The Blue Monk

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 id...

Mirra to Mother The unsaid power of a woman Mirra Alfassa was affectionately referred to as "The Divine Mother" by her loved ones and spiritual seekers. She was a spiritual collaborator of Sri Aurobindo. Her efforts and teachings greatly reshaped the spiritual landscape of India in the light of the teachings imparted by Sri Aurobindo.  February 21, 2021 marked the 143rd birth anniversary of The Mother.  Hereby my post highlights some well-known and less known facts of Her life in the form of a short biography. Sweet Mother is an exemplification of Woman's role in spirituality. The Divine Mother   Childhood Mother was born as Blanche Rachel Mirra Alfassa on February 21, 1878 at 41 Boulevard Haussmann, Paris – second child of Maurice Alfassa and Mathilde Ismaloun. Her Jewish parents came from the family of bankers and being materialists, Mother was brought up free from religious or racial influences. She composed her first writing at the age of nine called “The Path of Lat...

A Forgotten Civil Surgeon of India Krishna Dhan (KD) or Dr. Krishna Dhan Ghose, MD, MRCS (Eng.), LMS (Calcutta), was born on November 21, 1844 in Patna, India. Unfortunately, at present times, he only holds a position in the list of forgotten citizens of India. Moreover, most available resources identifies KD predominantly as an anglicized and atheist father of Sri Aurobindo Ghose. The reality is much diverse, as enumerated below. Dr. K.D. Ghose (Photo Courtesy: www.aurobindo.ru)   Early Life and Swarnalata   KD’s ancestral home was at Konnagar, in the Hoogly District of Bengal. He belonged to the twenty fourth generation  of the  Ghoses of Konnagar  who were the descendants of Makaranda Ghose, of “Soukalin” Gotra. KD’s father Kaliprasad Ghose was a civil servant in the East India Company. When K. D. was only twelve, his father passed away. His orthodox mother, Kailasbasini went to Benares with her widowed daughter, Biraj Mohini. KD used to visit them every...