object:2.23 - Life Sketch of A. B. Purani
book class:Evening Talks With Sri Aurobindo
author class:A B Purani
subject class:Integral Yoga
class:chapter
Life Sketch of A. B. Purani
Life Sketch of A. B. Purani
Ambalal Balkrishna Purani was born in Surat, Gujarat, on 26 May 1894. As a young man he was inspired by Sri Aurobindo, who was then a prominent leader of the Indian freedom movement. Resolved to help free his country from British rule, Purani helped to launch a youth movement that gained widespread popularity in Gujarat. At the age of twenty-four he visited Sri Aurobindo in Pondicherry, and settled there five years later, in 1923.
A. B. Purani was a prolific writer in Gujarati and translated many of Sri Aurobindo's writings into that language. He also wrote several books in English, including The Life of Sri Aurobindo. From 1938 to 1950 Purani served as one of Sri Aurobindo's personal attendants. Towards the end of his life he toured India, Africa, Europe and the United States, speaking to those interested in Sri Aurobindo's vision of life. He passed away in Pondicherry on 11 December 1963, at the age of seventy-one.
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