Revolutionary. Accused of terrorism. Arrested at 1909 with Sri Aurobindo and other. He was among the four those (Nolini, Moni, Saurin Bose) who where with Sri Aurobindo from 1910 at Pondicherry. All five men stayed from April 1910 till October 1910 at house of Shanker Chetti, sympathise businessman in absolute privacy. Lived in a small way. Some money was sent by friends from Baroda and Madras (casual). Sri Aurobindo did not accept abode with him as his pupils (sadhakas) but taught them Greek, Latin and French. Latter they became famous Bengal writers but at Pondicherry were well-known more as footballers.

 

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SOURCE: Archives and Research: A biannual journal.- Volume 9, No1 (1985, April).- 124 p.. Plate 5.