Sri Aurobindo

Bande Mataram

Political Writings and Speeches. 1890–1908

Publisher’s Note Appendixes

These appendixes comprise materials written by Sri Aurobindo, mostly by hand, between 1906 and 1908. The first one contains incomplete drafts of three articles, two of which were later published in the Bande Mataram. The second one contains writings and jottings related to the organisation and running of the newspaper, the third, organisational material for a proposed independent Nationalist Party, and the fourth, an interview of 1908.

Appendix One. Incomplete Drafts of Three Articles

Appendix Two. Writings and Jottings Connected with the Bande Mataram 1906 – 1908

The pieces in this appendix deal with the formation of the Bande Mataram Printers and Publishers, Limited, or with the finances, management and production of the Bande Mataram newspaper. All but one of them are reproduced from Sri Aurobindo’s manuscripts. The exception, the first piece, is a printed version of the original prospectus of the Bande Mataram Printers and Publishers, Limited (1906), which in all likelihood was written by Sri Aurobindo and which was signed by him and eight others.

Appendix Three. Nationalist Party Documents

The two pieces in this appendix are reproduced from Sri Aurobindo’s manuscripts. Both are sketches of a proposed reorganisation of the Nationalist Party around the time of the Surat Congress (December 1907).

Sri Aurobindo. The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo: Set in 37 volumes.- Volumes 6-7.- Bande Mataram: Political Writings and Speeches. 1890–1908.- Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 2002.- 1182 p.