Sri Aurobindo:
Prime Minister of India paid tribute to Sri Aurobindo on his birth anniversary (15 August 1872), highlighting his role as a philosopher, spiritual leader, and freedom fighter who linked nation-building with spiritual evolution.
- Sri Aurobindo Was Yogi, philosopher, poet, and nationalist leader.
- Propounded the philosophy of Integral Yoga, aiming at spiritual transformation of life on Earth.
- Born: 15 August 1872, Calcutta (now Kolkata).
- Educated in England at St. Paul’s School, London, and King’s College, Cambridge.
- Mastered multiple European languages and developed interest in Indian culture.
- First Indian leader to demand complete independence through his paper Bande Mataram.
- Member of Anushilan Samiti and involved in armed resistance against British rule.
