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\nMilan<\/b> a leading financial, industrial, and
\ncommercial city of Italy and capital of the north Italian region of Lombardy
\n(Lom- bardia). (Enc. Br.) o i: 501<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMilford<\/b> an English critic about whom Dilip
\nKumar Roy wrote to Sri Aurobindo in connection with Sri Aurobindo’s
\nquantitative hexameters, a S: 551-52 <\/b> 9: 398-400 11:29-34<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMill, <\/b> John Stuart (1806-73), English philosopher, political economist, and exponent of Utilitarianism (inherited from
\nJeremy Bentham), whose works contain the major strands of 19th-century
\nphilosophy, logic, and economic thought. (Enc. Br.) D 1: 427, 704 III: 10<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMiltiades<\/b> probably Miltiades the Younger (c.
\n554-489 BC), general who led the Athenian forces to victory over the Persians
\nin the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. (Enc. Br.) a III: 24<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMilton,<\/b> John (1608-74), one of the greatest poets
\nof the English language. His nineteen English and five Italian sonnets are
\naccepted as among the greatest ever written, but it is his epic Paradise Lost<\/i>
\nwhich has made him immortal. (Enc.Br.;Col.Enc.) Der: Miltonic; Miltonically;
\nMiltonism a 1: 704 3: 95, 101, 107, 187, 224.235 4: 284 5: 343 9: 18, 27, 53, 60, 78, 80, 82-86, 91-92, 130-31, 146, 161, 163, 246, 272, 296-97, 304-06, 308, 310, 313, 315, 325, 343, 345, 347-48, 369, 371, 387, 395-96, 420-21, 424, 455, 475.478, 482, 485, 521, 524, 527 14: 285. 298 15: 606 26: 227, 245-46, 250-51, 259-60.262, 264, 266-67, 277, 310-11, 314 27:81, 304, 419 29:751, 757-59, 767, 791, 795-96, 798, 800, 803, 805, 807, 809 1:11 11:11-15 111:11 X-.114<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMime<\/b> Antique a kind of simple farcical drama
\namong the Greeks and Romans, characterized by mimicry and the ludicrous
\nrepresentation of familiar types of character. (O.E.D.) a 8: 138<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMimnermus<\/b> (fl. c. 630 Be), Greek elegiac
\npoet of Colophon. Only fragments of his poetry survive. His love poems are
\nmarked by tenderness and melancholy sentiment. (Enc. Br.; Col. Enc.) a 9: 9 1:24<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMinerva<\/b> in Roman religion, the goddess of
\nhandicrafts, the professions, the arts, and later, of war; commonly identified
\nwith the Greek Athena. (Enc. Br.) a 1:253 <\/b>10:352 11:3<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMinos<\/b> in Greek legend, a king of Crete, son
\nof Zeus and Europa. He was known for his just rule. Idomeneus, according to
\nHomer, was his grandson. (M.I.) a 5:418, 475, 479<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

\n

\nMinto, Lord Gilbert (John) Elliot (Murray Kynynumond) (1845-1914), 4th Earl of Minto, British statesman. Viceroy and
\nGovernor-General of India from 1905 to 1910. Though Minto and John Morley, the
\nSecretary of State for India, were often in conflict, they joined in sponsoring
\nthe Indian Councils Act of 1909, popularly known as the Morley-Minto Reforms, which was criti- cized by Indian nationalists for its creation of separate
\nelectorates for Hindus and Muslims, fostering division among the Indian
\npopulation in order to facilitate British rule. (Enc.Br.;D.I.H.) a
\n1:96, 133, 187, 196, 252-53, 283, 319, 327, 333-34, 337, 344-45, 362, 423, 455, 611, 624, 705, 870 2: 282, 310, 331-32, 370, 374, 381-82 4:
\n187, 200, 207, 214, 218, 225, 230, 235, 240, 242-43 27: 52<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMirabai (14507-1547?), a Rajput queen of Mewar who
\nbecame one of the greatest saints of India. Composed in Hindi, her lyrical songs
\nof devotion to the god Krishna are still widely popular in India. (Enc. Br.) n
\n9:322 14:256.318<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMirabeau<\/b> Honore Gabriel Victor Riqueti
\n(1749-91), Comte de Mirabeau, French revolutionist and statesman, one of the
\ngreatest figures in the National Assembly, the body that governed France during
\nthe early phases of the French Revolution. "Mirabeau initiated, Danton inspired, Robespierre slew. Napoleon fulfilled." (17: 378) Mirabeau, however, "was the
\npure Egoist" (17: 379); he loved justice and liberty, but for the sake of Mirabeau. (Web.; Col. Enc.; A) a 3: 355 16: 324 17: 378-79, 381-82<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMiranda<\/b> a character – daughter of Prospero –
\nin Shakespeare’s comedy The Tempest.
\n<\/i>(Shakes.) D 26:335, 337<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMiriam<\/b> name in Hebrew of the Virgin Mary.
\n(Col. Enc. under<\/i> Mary) n 7:599<\/font><\/p>\n

\nMir Jafar the Nawab of Bengal from 1757 to 1760 and
\nagain from 1763 to 1765. He was the most outstanding of the many Indian
\nMohammedans who were responsible for the downfall of the Mohammedan rule in
\nBengal. (D.I.H.) Var: Mirzafar  1: 635, 865 8: 331<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMirra<\/b> first name of Mirra Richard, born Mirra Alfassa (see<\/i> The Mother). In the<\/font><\/p>\n

\t\ttwenties Sri Aurobindo altered the spelling<\/font><\/p>\n

to "Mira".<\/font><\/p>\n

[From "Record of Yoga" MSS Nov. <\/b>
\n1913-Oct.
\n’27]<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMirror<\/b><\/i> See (Indian) Mirror<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMirzafar<\/b> See<\/i> Mir Jafar<\/font><\/p>\n

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\nPage-210<\/font><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n
\n

\nLes Miserables<\/b><\/i> an exceedingly vivid
\nand powerful French novel (1862) by Victor Hugo. The story centres around the
\nconvict Jean Valjean, a victim of society who has been imprisoned for 19 years
\nfor stealing a loaf of bread. (Enc. Br.) D 9:559<\/font><\/p>\n

Misracayshie in Hindu mythology, a nymph of heaven, a 5: 190<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMithila<\/b> name of an ancient region of India, corresponding to the modern Tirhut in northern Bihar, between the Gandak and
\nKosi rivers. The region has also been called Videha after King VIDEHA, who ruled
\nover it. The name Mithila was sometimes also applied to the capital of the
\ncountry. (M.N.; Dow.) Der: Mithil; Mithilan
\n<\/b>D 8: 14, 16, 18, 236, 241, 263-64, 340 II: 24<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMithra<\/b> in Iranian mythology, omniscient
\nwarrior deity, born of a rock and armed at birth with a knife and a torch. Mithra became known as the creator of life and he was also called the giver of
\nrain and the god of sunlight. (He is considered by some the counterpart of the
\nHindu Vedic god Mitra.) The cult of Mithra was more general than Christianity in
\nthe Roman Empire in the 2nd century AD. It was a mystery-faith, and little is
\nknown in detail about it. (Enc. Br.) a 7: 1086-88 15: 165 ‘<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitra in Hindu religion, one of the Adityas or sons
\nof Aditi. In the Vedas he is generally associated with Varuna. He is the all-
\nembracing harmony of the Truth, the Friend of all beings, and therefore, the
\nLord of Love. As the spirit of the day he is some- times given solar
\ncharacteristics; in this form his Iranian counterpart is MITHRA. (Dow.; A) D
\n4:22, 37, 39 10:19, 53, 64-66, 69-73, 86, 159, 181-82, 197, 238, 257, 263, 270-71, 279, 282, 286, 289-90, 326, 329, 335, 342, 358, 370, 388, 399, 415, 425, 427-28, 432, 437-40, 442-47, 456-73, 475-81, 483-88, 521, 529-30, 533, 535-36 11:
\n10, 22, 31, 44-46, 61, 82, 116-17, 119, 121, 135, 143, 165, 167, 172, 178, 193, 206-07, 228, 240, 252, 266, 269, 309, 323, 325, 329, 335, 362, 391, 396, 405, 413, 445, 466, 494 12: 317, 326 16: 297, 337 17: 85, 257 22: 390 25: 77 IV: 138-40 V: 27, 68 VI:
\n148-49 VII: 32 <\/b> X: 179-80 XIII: 54, 61 XIV: 108, 114, 130 XV: 13, 15, 44-45, 47-48, 52 XVI: 176 XVII: 14<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitra, Bhababhusan <\/b>an occasional member of the Manicktolla Garden revolutionary<\/font>
\ngroup.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n[From -Record of Yoga" MSS Nov. 1913-Oct. ’27]<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/td>\n

\n

\nMitra, Dinabandhu<\/b> (1830-73), one of the greatest
\nhumorists of the Bengali language, a dramatist and novelist who was Bankim
\nChandra Chatterji’s friend at Jessore. He wrote plays in a period when Bengali
\nstage and stagecraft were not well developed. He excelled in farce and comedy, but his plays were not without high purpose, many being correctives to
\ncontemporary social evils. (D.N.B.;A) a 3:80, 83, 90<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitra, Dwarakanath<\/b> (1833-74), a
\ndistinguished judge of the Calcutta High Court from 1867 to 1874, an important
\nfigure of the 19th century in Bengal. A contemporary of Bankim Chandra, he was
\na man "of extraordinary talent", but "of the second tier" (3: 80). He had a deep
\nregard for the English system of government and thought it desirable that
\nBritish rule should continue. (D.N.B.;A) a 3:76, 80, 90<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitra, Kishori Chand<\/b> (1822-73), Bengali writer, advocate of Western education, and politically a Moderate. He had a colourful
\nand varied career, beginning as a clerk and ending as the editor of Indian
\nField.<\/i> He wrote on a wide variety of subjects. (D.N.B.) D 27: 351<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitra, Krishna Kumar<\/b> (1852-1937), Sri
\nAurobindo’s Mesho (uncle: mother’s sister’s husband). He was the editor of
\nSanjibani,
\n<\/i>and a prominent leader in the anti-partition agitation. He played a
\nconspicuous role in developing the volunteer movement and was closely connected
\nwith the Anusilan Samiti of Calcutta. Krishna Kumar was one of the nine leaders
\ndeported from Bengal in December 1908. (D.N.B.; A; P.T.I.) Var:<\/font><\/p>\n

Mitter, \u2014 a 1:193, 329, 408 2:45, 58, 60, 62, 154, 191, 281. 408 3: 430-31 4: 242, 250 26: 66, 355, 390 I: 70 XV: 62-63<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitra, Kumudini<\/b> daughter of Krishna Kumar
\nMitra; after her marriage with Probodh Chandra Basu Mullik, known as Kumudini
\nBasu. She was the editor of
\nSuprabhat<\/i> (1907-14) and of Bangalakshmi
\n<\/i>(1925-27) and author of a number of Bengali books, including the booklet
\nSikher Balidan
\n<\/i>(The Sacrifice of the Sikh), which was inten- ded to teach the lesson of
\nmartyrdom to youngBengal. (S.B.C.; P.T.I.) a 3:430 XV: 62-63<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitra, P.<\/b> Pramathanath Mitra (1853-1910), a
\nwell-known barrister who practised at the<\/font><\/p>\n

\t\tCalcutta High Court and made his mark in
\nthe field of criminal law.<\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

\nPage-211<\/font><\/p>\n

\n
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\n

\nHe was one of the prominent leaders of the new nationalist
\nmovement in Bengal. When Sri Aurobindo tried to unite the scattered activities
\nof the various revolutionary groups in Bengal under a single organization, it
\nwas P. Mitra whom he envisaged as the leader of the organization. Pramathanath
\nwas a disciple of Yogi Bejoy Goswami, and was also greatly influenced by Swami
\nVivekananda. (D.N.B.;<\/font><\/p>\n

Purani) Var: P. Mitter a 26: 14, 16, 23, 69<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitra, Rajendra Lal<\/b> (1822-91), Bengali
\nwriter, a versatile genius and a profound scholar. He possessed an inexhaustible
\nfund of energy and enthusiasm which he devoted to the service of his motherland
\nin the academic as well as the socio-cultural life of his time. He has 128
\nvolumes to his credit. (D.N.B.;Enc.Ind.) n 3:78<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitra, Sukumar<\/b> See<\/i> Sukumar<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitter, Justice Saroda Charan (1848-1917), a
\nbrilliant scholar, a leading lawyer and social worker, and an eminent judge of
\nthe Calcutta High Court. He promoted in many ways the cause of nationalism in
\nIndia. (D.N.B.) D 1:503-04, 512-14<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitter, Krishna Kumar <\/b> See<\/i> Mitra, Krishna
\nKumar<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMitter,<\/b> P. See<\/i> Mitra, P.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMnemosyne Greek personification of memory. She was
\na Titaness, daughter of Uranus and Gaea. The nine Muses were her daughters by
\nZeus. (Col. Enc.) Q 9:242<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nModerate (Party) a political party of India
\ncomposed of the founders of the Congress and their adherents which controlled
\nthe organization from its foundation in 1885 until 1916. The name Moderate was
\napplied to them by their rivals, whom they called EXTREMISTS. Their political
\nobjective was "the attainment of a system of government similar to that enjoyed
\nby the self-governing members of the British Empire by constitutional means".
\nThey put forward Colonial Self-Government as their aim. (D. I. H.) Der:
\nModeration; Moderatism a 1: 87, 100, 107, 111, 121, 168, 188, 191-93, 201-03, 205, 224, 226-28, 231-32, 238, 246, 250, 253, 258, 262-63, 296-98, 301-03, 312, 320-22, 340, 344-45, 347, 350, 352, 354, 362-63, 368, 370-71, 387-88, 390, 418, 421, 434, 460, 472-73, 478, 504, 556, 562-63, 566, 569-72, 583-87, 589, 592-93, 597, 607, 609-10, 612, 615-19, 622, 626-27, 634-35, 637, 640-41, 643, 649-50, 657, 668, 702, 746-47, 754, 773,
\n780-83, 793, 803, 809-10, 816, 819-21, 824-26, 838-40, 849, 864-66, 870, 876-78, 891-92, 899-900, 906 2: 54, 76, 78, 102-03, 129-30, 132-33,
\n<\/font><\/td>\n

\n

\n143-44, 158, 160, 177-78, 190-92, 196-201, 204-07, 220, 237, 242, 251, 275-76, 278, 282, 290, 293-98, 303, 305, 309-16, 319-25, 329-35, 342, 345, 355, 369, 381-82, 388, 390, 392 4:
\n176, 179, 182-83, 187-92, 197, 199-200, 202-03, 206, 209, 216, 220-22, 228, 231-32, 235-36, 238, 240-41, 244 26: 25, 28-30, 33, 35, 42, 45, 47-49, 52 27:59, 61, 66
\n<\/b> 1:5 II: 84 <\/b> IV: 109 <\/b> VIII: 121-23, 129 <\/b> XIV: 102-07
\nXVII: 67<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nModem Love<\/i> a cycle of poems (1862) by George
\nMeredith. It was greatly admired by Sri Aurobindo and may have helped in forming
\nthe turn of his earlier poetic expression; its impact is traceable even in
\nSavitri.<\/i> (Col. Enc.; A) a 9: 3 26:255, 263-64<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nThe Modem Review<\/i> English monthly magazine
\nfounded by Ramananda Chatterjee in 1907 at Allahabad. In 1908 it was shifted to
\nCalcutta. Old volumes of this magazine are still prized as valuable works of
\nreference and source material for research on the Indian struggle for freedom.
\n(Enc. Ind.) D 1:479-80 2:209, 397 3:421, 426 111:80 XIII: 47<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nModon<\/b> "Madan" as pronounced by Bengalis.
\nSee<\/i> Kama(deva). D [Indexed with Kama(deva)]<\/font><\/p>\n

\nMoghul the Arabic and Persian form of the word
\nMongol. It is conventionally used to describe the Muslim dynasty that ruled the
\nlarger part of India from the early 16th to the mid-18th century. The dynasty
\nwas founded by Babar, a descendant of the Mongol conqueror Jenghiz Khan. (Enc.
\nBr.) Var: Mogul; Mughal a 1:305, 308, 315-16, 550, 598, 780, 834, 880-81 2: 39, 246
\n3: 484 4: 96, 140, 252 5: 279, 281-82, 284-85, 289, 291-93 8: 333 14:
\n70, 187, 223, 239, 253, 329, 364, 370, 377-79 15: 264, 341, 347, 446 1:21, 25 111:6, 12
\nIX: 1, 2<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMogra<\/b> a town in Howrah district of Bengal. a
\n1:262<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMogra Hat<\/b> a town, perhaps the same as Mogra;
\nor a locality in the town of Mogra
\n(hat =<\/i> a-temporary market similar to the farmers’ markets in the West). a
\n1:251-52<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMogul<\/b> See Moghul<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMohamedan<\/b> See<\/i> Mahomedan<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMohammad<\/b> See<\/i> Mahomed<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMohammadan; Mohammedan
\n<\/b> See
\n<\/b>
\n<\/i>
\nMahomedan<\/font><\/p>\n

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\nPage-212<\/font><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n
\n

\nMohendra<\/b> (Singha) a character – a wealthy
\nman in the village of Padachinha – in the novel Ananda Math<\/i> by Bankim
\nChandra Chatterji. n 8: 319-22, 328-34, 336-56<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMohite<\/b> an officer in the state of Baroda about
\n1903, who was fined Rs 105 by the Maharaja for making a false declaration. (A) a
\nIV: 193<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoirai<\/b> See<\/i> Fate(s)<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoitra, Herambachandra<\/b> (1857-1938), a
\nwell-known educationist, principal of City College, Calcutta for about 30 years.
\nCalcutta University awarded him the Griffith Memorial Prize for his research on
\nEmerson. He edited The Indian Messenger, <\/i> the organ of the Brahmo Samaj, and toured Europe and America as a lecturer for the Samaj. (S.B.C.) n 1: 189<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoliere<\/b> pseudonym of Jean Baptiste Poquelin
\n(1622-73), French dramatist, actor, and master of comedy. He was eventually
\nacclaimed as one of the greatest of French writers. (Col. Enc.; Web.) D 9:
\n67, 410 17: 87, 284 24:1586 IX:14<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoloch’<\/b> in the Bible, the Canaanitish god of fire, to whom children were offered in sacrifice. (Col. Enc.) a 1: 854 3: 75 6: 8
\n14: 63 15: 653 16: 181 17:257<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoloch2 <\/b>a proposed character – the Angel of Wrath –
\nin the Dramatis Personae of Sri Aurobindo’s play The Birth of Sin.<\/i> a
\n7:901<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoloy<\/b> "Malaya" as pronounced by Bengalis. It
\nis the name given in early Indian literature to a mountain range on the
\nsouthwest coast of the peninsula, the southern part of the Western Ghats. It
\nabounds in sandal trees. (M.W.) a 8: 193<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMommsen, <\/b> Theodor (1817-1903), German
\nhistorian and writer. His greatest work is his
\nHistory of Rome<\/i> (1854-56), which became one of the classics of historical
\nwriting. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1902. (Col. Enc.) a
\n3:70<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMomus or Momos<\/b>, the god of fault-finding among the
\nancients, who criticized whatever the gods did; "fault-finding" personified. He
\nwas a literary figure, hardly mythological (though he occurs in Hesiod as the
\nson of Nyx, i.e. Night) and quite divorced from cult. (0.’C1.D.;N.C.C.H.; Ox.
\nComp.) D 11:7<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\nMonarch of the Glen popular name of a prominent
\nspecies of deer in Scotland. This name was given by the British artist Landseer to a picture of this deer painted by him. D 1:624
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMonastir<\/b> also known as Bitola; southernmost
\ncity of Macedonia, Yugoslavia, a few miles from the Greek frontier. It is
\na-Greek-founded settlement. It came into the hands of the
\nTurks in 1382. In the Balkan Wars (1912-13) it was taken by the Serbs. (Enc. Br.
\nunder Bitola) n <\/b> XX: 147<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMonghyr<\/b> administrative headquarters of
\nMonghyr district in the state of Bihar on the River Ganga. (Enc.Br.) a 2:227<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMongolia<\/b> vast Asiatic plateau region lying
\nroughly between China and Siberia. Mon- golia is divided politically and
\ngeographically (by the Gobi Desert) into Inner Mongolia (an autonomous region of
\nthe People’s Republic of China) to the south and Outer Mongolia (now the
\nMongolian People’s Republic) to the north. The Asiatic people now inhabiting
\nMongolia are called Mongols. The term Mongolian is anthropologically applied to
\nthe yellow-skinned straight-haired type of mankind. (Enc. Br.; Col. Enc.;<\/font><\/p>\n

C.O.D.) Der: Mongol; Mongolian;<\/font>
\nMongolianism; Mongolo- (combining form) D
\n1:260-61, 391, 813-17 2:108, 169 15:295, 355, 373.411-12 16:406-07 17:180 27:280, 284 III: 25 VIII: 173-74 XVI: 186 XVII: 43<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMongoloid<\/b> a group of human populations
\n(local races and microraces) located in Asia outside of the Near East and the
\nsubcontinent of India. Mongoloid peoples are also found in many of the islands
\noff the Asian mainland and in the Arctic regions of North America and Eurasia.
\n(Enc. Br.) a 17:278<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoni<\/b> See<\/i> Chakravarti, Suresh
\n(Chandra)<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMonipur(a)<\/b> Manipur, as pronounced by
\nBengalis. See<\/i> Manipur<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMonmuth<\/b> (Manmatha), "churner of the mind", an epithet of Kamadeva. D [Indexed with Kama(deva)]<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMonroe Doctrine<\/b> a cornerstone of U.S.
\nforeign policy enunciated in 1823 by Presi- dent James Monroe in a public
\nstatement proclaiming three basic dicta: no further European colonization in the
\nNew World, abstention of the U.S. from European political affairs, and
\nnon-intervention of Europe in the governments of the Western Hemisphere. The
\nAmerican Civil War hampered the application of the doctrine for some time, but
\nafterwards the United States firmly insisted on it. The Doctrine is not
\ninternational law, but a national policy of the U.S.A. (Enc. Br.; Pears) n 15:
\n332, 567<\/font><\/p>\n

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\n
\n\n\n
\n

\nMontagu-Chelmsford Reforms<\/b> reforms of the
\nIndian Constitution proposed in 1918 jointly by Edwin Montagu, the Secretary of
\nState for India, and Lord Chelmsford, the Viceroy of India. They provided for an
\nelected major- ity in all legislatures but kept the control over revenue and
\npolice in British hands. These reforms were introduced in the form of the
\nGovernment of India Act of 1919. (D.I.H.; Enc. Br) n 2: 433 (Montague is a
\nmisspelling) 26: 35-36 27: 498<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMont Blanc<\/b> Alpine massif on the Franco-
\nItalian border, southeast of Geneva. (Col. Enc.) a 17: 382<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMonte Rosa<\/b> rounded, snow-covered massif of
\nthe Pennine Alps, lying on the frontier between Switzerland and Italy. (Enc.
\nBr.) D 7:870<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMonty, D.<\/b> the main actor in the Bayara
\n(Dacca) Disturbances Case of 1909. He was notorious for his misdeeds. (A) a 4:
\n247<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoon 1. The satellite of the earth, making one
\nrevolution round it in (about) a month; it receives light from the sun and the
\nreflection of this light (as seen from the earth) illumines it partly or wholly.
\n2. In Hindu mythology, son of Atri, husband of Rohini, and father of
\nBudha. 3. Seen in a vision, i. e. as a symbol, the Moon indicates spirituality –
\nusually spirituality in the mind, or simply the spiritual consciousness.
\nSometimes it also indicates spiritual Ananda. See also<\/i> Chandra
\nand Soma.<\/i> (C.O.D.; Dow.; A) D [Note: Only capitalized "Moon" has been
\nindexed below.] 3: 257, 268-70 7: 909, 981, 1008 8:175, 391 9:275 11:2 12:275, 296-97, 309, 321, 323, 357, 367, 491 17:85, 259-62 23: 957-58 25: 116 27: 128 29:420
\nII: 79 III: 21 <\/b> X: 151-52 XIII: 33 XIV: 120 XV: 6, 20 XVIII: 181<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoondaca<\/i><\/b> See Mundaka Upanishad<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoonje,<\/b> Dr. See Mun]e, Dr.<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

\nMoon of Two Hemispheres<\/i> a poem written by
\nSri Aurobindo in anew metre. (A) a 5: 588 9: 418<\/font><\/p>\n

\nMoonshine<\/i> humorously literal translation of
\nthe name of the journal Indu Prakash.
\n<\/i>"Moonshine" is used in English to mean "nonsense". D [Indexed with Indu
\nPrakash]<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoor<\/b> in English usage, a term often synonymous with Moroccans and sometimes descriptive of the former Muslims of Spain, of mixed Arab, Spanish, and Berber origins, who subsequently settled as refugees
\nin North Africa between the llth and 17th centuries. Modern Mauritanians are
\nalso sometimes referred to as Moors. (Enc.
\n<\/b>Br.) <\/b> Der: Moorish a 1:526 2:169, 216 5: 276 7: 597 <\/b> 15: 289 <\/b> V: 95 <\/b> XXI: 100<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/td>\n

\n

\nMoore Arthur Moore, sometime editor of the
\nStatesman of<\/i> Calcutta. He was a con- temporary of Sri Aurobindo. 0 26: 256
\nXIII: 50<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMopsus<\/b> name used by Sri Aurobindo for an imaginary
\nperson, a 5: 20-21<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMorcundeya<\/b> (Markandeya), an Indian sage, remarkable for his austerities and long life, and author of Markandeya
\nPurana.<\/i> He was sonofMrkanda. (Dow.) Var:
\n<\/b>Markanda
\n<\/b>a 5:117 8: 398<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMorley, John<\/b> (1838-1923), English historian, biographer as well as politician; Liberal M.P. (1883-1908); Secretary of State
\nfor India (1905-10); created Viscount in 1908. During his career in the House of
\nCommons, Morley came to be called <\/b> Honest John. Sri Aurobindo refers to
\nhim in this way, and also as
\nArchangel John, <\/b> but he does so ironically. "John Morley was a man of
\nstrong opinions tenaciously held and ferociously expressed. <\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nHe saw himself, and
\nnot the Viceroy, as the real ruler of India" (Gilbert). (Enc. Br.;<\/font><\/p>\n

Wolpert, p. 21; Gilbert, p. 24) Der: Morleyan; Morleyism a 1: 96, 99, 109, 133, 137, 170, 172-74, 176, 178, 187, 196, 201-02, 205, 218, 250, 253, 272, 280, 283-84, 317, 327, 333-34, 339, 342-46, 350, 362, 368, 373-75, 386-87, 391, 402-03, 409, 414-15. 417, 419-21, 431, 435-36, 447-53, 455, 458-64, 470, 472-73, 492, 570, 575-77, 600-06, 610-11, 614, 616, 624, 629, 651, 705-06, 777, 790, 818, 824-25, 828-29, 849, 862-63, 870 2: 26, 30, 33, 58-59, 75-76, 78-79, 100, 121-22, 135, 160, 170, 192, 202-04, 220, 249, 267, 278, 282, 294, 304-05, 310-11, 313, 320, 325, 327, 330-33, 335, 344, 357, 369-70, 381, 421-22 4: 179, 181-84, 190, 206-07, 213-14, 218, 221-23, 225, 229-30, 232, 234-36, 240-43 27: 26, 30, 49, 52, 54, 61<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMormons name applied by outsiders to members of the
\nChurch of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a religious body founded in 1830 by
\nJoseph Smith in New York, on the basis of supposed Divine revelations in the
\nBook of Mormon.<\/i> (Col. Enc.; Enc. Br.) a 22:417<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMorning Leader<\/b><\/i> a British journal
\npublished during 1907. (A) a l: 350<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMorocco<\/b> a kingdom in northwest Africa, formerly (1911-56) divided into French Morocco, Spanish Morocco, Southern
\nMorocco (Spanish protectorate), and the Inter- national Zone (of Tangier). (Web. N.C.D.) D 2:35, 169-70, 216-17 5:176 15:367, 502<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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\n
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\n

\nMorpheus in Greek and particularly Roman
\nmythology, the god of dreams. He is a son of
\nSleep and a creature of the Night. Morpheus
\nbrought dreams of human forms; his two
\nbrothers, Ikelos and Phobetor, brought
\ndreams of beasts and inanimate objects
\nrespectively. (Col. Enc.;M.I.) o & 399
\n7: 1081<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMorris, William (1834-96), English designer, craftsman, poet, and early Socialist, whose
\ndesigns for the decorative arts revolutionized
\nVictorian taste and whose diverse activities
\nwere all inspired by a high moral seriousness.
\nHe is discussed by Sri Aurobindo only as a
\npoet. (Enc. Br.) n 9: 133, 139, 142 27: 90<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMorse Morse Code, the system of dots and
\ndashes in electric telegraphy devised by
\nSamuel F. B. Morse (1791-1872), the inventor of the electric telegraph and one of the
\nmost respected American painters of his
\nday. (Enc. Br.) o 28: 162<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMorte d’Arthur<\/b><\/i> a poem by Tennyson, , published in his collection Poems<\/i> (1842).
\nTennyson made use of the title of Malory’s
\nwork. See<\/i> Malory. (Col. Enc.) o 9:62, 137, 456<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoms<\/b> a character – a villager or townsman
\n– in Sri Aurobindo’s play Perseus the
\nDeliverer, a 6:3, <\/i>115, 117, 119-23, 135, 138, 144, 191<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMosaic<\/b> of Moses<\/b>. See<\/i> Moses<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoscow<\/b> capitaloftheU.S.S.R., onthe
\nMoskva River near its junction with the
\nMoscow Canal. It is the largest city of the
\nSoviet Union, also its leading political, industrial, and cultural centre. (Col. Enc.;<\/font><\/p>\n

\nEnc.Br.) a 15:510, 643<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoses (fl. c. 14th-13th cent. Be), lawgiver of
\nIsrael, the prophet who led his people out of
\nbondage in Egypt to the edge of Canaan.
\nGod promulgated the Law through Moses, not only the Ten Commandments and the
\ncriminal code, but the whole liturgical law as
\nwell. The Law he promulgated is called the
\nMosaic law. (Enc. Br.; Col. Enc.)
\nDer: Mosaic n l: 605 13:462 15:86, 425
\n16: 163 17: 99-100 V: 75-76 <\/b> XIII: 36<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoslem<\/b> See<\/i> Mahomedan<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoslem League<\/b> All-India Muslim League, an
\norganization for protecting, upholding and promoting the
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

\n

\npolitical interests of Indian
\nMuslims, founded in 1906 at the instance of  Nawab Salim-ul-lah of Dacca and encouraged by the Government of Lord Minto. The
\nBritish Indian Government considered it a
\nvery useful counterpoise to the Congress.
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nThe latter welcomed its birth as a sign of
\nrenovated, political life in the Mahomedan
\ncommunity; but the League consistently
\nsided with the British against the Congress.
\nA divided and weak India was the gift of the
\nMuslim League to the Indians. (D. I. H.)
\nn 2: 259<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMosul<\/b> capital of Ninawa province in
\nnorthwestern Iraq, on the Tigris River. It is
\nIraq’s third largest city and a great industrial
\ncentre. (Enc. Br.) a 15: 646<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nThe Mother<\/b> (1878-1973), Sri Aurobindo’s
\nspiritual collaborator, born Mirra Alfassa.
\nIn Pondicherry, about 1926, she was
\ngiven the name "the Mother" by Sri
\nAurobindo, since he considered her an
\nembodiment of "the divine Consciousness-
\nForce" known in India as the Mother of the
\nuniverse. Sri Aurobindo once wrote to a
\ndisciple, "The Mother and myself stand for
\nthe same Power in two forms". She gave a
\nliving and practical form to his Yoga, and
\nultimately it was she who on 29 February
\n1956 brought down the Supermind into the
\nearth atmosphere. Thereafter she worked
\ntirelessly for the supramental change of
\nphysical nature, epitomised by the transformation of her own body. She left her body
\non 17 November 1973 in the midst of this
\nwork. The Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry is the Mother’s creation. Her
\nwritings and collected talks have been
\npublished by the Ashram as "Collected
\nWorks of the Mother – Centenary Edition"
\nin 17 volumes. Her birthday (21 February)
\nand the day (24 April) when she returned to
\nPondicherry in 1920 are celebrated in the
\nAshram as two of the four "Darshan" days.
\nSri Aurobindo used the word "Mother" in
\nvarious other senses also, but these senses
\nhave not been included in the index that
\nfollows. "Mother" in the phrase "Divine
\nMother", or without the "Divine" but
\nconveying this sense, has also been excluded, although often this term reflects indirectly
\nthe sense of the embodied Mother.
\n0 4: 339-42, 345-46, 351-54, 357-61, 363, 365-70, 374-75, 379-81, 385, 389, 393 9: 462, 505, 508, 512 17: 153, 215 22: 98, 166, 310.355, 368, 445, 455, 457, 476, 482-83, 488-89 23: 503, 535, 537-38, 540, 549, 555, 557, 564, 569, 581-83, 586, 595, 604-05, 623-24, 631, 635-36, 639-41, 653, 660, 663, 670, 674, 676-77, 680-81, 688, 690-91, 693-95, 698-700, 702-03, 706, 710, 714, 716, 723, 730, 735, 739, 746-48, 754-55, 760, 762, 779, 782, 784, 810, 812-16, 818, 822-23, 825, 828,
\n849, 853-54, 856, 858-60, 862, 865-68, 870, 883, 887, 891, 901, 904, 907, 910-12, 918, 921, 924-25, 934, 941, 945, 952, 956-57, 960-62, 969, 978, 981, 984, 987, 997, 999, 1001, 1003, 1011-12, 1014-15, 1028, 1037-38, 1055,1058-60.1063, 1065 24: 1091, <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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\n\n\n
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\n1093-94, 1096-98, 1105, 1107, 1115-18, 1121-22, 1124-25, 1130-32, 1139, 1144, 1150, 1152-53, 1162, 1168, 1177-79, 1181-82, 1184, 1189, 1194, 1204, 1207, 1209-10, 1213-14, 1230, 1237-38, 1263, 1265, 1272, 1275, 1282, 1289, 1306-08, 1314-17, 1322-23, 1331, 1333-34, 1340, 1342-45, 1349.1359-63, 1366, 1374, 1378, 1381, 1383, 1385, 1391, 1393, 1399, 1401, 1405-06, 1409-10, 1412, 1414, 1417-19, 1424-25, 1429, 1435-37, 1444, 1447-48, 1452, 1455-58, 1460-61, 1464, 1466, 1482, 1484, 1486.1491, 1496, 1498-1504, 1509, 513, 1532, 1552, 1559, 1568-69, 1571-72, 1575, 1577, 1581, 1599, 1601, 1615, 1635, 1643-45, 1648-49, 1651-52, 1669-70, 1674-76, 1685, 1692, 1698, 1700, 1703-04, 1708, 1713, 1715-16, 1719, 1721, 1739, 1741, 1748-51, 1753-54, 1760, 1765 25: passim 26: pre., 68, 148, 154, 165, 168, 177, 194, 205, 208, 211, 268, 279, 353, 359-60, 377, 394, 423, 445-50, 455-60, 463-70, 472-74.476, 479-90, 492-505, 507-12 27: 442, 495 29: 728
\nIV: 192 VII: 83 XII: 156 XV: 59-60<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nThe Mother<\/i> a small book by Sri Aurobindo, first published in 1928. Parts of this book
\nwere written originally as letters to disciples.
\nThe book was reproduced in volume 25 of
\nthe Sri Aurobindo Birth Centenary Library.
\n(I & G) D 22: 17, 381 23: 589 25: 73
\n26: 369, 371<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMother India<\/i> "Monthly Review of Culture"
\npublished under the editorship of K. D.
\nSethna. It was started by K. D. Poddar
\n(Navajata) as a fortnightly paper in Bombay
\nin February 1949. From February 1951 it has
\ncome out as a monthly magazine published
\nby the Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry.
\nn 26: 376 27: pre.<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nThe Mother to Her Son<\/i> original title of a
\npoem by Sri Aurobindo, first published in
\nBande Mataram<\/i> in 1907. It is based on a
\npassage in the Udyoga-parva of the Maha- bharata, <\/i> containing the conversation of
\nVidula with her son. The poem appeared in
\nCollected Poems and Plays<\/i> (1942) and in
\nSABCL vol. 8 under the title Vidula.<\/i> (A)
\na 8:61<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMothura<\/b> "Mathura" as pronounced by
\nBengalis. See<\/i> Mathura<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMoti<\/b> a character – representing Motilal
\nGhose – in "The Slaying of Congress", a
\ntragedy published in Bande Mataram
\n<\/i>(February 1908). D 1: 679, 684, 688-89, 695-97<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMotilal1; Moti Babu<\/b> See<\/i> Roy, Motilal
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMotilal2<\/b> See<\/i> <\/b>Ghose, Motilal<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMott’s Lane<\/b> in Calcutta, probably in the
\nEntail\/area near Sealdah. D 1:280<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

\n

\nMountstuart, <\/b> Mrs. an authority, real or
\nimaginary, quoted by KESHAV GANESH to
\nmake his argument appear plausible and
\nmore cogent, a 3: 3<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMridika Vasishtha<\/b> (Mrlika Vasistha), a
\nVedic Rishi, descendant of Vasistha.
\nD <\/b> 11: 432<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMrigalanch(h)an<\/b> a name or epithet of the
\nMoon, the spotted Moon. It means "bearing
\nstains or spots that look like a deer
\n(mrga)".<\/i> (A) a 3:290 7:965 <\/b> X: <\/b> 177<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMrinalinee<\/i> a Bengali novel (1869) by
\nBankim Chandra Chatterji in which the
\ndramatic element predominates. It is set
\nin the time of the first Muslim invasion of
\nBengal. (Enc. Br.) Var: Mrinalini
\n<\/i>D 3: 91 27: 353<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMrinalini (Devi)<\/b> (1887-1918), wife of Sri
\nAurobindo, married on 30 April 1901. She
\nwas the eldest daughter of Bhupal Chandra
\nBose. According to her father, she "evinced
\n‘no exceptional abilities or tendencies in her
\nchildhood, indeed at no stage of her life".
\nThough educated at Brahmo School and
\nsurrounded by Brahmo friends, Mrinalini
\nDevi took no special interest in the Brahmo
\nmovement. The whole religious bent of the
\nlater years of her life was towards Sri
\nRamakrishna Paramahansa and Swami
\nVivekananda. She was born on 6 March 1887
\nand died of influenza in Calcutta on
\n17 December 1918. (Purani;A&R, IV: 206-09) a 4: pre., 317, 322-23 26:66
\n27: 417, 422 I: 68-69, 75 II: 85<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMrityunjaya<\/b> (According to MALLINATH) an
\nepithet of the god Shiva, meaning "death-
\nconquering". a 3: 309<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMuazzim<\/b> a character – a broker – in Sri
\nAurobindo’s play The Viziers of Bassora.
\n<\/i>D 7: 561, 574-81, 584-85, 603-04, 659-62, 664<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMudaliar<\/b> surname of a person in whose
\nhouse in Pondicherry VENKATARAMAN was
\nstaying in 1929. (A) a VII: 83 XII: 156<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMudgala a Vedic Rishi. There were several
\nsages bearing this name. (One is recorded in
\nthe Mahabharata<\/i> as having lived a life of
\npoverty, piety, self-restraint, and hospitality.)
\n(Dow.) D 12: 324<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMudholkar, <\/b> Rao Bahadur Raghunath
\nNarasingh (1857-1921), "the leading Moderate politician of the Berars … and one of the
\nchief opponents of the new Nationalism"
\n(1: 352). He presided over the Bankipur<\/font><\/p>\n

\t\tsession of the Congress in 1912. <\/b>(D.N.B.;<\/font><\/p>\n

 A) n 1: 171, 352-55 27: 43<\/font><\/p>\n

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\n
\n\n\n
\n

\nMudrarakshasa<\/i> "Seal ofRakshasa", a
\nSanskrit play by Vishakhadatta, whose
\nprecise date is unknown but who has been
\nassigned to the later Gupta period (320-
\n510). (D.I.H.) D 9: 113 1:29<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMuene<\/b> See<\/i> Almuene (bin Khakan)<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMugdhabodh<\/i> a standard Sanskrit grammar
\nwritten by Vopadeva towards the end of the
\n13th century. (Dow.) a 3:76<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMughal<\/b> See<\/i> Moghul<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMuhammadan<\/b> See<\/i> Mahomedan<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMukherjee, Anukul<\/b> a prosecution witness in
\nthe Bande Mataram<\/i> Sedition Case (1907), who broke down during cross examination
\nby the defence. (A) n 1:545, 549<\/font><\/p>\n

\nMukherji, Justice a member of the
\nADVISORY COUNCIL OF NOTABLES. (A)
\nD 1: 414<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMukherji, Sambhunath<\/b> See<\/i>
\n<\/b>Mukherji, S(h)ambhunath<\/font><\/p>\n

\nMukherji, Satish (Chandra) (1865-1948), one of the
\nBengali pioneers of the new educa- tion. He founded the "Bhagavat Chatuspati"
\n(an organisation which aimed at giving a spiritual turn to education) in 1895, Dawn
\n<\/i>magazine (the organ of the Chatuspati) in
\n1897, and the Dawn Society in 1902. He was
\nalso one of the founders of the National
\nCouncil of Education in 1906. It was to him
\nthat Sri Aurobindo left the organisation of
\nthe Bengal National College in 1907, before
\nplunging fully into politics. (A; Auro-I)
\nl-l 1: 805 26: 43<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMukherji, S(h)ambhunath probably, Shambhu Chandra Mukherji (1839-94), who
\nwas assistant editor of the Hindu Patriot<\/i> in
\n1859-60 and again from 1866 to 1872. In the
\nperiod 1861-63 he conducted the Samachar
\nHindustani.<\/i> In 1882 he started Reis and Rayyet, <\/i> an English weekly. (D.N.B.)
\nD 1:281, 518<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMukherji, <\/b> U. N. Upendra Nath Mukherji
\n(1868-1919), founder of Basumati Sahitya
\nMandir in Calcutta to make cheap editions
\nof the works of famous Bengali writers
\navailable to the general public. He was a
\njournalist, and the publisher of a number of
\nbooks on religion, including Hindu Samajer
\nItihas<\/i> (History of Hindu Society), and works
\nof Kalidasa, Rammohan Roy etc. (S.B.C., p. 62) a 2:251<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMukhopadhyaya, Girindranath a chemist
\neducated in the U.S.A. who promised
\n(during the days of the Swadeshi Movement
\n<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\naround 1909) to return to India and help to
\nrun a sugar factory at Tarpur as soon as the
\nnecessary capital was raised. (A) 1-1 4:195<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMukhopadhyaya, Ramasadaya<\/b> a Deputy
\nSuperintendent in the Bengal C.I.D. He was
\none of the principal figures in the Alipore
\nBomb Case during and after the arrest of Sri
\nAurobindo, who found everything about
\nRamasadaya very artificial and his behaviour
\nplay-acting. (A) D 4: 260-61<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMukunda<\/b> "the Deliverer", a name or
\nepithet of Vishnu or Krishna.
\na 8: 325, 352<\/font><\/p>\n

\nMukundaram Mukundaram Chakravarti, "Kavikankan" (c. 1547- .? ), a prominent
\nBengali poet of the late 15th and 16th
\ncenturies, known for his Kavikankan Chandi (Chandiman^al), <\/i> which enjoys
\nto this day as much popularity in Bengal as the famous Hindi Ramayana, Ramacharitamanas<\/i> of
\nTulsidas, in North India. For this poem he
\nwas honoured with the title of "Kavi-
\nkankan". (A.H.I.; Gaz.-II; S.B.C.)
\nD 14: 320<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMukundilal someone known to Sarojini, Sri
\nAurobindo’s sister, and also perhaps to Sri
\nAurobindo and Barindra. (A)
\no VII: 10, 23<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMulai Hamid<\/b> Sultan of Morocco who treated
\n(in 1909) his vanquished rival El Roghi and
\nhis captured followers most cruelly and
\nbarbarously. (A) a 2:216<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMulhausen<\/b> German spelling of Mulhouse, an industrial town of northeastern France
\nlocated on the plain of Alsace between the
\nVosges and the Jura Mountains. It passed to
\nGermany after the Franco-Prussian War
\n(1871). On 8 August 1914 the French occupied it without resistance. On the ninth the
\nGermans gave battle, and they succeeded in
\ndriving out the French and in reoccupying
\nthe city on the tenth. Later, in 1918, Mulhausen was returned to France. (Enc. Br.)
\n[From "Record of Yoga" MSS Nov. 1913-Oct. ’27]<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMiiller,<\/b> Max Friedrich Maximilian Miiller
\n(1823-1900), English philologist and orientalist, born and educated in Germany. His
\nworks stimulated widespread interest in the
\nstudy of linguistics, mythology, and religion.
\nHis own interests lay more in mythology and
\ncomparative religion than in scientific linguistics. In 1877 he brought out an edition
\nof the Rig-veda<\/i> with commentaries, which became very famous. His
\nprincipal achievement was the editing of Sacred Books of the East, <\/i> a series of 51 volumes. (Enc. Br.;<\/font><\/p>\n

\nWeb.) D 3:112, 116-17, 262 4:43
\n<\/b>10:551,
\n<\/b>553 12: 8, 53-54, 57, 478 17: 339 IX: 30
\nXIV: 122, 124-25, 138, 164 XV: 12′ XVI: 136
\nXVII: 27, 41, 45, 54 XVIII: 154 <\/b>XXI: 17<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

\nPage-217<\/font><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n
\n

\nMullica<\/b> in Hindu mythology, a nymph of
\nheaven, a 5: 190<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMullick, Nirod<\/b> a cousin of Raja Subodh
\nChandra Mullick; one of the two principal
\nfinancial supporters of Bande Mataram<\/i> as a
\nparty paper of the Nationalist leaders in
\nCalcutta. (A;B.P.P., p.25)
\nn 1: 81 26: 59<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMulli(c)k, Subodh (Chandra)<\/b> (1879-1920), one of Sri Aurobindo’s staunches! friends
\nand closest colleagues in political as well as
\nrevolutionary work, and a principal financial
\nsupporter of his Bande Mataram.<\/i> He earned
\nthe title of <\/b> "Raja" from his grateful country-
\nmen for his handsome donations to the cause
\nof education. He also subscribed to the funds
\nof other nationalist activities. Subodh Mallik
\nwas one of the nine leaders deported from
\nBengal in 1908. (D.N.B.; A; P.T.I.;<\/font><\/p>\n

Auro-I; S.B.C.) Var:
\n<\/b>Mallik;
\n<\/b>S.
\n<\/b>Mullick
\n<\/b>a 1:81, 156, 256, 772 2:70, 229 26:27, 59
\n27: 461 <\/b> XVII: 64<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMullick, S. K.<\/b> probably Dr. Sarat Kumar
\nMullick (1870-1924), a respected medical
\npractitioner who cherished the good of his
\ncountry. He was the first person to make
\nefforts for the organization of a Bengali
\ncompany in the Bengal Regiment and the
\nBengal Territorial Force. (S.B.C.)
\na 26: 10<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMullik, Manmatha Chandra<\/b> (1853-1922), a
\nbarrister of Calcutta, related to Raja Subodh
\nChandra Mullik. In 1899 he married an
\nEnglish lady and took up residence in
\nEngland. He contested twice as a Liberal
\ncandidate in the British Parliamentary
\nelections. He was known in British academic
\ncircles as an erudite scholar: he knew San-
\nskrit, Bengali, English, French, and Latin
\nthoroughly. Having travelled far and wide
\nin Europe, America, China, and Japan, Manmatha Chandra wrote a number of
\nbooks based on his travel experiences.
\n(S.B.C.;B.P.P., pp. 15and26) a i: 190<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMullik, Subodh<\/b> See<\/i> Mulli(c)k, Subodh
\n(Chandra)<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMultan<\/b> name of a city, district, and division
\nof western Punjab (now in Pakistan). (Enc.
\nBr.) a 1: 279<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMundaka Upanishad<\/b><\/i> an Upanishad belonging
\nto the Atharva-veda.<\/i> (Up. K.)
\nVar: <\/b> Moondaca<\/i> a <\/b> 9: 354 <\/b> 12: 40, 119, 128, 226, 269, 416 18: 11, 506, 534, 566, 596
\n19:633, 765, 848 20:8 27:211, 344 1:53
\nXV: 58 ‘<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMundaquinie<\/b> (Mandakini), an arm of
\nthe River Ganga which flows through
\nKedaranath (Garhwal district, U.P.); "the
\nGanges of the gods, in heaven" (27: 159).
\nA river near Chitrakuta in Bundelkhand <\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

\n

\n(U.P.), mentioned in the Ramayana<\/i> and the
\nMahabharata, <\/i> also bears this name. (Dow.;<\/font><\/p>\n

A) n 8: 143 27: 159 <\/b> X: 122<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMunje<\/b>, Dr.<\/b> Dr. Balkrishna Shivram Munje
\n(1872-1948), a medical practitioner and
\nCongress leader ofNagpur who was one of
\nKhaparde’s most prominent lieutenants in
\nthe early days of Nationalist agitation. In
\n1920 he came to Pondicherry, and stayed as
\nSri Aurobindo’s guest; he had long talks with
\nSri Aurobindo on current Indian politics.
\n(D.N.B.;Purani; P.T.I.) Var: Moonje
\na 1: 569, 592 4: 178 26: 429, 432 27: 42<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMunjoolica<\/b> in Sri Aurobindo’s play Vasa-
\nvadutta, <\/i> the name given to Bundhumathie, the captive princess of Sourashtra, as a
\nservant of Vasavadutta. n 6:207, 261-62, 267, 269-72, 286, 289, 291-93, 295-304, 306-07, 309-10, 317-19, 322-24<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMunro<\/b> Bengal Presidency Commissioner
\nduring the time that Bankim Chandra
\nChatter ji was a deputy magistrate, around
\n1860. (A) a 3:85<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMunshiram, <\/b> Lala later known as Swami
\nShraddhanand (1856-1926), an Arya Samaj
\nleader belonging to Punjab. He was a great
\npatriot, a social refomer, an educationist and
\na martyr (assassinated by a Muslim fanatic).
\nHe was the founder of Gurukul Kangri (near
\nHardwar in U.P.), which later acquired the
\nstatus of a university. (Enc. Ind.) n 2:364<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMinister<\/b> a province of Ireland, the largest of
\nthe four provinces, which occupies the
\nsouthwest third of the island. (Col. Enc.)
\nn 17:298<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMurad<\/b> a character – a Turk captain of police
\nin Bassora – in Sri Aurobindo’s play The
\nViziers of Bassora.<\/i> a 7:561, 563-68, 621, 646, 653, 666-70, 707, 710-11, 713-15, 717-19, 724-25, 729-31, 733-34<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMurari<\/b> "foe of the demon Mura", an appelation of Krishna. (Dow.)
\nD [Indexed with Krishna]<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMurghab<\/b> a town in Tadzhik Soviet Socialist
\nRepublic, U.S.S.R., on the Murghab River.
\nThe river rises in northwestern Afghanistan
\nand ends in the Kara Kum Desert after a
\ncourse of 530 miles. (Enc. Br.) o 17:299<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

\nPage-218<\/font><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n
\n

\nMurlidhar,<\/b> Lala ( ? -1920), well-known
\npoet and politician ofAmbala, Punjab. By
\nprofession he was an advocate. The British
\nGovernment conferred on him the title of
\nRai Bahadur. (A) n 1: 188 4: 179<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMurree a town and hill station (7, 517 ft.)
\nnow in Rawalpindi division of Punjab
\nprovince in Pakistan. It was the summer
\nresidence of the Punjab Government during
\nBritish rule. (Enc. Br.) n IV: 193-94<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMurry, Middleton John Middleton Murry
\n(1889-1957), English author, journalist, and
\ncritic, whose romantic and biographical
\napproach to literature ran counter to the
\nleading critical tendencies of his day. (Enc.
\nBr.) n 24: 1515<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMurshidabad<\/b> historic town (and district) of
\nBengal (now West Bengal state), a 8:320.
\n329<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMuruland<\/b> in the Mahabharata, <\/i> an ancient
\ncountry ruled by Bhagadatta. (M.N.)
\na 8: 40<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMusafirArya a<\/i> "vernacular" paper published
\naround 1909 from Agra under the editorship
\nofBhojeDutt. (A) n 2:226<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMuscat a city and national capital of the
\nSultanate of Oman, in the southeast of the
\nArabian peninsula. The city long gave its
\nname to the country, which was called
\n"Muscat and Oman" until 1970.
\n(Enc.Br.) D 5:276<\/font><\/p>\n

Muscovite a native or inhabitant of Muscovy;<\/font><\/p>\n

Russian. The term is archaic. <\/b>(C.O.D.;<\/font><\/p>\n

Web.) n 3:481<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMuse, <\/b> the See<\/i> Saraswati(e)<\/font><\/p>\n

\nMuses, the Greek divinities presiding over
\nthe arts and sciences. They were daughters
\nof Zeus and Mnemosyne, and were born at
\nPieria near Mt. Olympus. Their worship
\nspread from Thracia and Pieria into Boetia, where they dwelt on Mt. Helicon, with its
\nsacred fountains of Aganippe and Hippo-
\ncrene. Mt. Parnassus and its Castilian Spring
\nwere also sacred to them. Libations of water
\nor milk and honey were offered to them.
\nOriginally three in number, they were
\nafterwards spoken of as nine. (Pears, p. H34) a 3:138 9:26, 81, 242, 482
\n10: 87 XVI: 148<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMuslim; Mussalman<\/b> See<\/i> Mahomedan<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMusset (Louis-Charles-)Alfred de Musset
\n(1810-57), one of the most distinguished
\npoets and playwrights of the French Roman-
\ntic movement. (Enc.Br.) a 9:422<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMussolini, <\/b> Benito (Amilcare Andrea)
\n(1883-1945), Italian prime minister (1922-43),
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/td>\n

\n

\nthe first of Europe’s Fascist dictators. He
\nruled Italy for more than twenty years and
\nled his nation to defeat in World War II.
\nHe was executed. (Enc. Br.; Web.)
\nDer: Mussolinic 1-1 14: 66 15: 81 22: 153
\n24: 1294 26: 365, 378<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMussulman<\/b> See<\/i> Mahomedan<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMustafa Kamil (Pasha) (1874-1908), Egyptian lawyer and journalist, a great
\nnationalist leader who will be remembered in
\nhistory as the chief among the creators of
\nmodern Egypt. (Enc. Br.) a <\/b> l: 721-22<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMusulman<\/b> See<\/i> Mahomedan<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMuthe, Hari Raoji<\/b> one of the persons who
\nreceived Sri Aurobindo at the Nasik Road
\nstation on 24 January 1908. (A)
\na I: l<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMutiny, the Indian Mutiny or Sepoy Mutiny
\n(1857-59), so called by British historians.
\nIndians prefer to call it the First War of<\/font><\/p>\n

 Independence. It was a widespread but
\nunsuccessful rebellion against British rule in
\nIndia begun by sepoys (Indian troops in the
\nservice of the British East India Company), which resulted in the transfer of
\nthe government of India from the British East India Company to the British
\nCrown. It became a source of inspiration to later Indian nationalists. (Enc. Ind.; Enc. Br.)
\nD <\/b> 1: 324 26: 51<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMuzaffarpur<\/b> administrative headquarters of
\nMuzaffarpur district in the state of Bihar in
\nnortheastern India, just south of the Burhi
\nGandak River. Here, on 30 April 1908, two
\nyoung revolutionaries missed their target, an
\nunpopular magistrate, and unwittingly killed
\ntwo innocent European ladies. (Enc. Br.)
\nD 4: 257-58<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMycenae ancient city of Greece, in Argolis, six miles from Argos and nine from the sea.
\nIt was one of the chief centres of the Aegean
\nworld in the later second millennium BC. At
\nthe time of the Trojan War, Agamemnon, the Greek overlord, was its king. (Col.
\nEnc.; M.I.) a 5:411, 422, 454, 479, 509<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMy <\/b>Master as I Saw Him<\/i> Sri Aurobindo’s
\nmisrecollection of The Master as I Saw Him<\/i>, a book on the life of Swami Vivekananda by
\nSister Nivedita (Miss Margaret Noble).
\nD 27: 437<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMyinensing(h) administrative headquarters
\nof Mymensingh district in Dacca division, Bengal (now in Bangladesh). (Enc. Br.)
\na l: 115, 156-57, 167, 212-13, 215-18, 244, 262, 319, 336, 357, 360, 369-71, 377, 402-03. 888 2: 281, 358 <\/b> 4: 229, 248 27: 40 XVIII: 190<\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

\nPage-219<\/font><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n
\n

\nMymoona<\/b> a character – one of the two sister<\/font><\/p>\n

slave-girls of Ajebe – in Sri Aurobindo’s play
\nThe Viziers of’Bassora.<\/i> n 7: 561, 574, 624, 626-29, 647-49.651-52, 655-58, 717, 720, 733<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMyrmidon(s)<\/b> ancient Greek tribe of Thessaly
\nwhich colonized the island of Aegina. In
\nmythology, it was a race turned into men
\nfrom ants by Zeus to repopulate Aegina, the
\nkingdom of his son Aeacus, after an epi-
\ndemic of plague. Homer immortalised the
\nMyrmidons as warriors of Achilles (grandson
\nof Aeacus) in the Trojan War. (Col. Enc.;<\/font><\/p>\n

M.I.) n 5:457-58.467, 475, 486, 514, 516<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMyrtil<\/b> a character – a forest damsel –
\n<\/b>in Sri
\n<\/b>Aurobindo’s play The Witch of ilni.
\n<\/i>a 7: 1057.1060, 1066, 1069-72<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMyrtilla<\/b> a female name coined from
\n"myrtle", a shrub with shiny evergreen
\nleaves and white scented flowers sacred to
\nVenus (the goddess of love). (C.O.D.)
\nn 5: 5<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMysian of Mysia, an ancient region in
\nnorthwestern Asia Minor, between Lydia
\nand the Troad, its coast facing Lesbos. Mysia
\nwas not a political unit. (Col. Enc.)
\nD 5: 418<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMysore a former princely state in South
\nIndia, under British rule a protected "native
\nstate". In 1947 it acceded to the Indian
\nUnion, becoming the major part of the state
\nof Mysore. The name of this Kannada-
\nspeaking state was later changed to Karna-
\ntaka. Mysore city was the administrative
\ncapital of Mysore from 1799 to 1831 and
\nremains the second largest city (after
\nBangalore) of Karnataka. (Enc. Br.)
\nD 1: 396 3: 193<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMysteries<\/b> See<\/i> Eleusinian (Mysteries)<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nMystic Mother<\/b><\/i> a sonnet by K. D. Sethna, composed in 1934. a 26:299<\/font><\/p>\n

\nMy Unlaunched Boat<\/i> title of a poem by
\nHarindranath Chattopadhyay, published in
\nhis collection The Feast of Youth<\/i> that was
\nreviewed by Sri Aurobindo in Arya.
\n<\/i>a 17: 311<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n
\nN<\/font><\/b> <\/font><\/a><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nN. 1. In the Record of Yoga, used almost<\/font><\/p>\n

invariably for Nolini. See<\/i> Gupta, Nolini<\/font><\/p>\n

\nKanta. 2. See<\/i> Nishikanto
\nNabashakti<\/i> See Nava Shakti
\n<\/i>Nabassar See<\/i> Nebassar Nabha once a small native state of India, one of the Cis-Sutlej Sikh states which came <\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

\n

\nunder British protection by the Treaty of
\nAmritsar in 1809, Nabha subsequently
\nbecame’a constituent state of PEPSU
\n(Patiala and East Punjab States’ Union).
\nNow the territory forms part of Punjab. It is
\nsituated fourteen miles northwest of Patiala.
\n(Enc.Ind.;D.I.H.) a i: 414<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNabhaka (Kanwa)<\/b> (Nabhaka Kanva), a Vedic Rishi, descendant of Kanva.
\n(According to Ludwig’s translation of
\n<\/b>the
\nRig-veda, <\/i> he was an Angirasa, not a
\nKanva.) (V. Index) a 11:337, 340<\/font><\/p>\n

\nNachiketas son of Vajasravasa Gautama. His
\ndialogue with Yama in the Katha Vpanishad
\n<\/i>is very well known and of profound philosophical import. (Dow.) Var: Nachicatus
\na 12:237, 239-44, 246-47, 250, 253, 265 14:278
\n16: 91-92, 405 XIV: 132<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNacool<\/b> See<\/i> Nokula<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNadir (Shah)<\/b> (1688-1747), Shah of Iran
\n(1736-47), sometimes considered the last of
\nthe great Asiatic conquerors. He was known
\nfor the severity of his rule. He invaded India
\nin 1739 and advanced up to Delhi, where he
\nordered a general massacre of the citizens
\nand gave over the city to plunder by his
\ntroops. (Col.Enc.;D.I.H.) a 3:421-24<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNadiya <\/b>Nadia or modern Nabadwip. a town
\nand district in Jalpaiguri division of Bengal
\n(now of West Bengal state). Being the
\nbirthplace of Chaitanya, it is an important
\npilgrimage centre. It is noted for its tradi-
\ntional Sanskrit schools, or tols.
\n<\/i>(Enc.Br.) Var: Nuddia a 2:284 3:110
\n12:55 13:12 17:193 IX: 29<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNag, Hardayal<\/b> (1853-1942), a lawyer, and
\naround 1909 the leading public figure in
\nChandpur, Bengal (now in Bangladesh).
\nUltimately he became a Congressman and
\nfirmly believed in Gandhian ideals and
\nmethods. Nag was held in high esteem for
\nhis integrity, ascetic temperament, and
\npatriotism. (D.N.B.) n 2:281<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNagananda<\/i> a well-known Sanskrit drama
\nwritten in the 7th century AD by Sri Harshadeva (Harshavardhana), the ruler of a
\nNorth Indian empire. It depicts the
\nself-sacrifice of jimutavahana, the hero of
\nthe drama, to save the life of a Naga named
\nSankhacuda. (D.I.H.) a 1:49<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNagas a group of tribes inhabiting the Naga
\nHills, which separate the Indian state of
\nAssam from Burma. They include fifteen
\nor more distinct tribes. In response to
\nnationalist political sentiment among the
\nNaga tribes, the government of India created<\/font><\/p>\n

\t\tthe state of Nagaland in 1961. (Enc. Br.)
\na IX: 1, 2<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNagen Nagendra Kumar Guha Roy<\/b> (1889
\n-1973), a nationalist worker of Noakhali who was jailed <\/font><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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\n
\n\n\n
\n

\nseveral times for taking active part in the various
\n\t\tmovements launched by the
\nCongress. He was a Mukhtar (attorney) by
\nprofession. (Purani; L. to SL; S.B.C.)
\na 27:426<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

\nNagendra(nath)<\/b> Nagendra Nath Gupta, one of the two innocent Kaviraj brothers of
\nHarrison Road, Calcutta, to whose house a
\nconspirator friend (Ullaskar) had removed a
\npacket of bombs without telling them what
\nwas in it. During the trial, to save his friends, Ullaskar made a confession, but the police
\ndid not release the brothers. (S.A.M.A., No. 27, p. 161) o 4:302-03<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNag Mahashaya<\/b> Durga Charan Nag
\n(1846-99), a prominent householder disciple
\nof Sri Ramakrishna. He was an embodiment
\nof humility and self-sacrifice, n 24:1388<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNagpore a city and capital of the former
\nIndian province of C.P. (Central Provinces).
\nPresently it is the administrative head-
\nquarters of Nagpur district and division in
\nthe state of Maharashtra. Nagpur is near
\nthe geographical centre of India. It was the
\nvenue of the Congress session in 1891 and
\n1920. "Nagpore" has been personified by
\nSri Aurobindo and used as a character in his
\ntragedy "The Slaying of Congress" published
\nin Bande Mataram.<\/i> (D.I.H.; A) Var:<\/font><\/p>\n

Nagpur (the present spelling) o l: 566, 569-72, 583-86, 588, 590-93, 617-18, 634, 638, 678-79, 681-84, 687 2: 172, 177, 330, 356, 360
\n4:178-79, 183 26:47, 429, 432, 434 27:42<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNahusha<\/b> an ancient Indian king of the
\nLunar dynasty, son of Ayus and father of
\nYayati. By sacrifices, austere self-restraint, and valour he acquired sovereignty of the
\nthree worlds. He then became very proud, and had himself carried through the air in his
\npalanquin by the Saptarshis (the seven great
\nRishis). He spurred them on saying "sarpa, sarpa"<\/i> (move on; be quick). The sage Agas-
\ntya, one of the Rishis carrying him, got en-
\nraged and cursed him: "Fall, and be thou a
\nsarpa<\/i> (snake)". Immediately Nahusha fell
\ndown to the earth and became a snake. At
\nhis supplication, however, Agastya put a
\nlimit to the curse. After some thousands
\n<\/b>of
\nyears he was redeemed from the curse by
\nYudhishthira .(Dow.;B.P.C.) a <\/b> XIII: 44<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaiad(s) in Greek mythology, daughter(s) of
\nZeus. Water nymphs, they presided over
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\nfreshwater streams, lakes, wells and fountains. (Cpl. Enc.; C.O.D.) D 5: 6, 448, 495, 512, 524, 543, 546 XVI: 141, 144<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaidu, Sarojini <\/b>(1879-1949), "the Nightingale of India", a most talented lady, a
\npolitical activist, feminist, poet, writer, and orator. She was the first Indian
\nwoman to be president of the Congress (1925) and to be <\/font><\/p>\n

\nappointed governor of a state (U.P., 1947-
\n49). (Enc.Ind.) o 9:280, 453-54 17:304, 307<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

\n

\nNaik, Mani<\/b> See<\/i> Manindranath<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaimisha<\/b> Naimisaranya, a forest (Sanskrit
\n"aranya") near the Gomti River where the
\nMahabharata<\/i> was recited by the sage Sauti to
\nthe assembled Rishis including Saunaka. The site (the forest is no longer there, in Sitapur
\ndistrict, Uttar Pradesh, is a place of Hindu
\npilgrimage . It is popularly known as
\nNimasara. (Dow.;M.N.) a VI: 136<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaimishiyas<\/b> ancient Rishis and ascetics who
\nlived in Naimisharanya (see<\/i> Naimisha).
\na 12:390<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaini Tal<\/b> administrative headquarters of
\nNainital district in Uttar Pradesh state. This
\ntown built around a beautiful lake is a
\npopular resort, 6, 346 ft. above sea level.
\n(Enc.Br.) n 2:174 IV: 197<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNair’<\/b> surname of a person from Malabar
\nwho, for a few days, read and explained to
\nSri Aurobindo articles in a Tamil newspaper
\na short time before he left Bengal. (A)
\nn 26:66<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNair2<\/b> in an automatic writing of Sri
\nAurobindo, the surname of the communicating spirit, a friend who died while Sri
\nAurobindo was at Baroda.
\n[From "Record of Yoga" MSS Nov. 1913-Oct. ’27]<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNais<\/b> In Greek mythology, a river goddess.
\n(A) a 17:257 XVI: 163<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaka<\/b> an Indian sage, son of Mudgala. (A)
\nD 12:324<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNakail<\/b> apparently a village in Bengal
\n(now in Bangladesh), about one mile from
\nARALIA. It was the site of a jute factory
\naround 1909. (A) n 2:360<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNakalia perhaps an adjective formed from
\nthe place-name NAKAIL, meaning "of
\nNakail". a 4: 247<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNala king of Nishadha and husband of
\nDamayanti. The story of their romance, which forms an episode in the
\nMahabharata,
\n<\/i>is well known. Nala was brave and hand-
\nsome, virtuous and learned in the Vedas, skilled in arms and in the management of
\nhorses, but he was addicted to the vice of<\/font><\/p>\n

\t\tgambling for which he suffered greatly.
\n(Dow.) Var: Nul a 3:154 5:333, 335, 338 27: 154<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNala,<\/b> the the "Nalopakhyana" (see
\n<\/b>the
\n<\/b>next entry), a [Indexed with "Naladamayanti"]<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaladamayanti<\/b> The reference is to an
\nepisode in the Mahabharata<\/i> called "Nalo-
\npakhyana". The text<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

\nPage-221<\/font><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n
\n

\nof this episode has been
\noften printed, and there are translations in
\nvarious languages. (Dow.)
\n<\/b>Var: the
\n<\/b>Nala a 3: 153, 155, 157, 161 26: 366<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNalanda<\/b> a celebrated Buddhist monastic
\ncentre of 6th-5th century BC, often spoken
\nof as a university. It was located north of
\nmodern Rajgir (ancient Rajagriha) in the
\nPatna district of Bihar. (Enc. Br.)
\na 17: 193-94 ‘<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNalini<\/b> See Gupta, Nolini Kanta<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNalodaya<\/i> a Sanskrit poem describing the
\nrestoration to power of King NALA after
\nhe had lost everything. It is ascribed to
\na Kalidasa, but the composition is very
\nartificial, and the ascription to the great
\nKalidasa may well be doubted. (Dow.)
\nD 3:251<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNamasudra<\/b> a caste of cultivators and
\nboatmen in Bengal, formerly known as
\nChandalas. Risley in his book Tribes and
\nCastes<\/i> regards it as representing an aboriginal tribe possibly related to theMaler of
\nthe Rajmahal hills. (Enc. Ind.) a 1:645, 729 2: 13, 89 27: 21<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nThe Name and Nature of Poetry<\/i> a little book
\n(1933) by A. E. Housman, containing the
\nsubject matter of his Leslie Stephen Lecture
\ngiven at Cambridge University. (Col. Enc.)
\n0 26: 344<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNammalwar<\/b> (fl. c. 9th cent.), a famous
\nVaishnava saint and Tamil poet of South
\nIndia. A Vellala saint, he is regarded by
\nVaishnava tradition as the greatest exponent
\nof the Bhakti theme. His name was Maran, but he was renowned as Nammalwar, mean-
\ning "Our Saint". Although he died in his
\nthirty-fifth year, he is regarded as the great-
\nest of the ALWARS. Some scholars place him
\nbetween the 7th and 8th centuries. (Gaz.-II;<\/font><\/p>\n

A) a 8: 398, 400 17: 373-74<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNamuchi in the Rig-veda, <\/i> a demon associated with Vritra. He is the personification of
\nman’s weaknesses and is slain by Indra with
\nthe foam of water. The legend of Namuchi
\nis amplified by the Vedic commentator and
\nalso in the Satapatha Brahmana<\/i> and the
\nMahabharata.<\/i> (Dow.)
\na 10:44, 238 11:29 11:42
\n<\/font><\/td>\n

\n

\nNamur<\/b> a fortified city and capital of Namur
\nprovince, southcentral Belgium, at the
\njunction of the Sambre and Meuse rivers, some 50 km southwest of Siege. Its strategic
\nposition at the head of routes into France
\nhas made it the scene of many battles and
\nsieges. Assaulted by the Germans on
\n21-24 August 1914, Namur surrendered
\non 25 August. (Enc. Br.)
\n[From "Record of Yoga" MSS Nov. 1913-Oct. ’27]<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNana Fadnavis<\/b> (1742-1800), a Maratha
\nBrahmin statesman who became the chief
\nminister of the minor Peshwa in 1774. He
\npractically ran the affairs of the Marathas
\nand managed to hold together the MARATHA
\nCONFEDERACY till his death in 1800.
\n(D.I.H.) a 4: 140 14: 378<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNanak<\/b> (1469-1539), the founder of the Sikh
\nreligion. His sayings and songs make up the
\nSacred Book of the Sikhs, known as the
\nGrantha Sahib.<\/i> (D.I.H.) a 1:289, 699
\n2:13 3:110, 214, 432 4:143, 171 14:135, 187, 256, 319, 379 IX: 29 XVIII: 163<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNanak Charit<\/i> a biography of Nanak in
\nBengali by Krishna KumarMitra. (A)
\nD 3: 431<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNanavati, <\/b> Dr. R. H. a Medical Officer in the
\nservice of the former princely state of
\nBaroda around 1900. (A)
\n0 27:114<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNancy city and capital of
\nMeurthe-et-Moselle departement of eastern
\nFrance, in what was formerly the province of
\nLorraine. (Enc. Br.) n 7: 1027<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNanda<\/b> in the Bhagavata Parana, the
\n<\/i>cowherd of Gokul by whom Krishna was
\nbrought up. He was the husband of Yasoda.
\n(Dow.) a 8:301<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNandagopalu<\/b> ( ? -c. 1924), a well-known
\nand influential politician ofPondicherry; a
\nmember of Conseil General (1911-21). He
\nwas the father of Selva Raju. Nandagopalu
\nwas an active figure in the election to the
\nFrench Chamber in 1914. Probably he was
\nthe same as Nand Gopal Chetty who "seems
\nto have agreed to participate in a plan of the
\nBritish government agents to carry Sri
\nAurobindo out of the limits of French India
\nwith the help of goondas, so that Sri-
\nAurobindo might be arrested by the British
\nauthorities" (for details see Purani, p. 148).
\n(Gaz.P., p.241;Purani)
\na 27:445.449<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

\nPage-222 <\/font><\/p>\n

\n
\n\n\n
\n

\nNandan<\/b> in Hindu mythology, the grove of
\nIndra, lying to the north of MERU. (Dow.)
\nD 4: 17 T-.<\/i> 990<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNandanpahad<\/b> name of a mountain mentioned in the Puranas. (M.W.) a I: 71<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNandas<\/b> The Nandas form a dynasty that
\nruled Magadha in northern India between
\nc. 343 and 321 BC. The last king of this
\ndynasty was overthrown by Chandragupta
\nMaurya in c. 321 BC. As with all pre-Maurya
\ndynasties, what is known about the Nandas is
\na mixture of fact and legend. The indigenous
\ntraditions suggest that the dynasty was founded by Mahapadma (according to some in
\nc. 362 BC). The Nandas were of low origin, but they became very powerful and rich.
\n(Enc. Br.;D.I.H.) n 2:12<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNandi<\/b> a Moderate leader of Punjab. He
\nwas one of the three main organizers of the
\nCongress session held at Lahore in 1909.
\n(A) D 4: 179<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNandi, Ashok Ashok Chandra Nandi
\n( ? -1909), a young man, convicted in the
\nAlipore Bomb Case. He contracted tuber-
\nculosis due to exposure and neglect while
\nsuffering from fever during the undertrial
\nperiod. He was, however, allowed to die in
\nhis own home. Born in a family of yogis, he
\nwas himself in his life and character a yogi
\nandabhakta. (A; A.B.T.) , a 2:172 4:<\/font><\/p>\n

175, 284, 313-14<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaoroji,<\/b> Dadabhai<\/b> (1825-1917), a prominent
\nand rich businessman of Bombay, known as
\n"the Grand Old Man" for active participa-
\ntion in public affairs. He was elected presi-
\ndent of the Congress thrice, in 1886, 1893
\nand 1906. Liberal in his outlook, Dadabhai
\nwas a nationalist and critic of the British
\neconomic policy in India. (Enc. Br. D.I.H.)
\nVar: Nowroji n 1:158, 166-71, 193, 197-99, 201-02, 204, 227, 513, 627, 673-74 4:199
\n26:15, 29 27:38 1:2, 5<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaples<\/b> a city in Campania region of South
\nItaly, about 120 miles southeast of Rome. It
\nis a great seaport, an intellectual centre, and
\nthe financial capital of southern Italy. (Enc.
\nBr.; Col. Enc.) n 1:505, 579 3:480<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNapoleon (Bonaparte)<\/b> Napoleon I (1769-
\n1821), general and emperor of France (1804-
\n15), one of the most celebrated personages
\nin the history of the West, who temporarily
\nextended French domination over a large
\npart of Europe. "Napoleon was a Rakshasa
\nof the pure type, colossal in his force and
\nattainment…. His nature was his right; its
\nneed his justification." (17: 383-84)
\n(Enc.Br.;A) Var: <\/b> Napoleon <\/b> Buonaparte
\nDer: Napoleonic a 1: 48 2: 31-32, 147 3: 176, 193, 265-67. 269, 274, 355, 454,
\n458 5: 43,
\n<\/font><\/p>\n

\n110 9:410 10:27 12:42, 474 15:290, 297, 320, 327, 422, 436, 456, 651 16: 280, 284. 306<\/font><\/p>\n

\t\t17: 82, 87, 377-79, 381-87 22: 413-14, 419, 454, 469, 495-97 24: 1585, 1588, 1637, 1719 25: 78
\n26: 181, 346,365 27: 51, 123 III: 23 V: 89
\nVI: 193 IX: 42, 44 X: 148-49, 151, 156
\nXIII: 44 XVII: 44<\/font><\/p>\n

 <\/td>\n

\n

\nNar(a)1<\/b> the original eternal man associated
\nwith the conception of Narayana; the Highest Male (8: 59); the complete man. See also
\n<\/i>Nara-Narayana. (A) n 3:207 8:32, 59
\n13:11, 16 17:257 18:15 20:314, 351 VII: 54 XVII: 2<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNara2<\/b> in Sri Aurobindo’s play Eric, <\/i> a place
\nwhere Swegn’s house stood, n 6:555<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNarac<\/b> Narakasura, a terrible demon-king
\nmentioned in the Mahabharata, Vishnu Purana, <\/i> and Harivansa Purana.<\/i> No Asura
\nbefore him had ever been so horrible in his
\nactions as Narakasura. (Dow.) Q 8:40<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNarad(a) <\/b>a well-known Rishi and Vaishnava
\nBhakta who moves about in the various
\nworlds playing on a lute and having a special
\nrole in bringing about events according to
\nthe Divine Will. In a letter written in the
\n1930s, Sri Aurobindo says that he "stands
\nfor the expression of the Divine Love and
\nKnowledge. "(22: 392)<\/font><\/p>\n

D 7: 922, 1004-07, 1009 <\/b> 9: <\/b> 375 <\/b> 13: 344. 349
\n16: 429 17: 91, 142 22: 96, 392 23: 789-90
\n25: 373 29: 415, 423, 425-26, 429, 442, 456, 469<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaraian; <\/b> Narain See<\/i> Narayan(a)<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaraingunge <\/b>also spelt Narayanganj, a large
\ntown in Dacca district of Bengal (now in
\nBangladesh). It is the chief river port for
\nDhaka. (Enc. Br.) n 2: 360 4: 248<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNaraka<\/b> the condition of misery in the subtle
\nbody; Hell; according to Hindu belief, a
\nplace of torture to which the souls of the
\nwicked are sent. Authorities vary greatly as
\nto the number and names of such places.
\nManu enumerates twenty-one. (I&G;<\/font><\/p>\n

Dow.) a 4:13, 15-16, 80, 230, 274-75, 278, 289, 301-02 <\/b> 12: 467 <\/b> II: 78, 89, 96, 125<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNara-Narayana<\/b> This double figure
\n"expresses the relation of God in man to
\nman.in God" (13: 11). Nara and Narayana
\nare associated together and considered either
\nas gods or sages. In epic poetry they are two
\nof the four sons (the other two are Hari and
\nKrishna) of the Prajapati called Dharma.
\nThey became great ascetics and performed
\nausterities to please Brahma for a thousand
\nyears at Badarikashram (see<\/i> Budaricashram).
\nIndra deputed celestial maidens to break
\ntheir concentration. They asked the sages to<\/font><\/p>\n

\naccept them as their wives. Narayana became
\nangry and was going to curse them, but Nara
\nintervened and pacified him. Then Narayana
\nsaid, "In the 28th Dwapara Yuga I will in-
\ncarnate on earth as Krishna<\/font><\/p>\n

\n in the Yadu
\ndynasty and marry all of you." Accordingly
\nNarayana was born as Sri Krishna in Yadu
\ndynasty and Nara was born as Arjun to be
\nhis companion. (A; Pur. Enc.; M.W.)
\nn 13:11, 16 20:314,351<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

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\n
\n\n\n
\n

\nNarasingha Man-lion, <\/b> the
\n<\/b>fourth Avatar of
\n<\/b>Vishnu. This form was assumed to deliver
\nthe world from the tyranny of the demon-
\nking Hiranyakashipu and save Prahlada from
\nhis persecution. Vishnu emerged from a
\npillar half-man and half-lion and tore
\n<\/b>the
\ndemon-king to pieces with his claws.
\n(Dow.) D 2: 286 22: 402 <\/b> XXII: 169<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNarayan apparently Narayan Kundu, a
\npleader in the French Court of Chandernagore, through whom Sri Aurobindo
\ncommunicated with Motilal Roy.
\nD 27:432, 440<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNarayan(a)<\/b> 1. a name of Vishnu, who, as
\nthe God in man, lives constantly associated
\nin a dual unity with Nara, the human being.
\n2. one of the the two Rishi brothers who
\nperformed austerities at Badarikashram.
\nUrvasie was produced by the sage Narayana
\nby thumping on his thigh. (A; M.N.) See
\nalso<\/i> Nara-Narayana. Var: Naraian; Narain
\n0 2: 4-6, 24, 84, 428 3: 207, 278, 299.357
\n4: 118, 153, 160, 257, 268-69, 280, 301, 308
\n7: 909.912, 918, 922, 968 8: 32, 59, 345, 400-01
\n10:335 13: 11, 16, 126-27, 137, 143, 345, 361, 379-80 14: 340, 405 16: 412, 416-17 17: 270
\n18:15 20:314, 351, 394 23:977 24:1387
\n27:317, 343 IV: 171 VI: 127 VII: 54
\nVIII: 140 X: 163-65 XVII: 2 XX: 117<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNarayan(a)<\/i> a Bengali literary monthly, chiefly devoted to Vaishnavism and national
\nliberation. It was started and edited by C. R.
\nDas, and published from Calcutta. For some
\ntime it seems to have been edited by Barindra Kumar Ghose. Barindra and Upendra
\nwere put in charge of Narayan<\/i> when they
\ncame back to Calcutta after their release in
\n1920. (Cal.Lib.;L.toSl.) n 4: pre.
\n14: 385 27: 488, 492-94 VII: 6, 18<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNarayan<\/b> Jyotishi Narayan Chandra Jyotir-
\nbhusan Bhattacharya, a Calcutta astrologer
\nwho predicted, without any reference to a
\nhoroscope, some events in Sri Aurobindo’s
\nlife, including his three political trials and acquittals. He published a big
\nbook on astrology, Horabijan Rahasyam, <\/i> a compilation of all the systems prevalent in his
\ntime. (A; Purani; A & R) D 24: 1562
\n26: 209<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNarbada<\/b> See<\/i> Narmada<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNarendra Nath<\/b> See<\/i> Sen, Narendra Nath<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNarmada a river of central India, regarded
\nas sacred by the Hindus. It rises in the Mai-
\nkala Range of <\/font><\/p>\n<\/td>\n

\n

\nMandal district in the state of
\nMadhya Pradesh, and enters the Gulf of
\nCambay through an estuary. (Enc. Br.)
\nVar: Narbada; Nurmada a 6:211
\n24:1235 26:18-19, 50, 352-53 1:69 11:61<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNasata<\/b> father of the Vedic gods Nasatyas
\n<\/b>or
\n<\/b>Asvins. n <\/b> 10: 517 XVI: 163<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNasik a city in the northeastern part of the
\nformer province of Bombay (now in the state
\nof Maharashtra), not far from Poona. It is a
\nholy city of the Hindus, being the scene of
\ncertain events in the life of Rama and Sita.
\nIt is also the site of Buddhist and Jain cave
\ntemples dating back to 1st century AD.
\n(D.I.H.;Enc. Br.) a 2:333, 345, 375-76, 388 4:236 1:1, 2, 5 X: 187<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNasik Wrata<\/i> a Marathi paper published from
\nNasik around 1908; "Wrata" is apparently a
\nmisspelling, probably of "Varta" or "Vritta".<\/font><\/p>\n

D I: 2<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNassau Frederick Henry <\/b>(1584-1647), prince of Orange, and count of Nassau, general, politician, and stadtholder (chief
\nexecutor of Holland). He led military cam-
\npaigns against Spanish outposts throughout
\nthe Low Countries. (Enc. Br.) a 111:28<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNasurullah Khan, <\/b> Nawabzada Nawab of
\nSACHIN. a l: 196<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNatal<\/b> formerly a province in the Union of
\nSouth Africa, on the Indian Ocean. Now it
\nis a constituent of the Republic of South
\nAfrica. (Col. Enc.; Pears) a 1:132 2:33, 303 4: 224<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNataraja(n) "Lord of Dance", the god Shiva
\nin his form as the cosmic dancer, represented
\nin metal or stone in many Shaiva temples of
\nSouth India. (Enc. Br.)
\n0 14: 222, 232, 235 17: 282 26: 193<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNatekar,<\/b> Purushottam an imaginary name
\nof a supposed leader of the secret society
\nsupplied to GOSSAIN in the jail by a pre-
\ntended approver in the Alipore Bomb
\nTrial. (A) a 4: 296<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNation<\/b><\/i> See (Indian) Nation<\/i><\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNational College<\/b> (or School)<\/b> See<\/i> (Bengal)
\nNational College<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

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\n(National) Council<\/b> of Education a body
\nfounded in Calcutta at a public meeting on 11 March 1906. Its object was "to
\nimpart<\/font> Education – Literary as well as Scientific and
\nTechnical – on National fines and exclusively
\nunder National control, not in opposition to, but standing apart from the existing system
\nof Primary, Secondary and University Education". The Council established the Ben-
\ngal National College and various "national
\nschools" within and even outside Bengal.
\nThe schools established outside Calcutta
\nhad later to be abolished, but the Council
\nhad the satisfaction of seeing its main
\nchild, the Bengal National College, develop
\ninto the present Jadavpur University. Some
\nfeeble attempts were made to name the
\nuniversity after Sri Aurobindo, but the
\nIndian Government decided to name it
\nJadavpur University. (D.I.H.; M.I., Mar.
\n’62, p. 68)) a 1:223, 482, 719, 760-61, 805, 847 2: 70, 229-30, 337-39 3: 431 4: 181
\n17: 213 VIII: 131<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNational(ist) (Party) <\/b>a political party of
\nIndia of the early 20th century which was
\ncomposed of the younger section of the
\nCongressmen; it was led by B. G. Tilak, Sri
\nAurobindo, Bepin Chandra Pal, and Lala
\nLajpat Rai. Unlike the veteran Congressmen
\nknown as the Moderates, the Nationalists
\nwanted to have a government which should
\nbe "autonomous and absolutely free of
\nBritish control". They preached self-help and
\nthe necessity of rousing the masses. They
\nheld that the Indians were as capable of
\nfreedom as any subject nation could be and
\ntheir defects were the result of servitude and
\ncould only be removed by the struggle for
\nfreedom. They were nicknamed "Extremists"
\nby their opponents. (D.I.H.; A) Var:<\/font><\/p>\n

\nRashtriya Mandal(l)<\/b> – (Hindi translation of
\nthe name) Der: Nationalism; Nationalistic
\na 1: 81, 151, 238, 262-64, 266, 273, 275-76, 280, 296, 298-302, 324, 333-34, 336-40, 344, 352, 355, 359, 363-64, 366, 368, 370-71, 387, 389-90, 428, 430, 434-35, 440, 448, 456, 462-63, 465, 473, 476, 491-92, 498, 523, 529, 531, 533-35. 543, 548-49, 557, 566, 569-72, 580, 583-93, 595, 597-600, 607-12, 616-19, 623, 628, 633-34, 638-41, 643-53, 656-57, 659, 661-64, 668-70, 698, 702-03, 721, 725-26, 740-43, 746-47, 749-50, 752, 754-55, 770, 772, 781-83, 788, 792, 795, 797, 803, 805, 810, 817, 819, 825-26, 838, 840, 855, 858, 860, 862, 864-71, 873, 891-92, 895-96, 899-902, 904-09 2: 22-23, 42-43, 48, 51-52, 76-78, 92, 101-03, 110, 123-25, 127, 129-33, 137, 143-44, 158-60, 166-67, 171, 177-79, 183-84, 187, 190-93, 196-201, 203, 205-07, 209-10, 219-24, 226, 233, 236-37, 239-40, 242, 259-60, 262, 277, 281-83, 287-88, 294-98, 308,
\n310,
\n313-16, 319-26, 328, 332, 334, 336, 338, 340, 342-43, 346-47, 355, 365, 370-73,
\n381-82, 384, 386-92, 411-12 4:176-79, 182-83, 186-92, 197, 200, 204-05, 216,
\n220, 230-33, 236, 241, 245 26: 22-23, 25-27, 29-30, 32-35, 37, 40-<\/font><\/p>\n

\n42, 46-48, 53-54, 59, 399, 436 27: 35, 55, 57, 66,
\n68, 464, 50111:1, 84 111:15, 17-18 IV: 109-12
\n<\/font><\/td>\n

\n

\nVI: 124 VIII: 121-24, 126-27, 129, 132 X: 186
\nXIV: 102-07 XVII: 67-69<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\n"Natural and Supernatural Man" name of
\na literary work by Sri Aurobindo; possibly
\nanother name for the collection of essays
\nknown as "Essays Divine and Human", published in SABCL, Vol. 17, pp. 161-85.
\nD XXII: 170<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNatus, <\/b> the Natu Brothers, <\/b> two prominent
\nPoona Brahmins arrested in 1897 and de-
\nported under suspicion of being behind the
\nmurders of Rand and Ayerst in Poona. (A;<\/font><\/p>\n

P.T.I.) a 1: 363 27: 54<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNavagwas a class of Nine-rayed Vedic
\nRishis, descendants of Angiras, who sacrificed for nine months. They are often associated with the Dashagwas whose session of
\nsacrifice lasted for ten. The Navagwas them-
\nselves might well have become Dashagwas
\nby extending the period of sacrifice. The two
\nare not different classes of Angirasa Rishis, but rather seem to be two different powers
\nof Angirashood. (V.G.)
\nD 10: 150, 156-57, 167-70, 172, 176-77, 183-84, 204, 206, 227, 234<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNavakishan<\/b> a person who, according to Sri
\nAurobindo, somehow caused the old mantra
\nof<\/i> "Bande Mataram" to pass out of use. It
\nwas later revealed to Bankim Chandra, who
\nrevivified it. (A) n l: 666<\/font><\/p>\n

\nNava Shakti<\/i> a Bengali daily newspaper of
\nCalcutta, started in May 1907 with a certain
\nManmohan Ghose as printer and publisher.
\nIt was conducted and owned by Manoranjan
\nGuhathakurta. In 1908 Sri Aurobindo decided to take charge of this paper, but was
\narrested before he could begin this new
\nventure. (A; A.B.T.; Remini.)
\nVar: Nabasakti a 1: 430, 652, 707-08, 907
\n4:260 26:33 IV: 110<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNawab, <\/b>the See<\/i> Salimullah, Nawab<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNayak<\/i> a Bengali daily newspaper of Calcutta, edited by Panchkori Banerji. It was
\none of the two dailies (the other being
\nSandhya, <\/i> edited by Brahmabandhab
\nUpadhyaya) which gained great popularity.
\n(S.F.F.) a 27: 427<\/font><\/p>\n

\n <\/p>\n

\nNazarene<\/b> term used for early Christians, and
\nparticularly for Jesus Christ. It alludes to<\/font><\/p>\n

\t\tNazareth, the <\/b>home of Jesus. (Col. Enc.)<\/font><\/p>\n

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