Sri Aurobindo

Letters on Himself and the Ashram

The Complete Works of Sri Aurobindo. Volume 35

His Life and Attempts to Write about It
Writing for Publication

Philosophical Theft [1]

Radhakrishnan, in his lecture published in the {{0}}Hindu,[[“World Fellowship through Faith... Sir S. Radhakrishnan’s Address”, The Hindu, 20 July 1936.]] has stolen not only most of your ideas but has actually lifted several sentences en masse. I wonder how such piracy in philosophical literature passes unchastised. I am thinking either of writing to him deploring the theft or informing the Hindu.

I don’t think it is worth while doing anything. The thefts are obvious, but if he wants to add some peacock plumes to his dun colours!

24 July 1936