Sri Aurobindo

Autobiographical Notes

and Other Writings of Historical Interest

Part One. Autobiographical Notes

1. Life Sketches and Other Autobiographical Notes

Information Supplied to the King’s College Register [1]¹

[Answers (on right) to questions in a form received in 1903]

King’s College Register

Particulars Desired.

Information.

Name.

Ghose

Christian name or names.

Aravind. Acroyd.

Any additional title (e.g. The Reverend) if any.

None

Name and address of Father living or deceased.

Dr. Krishnadhan Ghose. Civil Surgeon deceased

Name of School or where educated before University.

St Paul’s School

School Honours.

(a) In Athletics

(b) In Learning

University and College athletic distinctions with dates.

None.

University and College prizes and scholarships with dates.

Senior Classical Scholarship 1884

College Prizes for Greek Iambics and Latin Hexameters. 1890 (?)

Cambridge University triposes and degrees, and dates thereof.

Classical Tripos 1892.

First Class Third Division

Other degrees and dates thereof.

None

College fellowship and offices (if any) with dates.

None

Short particulars of career from date of first degree to present time with business, profession, particulars of publications, political and other honours. etc.

Entered H.H. the Maharaja Gaekwar of Baroda’s service Feb [1893].²

For the greater part of the time on special duty. Lecturer in French for three years and Assistant Professor of English for two years in the Baroda College

Date of marriage (if any) and maiden name of Wife.

[April]³ 1901. Mrinalini Bose.

Present occupation (if any).

H.H the Maharaja Gaekwar’s Service, at present Secretary (acting).

Present permanent address.

Racecourse Road. Baroda

Clubs.

Baroda Officer’s Club.

Baroda Gymkhana

Signed Aravind. A. Ghose

Date 16^th Sept. 1903.
Srinagar. Cashmere.

¹ 16 September 1903. While in Srinagar, Sri Aurobindo received a form from the editors of the Register of Admissions of his Cambridge college, asking him for information about his university and subsequent career. He filled out the form on 16 September and returned it. The text is reproduced here from the original form, which is preserved in the King’s College Library.

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² MS 1903. See Table 1, page 565. – Ed.

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³ MS June. See Table 1, page 565. – Ed.

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