Sri Aurobindo - Followers

Followers

The following authors, disciples and organizations trace their intellectual heritage back to, or have in some measure been influenced by, Sri Aurobindo and The Mother.

• Nolini Kanta Gupta (1889 - 1983) was one of Sri Aurobindo's senior disciples, and wrote extensively on philosophy, mysticism, and spiritual evolution in the light of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother's teachings.

• Amrita (1895 - 1969) Born Aravamudhachari Iyengar, he was the earliest Tamil follower of Sri Aurobindo. His memoirs afford

a rare glimpse of the early life of the disciples as also his spiritual journey.

• Pavitra (1894 - 1969) was one of the very early disciples of Sri Aurobindo and The Mother. Born as Philippe Barbier Saint-Hilaire in Paris. Pavitra left some very interesting memoirs of his conversations with Sri Aurobindo and the Mother in 1925 and 1926, which were published as Conversations avec Pavitra.

• Sri Anirvan (1896-1978) translated "The Life Divine" in Bengali and "Savitri" into Bengali in "Divya Jeevan Prasanga", published by Sri Aurobindo Pathamandir,1948-51.

• Indra Sen (1903-1994) was another disciple of Sri Aurobindo who, although little-known in the West, was the first to articulate integral psychology and integral philosophy, in the 1940s and 1950s. A compilation of his papers came out under the title, Integral Psychology in 1986.

• Nirodbaran (1903-2006). A doctor who obtained his medical degree from Edinburgh, his long and voluminous correspondence with Sri Aurobindo elaborate on many aspects of Integral Yoga and fastidious record of conversations bring out Sri Aurobindo's thought on numerous subjects.

• Dilip Kumar Roy (1897-1980). The singer joined the ashram in 1928. He wrote around 80 books in English and Bengali and recorded many songs which are still popular.

• A. B. Purani (1894-1965). The first biographer of Sri Aurobindo, his book "Evening Talks" also offer glimpses of Sri Aurobindo's wisdom on many contemporary topics as well as literature, history, politics, philosophy and the like.

• Champaklal (1903-1992). Sri Aurobindo's personal attendant, he brought out a collection of reminiscences.

• Amal Kiran (1904-2011). The most prolific exponent of Sri Aurobindo's poetic, literary and cultural corpus.

• M. P. Pandit (1918-1993). Secretary to The Mother and the Ashram, his copious writings and lectures cover Yoga, the Vedas, Tantra, Sri Aubindo's epic "Savitri" and others.

• Sri Chinmoy (1931-2007) joined the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1944. Later, he wrote the play about the life of 'Sri Aurobindo: Descent of the Blue' and a book 'Infinite: Sri Aurobindo'. An author, composer, artist and athlete, he was perhaps best known for holding public events on the theme of inner peace and world harmony (such as concerts, meditations, and races).

• Satprem (1923 - 2007) was a French author and an important disciple of The Mother who published Mother's Agenda (ed.1982), Sri Aurobindo or the Adventure of Consciousness (2000), On the Way to Supermanhood (2002) and more.