Sri Aurobindo
Letters of Sri Aurobindo
Letters
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Sri Aurobindo — Shett, Durgadas
July 21, 1936
To Durgadas Shett [21]1
21.7.36
Durgadas
I have received your letter today and am sending the money, Rs 100 for July and August and Rs 150 for extra expenses, 250 in all. This is only to announce the despatch; as I do not want to delay it I do not write a letter.
I trust that the despair of the future will go and give place to renewed hope and strength to face life and journey towards the divine realisation.
Sri Aurobindo
1 A member of a wealthy family of industrialists based in Chandernagore, Durgadas Shett (1895–1958) sent significant amounts of money to Sri Aurobindo through Motilal Roy before 1922. In 1934 his family property was distributed, and he gave most of his share to Sri Aurobindo. Afterwards he lived an austere life; at times he was dependent on Sri Aurobindo for cash for ordinary expenses.