There was no question of
the two other brothers starting. It was only Aurobindo’s death that was
[reported]1 and it was while uttering his name in
lamentation that the father died.Sri Aurobindo
Autobiographical Notes
and Other Writings of Historical Interest
Part One. Autobiographical Notes
2. Sri Aurobindo’s corrections of statements in a proposed biography
Early Life in India and England. 1872–1893
Departure from England [4]
The steamer by which Aurobindo was to have left England was wrecked near Lisbon. The news came to Dr. Krishnadhan [Ghose] as a stunning blow. He concluded that all his three sons were lost to him for ever.
There was no question of
the two other brothers starting. It was only Aurobindo’s death that was
[reported]1 and it was while uttering his name in
lamentation that the father died.
1 MS reposed