This book presents the story of the freedom struggle that developed in South India and the ideals that inspired the national struggle for freedom in South India. The presentation has two aspects; one, dealing with the events and incidents in which the freedom fighters were involved and two, the ideals and values that inspired the freedom fighters. The first represents the external side of the movement and the second the inner and deeper part. It is evident that the inner part is more important as it portrays the lasting and abiding values and ideals that led and inspired this movement. We...
This book presents the story of the freedom struggle that developed in South India and the ideals that inspired the national struggle for freedom in S...
On 15th August 1947, India attained her independence from British rule; however, it was a fissured independence as India was partitioned into two States, India and Pakistan. On that day, Sri Aurobindo gave a message in which he spoke of the five dreams that had been the basis of his whole life. He wrote: "Indeed, on this day I can watch almost all the world-movements which I hoped to see fulfilled in my lifetime, though then they looked like impracticable dreams, arriving at fruition or on their way to achievement. In all these movements free India may well play a large part and take a...
On 15th August 1947, India attained her independence from British rule; however, it was a fissured independence as India was partitioned into two Stat...
Many years earlier, Sri Aurobindo had written in The Human Cycle: The objective view of society has reigned throughout the historical period of humanity in the West; it has been sufficiently strong though not absolutely engrossing in the East. Rulers, people, and thinkers alike have understood by their national existence a political status, the extent of their borders, their economic well-being and expansion, their laws, institutions and the working of these things. For this reason political and economic motives have everywhere predominated on the surface and history has been a record of...
Many years earlier, Sri Aurobindo had written in The Human Cycle: The objective view of society has reigned throughout the historical period of humani...
This book is a personal account of my work with the Indian Army. As I have explained in the book, my contact with the Indian Army came most unexpectedly and without warning. I was taken by complete surprise and was even quite nervous as I knew almost next to nothing about the Army and its functioning or ethos. However, it was a turning point in my life as it enlarged my vision; more important, this experience with the Armed Forces helped me to understand with great clarity the philosophy of Sri Aurobindo and Mother in its application to life. As I came into close contact with the Armed Forces...
This book is a personal account of my work with the Indian Army. As I have explained in the book, my contact with the Indian Army came most unexpected...
