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Sri
Aurobindo Ghosh (1872 - 1950) was born in Calcutta, India. He had
a brilliant schooling and higher education in England, before returning to
India in 1893. Sought by the police for his revolutionary activities to
overthrow the British rule in India, he found refuge in the French enclave
of Pondicherry in 1910.
Giving up his political activities, he concentrated exclusively on his
spiritual practice and poetry. He founded the Shri Aurobindo Ashram in
1926. His long-time advanced disciple, known simply as "the
Mother", carried on his work after his demise and oversaw the
establishment of the model Auroville community outside of
Pondichery.
  
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