Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was a prominent freedom fighter, nationalist thinker, philosopher, poet, and spiritual leader who played a significant role in India’s independence movement before dedicating his life to spiritual evolution and Integral Yoga.

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• Sri Aurobindo Ghosh was born on 15 August 1872 in Kolkata and became one of the most influential nationalist leaders, philosophers, and spiritual thinkers of modern India.
• After returning from England in 1893, he served in Baroda State and later emerged as a leading voice of revolutionary nationalism, advocating complete independence from British rule.
• Following the 1905 Partition of Bengal, Aurobindo actively supported the Swadeshi Movement, inspired revolutionary organizations like Anushilan Samiti, and promoted national education and self-reliance.
• Through newspapers such as Bande Mataram, Karmayogin, and Yugantar, he spread nationalist ideas and encouraged Indians to strive for Swaraj and political freedom.
• He was arrested in the famous Alipore Bomb Case in 1908 but was acquitted after a year of imprisonment, which deeply influenced his spiritual transformation.
• In 1910, Aurobindo moved to Puducherry, where he developed the philosophy of Integral Yoga and established the renowned Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1926.
• His major literary works include The Life Divine, The Synthesis of Yoga, and Savitri, one of the longest poems written in English.
• In his famous “Five Dreams” message, Aurobindo envisioned a free and united India, the resurgence of Asia, global unity, India’s spiritual contribution to humanity, and the evolution of higher human consciousness.