The Union Government formed a high-level committee headed by the Prime Minister to mark the 150th birth anniversary (which falls on August 15, 2022) of Indian philosopher Sri Aurobindo.
About Aurobindo Ghosh
He was born on 15 August 1872, in Kolkata, West Bengal and his father being an admirer of English language named him Aurobindo Ackroyd Ghosh.
He was a member of a secret society of Indian revolutionaries called ‘Lotus and Daggers’.
He and his brother, revolutionary Barin Ghose contributed articles to the magazine ‘Jugantar’ which inspired many young people to take up revolutionary work.
In 1905, Aurobindo started an English newspaper called ....
