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Nirodbaran was born on November 17, 1903 in Chittagong (now in Bangladesh).
Nirodbaran: The British Government has thanked the Nizam for his contribution.
This book is written mainly for the disciples and devotees of Sri Aurobindo and the Mother.

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Selected Essays and Talks by Nirodbaran (a book)

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Biographical Notes

Nirodbaran was born on November 17, 1903 in Chittagong (now in Bangladesh). He lost his father when he was five years old. After passing Matriculation Examination, he participated in the famous Non-Cooperation Movement and was punished with two months’ imprisonment. After passing Intermediate Examination in the first division, he decided to go to England to qualify for the Bar. In 1924, he went abroad, but finally went in for Medical Studies at Edinburgh. After a long six-year course, he took the M.B.C.H.B. Degree and then went on a tour of Europe with his niece. His meeting with Dilip Kumar Roy, the famous musician, in Paris, sealed his fate. His niece, having heard about Sri Aurobindo from Dilip Kumar Roy, met the Mother and was highly impressed. On her repeated requests, Nirodbaran, after coming to India in 1930, met the Mother and was overwhelmed and had a spiritual experience. After some vacillation he finally felt the call and joined Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1933, leaving behind the prospect of

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Nirodbaran

Talks with Sri Aurobindo

Volume 1

10 December 1938 – 14 January 1941

14 June 1940

Purani: Jaswant has been arrested under the Defence Act. As the president of All-India Students’ Federation or something of the sort he gave lectures for which he has been arrested. He is not careful about what he says.

Sri Aurobindo: He never was.

Purani: I am wondering what will become of his marriage.

Sri Aurobindo: God allows marriages but the Government prevents them! Marriages are made in heaven, they say.

Satyendra: That is difficult to swallow. Marie Corelli writes of such things in her novels, bringing in Christianity – Electric Christianity, etc. She was very popular at one time, at least in India.

Sri Aurobindo: I used to see her novels everywhere. In England also she was a best-seller. Only the critics were hard on her.

Satyendra: The poor Indian Express is not allowed up here now.

Sri Aurobindo (laughing): Why?

Satyendra: Premanand says that the Mother has asked him to send only the Hindu and the Patrika. The others spoil the atmosphere. The thing is that i

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Nirodbaran

Talks with Sri Aurobindo

Volume 1

10 December 1938 – 14 January 1941

21 August 1940

Purani: Churchill in his speech appears to have said that France will be compelled to declare war against England.

Sri Aurobindo: Has he said that? Or what has he actually said? For if he has said that, there must be some truth in it. He wouldn’t have said it if he didn’t know something. It is of tremendous importance for us.

Nirodbaran: It won’t come quite as a surprise. One by one the Vichy Government is taking steps leading to that.

Satyendra: The world seems to be getting chaotic. But if such a thing happens, the British Government will grab Pondy at once.

Nirodbaran: The British Government has thanked the Nizam for his contribution. But the Nizam must be smarting and cursing within for the loss of his money.

Sri Aurobindo (laughing): They specially thanked Sir Akbar for it.

Nirodbaran: The rumour about the naval bases being ceded to America seems to be true, though it was rejected at first as baseless.

Purani: And the American Navy will patrol the Canadian waters,