindo’s 75th birthday.<\/p>\n

\nA message from Sri Aurobindo is broadcast by the All India
\nRadio.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nPublication of The Synthesis of Yoga, <\/i>Part I. <\/i><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nThe Human Cycle <\/i>published.<\/p>\n

\nFebruary 21 <\/font><\/b>First issue of the Bulletin of Physical Education
\n<\/i>(now
\ncalled the Bulletin of the Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education<\/i>) with Sri Aurobindo’s "Message".<\/p>\n

\nSeven more articles written by Sri Aurobindo appear in subsequent issues.<\/p>\n

\nFebruary 21 <\/font><\/b>First issue of the cultural review Mother India<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nPublication in book form of Part One of Savitri<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nDecember 5 <\/font><\/b>Mahasamadhi: Sri Aurobindo withdraws from his body.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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\n

\nDecember 9<\/font><\/b> Sri Aurobindo’s body is placed in a
\nvault in the courtyard of the Ashram.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n*<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nPublication of Parts Two and Three of Savitri<\/i>.<\/p>\n

\nApril 24 <\/font><\/b>A convention, presided over by the Mother
\nfor the inauguration of the Sri Aurobindo University Centre (presently called
\nthe Sri Aurobindo International Centre of Education);<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nFebruary 28 <\/font><\/b>Foundation of Auroville.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nAugust 15 <\/font><\/b>World-wide celebration of the birth centenary of Sri
\nAurobindo. Publication of his complete works in thirty volumes.<\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNovember 17 <\/font><\/b>The Mother’s Mahasamadhi.<\/p>\n

\nNovember 20 <\/font><\/b>The Mother’s body is placed in a separate chamber immediately above that of Sri Aurobindo.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table><\/div>\n

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