Sri Aurobindo
Autobiographical Notes
and Other Writings of Historical Interest
Part Two. Letters of Historical Interest
1. Letters on Personal, Practical and Political Matters (1890–1926)
Letters Written While Employed in the Princely State of Baroda (1895–1906)
To the Principal, Baroda College1
L. V. Palace.
18-9-04.
My dear Mr. Clarke,
Under His Highness’ directions I have written to the Chief Engineer not to build the rooms for the students’ quarters as yet. His Highness wants to make some important alterations in the plans.
His Highness would like you, in consultation with Mr. Krumbiegel if necessary, to draw up a plan showing the relative positions in which all the buildings it may be necessary to erect in future, will stand, Students’ Quarters, Professors’ houses etc. This will make it convenient for future building so that buildings may be put up at any time when necessary or desired without difficulty or inconvenience.
Though we may not build Professors’ houses just now,
yet 
sooner or later His Highness would like to
build some at least; so will you please take the Professors into consultation,
and after fixing on all the requirements and conveniences necessary, make out a
model plan which should be accompanied with elevations, estimates and a
computation of the rent which may be charged, all complete, so that whenever it
is thought desirable to build, orders can at once be given without going each
time into details and estimates.
Yours sincerely
Aravind. A. Ghose.
A. B. Clarke Esq.
Principal
Baroda College.
1 18 September 1904. During part of 1904 Sri Aurobindo held the post of assistant Huzur Kamdar (Crown Secretary). This is one of many letters he wrote on behalf of the Maharaja during this period.