Nolini Kanta Gupta
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Sri Nolini Kanta Gupta revolutionary, linguist, scholar, critic, poet, philosopher and mystic, was the most senior of Sri Aurobindo
's disciples. He was born in Faridpur
, East Bengal, to a cultured and well-to-do family. While in his teens he came under the influence of Sri Aurobindo, then a well-known revolutionary fighting for independence against the British. When in his fourth year at Presidency College, Calcutta
, he left a promising academic career, and rejecting a lucrative Government job, to join a small revolutionary group under Sri Aurobindo. In May 1908, he was among those arrested for conspiracy in the Alipore bomb case
. Acquitted a year later, after having spent a year in jail, he worked as a sub-editor for the Dharma and the Karmayogin, two of Sri Aurobindo's Nationalist newspapers, in 1909 and 1910.
He was taught Greek, Latin, French and Italian by Sri Aurobindo himself, and was among the four disciples who were with Sri Aurobindo in 1910 at Pondicherry. When the Sri Aurobindo Ashram
was founded in 1926, he settled permanently in Pondicherry serving the Mother and Sri Aurobindo as Secretary of the Ashram and later as one of its Trustees. A prolific writer on a wide range of topics, he has about 60 books to his credit, of which about 16 are in English and 44 in Bengali, as well as many articles and poems in English, Bengali and French.
Nolini Kanta Gupta died at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram on 7 February 1984.
Sri Aurobindo
Sri Aurobindo , born Aurobindo Ghosh or Ghose , was an Indian nationalist, freedom fighter, philosopher, yogi, guru, and poet. He joined the Indian movement for freedom from British rule and for a duration became one of its most important leaders, before developing his own vision of human progress...
's disciples. He was born in Faridpur
Faridpur District
Faridpur is a district in central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. Faridpur District has a population of over 1.7 million people and is situated on the banks of the Padma river . It is bordered by Madaripur, Narail, Rajbari, Magura, Shariatpur, Gopalgonj, Dhaka and Manikganj...
, East Bengal, to a cultured and well-to-do family. While in his teens he came under the influence of Sri Aurobindo, then a well-known revolutionary fighting for independence against the British. When in his fourth year at Presidency College, Calcutta
Presidency College, Kolkata
Presidency University, Kolkata, formerly Hindu College and Presidency College, is a unitary, state aided university, located in Kolkata, West Bengal. and one of the premier institutes of learning of liberal arts and sciences in India. In 2002 it was ranked number one by the weekly news magazine...
, he left a promising academic career, and rejecting a lucrative Government job, to join a small revolutionary group under Sri Aurobindo. In May 1908, he was among those arrested for conspiracy in the Alipore bomb case
Alipore bomb case
The Alipore Bomb Case was an important court trial, during May 1908 to May 1909, in the history of the Indian Independence Movement. The trial involved more than 37 suspects, following a bomb attack, and was held in Alipore Sessions Court, in Calcutta, India, Judge C.P...
. Acquitted a year later, after having spent a year in jail, he worked as a sub-editor for the Dharma and the Karmayogin, two of Sri Aurobindo's Nationalist newspapers, in 1909 and 1910.
He was taught Greek, Latin, French and Italian by Sri Aurobindo himself, and was among the four disciples who were with Sri Aurobindo in 1910 at Pondicherry. When the Sri Aurobindo Ashram
Sri Aurobindo Ashram
The Sri Aurobindo Ashram was founded by Sri Aurobindo on the 24 November 1926 . At the time there were no more than 24 disciples in the Ashram...
was founded in 1926, he settled permanently in Pondicherry serving the Mother and Sri Aurobindo as Secretary of the Ashram and later as one of its Trustees. A prolific writer on a wide range of topics, he has about 60 books to his credit, of which about 16 are in English and 44 in Bengali, as well as many articles and poems in English, Bengali and French.
Nolini Kanta Gupta died at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram on 7 February 1984.
External links and reference
- Nolini Kanta Gupta including a brief life-sketch
- Nolini page