26 moments

1. Birth in Calcutta

   1872-08-15 · Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency, British India

   

   Aurobindo Ghose was born in Calcutta, then in the Bengal Presidency of British India. City-center coordinate; the birth house is not identified by the cited source.

2. Loreto schooling in Darjeeling

   1877-01-01 · Loreto Convent School, Darjeeling, Bengal Presidency, British India

   At about age five, Aurobindo was sent with his elder brothers to Loreto Convent School in Darjeeling for his first schooling. The source gives his age rather than a calendar date; 1877 is the supported year inferred from his 1872 birth year.

3. Education with the Drewett family

   1879-01-01 · Manchester, England, United Kingdom

   

   He was taken to England for education and lived with the Reverend W. H. Drewett's family in Manchester. Manchester representative coordinate; the cited Wikipedia article identifies the city but not the residence's coordinates.

4. Residence at Shepherd's Bush

   1884-01-01 · 49 St Stephen's Avenue, Shepherd's Bush, London, England, United Kingdom

   He lived at 49 St Stephen's Avenue in Shepherd's Bush during his London schooling. Coordinate is an approximate geolocation for the numbered street address.

5. St Paul's School in London

   1884-09-01 · St Paul's School, London, England, United Kingdom

   After moving to London, Aurobindo entered St Paul's School with his brother Manmohan. Coordinate represents the documented Shepherd's Bush/St Stephen's Avenue residence area rather than the historic school building.

6. Liberal Club residence

   1887-01-01 · South Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom

   During financial hardship, Aurobindo and his brothers began living at the Liberal Club in South Kensington. South Kensington representative coordinate; the club's exact historic address is not supplied in the cited text.

7. King's College, Cambridge

   1890-01-01 · King's College, Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

   Aurobindo left St Paul's with a scholarship and studied at King's College, Cambridge, for two years while preparing for the Indian Civil Service.

8. Baroda State service

   1893-01-01 · Baroda (Vadodara), Baroda State, British India

   

   After returning to India, Aurobindo spent thirteen years in the Baroda Service, working in state departments and later teaching and administering at Baroda College. City-center coordinate; the cited text documents several Baroda workplaces rather than one continuous building.

9. Marriage in Calcutta

   1901-01-01 · Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency, British India

   On a visit to Calcutta, Aurobindo married Mrinalini Bose. City-center coordinate; the marriage venue is not given in the cited source.

10. Move to Calcutta and Bengal National College

    1906-01-01 · Calcutta (Kolkata), Bengal Presidency, British India

    He left Baroda for Calcutta and became principal of the newly founded Bengal National College, entering open nationalist politics. City-center coordinate; the cited source does not specify the college's historic campus coordinates.

11. Nationalist Conference at Surat

    1907-01-01 · Surat, Bombay Presidency, British India

    

    Aurobindo presided over the Nationalist Conference at Surat during the Congress split. City-center coordinate; the conference venue is not specified in the cited source.

12. Meditation with Vishnu Bhaskar Lele

    1908-01-01 · Baroda (Vadodara), Baroda State, British India

    

    In Baroda, Aurobindo meditated with Vishnu Bhaskar Lele and later described this as a foundational spiritual realization. City-center coordinate; the meditation site is not identified.

13. Nationalist meeting at Dhulia

    1908-01-26 · Dhulia (Dhule), Bombay Presidency, British India

    At the height of his political activity, Aurobindo addressed a meeting in Dhulia, Maharashtra. Town-center coordinate; the meeting venue is not specified.

14. Nationalist appearances at Amraoti

    1908-01-28 · Amraoti (Amravati), Central Provinces, British India

    Aurobindo was at Amraoti during a western Indian speaking tour and met nationalist leaders along the route. The card is dated to the first documented day of a two-day appearance; town-center coordinate.

15. Undertrial confinement at Alipore Jail

    1908-05-01 · Alipore Jail, Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India

    

    Following his arrest, Aurobindo was held in solitary confinement at Alipore Jail while the conspiracy case proceeded. The cited case chronology places this detention from May 1908; jail-site coordinate is approximate.

16. Arrest at Grey Street office

    1908-05-02 · 48 Grey Street (now Aurobindo Sarani), Kolkata, Bengal Presidency, British India

    

    Police arrested Aurobindo, Sailen Bose, and Abhinash Bhattacharya from the Grey Street office in Calcutta amid the Alipore conspiracy investigation. Approximate coordinate for the historic Grey Street/Aurobindo Sarani site.

17. Uttarpara Speech

    1909-05-30 · Uttarpara, Bengal Presidency, British India

    After acquittal and release, Aurobindo delivered the Uttarpara Speech, publicly linking his political experience and spiritual turn. Coordinate represents Uttarpara Public Library grounds, traditionally identified as the speech site.

18. Jhalakati Conference speech

    1909-06-19 · Jhalokati, Bengal Presidency, British India

    Aurobindo addressed the Jhalakati Conference during his post-imprisonment nationalist speaking tour. Town-center coordinate; the conference venue is not specified.

19. Speech at Bakergunj

    1909-06-23 · Bakergunj (Barisal), Bengal Presidency, British India

    He gave a speech at Bakergunj in the Barisal District during the June 1909 eastern Bengal tour. Coordinate represents present-day Barisal; the precise historic Bakergunj speech venue is not identified.

20. Speech at Khulna

    1909-06-26 · Khulna, Bengal Presidency, British India

    Aurobindo addressed a public meeting in Khulna during his June 1909 political travel. City-center coordinate; the speech venue is not specified.

21. Right of Association speech

    1909-06-27 · Howrah, Bengal Presidency, British India

    He delivered the "Right of Association" speech at Howrah, continuing his campaign after release from Alipore Jail. City-center coordinate; the speech venue is not specified.

22. Hooghly Conference at Chinsurah

    1909-09-05 · Chinsurah (Hooghly), Bengal Presidency, British India

    Aurobindo attended the Bengal Provincial Conference at Chinsurah as a delegate and Nationalist leader. Town-center coordinate; the conference's precise meeting ground is not identified.

23. Secret retirement at Chandernagore

    1910-02-01 · Chandernagore (Chandannagar), Bengal Presidency, British India

    Facing a prospective sedition prosecution, Aurobindo withdrew from Calcutta into secret retirement at Chandernagore. Town-center coordinate; the cited source does not identify Motilal Roy's house location.

24. Arrival in Pondicherry

    1910-04-04 · Pondicherry (Puducherry), French India

    Aurobindo left Chandernagore, traveled via Calcutta, and reached French-ruled Pondicherry, ending his active political career in British India. Pondicherry city-center coordinate; his first lodging is not geolocated here.

25. Pondicherry residence and Arya publication

    1914-01-01 · Pondicherry (Puducherry), French India

    While living continuously in Pondicherry, Aurobindo began publishing the philosophical monthly Arya after four years of secluded yoga. City-center coordinate; the cited source supports continuous residence but does not name the specific 1914 residence.

26. Death in Pondicherry

    1950-12-05 · Pondicherry (Puducherry), French India

    

    Sri Aurobindo died in Pondicherry after four decades there devoted principally to spiritual practice and writing. The article infobox identifies Pondicherry, French India, as his death place; coordinate is city center.