Sri Aurobindo

Letters on Himself and the Ashram

The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo. Volume 35

His Life and Attempts to Write about It

On Writing His Biography [5]

Here is a tempting offer. A publisher writes to me: “We are beginning a series of biographies.... We propose that you take up Sri Aurobindo’s biography. We shall give you very good terms, as you are well qualified for the task.” If I decline I am sure they will just get it done by someone else. What do you say?

There is no one who can write my biography nor is this the time to do it, supposing it has to be done at all. If the outward facts of the life are meant, anybody can do that and it has no importance — the best thing is to have some outsider to do that mess, if mess there must be.