Sri Aurobindo was born on 15th August 1872 in the city of Kolkata, India. He went to England at the age of seven for his studies. He studied at St Paul’s School, London and King’s College, Cambridge. He then returned to India in 1893 and worked for thirteen years as a professor at the Baroda College in the service of the Maharaja of the princely state of Baroda. And at the same time, he also joined the revolutionary society and played a leading role in the preparations for the rebellion against the British government in India.
After the partition of Bengal, Sri Aurobindo left his post in Baroda and came to Kolkata. After coming to Kolkata, he became the leader of the nationalist movement and Shri Aurobindo was the first leader of India who openly wrote the newspaper Bande Mataram, the idea of complete independence of the country. Sri Aurobindo was tried on charges of sedition and conspiracy but was acquitted each time due to lack of evidence.
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