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\nAPPENDIX FOUR <\/font> <\/b>
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\n
\nA Birthday Interview <\/b>
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\nSri Aurobindo gave this
\ninterview to a newspaper correspondent in the Alipore Magistrate’s Court on 15
\nAugust 1908.
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\n
\nAn Interview <\/b>
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\nEver since the commencement of the trial until
\nSaturday [15 August 1908] Arabindo has preserved a stolid lethargic demeanour.
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\nFrom the first day’s hearing to the thirty-sixth, he has occupied one bench, his
\neyes immovably fixed on the floor, totally indifferent to the unfolding issues
\nof the case.
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\nThe Arabindo of Saturday was, however, quite another being. His
\npersonality, hitherto grave and prepossessed, had been metamorphosised into one
\nof sprightliness and sunniness. The cause of all this jollification, as Arabindo
\nexplained, was to a certain extent remarkable. "In the first place," he
\nexplained, "today is my birthday; and we are celebrating it as best we can under
\nthe circumstances. I was born on the 15th August 1872, and on that anniversary
\nin 1906 the National College opened its doors to teach among other things, the
\nprinciples of Swadeshism. It was either the day before or the day after my
\nbirthday, 1907 }
\n<\/b>,”
\nhe continued waxing warm with the subject “that I was arrested in connection with the first `Bande Mataram’ sedition case. And
\nmore remarkable still my birthday is round again today and the Magistrate has given a definite assurance that he will commit on
\nthe evidence given in this, a case not of sedition but revolution.
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\n“Besides all this my brother [Barindra]1<\/font><\/sup> is threatened on my
\nbirthday to be charged with abetment of murder in the Mozufferpore affair, besides having to stand his trial for conspiracy.
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\n
\n1 MS <\/i>Birendro    <\/font><\/span><\/p>\n

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\nThese are what I call a remarkable string of coincidences,” he
\nadded with a smile.
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\n“Are we getting tired of this protracted trial you ask? Well,
\nto be candid we are, although we don’t mind it in the least. As a matter of fact it is useless pumping witnesses about my supposed
\neditorship of the `Bande Mataram.’ I certainly have edited the `Bande Mataram,’ but this I only did on different occasions when
\nBepin Babu first edited it, and I will state now once and for all I never, never did occupy its editorial chair. I must also deny that
\nI fathered the many brilliant leaders that have appeared in that paper. I certainly did write some of them, but I cannot claim the
\nauthorship of the best of them. I wish I could,” he added with a twinkle.
\n<\/span><\/p>\n

\nArabindo’s facetious parting shot to the “frequenter” was: “You can add to those coincidences the fact that I shall be very
\nprobably coming back from the Andamans on my birthday next year.” <\/span><\/p>\n

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