23 Scott Lane, Kolkata
Aurobindo Ghose (Sri Aurobindo) was born on 15 August 1872. He was an Indian nationalist, poet and yogi . Many years later, India became independent on 15 August 1947, freeing herself from the atrocities of the British empire. Sri Aurobindo was one of the first Indian Nationalist who stated clearly that the entire nation of India ( Akhanda Bharat ) should work together to free themselves from the British Colonization. He resided at many locations in Calcutta including 23, Scott Lane. I visited 23, Scott Lane in 2020. The building is located at the end of a narrow lane behind Bangabasi College (amidst Baithakhana Bazar in Sealdah ), somewhat hiding and not visible from the main street. Initially, I failed to pinpoint the exact location of this building as Google Maps clearly betrayed me and the house numbers in this region don't follow a linear order. Local people in this area consist of local residents, businessmen, publishers and wholesale dealers having scanty idea about t