Sri Aurobindo
Autobiographical Notes
and Other Writings of Historical Interest
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Sri Aurobindo Birth Century Library: Set in 30 volumes.- Vol. 26 Sri Aurobindo. Sri Aurobindo on Himself // Sri Aurobindo Birth Century Library: Set in 30 volumes.- Volume 26.- Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 1973.- 498 p. |
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The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo: set in 37 volumes. Vol. 36 Sri Aurobindo. Autobiographical Notes and Other Writings of Historical Interest // The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo: Set in 37 volumes.- Volume 36.- Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 2006.- 612 p. |
The Complete
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Part One. Autobiographical notes |
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1–1. Life Sketches and Other Autobiographical Notes |
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06-1930 |
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09/10-1928 |
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16-03-1930 |
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25-03-1930 |
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06-1930 |
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27-06-1930 |
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c. 1922 |
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c. 1928 |
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30-05-1903 |
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16-09-1903 |
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31-08-1928 |
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1–2. Corrections of Statements Made in Biographies and Other Publications |
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1–2.1 Early Life in India and England, 1872–1893 |
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06-01-1945 |
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06-01-1945 |
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c. 1940 |
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[2. There was no positive religious or spiritual element...] |
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[2. This happened earlier, not after the Civil Service failure] |
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Political Interests and Activities [1. Not quite that; at this age Sri Aurobindo began first to...] |
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[2. It only shows that I took a keen interest in Parnell...] |
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[3. No, the statement was of a transition from one culture...] |
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[5. There was no question of supporting the family at that...] |
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1–2.2 Life in Baroda, 1893–1906 |
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1–2.3 Political Life, 1893–1910 |
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General Note (referring especially to the Alipur Case and Sri Aurobindo’s politics) |
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1–2.4 The Departure from Calcutta, 1910 |
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1–2.5 Life in Pondicherry, 1910–1950 |
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1–2.6 Early Spiritual Development |
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1–2.7 Philosophy and Writings |
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1–2.8 Appendix: Notes of Uncertain Origin |
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[3. Sri Aurobindo’s policy in India was not based on Parnellism...] |
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[4. Sri Aurobindo began practising Yoga on his own account...] |
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[6. The Nationalists wanted to propose Lajpatrai as President...] |
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Part Two. Letters of Historical Interest |
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2–1. Letters on Personal, Practical and Political Matters, 1890–1926 |
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2–1.1 Family Letters, 1890–1919 |
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1890 |
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11-01-1894 |
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25-08-1894 |
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1899–1900 |
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15-08-1902 |
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20-08-1902 |
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08-06-1906 |
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19-02-1919 |
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2–1.2 Letters Written as a Probationer in the Indian Civil Service, 1892 |
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21-11-1892 |
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12-12-1892 |
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2–1.3 Letters Written While Employed in the Princely State of Baroda, 1895–1906 |
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01-06-1895 |
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06-1901 |
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14-02-1903 |
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1903 |
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To the Dewan, on the Government’s Reply to the Letter on the Curzon Circular |
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08-07-1903 |
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10-07-1903 |
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30-07-1904 |
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18-09-1904 |
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28-09-1904 |
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29-03-1905 |
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28-02-1906 |
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2–1.4 Letters and Telegrams to Political and Professional Associates, 1906–1926 |
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1906 |
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09-03-1907 |
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19-04-1907 |
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26-06-1907 |
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07/08-1907 |
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08-02-1908 |
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06-03-1908 |
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06-03-1908 |
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06-03-1908 |
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06-03-1908 |
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06-03-1908 |
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06-03-1908 |
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06-03-1908 |
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13-07-1911 |
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04-1919 |
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06-1912 |
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03-07-1912 |
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08-1912 |
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c. 01-1913 |
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02-1913 |
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06/07-1913 |
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06/07-1913 |
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08-1913 |
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c. 1913 |
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04/10-1913 |
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03-1914 |
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04-1914 |
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17-04-1914 |
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05-05-1914 |
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06-1914 |
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07-1914 |
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07/08-1914 |
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29-08-1914 |
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after 10-1914 |
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after 08-1914 |
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after 09-1915 |
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after 11-1918 |
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late 1919 |
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02-01-1920 |
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05-1920 |
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02-09-1920 |
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11-11-1920 |
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13-05-1922 |
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08-05-1930 |
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06-1914 |
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13-04-1916 |
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1916/1920 |
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03-09-1919 |
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05-01-1920 |
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30-08-1920 |
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19-09-1920 |
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18-11-19223 |
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12-03-19263 |
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2–1.5 Open Letters Published in Newspapers, 1909–1925 |
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14-05-1909 |
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08-11-1910 |
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23-02-1911 |
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20-07-1911 |
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21-07-1911 |
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08-04-1918 |
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10-08-1918 [SABCL-02] |
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10/12-1918 |
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To the Editor of the
Independent |
05-08-1920 |
11-11-1920 |
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22-06-1925 |
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2–2. Early Letters on Yoga and the Spiritual Life, 1911–1928 |
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2–2.1 Extracts from Letters to the Mother and Paul Richard, 1911 – c. 1922 |
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12-07-1911 |
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20-09-1911 |
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18-12-1912 |
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06-05-1915 |
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20-05-1915 |
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18-07-1915 |
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16-09-1919 |
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18-11-1915 |
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31-12-1915 |
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23-06-1916 |
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1920s |
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2–2.2 To People in India, 1914–1926 |
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09-09-1914 |
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21-09-1914 |
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c. 1919 |
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21-02-1920 |
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13-01-1920 |
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13-04-1921 |
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21-07-19243 |
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04-10-1924 |
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30-03-1924 |
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30-09-19253 |
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21-02-1926 |
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24-02-1926 |
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26-02-19263 |
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02-1926 |
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04-03-1926 |
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21-02-1926 |
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22-03-1926 |
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27-03-1926 |
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30-03-1926 |
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c. 03/04-1926 |
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c. 03/04-1926 |
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06-05-1926 |
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26-03-1926 |
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2–2.3 To Barindra Kumar Ghose and Others, 1922–1928 |
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18-11-19223 |
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01-12-19223 |
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09-12-19223 |
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30-12-19223 |
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01-19233 |
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23-01-19233 |
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23/31-01-19233 |
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31-01-19233 |
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14-02-19233 |
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02-04-19233 |
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16-04-19233 |
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30-05-19233 |
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16-06-19233 |
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07-06-1928 |
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c. 19223 |
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01-1923 |
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06-04-19233 |
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06-02-1926 |
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23-03-1926 |
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2–2.4 To People in America, 1926–1927 |
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c. 01-1926 |
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09-03-1926 |
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02-07-1926 |
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c. 07-1935 |
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03-08-1936 |
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08/09-1927 |
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08/09-1927 |
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08/09-1927 |
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13-10-1927 |
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2–2.5 Draft Letters, 1926–1928 |
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c. 1927 / 1928 |
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c. 1926 / 1927 |
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(?) 04-1917 |
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c. 1928 |
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2–3. Other Letters of Historical Interest on Yoga and Practical Life, 1921–1938 |
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2–3.1 On Yoga and Fund-raising for the Ashram, 1921–1938 |
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12-05-1921 |
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29-012-1927 |
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07-1921 |
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06/07-1929 |
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05-07-1929 |
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26-11-1930 |
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09-12-1930 |
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24-04-1933 |
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30-04-1934 |
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14-05-1934 |
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30-09-1934 |
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28-10-1934 |
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01-1935 |
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27-01-1935 |
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24-02-1935 |
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01-12-1935 |
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12-02-1936 |
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08-06-1936 |
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29-06-1936 |
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21-07-1936 |
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25-06-1937 |
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24-05-1938 |
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1921 |
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15-08-1923 |
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03-10-1927 |
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01-01-19283 |
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02-06-19283 |
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12-1928 |
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12-1928 |
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16-04-19293 |
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14-09-1930 |
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09-19313 |
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2–3.2 To and about Public Figures, 1930–1937 |
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1930 |
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28-12-1933 |
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02-01-1934 |
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09-01-1934 |
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12-01-1934 |
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24-01-1934 |
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16-02-1934 |
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02-10-1934 |
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15-02-1935 |
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17-08-1935 |
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05-10-1936 |
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21-02-1937 |
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Part Three. Public Statements and Other Communications on Indian and World Events, 1940–1950 |
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3–1. Public Statements, Messages, Letters and Telegrams on Indian and World Events, 1940–1950 |
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3–1.1 On the Second World War, 1940–1943 |
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19-09-1940 |
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22-10-1940 |
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1940 |
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06-04-1942 |
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c. 1942 |
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29-07-1942 |
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03-09-1943 |
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3–1.2 On Indian Independence, 1942–1947 |
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31-03-1942 |
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01-04-1942 |
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02-04-1942 |
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02-04-1942 |
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09-04-1942 |
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04-1942 |
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15-06-1945 |
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15-06-1945 |
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24-03-1946 |
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16-12-1946 |
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early 08-1947 |
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09-08-1947 |
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3–1.3 On the Integration of the French Settlements in India, 1947–1950 |
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06-1947 |
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20-08-1947 |
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01-04-1949 |
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06-05-1949 |
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12-02-1950 |
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3–1.4 Messages on Indian and World Events, 1948–1950 |
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04-02-1948 |
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05-02-1948 |
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18-07-1948 |
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12-1948 |
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15-07-1948 |
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06-11-1948 |
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05-12-1948 |
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04-04-1950 |
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28-06-1950 |
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3–2. Private Letters to Public Figures and to the Editor of Mother India, 1948–1950 |
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3–2.1 Private Letters to Public Figures, 1948–1950 |
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12-06-1948 |
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03-09-1949 |
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03-09-1949 |
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03-08-1950 |
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3–2.2 Notes and Letters to the Editor of Mother India on Indian and World Events, 1949–1950 |
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03-1949 |
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04-1949 |
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25-04-1949 |
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27-06-1949 |
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03-08-1949 |
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c. 09-1949 |
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01-01-1950 |
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01-1950 |
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06-03-1950 |
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03-05-1950 |
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19-09-1950 |
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Part Four. Public Statements and Notices Concerning Sri Aurobindo’s Ashram and Yoga, 1927–1949 |
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4–1. Public Statements and Notices concerning the Ashram, 1927–1937 |
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4–1.1 Public Statements about the Ashram, 1927 and 1934 |
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1927 |
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02-1934 |
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4–1.2 Notices for Members of the Ashram, 1928–1937 |
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26-05-1928 |
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05-1928 |
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05-1928 |
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05-09-1929 |
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17-09-1929 |
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01-08-1929 |
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01-12-1929 |
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03-02-1933 |
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03-02-1934 |
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14-06-1934 |
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17-07-1934 |
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17-07-1934 |
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04-08-1934 |
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11-08-1934 |
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16-11-1934 |
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01-12-1934 |
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late 1934 |
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late 1934 |
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07-02-1935 |
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20-03-1935 |
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26-07-1935 |
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07-08-1935 |
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10-11-1935 |
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02-12-1935 |
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31-07-1936 |
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31-08-1936 |
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01-11-1936 |
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28-02-1937 |
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01-08-1937 |
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4–2. Public Statements about Sri Aurobindo’s Path of Yoga, 1934 and 1949 |
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4–2.1 Notices for Members of the Ashram, 1928–1937 |
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Notes to this e-publication
Note 1. During the long history of publication of Sri Aurobindo's works, their texts were modified by editors here and there, so now we have several variants of the same text when one is — more likely — authentic, but the others — not quite. Still, while we are not sure, which variant is authentic, we, at least, have to be aware about the fact of such variations. For this purpose we compared texts of different editions and provided differing places with appropriate footnotes in our files. (Moreover, this symbol by symbol comparison allows to avoid misprints of scanning and OCR procedures.)
To avoid overloading of the texts by footnotes, we ignored differences of register, punctuation, paragraphs, too frequent or permanent differences, variants of languages or transliterations of the same word (for example, in one edition the word printed in Latin, in another – in Devanagari), sometimes — variants of proper names. Also we did not made any footnotes in cases of distinct misprints of typographers – just corrected them (i.e. letter O and symbol zero 0 and so on).
In the Contents above, opposite every work (to the right from date of its writing or first publication) we indicated compared edition:
1 Sri Aurobindo Birth Century Library: Set in 30 volumes.- Volume 1.- Pondicherry: Sri Aurobindo Ashram, 1973.- 920 p.
2 Archives and Research: A biannual journal.- Volume 12, No2 (1988, December)
3 Champaklal’s Treasures, 2008 ed.
N The work was not compared with other editions.
Note 2. In cases, when independent texts were joined at book in a single block with common title as if it were one work, we separated them — one independent text per one file. To reader, who find this arrangement not quite convenient, we may recommend the all book in a single file (see above).