Aurobindo’s political career lasted only for four years, from 1906 to 1910. Though he had been active behind the scene surveying, organizing and supporting the Nationalist cause, ever since his return to India, especially during his excursions to Bengal. He based his claim for freedom of India on the inherent right to freedom, not on any charge of misgovernment or oppression. He wrote: “Political freedom is the life-breath of a nation.”....Read more