Prime Minister paid homage to Sri Aurobindo on his Birth Anniversary.
About Aurobindo Ghose (15 August 1872 – 5 December 1950)
- Born in Kolkata, West Bengal.
- He was an Indian nationalist, poet, philosopher, and yogi.
His Contributions:
- He was one of the founders of youth club Anushilan Samiti
- Was arrested in connection with the Alipore Bomb Case (1908).
- Associated himself with journals like Jugantar, Bande Mataram, and Karmayogi.
- Established Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry in 1926.
- Emphasized on the concept of spiritual nationalism & conceptualized Integral Yoga system.
- Books:The Life Divine, Savitri, Essay on the Gita, The Synthesis of Yoga, Defense of Indian Culture, etc .
Values: Fortitude, Spiritual nationalism, sacrifice, etc.
