Sri Ghosh - A Lifestory

Here's a start for a story about Sri Aurobindo (Arvind Ghosh): Born in 1872, this person was a person with many talents. He made a big impact on India's past and ideas. He was not only a thinker; he was a fighter for change, a writer of poems, and a teacher of spiritual things. At first, he went to school in England. He did very well there, getting good marks in the Indian Civil Service tests. But, he chose to spend his life helping India become free. This was a brave choice, especially when you think about what was happening at the time. This included things like the split of Bengal in 1905. This person got very involved in the fight for the country. He did things to cause change. He changed the important newspaper, Bande Mataram. The newspaper wanted complete freedom. He was put in jail in 1908 because of the Alipore Bomb Case. After he got out of jail, he started to focus more on spiritual things. His life changed a lot in 1910 when he went to Pondicherry. There, he spent his time doing spiritual things and writing about ideas. His way of thinking, called Integral Yoga, was about how people could grow spiritually. He made a place in Pondicherry where people could go to learn about spiritual things. This place is still there today. His important writings, like "The Life Divine" and "Savitri: A Legend and a Symbol," talk about big ideas about how we think, what is real, and why we are here. This person died in 1950, but his writings and teachings still help people all over the world.