now, but as soon as he comes out from prison. Since he has gone there for civil Disobedience, it must be for a fixed time I suppose, not for this life and a little longer, like a detenu [prisoner]? For how long?Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Volume 1
Letter ID: 323
Sri Aurobindo — Roy, Dilip Kumar
1933 (?)
Khitish Sen’s translation is indeed a very good poem – and the more remarkable as an achievement because he renders, except in one or two places, with a great closeness. How is it that with such a gift he does not write more in Bengali?
A copy of the Conversations can be given to your young friend, S. Pradhan, but the Mother would prefer to do it not now, but as soon as he comes out from prison. Since he has gone there for civil Disobedience, it must be for a fixed time I suppose, not for this life and a little longer, like a detenu [prisoner]? For how long?