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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- Aurobindo Ghosh (1872–1950) was an Indian nationalist, Extremist leader of the Swadeshi movement, and later a philosopher-yogi who founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram at Pondicherry.
- Which newspaper did Aurobindo Ghosh edit during the Swadeshi movement?
- What was Aurobindo Ghosh's role in the Surat Split of 1907?
- Why is the year 1910 significant in Aurobindo Ghosh's life?
- Name key philosophical works authored by Aurobindo Ghosh.?

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1. 15 August 1872

   Aurobindo Ghosh, born on in Calcutta and educated in England (St.

2. 5 December 1950

   He founded the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in 1926, with Mirra Alfassa (the "Mother") as its organising force; Auroville, the experimental township, was later inaug…

3. 14 August 1947

   Notably, on he delivered a message identifying India's independence on his birthday as one of the "dreams" he hoped to see fulfilled.

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In 1908, the British colonial government arrested Aurobindo Ghosh in the Alipore Bomb Case, alleging he masterminded the Manicktolla conspiracy; defended by Chittaranjan Das, he was acquitted in 1909.

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